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Merging two businesses to forge a united future - with Phil Fearnley
Human Powered: High-performing agency & consultancy teams
30 minutes 33 seconds
9 months ago
Merging two businesses to forge a united future - with Phil Fearnley
How do you bring together two well-established businesses to create a new entity?
Phil Fearnley is CEO of the creative company, House 337. He led the creation of the business in 2022 by merging 200+ people from two separate businesses, ODD and Engine.
In this episode, Phil shares how he:
Brought together two businesses by leveraging their joint histories to forge a shared future
Set up seven internal teams to lead the integration and formation of the new company
Had the team create highly original core values - Alchemic, Inventive and Soulful - that the business could truly own
Personally ran workshops with every single team member to reinforce these values and their importance
Made 'House' central to their new name to reflect a culture of membership and belonging
Refuses to tolerate "Big I Am's" who undermine a team mentality
Phil is also a former Wales U21 rugby player. He applies team principles from his playing days to foster a true team ethos.
Human Powered: High-performing agency & consultancy teams