Eliot Sykes

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DISC Type : dcs

Independent Brand & CX Strategy Consultant | Fractional Leadership & Strategic Growth Advisor | NED

Greater Norwich Area, United Kingdom

Overview

Eliot is an independent brand and customer experience (CX) strategy consultant with a proven track record across financial services, retail, and healthcare. He helps ambitious brands grow by bridging customer insights with creative innovation to deliver impactful transformations. Eliot is a graduate of the University of Plymouth.

Based in Norwich, Eliot appears to be an active member of the local professional community, showing an interest in attending and promoting local strategy meet-ups. He values collaboration and connecting with other experts in his field in both formal and informal settings.

Unique fact: Eliot founded and built a comprehensive customer experience consultancy practice, Ethology, from the ground up.

Personality Overview

Quality Focused

Thorough Evaluator

Hard To Convince

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service  They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Topics They Care About

Brand & CX Strategy
His entire career is focused on unifying brand promises and customer experience to achieve measurable growth and differentiation for businesses.
Customer-Centric Growth
He focuses on building customer-first models rooted in deep qualitative and quantitative understanding to drive loyalty and revenue.
Independent Consulting
He recently transitioned to being an independent consultant, emphasizing the freedom and flexibility this model provides for collaboration and new projects.

Media Appearances

Eliot has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
Independent Brand & CX Strategy Consultant | Fractional Leadership & Strategic Growth Advisor | NED
3-2025
Lead Strategy Director at UP THERE, EVERYWHERE
2-2022 - 2-2025
Managing Partner - Head of Consultancy at krow group
10-2019 - 2-2022
Client Strategy Director at krow group
1-2018 - 2-2025
Managing Partner - Head of Consultancy at Ethology

Education

1991 - 1995
BA (Hons) from University of Plymouth
1989 - 1991
Economics from Springwood Sixth Form

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Insights For Selling To Eliot

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Showcase how you can impact results but also make sure that you share detailed information too
  • Use phrases like ‘the ROI of this’, ‘X% more’ etc.
  • Be prepared for comments or questions that are critical of your product or your claims

DONT's

  • Avoid making strong statements, instead invite them to agree with you by asking them questions
  • Avoid too much small talk, just a few formal pleasantries should be fine
  • Don’t nudge them to do something by using the logic that others have done the same

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Eliot is

  • ROI matters the most to them, followed by process and finally proof of results
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Eliot

  • They might hesitate a little, but will go ahead and say no when necessary (or asked)

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Eliot move?

  • They are unlikely to move very fast, especially when it comes to new products or services
  • Can Eliot take some risk or not?

  • They have relatively low risk-appetite and are not very likely to go for something unproven and risky

You And Eliot

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