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Brand Strategy Academy gives you the clear, repeatable process you need to confidently lead brand strategy projects - without the jargon, complexity or overwhelm.

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Brand Strategy Academy gives you the clear, repeatable process you need to confidently lead brand strategy projects - without the jargon, complexity or overwhelm.

Trusted by 400+ designers, strategists, copywriters, and marketers

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If this feels familiar, you’re in the right place:

  • You think strategically - but are missing the structure to convert that into paid client work
  • You’re overwhelmed by jargon, frameworks, and conflicting opinions on “the right way” to do brand strategy
  • You feel confident designing or executing - less confident leading strategy conversations
  • You worry clients won’t see the value of brand strategy - or won’t pay for it
  • You’ve done strategy ‘bits’ - but never felt fully confident owning the whole thing
You might even feel like you should know this already

If this feels familiar,
you’re in the right place:

  • You think strategically - but are missing the structure to convert that into paid work
  • You’re overwhelmed by jargon, frameworks, and conflicting opinions on “the right way” to do brand strategy
  • You feel confident designing or executing - less confident leading strategy conversations
  • You worry clients won’t see the value of brand strategy - or won’t pay for it
  • You’ve done strategy ‘bits’ - but never felt fully confident owning the whole thing
You might even feel like
you should know this already

The problem isn’t your capability.
It’s clarity.

Most people doing brand strategy are self-taught.

They’ve pieced together knowledge from posts, books, and other people’s processes. They have gaps but don’t know how to fill them.

Brand strategy is often taught as abstract theory, over-engineered frameworks or fluffy concepts that are difficult to explain to real clients.

It feels vague, intimidating, and hard to sell. No wonder imposter syndrome kicks in.

Here’s the truth: brand strategy confidence doesn’t come from learning more frameworks. It comes from having ONE clear, repeatable process you fully understand and your clients trust.

That’s exactly what Brand Strategy Academy gives you.

The problem isn’t your capability. It’s clarity.

Most people doing brand strategy are self-taught.

They’ve pieced together knowledge from posts, books, and other people’s processes. They have gaps but don’t know how to fill them.

Brand strategy is often taught as abstract theory, over-engineered frameworks or fluffy concepts that are difficult to explain to real clients.

It feels vague, intimidating, and hard to sell. No wonder imposter syndrome kicks in.

Here’s the truth: brand strategy confidence doesn’t come from learning more frameworks. It comes from having ONE clear, repeatable process you fully understand and your clients trust.

That’s exactly what Brand Strategy Academy gives you.
“As a creative looking to be more strategic, Sarah's brand strategy course ticked all the boxes. It was brilliant! It gave me all the practical tools to do brand strategy and is really clear, cutting through all the jargon. It’s been a huge confidence booster.”
Andrea
Andrea Boughton
Creative Director
“A clear, no-nonsense approach to learning brand strategy, with a process that actually feels doable, both for me and for my clients. It’s given me a way to bring structure, clarity and confidence into my work, and I can already see the difference it’s making.”
Vardeep
Vardeep Edwards
Creative Brand Partner
“Brand Strategy Academy is the gold standard in brand strategy courses because it goes beyond the superficial buzzwords and digs into the practicalities of actually doing it”
Emily
Emily Penny
Brand Strategist
“This course brings true clarity and grounding to a subject that is often clouded with fluff. I have done more learning in this course than in my career experience so far. Definitely recommend.”
Mohammad
Mohammad Alshanawani
Brand Specialist
“Would highly recommend this course! I’ve purchased courses in the past and felt more confused for doing so, until I completed this one. Complete clarity! No jargon, no nonsense and a willingness to help at any time.”
Lee Davies
Lee Davies
“It's the first course that has provided me with the clarity I needed.”
Gavin
Gavin Hawker
Brand Strategist
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Brand Strategy Academy is deliberately practical, not theoreticaldot

Brand Strategy Academy is deliberately practical, not theoreticaldot

It’s built for people doing real client work and from 20+ years of brand strategy experience across the A-Z of industries.
It’s built for people doing real client work and from 20+ years of brand strategy experience across the A-Z of industries.

Everything inside is designed to help you:

Everything inside is designed to help you:

  • know what to ask
  • know how to analyse it
  • know how to explain it
  • know what to do next
  • know what to ask
  • know how to analyse it
  • know how to explain it
  • know what to do next

You’ll receive 18 practical tools and templates, including:

  • Client-ready research questionnaires and survey templates

  • A scripted brand strategy workshop you can run with clients

  • Frameworks to turn research into clear, usable insights, including exclusive Custom GPTs

  • Presentation outlines and examples

  • A full practice case study using real client data

These are tried-and-tested working tools you can reuse again and again.
Join Brand Strategy Academy

You’ll receive 18 practical tools and templates, including:

  • Client-ready research questionnaires and survey templates

  • A scripted brand strategy workshop you can run with clients

  • Frameworks to turn research into clear, usable insights, including exclusive Custom GPTs

  • Presentation outlines and examples

  • A full practice case study using real client data

These are tried-and-tested working tools you can reuse again and again.

