James is a creative strategist and the founder of Picaroons (a full-service creative agency).
His experience as a digital insights expert and content strategist led him to working with the likes of Facebook, IBM, Philips, Samsung, SEAT, Booking.com, GSK, ESPN, Bupa and P&G.
What Clients Say
“Having James alongside was like having a booster jet attached. Not only did he keep topping up my energy levels but he'd gently course correct me when I was veering, getting distracted, or even disenchanted. Part coach, part creative, part consultant; ALL game raising, business changing, life-enhancing total pleasure to work with”
— Sam Conniff, Creator and founder, the Uncertainty Experts. Multi-award winning social entrepreneur
“James has a coaching style and is extraordinarily knowledgeable. He has a direct, no-nonsense approach that gives you clear and simple guidance on how to engage and grow your network. His extreme attention to detail and dedication brings out the best in the rest of the team. My diary is now full of appointments to grow a substantial number of corporate leads!”
— Barbara Burton, Founder, BehindBras
“James’s level of understanding in our business, plus what I am trying to achieve, is next level. He has an insane ability to extract ideas from my head (that I was unable to) as well as build new ones. It’s been great working with someone who is super creative but also very business smart too — a fine balance between great ideas and organising them to get them done is very important. This couples with his ruthless work ethic makes it a great partnership.”
— George Sullivan, Founder & CEO, The Sole Supplier
“The level of detail, enthusiasm, and genuine interest James took in my project was unbelievable. He got to know exactly what I was thinking, and actually started making his own really insightful suggestions which I loved. He went above and beyond what I expected and was always happy to pick up the phone and chat things through. It wasn’t always smooth, but any time we had a hiccup, I fully believed James would come up with another solution that would work.”
— Mark Briant, Founder, That Day
We wanted to work with James as we knew that his energy, expert knowledge and high attention to customer needs and circumstances would add real value to our learning programme.
Supported organisations praised James for his straight-talking jargon free style and also for his generosity with sharing his industry expertise. James also went above and beyond in meeting access needs amongst cohort members.
— Aimee Dorsett – Browne, Social Enterprise Development Manager, Equally Ours
“Working with JB helped me build confidence within my work. His super positive energy helped refine my business services and streamline my processes. With just a few sessions I went from £0-3000+ k of turnover in my first month and continued to attract larger business opportunities onwards.”
— Charlie Yearley, Creative Director The Garage Studios
About James
Through partnerships with organisations such as MediaTrust, Heritage Digital and The Enterprise Development Program James continues to consult with numerous charities and community interest companies. He advises them on a range of topics and shares easily actioned tips to help them increase their sales, donations or leads online.
James has consulted for Aniventure, who are a Hollywood animation studio. He created digital strategies and marketing content for both the studio and their productions. This included their latest Netflix success, Riverdance: The Animated Adventure.
He was a marketing consultant on The Uncertainty Experts a three-part interactive documentary scientifically proven to reduce anxiety and improve problem-solving. As an aside, his company Picaroons created this trailer and other social content for this project.
James is a qualified business coach and a successful podcast host (check out Chats with Dad, and the soon to be released Original Pirate Material). He regularly features as a guest on other podcasts talking about digital marketing, running an agency remotely and the pirate business mindset.
His book ‘104 Social Media Content Ideas To Increase Sales’ has helped over 3,000 businesses plan and implement their social media marketing.
As a sought-after speaker James has educated over 3,000 SMEs, startups and charities, how to increase their sales, donations and leads online.
James has an abundance of positive energy and ensures he lives life to the full. Based from his home in Ericeira, Portugal, not a day goes by without a surf, a workout, a bike ride or simply spending time on the beach.
He recognises the importance of work life harmony. This comes across in all aspects of his personal and professional relationships.
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