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It never gets easy, does it?

The business of leading marketing and communications functions is difficult, complex and changing rapidly. And for a lot of leaders under pressure to deliver growth and profitability, it can be lonely.

We want to bring back the optimism and humanity that drives sustainable success in the business of communication. 

We set up Folgate with one purpose in mind: to move communication forward. In any setting. Agencies, companies, brands, NGOs, and governments. We work worldwide as consultants, coaches and contractors in direct support of senior leaders in communication.

We call our proposition compound knowledge. It’s the difference between addition and multiplication. And with experienced advisors from around the world, all with unique backgrounds in the business (and the art and science) of communication, we offer our clients the confidence that comes with clear thinking.


Who we support

We’re experienced humans who love the business of communication.

Our clients are forward-thinking founders, leaders and investors focused on the business and success of communication. We work across sectors, disciplines and settings, helping you realise opportunities, solve problems, transfer knowledge and support teams, one engagement at a time.


Where we help

  • Getting you where you need to be, fast. But safely.

    • Mapping agency development and evolution

    • Positioning & expansion

    • Sales & marketing

    • Training, learning and coaching

    • NEDs, board advisors and senior fractional support

    • PE Value Creation

    • Sports and talent marketing

  • There’s a story in the numbers, and the numbers don’t lie. We’ll help yours add up.

    • Fractional, interim and contract CFOs and COOs

    • CFO/COO mentoring

    • Financial health bootcamp

    • Operational sprint

    • Procurement support

    • Negotiation training

    • International finance guidance

    • Executive coaching

  • The only true differentiators: your people and how they work together.

    • Leadership alignment

    • EDI support

    • Learning & development review, Succession planning

    • Board support

    • Employee engagement

    • Employee experience training

    • New manager coaching

    • EDI implementation

    • CHRO mentoring,

    • Leadership coaching

    • Board / SLT development

    • Fractional, interim and contract HROs and people officers, change management project leads

  • We’ll help give your humans the strategies and tools for today’s work and tomorrow’s growth.

    • Process and stack review

    • Customised tool development Integration support

    • Inspiration and awakening sessions

    • Change management support

    • Fractional, interim and contract CTOs, special project leads

  • Let us add a little rocket fuel to your creative, planning and measurement capabiliites.

    • Creative / planning / insight reviews

    • Customer / client satisfaction support

    • Work product reviews,

    • Training and learning programs for creative output

    • Insight development

    • Stakeholder engagement

    • Measurement and evaluation training and support

    • Fractional, interim and contract creative / planning / research leads, special project leads

  • Creating the right future tomorrow starts today.

    • Full transaction support on the buy- and sell-side

    • Get-fit for the future support

    • Strategic mapping

    • Personnel planning

    • Fully FCA registered support

You know where you to want to go. We just help you get there faster. Look at us as an extra set of eyes and ears, a helping hand, or a shoulder to lean on. Here’s where our support often helps the most.


Who we are

There’s not much in this space we haven’t done: independent agency founders, holding company executives, journalists and analysts, lobbyists, creatives and storytellers, sellers, buyers, developers, investors, NEDs …

  • Our advisors are recognised around the world as leading experts in the design, management and support for strategic communication services, across all settings.

    Here they are.

  • Our corporate partners extend the depth and breadth of our technical capabilities.

    Here they are.

  • Our Leadership Council give us a ‘big picture’ perspective on the business of communication.

    Here they are.


Let’s chat