Hi, I’m Suzy,

I spent 18 years working in global PR agencies, helping some of the world’s biggest brands find their stories and build their reputations, and driving agency new business, marketing and growth.

In 2024, I took over my family’s bed and breakfast in South Devon and turned it into Seaflowers, a premium holiday home and retreat venue. Building Seaflowers from the ground up gave me a completely different perspective on communications. When it’s your own business, there’s nowhere to hide. Your reputation is personal, your budget is limited and every decision has to earn its keep.

I had to work out what made Seaflowers different, who it was really for and what I wanted people to remember. I repositioned the business, built the brand, developed the guest experience and used my personal story to earn national media attention. That profile has helped drive bookings, strong direct demand and year-on-year growth.

It reminded me how much I love this work. So I created Seaflowers Studio.

I work with small business owners who know they are great at what they do, but struggle to articulate what makes their business different, why it matters and why people should choose them.

Sometimes the problem is the story. Sometimes it’s the brand. Sometimes the business simply isn’t getting the attention it deserves. I start by understanding your business, the journey you’ve been on and the people you want to reach. Then I help find your story and work out how to share it to help your business grow.

A woman sitting inside an open camper van, smiling and looking at a laptop, with a small speaker on a wooden counter and a scenic ocean view in the background.

I know what it’s like to sit on both sides of the table.

I’ve advised some of the world’s biggest organisations, where there were teams, budgets and resources behind every decision (you can read about my experience here). I’ve also stood in my own business wondering whether something is actually going to work and taken the leap of faith, knowing it’s my money, my reputation and my livelihood on the line.

Both these experiences shapes how I work.

I bring the rigour of a corporate communications background, and I understand the reality of being a small business owner.

I won’t give you a strategy that looks good in slides and then sits unused. I want to help you work out what matters, do it well and make it count. I work with a small number of ambitious business owners at a time who want to be better known for the right reasons.

This work is personal - you need to be ready to open up, get vulnerable and commit. If you do then your story will deliver every time.

Media coverage of my own story

  • The Times

  • Devon Life

  • The Daily Telegraph

  • Kingsbridge & Salcombe Gazette

  • Coast Magazine

Ready to find your story?

If you know your business is ready to be better known, let’s talk about what’s holding it back and where we could take it.