Strategy. Ventures. Growth.
Find the next move. Build momentum. Make it happen.
818 helps ambitious businesses see what is really happening, identify the opportunities that matter, align their people and turn ideas into action.
You do not always need a huge five-year strategy. You need to read the signals in front of you, make the next intelligent move, learn and keep moving.
The 818 Way
Follow the Breadcrumbs.
The best opportunity is not always visible from the outset. It often appears through the signals already present in the business, the market and its customers. Read them carefully, make the next intelligent move and learn from what happens.
What 818 does
Better decisions. Stronger businesses. Real growth.
818 helps ambitious businesses find opportunities, build ventures, navigate change and create growth. The work is shaped around the commercial question, not a standard consulting package.
Strategy & Growth
Find the opportunity and make the choices that unlock growth.
Clear commercial direction for businesses deciding where to play, what to prioritise and how to move forward.
02Ventures & Innovation
Turn a promising idea into a credible business.
Senior support to shape, test and build new propositions, products and ventures with real commercial potential.
03Business Transformation
Navigate change without losing sight of the commercial goal.
Clarity and momentum for businesses changing how they operate, compete or create value.
04Fractional Leadership / Advisory
Senior commercial thinking without the permanent hire.
Experienced strategic and commercial judgement for founders and leadership teams at important moments.
Who we work with
Ambition, complexity and a reason to move.
- Founders and owner-managed businesses
- Leadership teams navigating growth or change
- Businesses launching new products, services or ventures
- Established organisations that know something needs to change but are not yet clear what
- Energy, infrastructure and technology businesses where Lee has particularly deep experience
Founder & Principal
Lee Brandie
818 was created by Lee Brandie after more than two decades working across commercial strategy, growth, energy, leadership and new ventures. The perspective comes from working inside businesses, building propositions, leading change and creating new opportunities — not simply advising from the outside.
Good strategy creates movement.
If you are facing a growth decision, building something new or know the business needs to change, start the conversation.