Owen Whitehead. Senior thinking. Real results.
Senior marketing consultant. Yorkshire based. Working nationally and internationally with B2B businesses that want clarity, direction and someone who actually gets things done.
25+ years. Every kind of marketing challenge.
I’ve spent 25+ years in marketing. I’ve worked in big corporates, small startups and everything in between. I’ve run teams in Yorkshire, The UK, Europe, The US and further afield. I’ve built brands, launched products, fixed broken strategies and turned messy data into clear commercial decisions.
I’ve been a marketing director, a commercial lead, a team builder and a troubleshooter. I’ve sat in boardrooms and I’ve stood on factory floors. I don’t think there’s a marketing challenge I haven’t seen at least once.
What I’ve learned after all of it is this: everything is easier when the foundations are right. The strategy, the customers, the data, the direction. Get those right and everything else follows.
That’s what I do. I help businesses get clear on their foundations — and then build from there.
Why not an agency.
You could hire an agency. You’d get a team, a big proposal and a monthly retainer that pays for their office.
Or you could work with me. You get 25+ years of experience, complete focus on your business and someone who picks up the phone when you call.
I lead every engagement personally. We bring in the right specialists when the work needs them — creatives, digital experts, designers, production partners. You get the best of both: senior accountability and the right hands doing the craft.
No juniors doing the thinking. No handoffs. No padding the hours. I pick up the phone when you call.
Outside the boardroom.
I’m based in Yorkshire with my wife Debbie — 27 years and counting. Dad of two. Runner, hiker, pilates convert. Volunteer with my local running club. I’ve raised thousands for charity on two feet and run two marathons.
Still competing at 58. I bring the same stubbornness to client work.
I mention this not because it’s relevant to your marketing problem — but because you’re about to trust someone with your business. You should know who that person actually is.
What 25+ years actually looks like.
Years of marketing experience
Across B2B and B2C. Big corporates, growing SMEs and everything in between. Strategy to execution.
Locations worked in
Yorkshire, The UK, Europe, The US and further afield. Different markets. Same commercial fundamentals.
B2B specialist
Equipment hire, construction, industrial manufacturing, professional services. The sectors where marketing is often underpowered and the opportunity is significant.
Cracking the Code
A proprietary customer and revenue analysis that shows businesses exactly where their commercial opportunity sits — and what to do about it.
Netwalking
Structured business conversation on the move. A different kind of thinking space that produces a different quality of insight.
Senior, personal involvement
I lead everything. No handoffs, no juniors, no distance. Whatever level the business needs — I step in and deliver.
“If that sounds like what you need — let’s talk.”
The first conversation is always straightforward. No obligation, no sales process, no preparation needed. Just a conversation about where your business is and what it’s trying to achieve.