Owen Cox
Producer, Consultant, Strategist,
Making things happen.
Now booking Storm to Signal: 90-minute online workshops
A mixture of vision, strategy and common sense.I find the spark at the core of a project, then bring in the structures, plans and people to bring it to light.
My clients have vision, drive and resources, and want partners who see the big picture and who they can trust to think and act alongside them.
Selected work
Data-driven startup
Joined as the third employee, created a £250,000 business analytics product, and worked with the founder on a year-long study of new management practices for the data and network economy.
Wellness e-commerce
Brought on as a communications strategist, quickly expanded into head of operations, working closely with the founder and investor. Oversaw several major strategic pivots, grew the team, cut bad expenditure and provided a coherent path to growth.
Performing arts collective
Co-created an immersive arts group combining music, theatre and conferences, running productions in London, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Budapest.
A new UK festival
Currently consulting and producing for a new UK festival that combines music, drama, role-playing and historical reenactment.
The Lighthouse
Co-founded with executive coach and entrepreneur Michael McCaffrey. A team helping small businesses, founder-creators and entrepreneurs grow. Our first public offering, Storm to Signal, is now open.
Philosophy podcast
Launched a podcast interviewing leading thinkers, philosophers, technologists and teachers about AI, history, anthropology and high-tech society. Regular guests include Alexander Bard and John Michael Greer.
Live performance
Toured with several artists across the UK and Northern Europe. Currently working on a production with a major British poet.
Writing
Co-wrote “Contraddiction” with Swedish entrepreneur Jonas Bergstrom, about addiction in the internet age. Written content and advised on content and communication strategy for several growing startups.
Is your project next? See how we work with founders →
Vision, strategy and common sense, in the same room.
My first serious job came when I was 22, off the back of a 10 day silent retreat. I was talking to another participant, who had just retired as a senior partner at a big four consulting firm. He was launching a startup consultancy focused on decision-making and leadership in a data-driven world. I immediately asked if I could work for him. After an interview at the Royal Festival Hall bar, I worked for him for several years, first as a core team member growing the company and developing its products, then as an independent advisor and researcher.
At the same time I was interviewing anyone I could get hold of who was thinking deeply about society, technology and how the world is changing. Through that work I formed a close, ongoing friendship with a multi-platinum record producer and philosopher, who taught me a lot about how culture works.
Since then I've been part of several projects at the intersection of business, leadership and culture, which you can find in Selected work. I'm fascinated by what it takes to get things off the ground. The team I've built thrives in complex, even chaotic situations.
If that sounds like where your project is right now, start with 90 minutes.
Nine books, in no particular order.
Books that shaped how I work:
- Good Strategy Bad StrategyRichard Rumelt
- The Creative ActRick Rubin
- Getting NakedPatrick Lencioni
- Working BackwardsColin Bryar and Bill Carr
- The War of ArtSteven Pressfield
- TribeSebastian Junger
- The Netocrats and SyntheismAlexander Bard
- The Common Sense WayPete Blaber
- Understanding MediaMarshall McLuhan
Rumelt, Rubin and Blaber sit at the heart of Storm to Signal, our workshop for creators caught up in chaos. Put them to work on your project →
For projects, partnerships and conversations.
Let's make it happen.
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