The Bourne Consultancy

What The Bourne Consultancy does

The Bourne Consultancy is an independent, female-led talent and brand partnerships consultancy headquartered in London, founded in 2014 by Melsie Bourne. The firm connects global brands, agencies, and platforms with influential talent across entertainment, fashion, sport, music, and beauty, delivering end-to-end campaign solutions from brief through execution. Service lines span Talent Partnerships, Voiceover and Animation Casting, Film and TV Casting, Licensing and IP, Production, Creative Direction, Business Affairs, Creative Events, and PR, with the firm's stated differentiator being deep, multi-decade industry relationships that provide unrivalled access to both A-list icons and emerging talent.

The business operates a B2B, relationship-driven go-to-market, securing work through repeat partnerships with leading UK creative agencies including VCCP, BBH, Saatchi & Saatchi, Ogilvy, New Commercial Arts, Mother London, AMV BBDO, Havas, McCann, and TBWA. It has delivered campaigns for enterprise clients such as Google, Netflix, Samsung, Paramount+, HSBC, BT, Nationwide, Barclays, Virgin Media, Vodafone, Uber Eats, Zalando, New Look, Debenhams, Visit Dubai, Ford, and Money Supermarket, featuring talent including Dame Judi Dench, Uma Thurman, Ewan McGregor, Charli XCX, Gillian Anderson, Cillian Murphy, and Thomas Brodie Sangster.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional service fees and commissions on talent-brand partnerships, with bespoke pricing and no publicly disclosed tiers. The firm is privately held and bootstrapped by its founder, with no external investors or institutional funding. It has a small team of six, including founder Melsie Bourne (30 years of industry experience, previously founder of Rabbit Vocal Management sold to YMU in 2011), Senior Talent and Brand Partnerships Manager Parisse Toledo, and Talent Coordinator Joy Abraham.

Name

The Bourne Consultancy

Legal name

The Bourne Consultancy

Website

https://thebourneconsultancy.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Bourne Consultancy is an independent London-based talent and brand partnerships consultancy founded in 2014. It connects global enterprise brands and leading creative agencies with A-list and emerging talent across entertainment, fashion, sport, music, and beauty, delivering end-to-end campaign management.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Talent and Brand Partnerships Consulting

NAICS

Marketing Consulting Services (541613), Advertising Agencies (541810), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Advertising (7310), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Customer, Marketing & Sales Consulting (BPAHACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Brand & Portfolio Strategy Consulting (MPAAAFAB), Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

Keywords

• Talent partnership consulting
• Brand partnership services
• Talent casting agency
• Voiceover casting services
• Campaign talent management

Headquarters

HQ city

London, Soho

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Talent Partnerships and Casting Services: The company generates revenue through consulting fees and commissions for facilitating talent-brand partnerships, casting services, and end-to-end campaign management for brands and agencies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Bourne Consultancy is an independent talent and brand partnerships consultancy that connects brands, agencies, and platforms with influential voices across entertainment, fashion, sport, music, and beauty. It delivers end-to-end campaign management covering talent scouting and casting (on-screen, voiceover, animation, film and TV), licensing and IP negotiation, production oversight, creative direction, business affairs, creative events, and PR amplification. Services are delivered holistically as bespoke partnerships rather than as discrete menu items, with pricing structured per project.

Product overview

The Bourne Consultancy is a service-based talent and brand partnerships consultancy, not a software product company. It operates as a single unified consultancy offering nine distinct service lines: Talent Partnerships, Voiceover & Animation Casting, Film & TV Casting, Licensing & IP, Production, Creative Direction, Business Affairs, Creative Events, and PR. These services are delivered holistically as end-to-end campaign solutions, with clients receiving a combination of these offerings tailored to their specific partnership needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Talent Partnerships Secures talent partnerships across entertainment, sport, music, fashion, and beauty, handling end-to-end campaign management including research, negotiations, contracts, and talent management for on-screen and voiceover campaigns, social media collaborations, and brand ambassadorships. Targets enterprise brands, agencies, and platforms globally.
• Voiceover & Animation Casting Connects brands with voice talent from household names to emerging voices for commercials, brand films, gaming, and animation; manages auditions, negotiations, contracts, and multilingual voice casting across cultures and markets.
• Film & TV Casting Provides bespoke casting services for films and television productions, leveraging relationships across agents and talent to secure castings that are authentic, impactful, and commercially resonant.
• Licensing & IP Secures licensing and IP agreements including image rights, character usage, and show/film rights, navigating permissions and negotiations to unlock world-class content for campaigns.
• Production Oversees full production across stills, film, digital, and live activations, managing pre-production, crew, shoot, post-production, and delivery for seamless execution.
• Creative Direction Leads campaign ideation and creative direction, shaping concepts that align talent with brand values and resonate culturally, from initial ideas through execution.
• Business Affairs Provides expert legal and contractual guidance including talent/voiceover agreements, renewals, child licensing, production agreement review, prop permissions, third-party brand clearance, licensing of characters/trademarks/quotes, and bespoke production agreements.
• Creative Events Designs bespoke launches, activations, and experiences that amplify campaigns and create cultural impact, partnering with leading creatives and tastemakers for events from intimate showcases to large-scale cultural moments.
• PR Crafts and delivers PR strategies to amplify talent partnerships and brand campaigns through press outreach, media placement, and cultural moments.

