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BD-in-a-Box.
Built for agencies.

We install the business development function your agency never had — and hand it over to you to keep.

Kyri Vasou, Founder

Before starting Ascend, I spent years as the sole BD person inside agencies — DAC Group, Adapt Worldwide and Stripe Communications. Every time, I walked in to find the same thing: no CRM, no contacts, no process, no pipeline. I built it from scratch each time. Ascend exists so agencies don't have to figure that out alone.

Ascend · Founded 2025

Why agencies work with us

Every agency that comes to us is dealing with at least one of these. Most are dealing with all of them.

They're not getting in front of enough new businesses

Delivery takes priority. BD gets whatever's left — which is usually nothing. We run the outreach so the pipeline keeps moving whether you have time for it or not.

They're getting meetings but not winning them

A coffee chat is not a pipeline. We shadow calls, coach on discovery and objection handling, and help you turn conversations into proposals and proposals into clients.

They want to attract better talent

The best people want to work at exciting agencies with exciting clients. A strong new business pipeline is a talent magnet — it signals momentum and ambition.

They're thinking about an exit

An acquisition partner doesn't want to hear "it's all in our heads." They want to see a CRM full of senior contacts, an active pipeline, a documented BD process. We build that infrastructure — and you keep it.

Proof it works.

Numbers from in-house roles and Ascend engagements combined.

£0k+

Pipeline generated in 8 months at one agency

Agencies rebuilt from zero BD infrastructure

Snr only

Every meeting booked is with a decision-maker

Tesco Gymshark Adidas Pret A Manger Superdrug The Botanist

Sound like what you need?

Let's have an honest 15-minute conversation about where you are and whether Ascend is the right fit.

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BD-in-a-Box.Built for agencies.