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Our Guest Speakers

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Elke Edwards

Founder of Ivy House London, Elke is an award-winning leadership expert with 25 years’ experience across the FTSE 100. A keynote speaker and author of Extraordinary, she champions earlier, life-changing development for the next generation of leaders.

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Claire Quansah

Founder of Quansah Consulting, Claire is an advisor to creative agency leaders helping them bring clarity to chaos and build better ways of working. With experience across global networks and independents, she champions inclusive leadership and people-first agency cultures.

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Ryan Hall

Founder of Friday Solved and former co-founder of Nice Agency, Ryan brings two successful exits and over two decades of sales and growth expertise. He partners with agency and B2B leaders to build sales engines and go-to-market strategies that turn services into solutions.

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Rachel Bradley

Managing Director at DixonBaxi, Rachel is a seasoned business leader with over a decade’s experience driving growth in the creative industry. She’s recognised for building empowered teams and delivering award-winning brand transformations across global clients.

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Daniel Priestley

Founder of Dent Global and co-creator of ScoreApp, Daniel is a best-selling author and international speaker with a deep passion for entrepreneurial growth. He helps founders and leaders stand out, scale up, and make a lasting impact in their industries.

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What to expect on the day

Here's our abridged schedule for the afternoon. Please note we'll have regular breaks, coffee and snacks, plus we'll be providing catering later in the day. 

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    1pm - Welcome

    Check in and join us for coffee, pastries, and a chance to meet the other attendees.

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    1:30pm - The fun begins

    We'll reveal the specific benchmarks for £1m+ agencies, drilling down into the details and sharing what's on agency owners' minds right now.

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    2:45pm - Agency Bites Live

    Get into groups with fellow agency leaders to discuss common challenges and how you can use the BenchPress insights to create positive change in your agency.

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    3:45pm - Beautiful Business Talks

    Settle in for a series of punchy Beautiful Business Talks, where three speakers share fresh, thought-provoking ideas on everything from leadership to sales. Short, sharp insights designed to spark new thinking and elevate the way you approach your business.

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    4:40pm - Keynote: In conversation with Rachel Bradley

    Gain fresh perspective from Rachel Bradley, Managing Director at DixonBaxi, who has spent over a decade shaping high-performing teams and guiding award-winning brand transformations. An inspiring session with a respected creative leader.

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    5:25pm - Daniel Preistley takes the stage

    Join Daniel Priestley, co-creator of ScoreApp and founder of Dent Global, as he shares insights from years of helping entrepreneurs stand out, scale up and make a lasting impact. Highly regarded across the agency world, Daniel brings sharp, actionable wisdom in a focused and energising session.

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    6:15pm onwards - Networking, drinks and nibbles

    A chance to unpack some of the big topics of the day, and catch up with old and new friends over refreshments. You'll even get to mingle with some of our speakers, too.

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Your Wow hosts

 

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Peter Czapp

Wow's co-founder and BenchPress mastermind. Peter will share the results from the 2026 survey, answering your questions on how the findings impact agencies.

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Rory Spence 

As Wow's Commercial Director, Rory has the inside track on what it takes to build a successful agency business. He'll be hosting our keynote session at the event.

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Chloe Bannister

Our MC for the day. As a trained Mindset & Leadership Coach, Chloe is excellent at helping founders to effectively navigate challenges and opportunities. 

BenchPress

About BenchPress

 

In 2012, we began our agency benchmarking report – BenchPress. The aim was simple; to take an accurate snapshot of agency life in the UK and to share insight and analysis with ambitious agency owners. BenchPress has grown to become the largest survey of UK independent agency owners and is a great way to benchmark yourself against your peers.

As well as the results from the survey, BenchPress is now an entire programme of activity, with events, content and support for agency owners taking place throughout the year.

Take a look at the last set of reports.