What is Folgate?

Folgate is a community of experts and corporate partners committed to the transformative power of communication. With us you’ll find reliable consultants, fractional and interim executives, trainers and coaches, as well as hands-on support for your business, agency or cause.

It brings advisory, community, and inspiration together in one place: a home for the people who shape reputation, trust, and strategic communications at the top of the field.

Who is it for?

Folgate is for leaders looking for communications help, and those with communications help to offer.

Our clients are CEOs, boards, investors and senior communicators, usually heads of comms, agency leaders, business advisors, and the specialists they call on.

Who are your advisors and partners?

We have built a community of experts and teams who have something special to offer — award-winning agency bosses, accomplished journalists, successful entrepreneurs and savvy practitioners in their fields of expertise.

How does it work?

You can search our directory of experts and connect directly.  Or you can check out our expanding collection of collaborations that we call compound knowledge, the joined-up thinking of multiple Folgate experts to help with opportunities or issues that may not even have a name. 

And if you still don’t see what you’re looking for, chances are we can curate a solution just for you and your business. Just drop us line here.

Are you accepting new advisors or partners?

Absolutely, although there’s a bit of a backlog, so please bear with us. We require a completed application, a recommendation from a current member of the Folgate community, and an interview if you don’t know any of us yet.

Folgate in a few words

A showcase, a community, and a collaborative sandbox for senior experts in the business of communication.

Other descriptions that work

A platform to engage senior expertise in communications

A comms-specific storefront for consultants, coaches, trainers and freelancers

A creative network for creating novel solutions and specialist consulting teams (practices)

What is Folgate’s purpose?

To move communication forward. We believe success in today’s myriad complexities requires human expertise and what we call compound knowledge - the infinite possibilites offered by experienced professionals from varied disciplines and perspectives.

How long has been Folgate been around?

We’ve been moving communication forward since 2024. Folgate is a trading name of Folgate Advisors Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales.

Leadership

Folgate was set up by three former Omnicom Group executives who wanted to share the experience they gained together successfully managing agencies and networks for the group over more than 15 years.

These are David Gallagher, former president of Omnicom Public Relations; Mark Hume, who was COO and President for Ketchum; and Dave Scott, previously CFO for Ketchum and Dusseldorf-based Pleon prior to that.