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Good afternoon, User

Acting as an expert headhunter, please analyse the following text. Tell me — is this CTO role a setup for failure?
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We do. We understand the mandate behind the mandate.

Your Career: Your Largest Asset

Strategic trajectory, not just progression

By C-suite, capability is established. The question is whether your next move positions you for the move after that.

01

Will this CTO role lead to PE portfolio work?

02

Will this transformation mandate make you credible for NED positions?

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Does this appear to be progression but actually narrow your options?

“At this level, one piece of intelligence about what's really being assessed, or one structural condition you wouldn't have known to negotiate, can be worth multiples of the advisory fee.”

Strategic trajectory illustration showing career progression

The Visibility Paradox

Have you ever noticed how visible you are when headhunters are chasing you and how invisible you become when they're not?

Most technology executives optimise for the role in front of them. The ones building genuine optionality think two moves ahead.

Our Approach

What makes Agency Three different

This is not
coaching

This is not
headhunting

Our Approach

This is
strategic counsel

for leadership, influence, and trajectory

“We act as your strategic counterpart in the executive market, helping you see dynamics clearly and advance with clarity, control, and confidence.”

Three Core Deliverables

01

Clarify your leadership narrative

Define what you’re known for and ensure it resonates with the market you want to influence.

We help you articulate a repeatable value pattern — not a career history. This means defining the organisational conditions where you reliably deliver impact, and the outcomes you consistently create. Strong executives are not universally applicable; being clear about where you thrive signals judgement and maturity.

02

Navigate executive search with intention

From first outreach to final negotiation, maintain clarity, control, and confidence in how you are positioned.

Every stage of the search process tests something different. We help you understand what’s really being assessed, surface likely objections before they become blockers, and use the search partner strategically — not just reactively.

03

Secure roles that set you up to succeed

Scope, authority, influence, support. Enter environments where you can deliver lasting leadership impact.

At C-suite level, the offer is an operating agreement: scope, authority, decision rights, resources, and executive sponsorship. We ensure the conditions for success are structurally embedded, not implied. Ambiguity now becomes political debt later.

Investment Framework

At C-suite level, one piece of intelligence about what's really being assessed, or one structural condition you wouldn't have known to negotiate, can be worth multiples of the advisory fee.

Strategic Consultation

£350/hour

Three-hour minimum engagement

Focused support on specific elements

Targeted strategic guidance

Flexible engagement model

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Package Pricing

Complete search process coverage

Structured engagement

Full framework application

End-to-end support

Sustained Transition

Retainer Basis

Long-term partnership

Career transition management

Extended support

Multiple opportunities

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