What makes Brand Strategy Academy different

What makes Brand Strategy Academy different

Yes - I want this!
“The most amazing course. Super practical and clear course material. Sarah has clearly put herself into the mind of the person she is teaching. It goes through all the steps in detail (research part included) and that way you can build confidence in doing the right thing in your daily work.”
Julia Hilpi
Julia Hilpi
Brand Strategist
“Sarah's course is full of clear and practical advice when it comes to things like proposal writing, pricing, running workshops and presenting plans. It gives you both the big picture and the little details you need to feel confident about landing and managing clients.”
Paul Lewis
Paul Lewis
Brand Strategist, Wordsmith, Marketer
“Sarah's training helped us achieve a number of goals with our expanding consulting team - equipping us with a set of very practical tools and techniques that we can put to immediate use.”
Robert Hollier
Robert Hollier
Consulting Director & Partner
“All the tools and scripts provided in the course have truly made a practical difference to my studio, and I have reworked my internal documents and templates to include questions I can trust to provide the right kind of insights when doing research.”
Berdene Owen
Berdene Owen
Creative Director
“I really appreciated how clearly you laid out the entire brand strategy process from research to implementation. The framework and tools gave me the confidence and structure to put everything into practice with my own clients.”
Jillfrances Gray
Jillfrances Gray
Multidisciplinary Visual Designer
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Design alone isn’t enough anymore.
Strategy is the upgrade.

Execution skills are becoming commoditized - easier to
outsource, automate and underprice.

But the ability to diagnose, guide and drive decisions?
That’s where value is moving.

Design alone isn’t enough anymore.
Strategy is the upgrade.

Execution skills are becoming commoditized - easier to
outsource, automate and underprice.

But the ability to diagnose, guide and drive decisions?

That’s where value is moving.

Clients want someone who can say:

  • This is what matters.
  • This is what to focus on.
  • And this is why
Brand Strategy Academy helps you make the shift from tactical executor to trusted advisor - and charge accordingly.

Clients want someone who can say:

  • This is what matters.
  • This is what to focus on.
  • And this is why
Brand Strategy Academy helps you make the shift from tactical executor to trusted advisor - and charge accordingly.
“This course has been transformative for my career. I now own my own boutique firm and provide brand strategy to clients. This course boosted my confidence and gave me a road map for success! Incredible value.”
Tracy Spalsbury
Tracy Spalsbury
Marketing & Brand Strategic Partner
“As a brand designer who has always valued the power of brand strategy - I've also always feared it in equal measure! Sarah reframes brand strategy in a modern way that really made the penny drop. Her course is clear, smart, digestible, packed with examples and designed for people like me. I've now run my first workshop and am mid-strategy project prior to my usual creative process.”
Angela Roche
Angela Roche
Brand Designer
“This course was brilliant. I had found more and more of our clients asking for support during their brand strategy phase. What we lacked was the implementation of the theory which Brand Strategy Academy does so brilliantly. No fuss, no anxiety, just simple implementation. It has been invaluable to me and my agency.”
Sarah Kloosman
Sarah Kloosman
Owner, NU Creative Ltd
“The course was so good that I bought it for 4 of my team. By the end we felt like we got 10x more from it than we put into it. We seriously got to the core of who we are in a way we'd never gotten to before. (And we've spent 10's of thousands of dollars on brand studies previously)”
Paul Lubitz
Paul Lubitz
CEO/President
“It's been a game-changer for me. After years as a strategist I have really found my stride and am making huge progress for myself and my company. Hands down the best money I've ever spent.”
Jody Frost
Jody Frost
Global Brand Strategist
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You’re not doing this alone.

Brand Strategy Academy also includes

Unlike most courses, it also includes live Q&A sessions with Sarah for 21 weeks of the year.

You get guidance on your projects after you've taken the course - as well as help during it.

Bring your real work:

  • the client conversation you're nervous about
  • a strategy you're second-guessing
  • the workshop you're preparing to run
  • a decision you're stuck on

Learn alongside people doing the same work as you.

When you join, you become part of a global community of 400+ designers, strategists, copywriters, and marketers applying brand strategy in the real world.

Use the community to:

  • ask questions
  • sense-check your thinking
  • see how others approach similar challenges
  • network and learn from each other

Access to the coaching and the community is included in the one-time course price.

