Embryo

A Manchester-based, multi-award winning digital marketing agency with a strong focus on client value and experience, Embryo are the go-to digital marketing agency serving local, national and international brands looking to create real impact in the online, and offline space. Specialising in search (paid & organic), social media, content marketing and design & development, we work collaboratively with our clients to put their products and/or services at the forefront of their customers' buying journey.

Chief Innovation Officer

ITR Events

I went to ITR when they had 30-something people. I left three years later having built the company to 90+ people, helping the company to grow and beat every challenge in its path. I enabled the company to move from being a transactional business to a consultative business, drastically changing the fortunes of the business and the kind of customers that it now attracts.

Executive Director

Online Ventures Group

Dominating networks on behalf of our clients using network science and traditional marketing methods upon new media technologies.

Director, Sales, Marketing, R&D

redsauce.com

Helped to start redsauce.com, a content-focussed web marketing company that grew to ~30 people, across three locations in the UK (Stoke, Tamworth) and USA (Dallas).

Sales and Marketing Director

GetUpdated

Driver of research and seo and related technology for the company.  Created several products including Content solution which now forms a major part of income for the company.

Head of Research/CTO

Regus

Global oversight of improving web presence through SEO/PPC

Global Head of Online

Caudwell Group

Online promotion of several well-known online telecomms brands.

Marketing Manager

I'm James, a 23-year veteran of SEO, building successful strategies that elevate your websites into true industry leaders when it comes to search.

I've had amazing success with companies from many sectors. From turning one-man business into industry leaders, to turning offline industry giants into companies that dominate online for thousands of search terms.

I'm able to help any member of the C-suite to understand what is needed to be successful in their industry - and to get them there, too.

My aim is to support those people that have experienced mediocre, or average experiences with SEO agencies. I like to show people that strategies are always more simple than you think - but that hard work is still required.

Send me a DM if you would like some help.

James Welch

Citizen Associates Limited

The team behind Citizen consists of experienced professionals in the business industry, each bringing their own unique knowledge and expertise in fields ranging from Retail, Finance, e-commerce, Media, Advertising, Publishing, and Entertainment. Our commitment to delivering meaningful results have been widely recognized (please check out the recommendations section). We are well-versed in both digital and traditional commerce strategies, and offer impartial, intelligent advice to businesses that strive for growth. We take the time to understand our clients, their goals and methods, in order to achieve maximum value for all customers. Our ultimate goal is to help companies succeed by providing valuable outcomes.

Managing Partner / Founder

CITIZEN EQUITY LIMITED

Managing Partner 

Chairman

MyNARA

Helping shape the strategic plan for this early stage post revenue start up.
Achieving  6 figure equity investment from a Tier1 technology partner within 6 weeks of engagement. Defining commercial and legal structure and subsequent funding rounds.

Board Advisory

SwitchMyBusiness.com

I was an integral part of the management team and an early stage investor. My roles have included strategic business planning and helping lead the investment rounds that culminated in VCT investment.

Board Observer / Founder Shareholder

We Are MBC

Smart Cookie

Smart Cookie is an independent digital agency offering the best of British creative. Awarded The Queen’s Award for Export in 2015, 

Smart Cookie have the pleasure of working with some amazing clients such as American Airlines, BAE Systems, Bloomberg, Airbus Helicopters, Universal, Diageo, Samsung, Intel, Tesco, Thomson Reuters, Thorn, Daikin, Chelsea FC, Unilever, RBC, Maoam, Disney, Electronic Arts, Virgin Atlantic, Red Bull.

With our beautiful creative at the forefront underpinned with strategy and insight, we’re challenging beyond the technologically possible to the reason as to why and how; working with partners, we’re learning about the new and implementing this to enrich our thinking. We create the imagined and by doing so, help our Clients prosper and help make their brands famous.

Smart Cookie – A tasty mix of creative, technology, marketing knowhow and savvy – The perfect recipe for communication solutions baked to perfection….

East Midlands Early Growth Fund  EMDA

The East Midlands Early Growth Fund is a seed venture capital fund that invests in exciting start-up and early-stage businesses in the East Midlands, or businesses planning to relocate to the region.
As a ‘seed’ fund it expects to be the first institutional investor in a company, and can invest sums of between £20,000 and £500,000 in any one company.
The East Midlands Early Growth Fund is financed by Capital for Enterprise

Advisory Board Member

www.broadband.co.uk

One of the first Comparison websites aligned with the rollout of Broadband within the UK marketplace.

Lead the development of the business model and commercial strategy to become the number one in natural search terms across all channels and the default media vehicle for all the main ISP's
Initial Fundraising via EM Media.
Responsible for Strategic Direction,OLM, Brand,PR and all major client relationships

Managing Director / Founder

Mitchell Conner Searson

One of the UK's leading Digital agencies.

Macromedia Alliance Partner (Flash,Cold Fusion)
Microsoft Partner
World Pay Alliance Partner

Leading the Commercial Strategy,Client Servicing and Business Development.

Tier1 Enterprise e-commerce design & build, OLM planning & buying, development team Java,PHP,Cold Fusion,.Net,Flash,Ajax

Clients : Interflora, Cineworld, BAFTA,Tesco, Tesco Telecom, Tesco Mobile, BBC, Lotus Cars, Carlsberg,Beiersdorf (Nivea), Hay Management Consultants.

Nominated Online Retailer of Year  - Interflora - Basket conversion at +45% in peaks

Nominated Best B2B Website Transforming Learning - Hay Management Consultants

Nominated Best B2C Website - Interflora

With over 30 years of business experience, I am an entrepreneur and a digital expert who has founded, grown, and exited multiple successful ventures. 

I also lead Citizen Associates, a management consultancy that provides strategic and operational guidance, commercial finance, and fund raising services to businesses across various industries. My passion is to transform the fortunes of companies by applying my skills and talents in digital, marketing, commerce, and innovation. I have worked with startups, C-suite leaders, and some of the world's biggest brands, delivering meaningful results and value for all stakeholders.

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