Jonathan Kirk
Jonathan Kirk advises a wide range of agencies on all aspects of business improvement and growth, challenging some of the ingrained assumptions that exist in our industry and providing effective, insight-led advice.
Members’ Area
From receiving expert help and guidance to benchmarking your business’ performance, the Members’ Area is a gateway to resources, services and support specifically developed for those working in the field of design.
Some sections are exclusively accessible to DBA members, connecting you to the extensive range of benefits your membership provides.
DBA membership extends to everyone working within your business – all members of your team can register for their own password – ensuring the whole team benefits.
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Experts
If you have a particular business challenge or are looking to move your agency to the next level, we’ll work closely with you to connect you to an expert, whatever the issue. We’ve identified expert consultants with sustained and relevant experience in supporting the design industry, so you can rest assured that we can introduce you to the right one to meet your needs.
Our Experts have extensive experience supporting the creative industries and are:
- DBA Approved.
- Recommended by peers.
- Reference checked.
If you’re interested in becoming a DBA Expert find out more. Alternatively email Eleanor Singh or call 020 7251 9229 for more information.
Jonathan Kirk advises a wide range of agencies on all aspects of business improvement and growth, challenging some of the ingrained assumptions that exist in our industry and providing effective, insight-led advice.
Julian Davies
Julian has spent over 25 years working with design and other creative agencies helping them become more profitable grow and, if required, help them sell.
Lucy Mann
Lucy helps agencies optimise their new business performance.
Lucy Unger
Lucy helps put your issues into context. As a highly experienced, commercial and culturally fluent business leader she understands what questions to ask, and when, to help you and your business move forward. As someone who constructively challenges you, she makes it less lonely at the top.
Lynne Elvins
Lynne ensures that business owners and senior teams invest wisely in design by providing independent consultancy or interactive workshops for groups to master the professional practice of design management, and how to align design with strategic business goals for competitiveness, growth, sustainability and transformation. This results in clearer strategic priorities, boosted creativity, defined end-user perspectives, effective design briefs and the right designers being commissioned for success.
Areas of Expertise: Business processes, C-suite design foresight, People, Sales & Marketing, Strategic design management
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Manish Kapur
Manish works with creative business owners to help them structure their agency for financial growth and overall success.
Michael Thomson
Through facilitating design-led strategy thinking for growth, Michael helps businesses and organisations around the world evolve their visions and strategies for growth.
Areas of Expertise: Business processes, C-suite design foresight, Leadership, People, Sales & Marketing, Strategic design management
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Natasha Ellard-Shoefield
Natasha specialises in helping design agencies grow through the acquisition of new clients via a targeted business development strategy.
Neil Pfister
Neil has spent all his working life in Technology, Media and Telecoms, initially founding two IT start-ups with a focus on design and software development, and latterly as a solicitor in the field.
Nick Gray
Nick advises creatives and brands, so both can thrive in today’s changing world - with particular focus on how agencies can grow a business, win new work and retain enjoyable client relationships.