# Personal advisory with Felix Velarde

Felix takes on a **small number of agency founders each year** as a Strategic Board Advisor. This is the most senior — and most expensive — way to work with him.

## Engagement focus

From [felixvelarde.com](https://felixvelarde.com/):

- **M&A advisory and acquisition vetting.** Buy-and-build strategy. Defining the acquisition roadmap. Vetting targets. Ensuring acquired revenue is real enterprise value, not just tacked-on top-line.
- **Exit strategy and succession planning.** Building the leadership team acquirers trust to run the business post-sale. Fixing discount factors. Negotiating earn-out terms.
- **Scaling and strategic bandwidth.** Working alongside the founder to take direct responsibility for growth, so the founder can focus on acquisitions, exit prep, or whatever matters most.

## Who Felix works with

- Founders and leadership teams of **creative, marketing and digital agencies**, typically **£2m–£20m revenue**.
- **Agency groups** in the UK, US and internationally.
- Founders **serious about scaling, building through acquisition, or preparing for exit**.

## Reported outcomes

From [felixvelarde.com](https://felixvelarde.com/):

- **17 agencies prepared for sale** (LinkedIn headline; felixvelarde.com home page).
- Client exits at **8.5x and 12x EBITDA multiples**.
- **£8m → £40m value in three years** for a creative agency, LA.
- **92% increase in value in 18 months** for a marketing agency, Atlanta.
- **8.5x multiple for sub-£1m EBITDA** for a digital agency, London.

Selected client quotes ([felixvelarde.com](https://felixvelarde.com/)):

> "*I worked with Felix for just over a year and it changed my career and business forever.*" — Chris Donnelly, founder, Verb Brands (acquired by Croud).

> "*Felix has an exceptional ability to cut through complexity and bring clarity to both strategic and operational challenges. His methods are not theoretical, they are structured, practical, and deeply effective.*" — Marko Milutinovic, Veza Agency Network (4 acquisitions in 12 months).

> "*The results speak for themselves.*" — Claire Nash, Momentum ABM (acquired by Accenture).

## Investment

Felix describes the investment as "**significant — but so are the outcomes**." In practice, these are six-figure annual engagements.

## How to engage

Book a call at [felixvelarde.com](https://felixvelarde.com/).

## See also

- [About Felix Velarde](https://2y3x.com/agents/about/)
- [The 2Y3X programme](https://2y3x.com/agents/products/2y3x-programme/)
- [Earnout Maximiser®](https://2y3x.com/agents/method/earnout-maximiser/)