Alex Eley

As a natural connector of people and ideas, Alex founded Sail to help agencies tackle the growth challenges he encountered firsthand throughout two decades in creative leadership.

Working across both the US and European markets, Alex has spent the majority of his career collaborating with brands across a variety of categories, including MINI, NBA 2K, Nestlé, Michelin, U.S. Bank, and Nature Made Vitamins. In 2018, he distinctly shifted his focus towards growth and partnerships.

In these roles, he faced a paradox most agencies struggle with daily. In-bound pitch opportunities have become less valuable and more vague, yet still demand a significant investment to win. However, a more proactive growth plan requires a level of effort, investment, and multidisciplinary skills that agencies find challenging to muster within their available budget and resources.

Over the last six years, Alex has developed the strategy, systems, and network of specialist talent needed for agencies to tackle these challenges at scale. Sail was founded on the simple belief that a small group of experts, dedicated entirely to proactive new business growth, can enable agencies to accomplish more than they thought possible, with less cost and effort than if they attempted to do it alone.