Olivia Collins
Strategic Marketing & Communications Advisor

See the opportunity.
Shape the strategy.
Make it happen.

See the opportunity.
Shape the strategy.
Make it happen.

I help owners, MDs and leadership teams see opportunities more clearly, shape the right strategy and turn that thinking into action.

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Olivia Collins

Sometimes you need an outside perspective.

Sometimes you need an outside perspective.

The communications brief isn’t always the starting point.

Sometimes it starts with seeing an opportunity differently — recognising untapped potential, finding a better direction or bringing fresh thinking to an ambitious idea.

I work with owners and leadership teams as an outside perspective that quickly becomes part of the team — close enough to understand the business, independent enough to see it differently. I bring more than 22 years of marketing, communications and commercial experience to what happens next.

Think. Advise. Direct.

Think. Advise. Direct.

THINK

Understand the business, see the possibilities and identify the real opportunity.

ADVISE

Shape positioning, communications strategy and the commercial story.

DIRECT

Turn the thinking into action, bringing in and directing specialist execution where required.

How I can help

How I can help

Strategic Advisory

Fresh perspective and experienced strategic thinking for owners, MDs and leadership teams exploring growth, change and opportunity.

Marketing & Communications Strategy

Turning commercial objectives into clear positioning, priorities and communications direction.

Campaign & Idea Development

Finding the idea, angle or story that can move a business forward.

Advisory & Mentoring

One-to-one advisory, leadership support and specialist consultancy

Experience

Experience

For more than 22 years, I’ve worked with businesses, brands and leadership teams to find opportunities, shape ideas and navigate change. My experience spans strategic communications, positioning, reputation, campaigns and commercial marketing, with particular expertise in food and hospitality.

SELECTED EXPERIENCE

Gather + Gather · Zambrero · The Kinsale Collective · Chef Network

Gather + Gather · Zambrero · The Kinsale Collective · Chef Network

“Olivia has an excellent understanding of both communications and business, and her advice is always practical, thoughtful and grounded in reality.

She quickly understands the issue at hand, gives honest counsel, and can always be relied upon to navigate sensitive situations with professionalism and discretion.

Her judgement, integrity and commitment have made a real difference to our business.”

“Olivia has an excellent understanding of both communications and business, and her advice is always practical, thoughtful and grounded in reality.

She quickly understands the issue at hand, gives honest counsel, and can always be relied upon to navigate sensitive situations with professionalism and discretion.

Her judgement, integrity and commitment have made a real difference to our business.”

Pauline Cox
Managing Director, Gather + Gather

Pauline Cox
Managing Director, Gather + Gather

See something worth exploring?

See something worth exploring?

Sometimes it starts with a sense that there's more opportunity to be discovered. Or a realisation that there is potential to be unlocked.

A new direction, an ambitious idea, a moment of change — or simply the feeling that something could be working better.

If you’re an owner, MD or leadership team thinking about what comes next, I’d love to talk.

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