we help companies to act

The changes your business keeps putting off, made in weeks

Change usually stalls for two reasons: fear of getting it wrong, and nobody with the time to do it. We remove both. Where many consultancies spend months defining the scope of work, we quickly make progress you can see.

From business transformation to brand positioning, PR, communications, AI search, AI transformation, proof of concept, CRM integration, marketing, governance and financial oversight, we plug into companies large and small to deliver results where they matter most.

the torque commitment

First change live in 30 days

why torque

Most consultancies advise.
We do the work.

We work with owner-led B2B companies selling a considered purchase, high-growth companies that need clarity in their communications, and global technology companies that need consultancy they can act on.

 

We help companies integrate AI internally and externally, so the business operates more effectively on the inside and customers can find it on the outside.

The customer is the pivot

Every change is tied to one customer result. If it doesn’t move one, it waits.

Act before analysis ends

No long report first. Recommendations arrive with the first change.

Small, reversible steps

Every change can be undone, so there is little to fear.

Fast, but governed

Every change has an owner, a measure, a written record and a way back.

the torque method

Force, applied where it moves the business

Torque is force applied at a distance from a pivot. Your customer is the pivot. Our hands-on work is the force. AI search, brand and systems are the leverage.

Diagram: force applied at the end of a lever turns it around a pivot, the customer. Torque equals force times leverage.

days 1 - 10

Find the pivot

Customer journey, buying committee, AI visibility baseline. Output: a one-page action plan.

by day 30

First turn

One visible change live, usually search and conversion, where results show fastest.

days 30 - 90

Build momentum

Two-week cycles. AI citations build while paid search and LinkedIn carry pipeline.

day 90- onward

Lock it in

Ownership handed to your team, controls in place, everything written down.

the sme growth playbook

The whole method, in four pages

How we position a growing business against larger competitors, get it named when buyers ask AI, and build the pipeline and systems behind it.

services

Five service lines, one measure: your customer

Brand strategy, messaging & communications

A position competitors can’t copy, one story told everywhere, and the coverage that makes buyers and AI believe it.

Marketing, sales & lead generation

Named by AI, found on Google, and followed up by someone who closes.

Digital transformation

Finance, CRM and data systems that give you one version of the truth.

Operational optimisation

Automations that deliver what you promised, every time.

Governance & NED

Board oversight, including non-executive director roles.

results

What changed for our clients

World Wide Technology

New AI ecosystem launch

Founding member sign-ups and European awareness

ecopure waters

Named first by AI in three months.
A double-digit margin in two years.

EBIT margin from negative to double digits, and installed systems up 23%.

provenance

Repositioned for AI-led shopping

A new brand position for Provenance 2.0: The Proof Behind Product Claims.

Work with us

Three ways to start

Brand and demand build

The first 90 days: messaging, website, search, AI and paid campaigns delivered.

Embedded operating support

Monthly AI tracking, content, campaign testing and automation.

Non-executive director

A seat on your board for strategy, governance and accountability.

about us

Built by people who have run businesses, not just advised them

Sarah Hargrave, co-founder of Torque Ventures

Sarah Hargrave

co-founder

A C-suite marketing and communications leader who builds teams and drives growth across private, public and not-for-profit organisations. Sarah aligns stakeholders with competing agendas behind a shared vision, with results ranging from Sunday Times Best Places to Work recognition to higher client satisfaction, fundraising wins and commercial growth. A member of WACL and a regular in the PRWeek Power Book, she brings governance grounding from health and finance, and champions female founders and investment.

board and advisory roles

Angel Academe

Advisory board

2019 – 2022, 2026

WACL

Women in Advertising & Communications Leadership – Campaigning Committee Member

2022 – 2026

Nick Hargrave, co-founder of Torque Ventures

Nick Hargrave

co-founder

Over 25 years across financial markets, operations and marketing. Nick has completed more than $30bn of M&A and capital-markets transactions as an adviser at Rothschild and UBS and as a principal at DBAY Advisors, and has sat on the boards of private equity-backed companies. As CEO of EcoPure Waters, he went from non-executive director to running operations, implementing new systems in weeks and refocusing the business on customer service.

non-executive director roles

EcoPure Waters

Water filtration solutions

2023 – 2024

Unlimited Group

Insight-led, tech-enabled, integrated marketing agency

2016 – 2019

Greenwhitestar Acquisitions Limited

Holding company of Eddie Stobart Logistics, a leading UK logistics and distribution operator

2014 – 2017

DBAY UK Limited

UK subsidiary of private equity firm DBAY Advisors

2011 – 2019

contact us

Thirty days to the first change.

Tell us where growth has stalled. We’ll reply within one working day to arrange a 30-minute call.