Transform your agency into a thriving business people love being a part of.
Including you.
For Leaders In The Messy Middle Of Growth.
Growth should create opportunity. But often, it creates complexity.
Leadership becomes harder. People issues multiply. Profitability becomes less predictable.
And the business you’ve worked so hard to build can start to feel like a burden.
I get it, because I’ve been there.
I built Verve Search from scratch, scaled it to more than 50 people and sold it to Omnicom Media Group.
What I wanted wasn’t just a bigger agency. I wanted a business that could succeed without everything resting on my shoulders. One where leaders stepped up, people took ownership and culture became a genuine competitive advantage.
I found it, through Ekte.
That is what I now help other founders build.
EKTE (/ˈektə/) means authentic.
It reflects the way I believe businesses and people perform at their best: when leadership is honest, decisions are aligned and people are trusted to take ownership.
Because when leadership is authentic, people feel it.
And they follow.
EKTE (/ˈektə/) means authentic.
It reflects the way I believe businesses and people perform at their best: when leadership is honest, decisions are aligned and people are trusted to take ownership.
Because when leadership is authentic, people feel it.
And they follow.
How I can help
My work combines real-world business experience with leadership development, psychology and neuroscience. Because the barriers to growth are rarely only strategic or operational.
They are also human.
Agency Exit Audit
Build a stronger, more valuable and more transferable agency, whether you’re planning to sell, step back or simply grow.
£6,000
EKTE Leadership Training
1-day training to help you lead from a place of authenticity.
Designed to bring clarity to leadership, communication and performance.
£4,000
Mentoring & Coaching
A neuroscience-informed blend of coaching and mentoring.
Together, we will take you from in the weeds to ready to fly.
£2,000
per month
Board & Strategic Advisory
Experienced, independent perspective for founders and leadership teams facing important decisions around growth, investment, leadership or exit.
£2,000
per month
Why work with me?
Real-world experience. Not just advice.
I’m a founder advisor to growing agencies.
Before founding EKTE Vision, I built and scaled Verve Search, one of Europe’s leading SEO and Digital PR agencies.
I bootstrapped the business, built a team of more than 50 people, won over 50 industry awards and sold the agency to Omnicom Media Group in 2017.
I stayed on as CEO through the earn-out and experienced the full reality of growth, leadership, acquisition and life after the sale.
I know what it feels like to bootstrap a business, navigate rapid growth and make difficult leadership decisions. I’ve lived through the pressures of scaling and the realities of earn-out.
Who I can help
Owners and founders
Senior leaders in growing organisations
C-Suit and directors
Lisa’s human-first approach is what sets her apart. She helped me navigate complex leadership challenges, step into board-level conversations, and build the clarity and confidence to eventually launch my own consultancy. Her impact on both my growth and resilience has been significant.
Shannon McGuirk, Founder & Director, PEACH
Lisa’s human-first approach is what sets her apart. She helped me navigate complex leadership challenges, step into board-level conversations, and build the clarity and confidence to eventually launch my own consultancy. Her impact on both my growth and resilience has been significant.
Shannon McGuirk, Founder & Director, PEACH
THE CONTENT HUB
Being EKTE
Ideas, insights and conversations about how we think, work, lead and build.
