Ryan O'Keeffe

Jago®

Helping leaders gain clarity and confidence to master their reputation.  Personal Branding. 

Take our free Personal Brand Health Check at www.wearejago.com.

Founder

Forbes Agency Council

Official Member

TEDx

Responsible for the video production crew and capturing the speakers talks on film.

TEDx Partner

Lead Agency 

Yell

Coaching and mentoring the new Google business development managers across the UK.  Working with talented individuals to develop a deeper knowledge of Yell's Google proposition and guiding them on the right strategic approach to increase conversions.

Marketing Communications Advisor

Responsible for Yell's highest spending accounts in account and brand management and marketing strategy role, working with national brands, blue chips, advertising agencies and large regional companies.  Creating effective online and offline advertising campaigns and developing brand value to produce competitive ROI's.

Premier Account Brand Manager

Responsible for £2m of advertising revenue, to retain and grow a customer base, planning offline and online marketing strategies for our clients.

Marketing Executive

Retaining & growing customer revenues through print and online.

Field Sales Consultant

Telesales

Qimtek Ltd

Putting buyers and suppliers together in the engineering industry.

By building good relationships with both buyer or manufacturer and the contractor we married the two parties together to enable growth for each organisation.

Sourcing Advisor

We don’t build Personal Brands, we empower you to build your own | Personal Brand Strategy & Activation | Forbes Contributor | Speaker | People Promoter

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹, 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁. The key to a 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 and 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 involves several elements:

✅ Self awareness and courage (authenticity)
✅ Emotional intelligence (relationship building & leadership)
✅ Strategy (authority positioning & a game plan)
✅ Storytelling (lead generation content)
✅ Social selling (outreach & engagement)

At Jago®, we specialise in emotional intelligence, strategy, and storytelling, helping leaders develop comprehensively. 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹: 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀. 

Our methodology includes one-on-one support, guiding you from discovery and strategy to activation for reputation building and lead generation. 

We also offer workshops in personal branding and emotional intelligence.

Interested in enhancing your personal brand or your team's & develop authentic leadership and drive your business growth? 

⭐️ 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 🔗 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐚𝐠𝐨.𝐜𝐨𝐦 ⭐️ 

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘆:

➡️ "Before Jago, I was unnoticed. Learning self-acceptance and that not everyone will like me was key. Consistency and time investment brought results. Jago's grounded, skilled team connected with me. In 18 months, their support won major accounts and opened new doors. Their push for visibility led to successes, like speaking at major events." - 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿, 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿, 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵

➡️ "Personal branding is essential. My commitment to my brand and team made it necessary. With Jago, we focused on my authentic self, avoiding clichés. Their smart, nuanced approach was key. They preserved my story's uniqueness and presentation, resonating with my clients and team, surpassing expectations. Importantly, it generated leads and had a major positive impact." - 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝘆𝗻𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻, 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮

✨ 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 or visit 🔗 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐚𝐠𝐨.𝐜𝐨𝐦 to see how we have transformed our clients into authentic industry leaders.

𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆 🔔 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗠 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Cactus

Europe’s leading corporate advisory and growth consultancy for agencies. Inspiring the now, next and future generation of agencies to thrive inside one of the world’s most competitive industries.

Managing Partner - Consultancy

Beyond Noise

Beyond Noise is a specialist strategy consultancy working exclusively with ambitious owners of established independent marketing agencies.  

Our mission is to enable agency owners to realise their potential and achieve their goals.

Now is the time to reinvent your marketing agency. We increase your chances of achieving your success by over 65%.

Agency Coach & Mentor

Coventry University

Guest Lecturer on Digital Marketing and Consumer Behaviour. Working with the module leader to deliver course content and develop students knowledge of marketing.

Guest Lecturer at the School of Marketing & Management

CreativeRace

Joining what was then Gratterpalm Limited, I was part of a team that acquired the agency in an MBO in 2002. Over the next 15 years I led the business as CEO, growing it into 21st UK largest agency (Neilsen)  and the largest outside London (Campaign).

- Grew revenue to £12.5M +
- Delivered EBITDA >15% YOY
- Grew GP by over 260% 
- 175+ people
- Won "Yorkshire's Best Company to Work For" (beating Morrisons Supermarkets)
- Deployed Lean Six Sigma
- Rebranded from Gratterpalm to CreativeRace
- Acquired leading eCRM digital agency Underwired Limited to become the agency's London office.
- Merged babyGrand Limited into CreativeRace (London) Limited
- Worked with clients including ASDA, Greggs, DFS, Pets at Home, Evans Cycles, Hobbycraft, B&Q, Halfords, Kenra, Sally Salon Services, Ritter Sport, Ladbrokes Coral and Symingtons Mugshot.  
- Won numerous industry awards
- Investors In People Gold accreditation
- Top 30 placing in The Sunday Times Best Companies list

I sold my 50% equity and exited the business in 2017.

CEO & Equity Partner

Momentum Worldwide

I started my agency career at PDP, a leading independent Sales Promotion agency. The business was subsequently acquired by McCann-Erickson to become the hub of their Momentum network.

Account Handler

I help agencies achieve their growth potential and stand out in a crowded and challenging industry. Over 25 years experience in the marketing agency sector gives me the expertise and insights to advise, coach, and mentor agency owners and leaders on how to optimise their business performance and create lasting value.

I'm the award-winning author of STANDOUT OR DIE, a practical and inspiring guide for agency owners that want to make their business more visible, desirable, and valuable in the digital age. Based on my own successful journey as the CEO and equity partner of a multi-million pound agency, I share my proven 7-step roadmap to agency success. My book has been praised by industry experts and won a Silver Medal at the Axiom Business Book Awards in Michigan, USA.

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