Work with Dutch
Creative business partners understand how real work gets done inside organizations.
We're not here to sell you bloated scopes or services you don't need. Our job is to identify your key challenges, help clarify what’s needed to overcome them, and roll up our sleeves to make sure things move forward.
ULTRA SHORT-TERM
Catalyst Engagements
One-day or short-format workshops to unblock a problem, define strategy, or align a team.
Examples:
Brand strategy sprints
Facilitated innovation brainstorms
“Barrier Breaker” workshops
(Explore and address a critical strategic or organizational issue)Strategic keynotes and talks
SHORT-TERM
Strategic Projects
Short-term, outcome-focused engagements that deliver clear strategy and momentum.
Examples:
Marketing campaigns and GTM strategy
Customer or stakeholder engagement
Cultural alignment or employer brand strategy
Business plan development
Organizational resilience assessments
LONGER TERM
Embedded Leadership
Part-time, longer-term leadership support for major change or capacity gaps.
Examples:
Fractional head of brand, marketing, or transformation
Digital or creative leadership
Support during M&A or reorganization
Change stewardship across departments
CUSTOM
Blended Engagements
Flexible combinations of the above, tailored to your needs, stage, and team.
Many engagements evolve naturally, starting with a workshop, moving into a focused project, and then deepening into embedded leadership support as momentum builds.
Marketing and Positioning
Clarify what you offer, to whom, and why it matters.
We lead brand strategy, messaging, and marketing alignment, then help execute the work across teams, channels, and campaigns.
Deliverables may include:
Brand platforms and positioning frameworks
Messaging architectures
Go-to-market plans
Content strategy and creative direction
Cross-functional marketing team coordination
Alignment and Integration
Connect culture, leadership, and strategy across the business.
We work across departments to define values, align leadership narratives, and make sure what the organization says, does, and believes actually matches.
Deliverables may include:
Organizational values articulation
Leadership alignment frameworks
Internal communication strategies
Employee value propositions
Integration of customer, employee, and brand experience
Process design and negotiation
Growth and Innovation
Translate big goals into clear, actionable plans.
We help identify opportunities, define priorities, and develop practical strategies for innovation, expansion, or transformation.
Deliverables may include:
Innovation opportunity mapping
Strategic planning documents
Product or service launch plans
New business models or revenue strategies
Roadmaps for growth, scale, or repositioning
Navigating Change
Tackle complexity, ambiguity, and sensitive decisions with clarity.
We help organizations face big shifts—technological, structural, cultural, or economic—with honesty, empathy, and focus.
Deliverables may include:
AI adoption and digital transformation strategies
Change-readiness assessments
Stakeholder communication plans
Strategic reframing or decision-mapping
Scenario planning for tech shifts, consumer behavior changes, or regulatory uncertainty
Getting Things Done
Make sure strategy carries through to execution.
We coordinate internal and external contributors, guide creative development, and stay close to the work until it lands.
Tasks often include:
Creative and production oversight
Vendor coordination (design, dev, research, etc.)
Review and feedback cycles
Timeline and milestone management
Protecting strategic alignment throughout delivery
How it actually works
Working with a creative business partner means getting expert leadership and support without inflated costs, hidden incentives, or disappearing-act endings.
CBPs operate like strategic general contractors, helping you define what needs to change and why, then staying embedded to lead the work, guide decisions, and keep everything aligned with your strategy.
Your creative business partner:
Helps plan what needs to change
Brings in and manages the right specialists
Leads strategy and alignment
Guides decision-making
Stays embedded until the works is complete
Lean, embedded, and accountable
No blended rates, bloated process, or junior team handoffs. You work directly with a seasoned strategist.
Creative + strategic, without the overhead
The same strategic thinking and executional excellence you'd expect from a top-tier agency or consulting firm, with no hidden incentives.
Tactically agnostic
Work backwards from your specific challenges to figure out what tactics actually make sense before you commit. No more expensive vanity projects.