Access to the coaching and the community is included in the one-time course price.

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What you’ll work through inside Brand Strategy Academy

Brand Strategy Academy is organised around the real decisions you need to make when leading brand strategy work. You’ll work through:

What you’ll work through inside Brand Strategy Academy

Brand Strategy Academy is organised around the real decisions you need to make when leading brand strategy work. You’ll work through:
Foundational clarity

Understand what brand strategy is (and isn’t), how it differs from marketing and business strategy and why brand strategy is valuable. Get Sarah’s jargon-free framework, planning and proposal tools and guidance on how to sell strategy to clients.

Research that’s useful, not overwhelming

Gather the right insights to inform strategy decisions. With ready-to-use research templates scaled for start-ups and small businesses as well as larger clients.

Getting from insights to action

Understand how to turn insight into clear strategic direction clients understand and act on. With analytical tools and exclusive Custom GPTs to help.

Bringing it all together

Learn how to structure and present brand strategy so it’s credible, inspiring and actionable.

Applying it in real client work

Explore over 40 examples covering B2B and B2C, from the world’s best brands to the most exciting start-ups. See Sarah present strategy live to clients and practice on a real client project.

Then extend the relationship and your fees by helping your clients understand what happens once a strategy has been agreed.

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Bonuses to support your continued growth as a brand strategist

Bonuses to support your continued growth as a brand strategist

BONUS 1: EXTRA MODULE!

Implementing The Strategy

A 12 month implementation plan and insight on what your client needs to do next once a brand strategy is in place.

What You Get:

This bonus module walks you through how to approach the 12 months after a brand strategy has been identified. It includes a sample 12 Month Brand Strategy Implementation Plan from a real client project and covers:

  1. The #1 mistake most companies make when rolling out a brand strategy.
  2. The 2 variables that influence any rollout plan.
  3. The 3 Workstreams that need to occur simultaneously, and the stages within them.
BONUS 2:

Advanced Masterclasses & Reference Library

In addition to the core framework, you’ll get access to a growing library of advanced masterclasses led by experienced brand practitioners. These sessions go deeper into specialist topics and perspectives to extend your thinking once the foundations are in place.

Topics include:
  1. Brand Naming with Rob Meyerson
  2. Brand Architecture with Nick Liddell
  3. Embedding Purpose and Values with Jeff Melnyk
  4. Which Awards to Enter and Why with Stef Brown
  5. Using AI in Brand Strategy Work with Piotr Bombol
  6. Positioning Your Creative Business with Emily Penny

Masterclasses are led by carefully selected global experts and added to over time.

You’ll also receive Sarah’s curated reference guide - books, people, articles, and insight sources to support your ongoing development.

About your instructor:

Sarah Robb

Brand Strategy Academy is built on my 20+ years of real-world brand strategy experience. Working as a senior director of strategy at world-leading agencies like Landor and independently with clients across the A-Z of industries.

The reason I've been so successful is being able to simplify what others find complex, creating a real-world approach that works for all sorts of businesses. 

But I didn't start this way! I had all the imposter syndrome until I worked through my own study of 181 brand strategies and came up with a clearer and simpler approach. 

I want to short-cut this process for you and get you selling brand strategy clearly and confidently to help you increase your fees and the impact of your work.

No unhelpful branding/marketing jargon. Instead, a crystal-clear, proven framework and process that clients understand, adopt and act on.

About your instructor:

Sarah Robb

Brand Strategy Academy is built on my 20+ years of real-world brand strategy experience. Working as a senior director of strategy at world-leading agencies like Landor and independently with clients across the A-Z of industries.

The reason I've been so successful is being able to simplify what others find complex, creating a real-world approach that works for all sorts of businesses. 

But I didn't start this way! I had all the imposter syndrome until I worked through my own study of 181 brand strategies and came up with a clearer and simpler approach. 

I want to short-cut this process for you and get you selling brand strategy clearly and confidently to help you increase your fees and the impact of your work.

No unhelpful branding/marketing jargon. Instead, a crystal-clear, proven framework and process that clients understand, adopt and act on.

BRANDS I HAVE WORKED WITH INCLUDE:

What changes after
Brand Strategy Academy

You’ll be able to:
  • charge for thinking, not just execution (and feel confident doing it)

  •  lead brand strategy projects with clarity - knowing exactly what to do and when

  •  explain brand strategy clearly to clients in ways they understand and trust

  •  anchor creative work to strategic decisions

  •  run workshops, research and client conversations without second-guessing yourself 

  •  help clients take strategic decisions that deliver broader business impact

You’ll shake off the imposter syndrome and step into the role of confident brand strategist.