Named customers17 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• VCCPcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVCCP is a creative agency partner that has worked with The Bourne Consultancy on multiple campaigns including Money Supermarket featuring Dame Judi Dench and Barclay's featuring Katherine Parkinson.
• BBH (Bartle Bogle Hegarty)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBBH London is a key agency partner that has collaborated on campaigns including Virgin Media featuring Richard E. Grant.
• Saatchi & SaatchicoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSaatchi & Saatchi London has partnered with The Bourne Consultancy on campaigns including BT featuring Gillian Anderson and HSBC Premier featuring Cillian Murphy.
• OgilvycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOgilvy is a key agency partner that collaborated on the Google Pixel campaign featuring Thomas Brodie Sangster.
• New Commercial ArtscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNew Commercial Arts has partnered on multiple campaigns including Money Supermarket featuring Dame Judi Dench, Paramount+ featuring Uma Thurman, and Nationwide featuring Dominic West.
• Mother LondoncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMother London partnered with The Bourne Consultancy on the Samsung campaign featuring Charli XCX.
• AMV BBDOsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAMV BBDO is listed as an agency partner/client of The Bourne Consultancy.
• HavassupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHavas is listed as an agency partner/client of The Bourne Consultancy.
• McCann WorldgroupsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMcCann Worldgroup is listed as an agency partner/client of The Bourne Consultancy.
• TBWAsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTBWA is listed as an agency partner/client of The Bourne Consultancy.
• WME (William Morris Endeavor)supportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWME is a talent agency and partner that has collaborated with The Bourne Consultancy, with Senior Partner Will Ward providing a testimonial.
• Biscuit FilmworkssupportingTechnology or IntegrationBiscuit Filmworks is the production company that directed the Samsung x Charli XCX campaign through Mother London.
• Pulse FilmssupportingTechnology or IntegrationPulse Films is the production company that produced the Money Supermarket campaign featuring Dame Judi Dench.
• ProdigioussupportingTechnology or IntegrationProdigious is the production company that produced the BT x Gillian Anderson campaign through Saatchi & Saatchi London.
• Park PicturessupportingTechnology or IntegrationPark Pictures is the production company for the HSBC Premier campaign featuring Cillian Murphy.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kruger Cowne: London-based talent and influencer marketing agency representing high-profile names for brand partnerships and endorsements — a direct UK competitor with similar brand-side service model.
• The Wall Group: Talent management and brand-partnership agency (now part of UTA) connecting artists, athletes, and creators with global brands — closely comparable in service lines and target customers.
• Voice Squad: UK voiceover casting agency serving advertising, broadcast, and gaming — directly comparable to Bourne's voiceover casting service line for the same agency and brand clients.
• The T Partnership: UK-based talent and partnership consultancy brokering brand collaborations with athletes, musicians, and creators — closely overlapping with Bourne's offering and UK client base.
• Mother Tongue: Global talent and brand-partnerships agency that connects brands with creators, athletes, and cultural figures for campaigns — a directly comparable boutique competitor to The Bourne Consultancy in the same niche.
• M&C Saatchi Merlin: Specialist talent and influencer marketing division within the M&C Saatchi group — competes for the same brand-end campaigns Bourne serves via its agency partners.

Broad incumbents

• Creative Artists Agency (CAA): Global entertainment and sports talent representation firm whose brand-partnerships practice serves Fortune 500 advertisers — broader incumbent offering overlapping services.
• WME (William Morris Endeavor): Global talent agency whose brand-partnerships division serves major consumer brands; overlaps with Bourne but operates at vastly larger scale and across many other service lines.
• United Talent Agency (UTA): Major global talent and entertainment company with growing brand-partnerships and creator-economy capabilities — broad incumbent competing for the same brand campaigns.
• YMU Group: UK-headquartered talent management group (and acquirer of founder Melsie Bourne's prior firm Rabbit Vocal) — incumbent with overlapping talent-representation and brand-partnership capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/thebourneconsultancy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-bourne-consultancy
• Instagraminstagram.com/thebourneconsultancy

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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