The Consumer Autopsy

Case files

The work, and how it was actually run.

Live events and broadcasts with fixed public dates. Enterprise accounts with two mandated methodologies. And a brand I built with my own money. Same discipline, three very different scales.

Enterprise · Agency · Founder

Systems + OperationsClient workEnterprise

Methodology Rollout

Two delivery methodologies, one account, two organisations

Adopted by both organisations, with no shared reporting line between them

Open the case file →Global enterprise services account
Systems + OperationsClient workAgencyEnterprise

Standardising Cross-Team Workflow

One repeatable process, adopted by every account

Every account moved onto the same workflow

Open the case file →Global enterprise services account + International marketing agency, Europe, US and APAC
Team + Vendor ManagementClient workAgency

Hiring Freelancers and Creators

Assembling and running a crew for around five live events a year

A recurring bench rather than a scramble before every event

Open the case file →International marketing agency, Europe and APAC
Systems + OperationsClient workEnterprise

Reporting and KPI Dashboards

One source per metric, a fixed cycle, and 40% less time spent reporting

Reporting time across a global team cut by 40%

Open the case file →Global enterprise services account, 7+ teams across 5+ countries
Project ManagementClient workAgency

Live Event and Campaign Delivery

Campaigns, broadcasts and activations where the date is already public

Zero missed deadlines across two years of activations

Open the case file →International accounts across Europe, the US and APAC
Team + Vendor ManagementClient workEnterprise

Onboarding and Offboarding

Joiners, leavers, access and the admin nobody owns

A repeatable process replacing ad-hoc handling every time

Open the case file →Global enterprise services account
Systems + OperationsFounderFounder

Systems for a Solo Brand

The backend behind a one-person business

Recurring work documented and automated rather than remembered

Open the case file →My own brand, The Neuro Coven
Content + BrandFounderFounder

Building a Content Funnel

~180K monthly views and ~50% open rates, with no paid spend

~180K monthly Pinterest views · 300+ subscribers · ~50% open rate · zero ad budget

Open the case file →My own brand, The Neuro Coven
Content + BrandFounderFounder

Launching a New Brand

No store, no list, no positioning, and a launch date

Launched on organic channels with no paid acquisition

Open the case file →My own brand, Futhark, built with my co-founder
Systems + OperationsBuilt to demonstrateFounder

The Delivery System

The Notion system every engagement runs on

Six connected databases, three SOPs written out in full

Open the case file →Built as a template, free to open
Project ManagementBuilt to demonstrateFounder

Launch Critical Path

A launch plan built backwards from the date, not forwards from today

Go/no-go gates and dates that calculate themselves

Open the case file →Built as a template

Tools I've run this work in

NotionAirtableAsanaClickUpBasecampMiroMicrosoft 365Google WorkspaceServiceNowPower BITableauZapierMakeHubSpotShopifyWordPressKitMailchimpKlaviyoCanvaGoogle AnalyticsCircleGumroadSlackClaude

— and anything I don't know, I'll teach myself.

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