Strategic advice that moves the dial.
We build, drive and protect reputations with purpose
Coulson Partners has a proven track record as trusted advisers to CEOs, founders and leaders of blue-chip public and private businesses, family offices, national governments and influential organisations in the UK and internationally.
Global tech, consumer and media firms, science and biotech innovators, leaders in sport and culture and highly respected private and family offices rely on us for counsel, campaigns, crisis management and content.
Aligning our client’s reputation with their core purpose is the thread that runs through everything we do.
Our leadership team have decades of experience in senior roles across media, politics and business. We combine that experience with tech-driven insights.
And our Partner led approach and depth of expertise are what make us different and an invaluable ally at your side.
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With Coulson Partners you benefit from undiluted and unambiguous one-to-one counsel from professionals who have been poacher, gamekeeper and game.
We draw on our hard-won experience and judgement to help you navigate complex challenges and explore exciting opportunities. Leadership has never been tougher or lonelier. Coulson Partners provides a discreet, trusted and useful space and our aim, always, is to ensure your reputation powers your corporate and/or personal goals.
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We believe in the power of a campaign mindset. And we are proud to have devised and led successful, high-profile campaigns for Prime Ministers, global business leaders and mass circulation media - changing lives, shaping public policy and securing meaningful progress.
We now bring this expertise into boardrooms, to help our clients build vigorous, persuasive campaigns that match the demands of a complex and fast-changing world. We ensure momentum is maintained and activations are designed to deliver tangible reputational impact.
And we help you set and reshape the narrative of your conversations with key stakeholders – investors, the media and staff - empowering you to set the framework for customers and regulators. We will map out a route to success to help you define and deliver on your promises.
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In times of crisis, you need guidance from people who know what it’s like to experience both highs and lows. Advisers who can bring a sense of perspective and understand the difference between difficulty and disaster.
It will often be the case that businesses and their leaders are judged on how they handle pressure. Do they struggle to cope and lose faith in their own judgement, or do they rise to the challenge? We believe that in almost every crisis there is opportunity. Our experience means we will support you and your organisation through those difficult situations with sure-footed, calm and discreet advice. We will take the pressure off you and tell you what you need - not necessarily what you want - to hear.
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We deliver world-class, cut-through content for our clients ‘owned channels’. Our services include words, images and graphics for websites and social media accounts - including LinkedIn - speechwriting and crafting articles for internal and external use. We also create compelling investor decks and corporate podcasts.
Additionally, our in-house team work with a range of specialist strategic partners to deliver bespoke, high impact content – from mini documentaries to high grade animation - to promote a client’s new narrative or protect a reputation under fire.
Insight
Our team regularly share insights at events and in the media. You can see selected articles and appearances here.
Podcast
Highlights from the Crisis What Crisis? podcast, hosted by our founder – exploring how leaders succeed through pressure, setback and change.
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Baroness Martha Lane Fox
Co-founder of Lastminute.com
On resilience, perspective and building an influential career in the aftermath of life-altering adversity.
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Greg Jackson
Founder & CEO, Octopus Energy
On crisis leadership, innovation and the disciplined thinking required to build resilience at scale. -
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Rupert Soames
Chair of the CBI & former CEO of Serco
On courage, positivity and the kind of leadership that emerges from navigating personal and professional crisis.
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Aasmah Mir
Broadcaster, journalist and writer
On racism, bullying and family trauma: how candour and resilience can fast-track a successful public career.
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Sir Nigel Wilson
Former CEO, Legal & General
On the value of long-term leadership, resilience and keeping a clear head when the stakes are high.
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Johnnie Boden
Founder, Boden
On recovery, resilience and the discipline required to protect a distinctive brand through serious setbacks.
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Katie Melua
Singer-songwriter
On sudden fame, mental health and recovery: lessons in resilience, self-awareness and sustained performance.
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John Roberts
Founder, AO World
On a £1 bet that started a billion-pound company, ambition and the values that turn entrepreneurial energy into enduring scale.
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Mo Gawdat
Former Chief Business Officer, Google X
On the future and threat of Artificial Intelligence, and the value of clear thinking in difficult times.
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Nick Robinson
Journalist & presenter, BBC Radio 4 Today
On composure under pressure, and the judgement required to lead when scrutiny is constant.
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Lord Richard Walker
Executive Chairman, Iceland
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Claire Danson
Para-athlete and motivational speaker
On adapting after catastrophic setback: willpower, focus and the discipline of controlling what you can.
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Lord James Timpson
Former Chief Executive, Timpson Group
On people-first leadership, showing how culture, trust and empathy can drive lasting commercial success.
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Lord Seb Coe
President, World Athletics & Chairman, CSM Sport & Entertainment
On performance leadership, discipline, perspective and delivering under pressure.
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Piers Morgan
Broadcaster and journalist
On public pressure, reputation and the resilience required to withstand sustained scrutiny.
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Sir Trevor Phillips
Broadcaster and author
A challenging and thoughtful conversation about moral clarity, conviction and leadership on complex public issues.
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Cally Beaton
Comedian, author and former television executive
On breakdown and reinvention: how candour, adaptability and self-knowledge can power a successful second act.
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Lord William Hague
Former Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the University of Oxford
On judgement, composure and the discipline required to lead through uncertainty and political pressure.
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Rory Stewart
Former Cabinet minister and host of The Rest is Politics
On risk, grief and resilience: lessons in perspective and decision-making in difficult circumstances.
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Anthony Scaramucci
Founder of SkyBridge and former White House Communications Director
On setback and renewal: the sharp lessons in resilience, risk and rebuilding after public and financial reversals.
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Rachel Clarke
NHS palliative care doctor and author
On mortality, empathy and perspective: focusing on clarity, compassion and what matters most.
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Tom Fletcher
UN humanitarian chief and former British ambassador to Lebanon
On staying calm amid repeated crises: practical lessons in control, leadership and sound judgement.
Contact us
Please get in touch via email to arrange a confidential conversation about how we might help you and your business or, if you are facing an urgent issue, call our hotline.
Crisis Hotline: +44 (0) 203 962 5898
enquiries@coulsonpartners.com