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this is the work for right now
When ambition has outgrown the current story.
When growth feels busy but no longer aligned.
When what worked to get you here, won't take you where you're actually going.
When you have a powerful idea that hasn't yet found its right shape.
When you're preparing for scale, for exit, or for a next chapter that looks nothing like today.
These are the moments The Wild Ones was built for. Not incremental improvement. Not optimising what already exists.
The strategic overhaul that changes the trajectory.
founder | strategy partner
EMMA HOLLAND
I work with founders at moments of stretch.
When what they've built no longer fits. When ambition has outgrown the current story. When growth feels busy but misaligned.
I live for that moment. I believe in strategic rigour. In asking better questions. In building foundations strong enough to hold real ambition.
But I also believe the best ideas come from creative tension. Looking outside your category. Breaking rules on purpose. Reimagining what's possible instead of optimising what already exists.
I have a deep aversion to proven roadmaps and 1 plus 1 equals 2 strategies. They rarely build anything that lasts.
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My background is in innovation and brand strategy at scale. Nearly three decades working with Nike, Adidas, Google, Unilever and the world's most ambitious brands taught me one thing above everything else.
Category logic is useful. Category imagination is powerful.
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how the work actually works
Every engagement starts with a conversation about where you are, where you're going and what's standing between the two.
From there it takes its own shape. A focused Sprint to unlock a specific decision. A full Reimagining of positioning, brand architecture and commercial model. Or an ongoing strategic partnership embedded in the business over time.
The throughline remains the same. Clarity before scale. Depth over noise. Strategy that earns its ambition.
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