With over 25 years of experience leading and growing top marketing services companies, I now offer independent consulting to help businesses thrive. I’ve partnered with many of the world’s leading marketers and brands, launched and scaled companies, and served as CEO across 40 countries.

Combining a Bachelor of Commerce academic foundation with hands-on expertise, I specialise in driving revenue growth, boosting profitability, building high-performing diverse teams, and fostering enduring client-agency relationships.

Mark Heap Consulting

Services and Expertise

  • I can help define your vision, values, behaviours and a motivating purpose to bring clarity, consistency and profit to your business. I also ensure that longer term ambitions are grounded into meaningful and impactful shorter term operating plans.

  • I’ve excelled in transforming teams and businesses to be more commercially minded. From prospecting, pipeline management, pitching, converting, pricing and yield management strategies, I will help you to maximise new revenues and profits.

  • Helping to expand into new markets, understand cultural nuance, lead complex businesses across countries and to be effective locally while consistent globally.

  • Relationships need effort and I can help as a ‘third party’ to ensure that the dynamics are more productive and effective. I’m extensively trained in client management and enjoyed some of the strongest client relationship scores in the industry over a sustained agency career.

  • Being a leader is an amazing privilege, but can also be a lonely position. I offer my knowledge and experience as a leader and in coaching other leaders for over 15 years to help people maximize their impact and make more confident, informed decisions.

  • Having launched and built a new agency to become a multi-award winning 300+ person power-house, as well as leading over 40 countries and sitting on global and regional executive boards for over 10 years, I can bring my skills and perspective to complement your existing leadership team.

  • I provide independent expertise, strategic oversight, and an objective perspective to support robust governance and sustainable growth. Drawing on my extensive leadership experience, I help boards identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and foster constructive challenge to drive success and enhance stakeholder confidence.

With over 25 years of experience leading and growing businesses in the marketing and media industry, I’ve been fortunate to live and work in five countries, collaborating with incredible teams and clients from a multitude of cultures and categories. These experiences have shaped my perspective, not just as a leader, but as someone endlessly curious about people, culture, and what drives success.

My career highlights include building an award winning agency in China, serving as CEO across Asia-Pacific and EMEA and winning more new business than any other agency in the industry. Along the way, I’ve had the privilege of partnering with some of the world’s most iconic brands—Unilever, P&G, Samsung, Coca-Cola, Cartier, Uber, Allianz, Ford, to name a few. From driving $75 million in incremental revenue in Asia to leading a diversity initiative that transformed leadership representation in Europe, I’ve focused on building inclusive, high-performing, commercially successful teams and achieving transformative results.

About me

I hold a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Edinburgh, and my passion for learning has led me to programs in Advanced Management, Strategic Projects, and Client Relationship Mastery with institutions including Oxford, CEIBS and Harvard. These experiences, combined with practical expertise, have fuelled my fascination with leadership effectiveness and human potential.

On a personal note, I’m a proud father of three amazing young adults, who continue to be a source of learning and inspiration for me. I’m originally from the hills of The Pennines in the North of England, but having spent most of the past 30 years in vibrant cities like London, Shanghai, Sydney and Singapore, I’m now enjoying life in semi-rural Kent— though I still commute into London regularly. To unwind, I snowboard whenever I can and find joy in cooking for friends and family.

Now, as an independent consultant, I bring this blend of professional expertise and personal passion to help businesses and leaders achieve their full potential. Whether it’s crafting a growth strategy, building stronger client-agency relationships, finding the motivating North Star, or mentoring future leaders, I’d love to explore how I can help you succeed.

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