What changes after
Brand Strategy Academy

You’ll be able to:
  • charge for thinking, not just execution (and feel confident doing it)

  •  lead brand strategy projects with clarity - knowing exactly what to do and when

  •  explain brand strategy clearly to clients in ways they understand and trust

  •  anchor creative work to strategic decisions

  •  run workshops, research and client conversations without second-guessing yourself 

  •  help clients take strategic decisions that deliver broader business impact

You’ll shake off the imposter syndrome and step into the role of confident brand strategist.
“I have taken 5 other brand strategy courses and this is the first time I feel like I actually get it! It is all so straightforward and easy to follow. I feel so much more confident now in helping clients with brand strategy.”
Nasheela Khan
Nasheela Khan
Graphic Designer, Brand Strategist
“I attended brand strategy courses and workshops before but found Sarah’s step by step approach the most practical and most inspiring yet. I gained more clarity and focus which will help improve my approach to brand strategy projects enormously. Sarah’s course will remain an important reference guide for years to come.”
Franzi Scheithauer
Franzi Scheithauer
Brand Specialist & Designer
“Brand Strategy Academy delivered exactly as promised, brand strategy without the fluff. Sarah breaks everything down in a way that gets right to the core of ‘brand’, its value, and its impact to companies. It gave me the confidence I desperately needed.”
Daniel Secor
Daniel Secor
Art Director and Brand Strategist
“I decided to undertake Brand Academy Strategy course because even though I had a lot of experience working on major rebrands from the creative angle and felt that I ‘knew’ how to tackle brand strategy - I realised that I didn’t have the confidence that I was tackling it in the best way possible. The course has given me so much more than I expected. I couldn't have made a better investment in my own professional future.”
Ellie Nuss
Ellie Nuss
Creative Strategist
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Choose the plan that’s right for you

Brand Strategy Academy is designed to pay for itself
the first time you use it with a client.

Choose the plan that’s right for you

Brand Strategy Academy is designed to pay for itself the first time you use it with a client.

$177/mo

for 4 Months

  1. Full self-paced program

  2. 18 ready-to-use tools and templates

  3. Live Q&A coaching and replays

  4. Community access

  5. Certification on completion

  6. Advanced masterclasses

  7. Lifetime access

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$349/mo

for 2 months

  1. Full self-paced program

  2. 18 ready-to-use tools and templates

  3. Live Q&A coaching and replays

  4. Community access

  5. Certification on completion

  6. Advanced masterclasses

  7. Lifetime access

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$697

One Time Payment

  1. Full self-paced program

  2. 18 ready-to-use tools and templates

  3. Live Q&A coaching and replays

  4. Community access

  5. Certification on completion

  6. Advanced masterclasses

  7. Lifetime access

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$177/mo

  1. Full self-paced program

  2. 18 ready-to-use tools and templates

  3. Live Q&A coaching and replays

  4. Community access

  5. Certification on completion

  6. Advanced masterclasses

  7. Lifetime access

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Flexible payment plans available:

Pay in 4 monthly installments of $177

Pay in 2 monthly installments of $349

Buying for a team? Brand Strategy Academy is often used by agencies and in-house marketing teams. If you’d like access for multiple people, just drop me an email to discuss team pricing. sarah@brandstrategysarah.com

Join Brand Strategy Academy, risk-free, with a 30-day money back guarantee

The last thing I want are people regretting signing up because they don't feel it's right for them. I'm here to help you, not to burden you.

In the first 30 days, if you don't feel confident that this course will equip you to offer brand strategy to your clients, then simply reach out and I'll refund your investment.

Join Brand Strategy Academy, risk-free, with a 30-day money back guarantee

The last thing I want are people regretting signing up because they don't feel it's right for them. I'm here to help you, not to burden you.

In the first 30 days, if you don't feel confident that this course will equip you to offer brand strategy to your clients, then simply reach out and I'll refund your investment.

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I’ve spent 20+ years creating brand strategies that transform businesses and I’ve charged premium fees for that work. But here’s what took me years to learn: brand strategy success doesn’t come from a proprietary framework filled with complex jargon.

Truth is - the framework you use is the least important part.

Brand strategy clarity and confidence comes from having a clear process you fully understand and can repeat with every client. It comes from talking their language and getting their engagement and buy-in to a process you work through together.

That’s what I’m handing you in Brand Strategy Academy.

You don’t need 3 years of study, 150 video lessons or an ongoing subscription - you just need these 6 Modules and their tools and templates to be able to confidently add ‘Brand Strategist’ to your bio and charge the premium fees that come with it.

It’s a great time to take this risk-free opportunity to invest in your professional development.

You already think strategically.

You just need a framework and process you trust.

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