Meet the team
Strategy first. Specialists where they matter.
Awenydd was founded on a simple principle
Successful businesses don’t need more disconnected advice. They need clear strategic thinking, backed by the right expertise at the right time.
Every client engagement is led by Simon Browne, founder of Awenydd and creator of the Growth Framework. Around Simon is a trusted network of specialists who bring expertise across branding, digital, search, marketing and implementation.
This approach means every recommendation is driven by strategy first, with specialist support introduced only where it adds genuine value.
Simon Browne
Founder, Business Strategist & Creator of the Growth Framework
Awenydd is led by Simon Browne, a business strategist with more than twenty years’ experience helping organisations overcome complex business challenges and achieve sustainable growth. Throughout his career, Simon has built a reputation as a practical problem-solver, working across sectors including financial services, membership organisations, branding, digital marketing, and business consultancy.
Simon founded Awenydd because he believed too many businesses were solving individual problems without ever addressing the bigger picture. Marketing, branding, websites, and digital activity were often delivered in isolation, with no single framework to bring everything together.
That belief became the foundation of the Growth Framework.
Rather than providing generic advice or off-the-shelf consultancy, Simon works closely with business owners and leadership teams to understand how their organisation operates, identify opportunities for improvement, and create practical strategies to support long-term growth.
Every Growth Framework begins with Simon leading the Discovery Workshop, challenging assumptions, uncovering valuable business knowledge and helping clients gain the clarity needed to make better strategic decisions.
David Foreman
Digital Strategy & Technology Partner
David Foreman is Managing Director of Toast Design and founder of Searchworthy, bringing more than two decades of experience in digital strategy, website development, search marketing and business growth.
Working alongside Simon, David helps ensure that the strategic recommendations developed through the Growth Framework translate into practical digital solutions. His expertise spans website strategy, user experience, technical SEO, AI Search optimisation and digital transformation.
David also leads the ongoing development of the Growth Hub, ensuring it remains a practical platform that supports businesses long after the initial Discovery Workshop.
Charlotte Brown
Search Strategy & AI Visibility Partner
Charlotte Brown is an experienced search strategist specialising in SEO, AI Search Optimisation and digital visibility.
Working with organisations across a wide range of sectors, Charlotte helps businesses improve how they are discovered across traditional search engines and emerging AI platforms.
Her expertise ensures that marketing and digital recommendations within the Growth Framework are supported by evidence, best practice and a clear understanding of how customers search for information today.
A trusted network of specialists
No single person can be an expert in everything, and we don’t believe they should try to be.
When your business needs specialist expertise, Awenydd brings together a carefully selected network of trusted partners with proven experience in branding, design, web development, content creation, photography, video, marketing and business consultancy.
Each partner is chosen not only for the quality of their work but also for their ability to collaborate and contribute to a broader strategic goal.
What makes this different is that every specialist works from the same Growth Framework. They understand the direction of your business, the priorities you’ve agreed on, and the role their expertise plays in achieving them.
The result is a coordinated approach where every project, every recommendation and every investment supports the same long-term strategy, rather than becoming another disconnected piece of work.
One strategy. One strategic lead.
Growing a business often requires different specialists, but it should never mean managing different strategies.
While trusted partners may lead individual projects, Simon remains your strategic lead throughout the relationship. As the architect of your Growth Framework, he ensures every recommendation, every project and every implementation decision supports the same long-term direction.
Whether you’re working with a web developer, designer, SEO specialist, copywriter or marketing consultant, each partner works from the same strategic foundation. They understand your business, your priorities and the outcomes you’re working towards.
This gives you the best of both worlds: access to specialist expertise when you need it, with the confidence that every project is guided by a single strategy and a single strategic lead.
The result is a joined-up approach where every investment builds on the last, every decision supports your wider objectives and every part of your business moves in the same direction.
Start with a conversation
Every successful Growth Framework starts with understanding your business.
Before we talk about strategy, marketing or technology, we take the time to understand where your business is today, where you want it to go and the opportunities that will have the greatest impact.
Your Discovery Workshop is the first step. It’s an opportunity to work directly with Simon, your strategic lead, to explore your business, connect the knowledge you already have and identify the foundations for sustainable growth.
If it feels like the right fit, Simon and the wider Awenydd team will help you build a Growth Framework that brings your strategy, customer insight, brand, marketing and digital activity together into one connected system.
Book your Discovery Workshop and let’s start the conversation.