about dvo

OUR VISION

At DVO Group, our vision is to be the go-to strategic partner for businesses navigating the pivotal moments that define growth, transformation, and market leadership.

We believe that success comes from clarity of purpose, deep sector understanding, and a relentless focus on execution. That’s why we work directly with founders, boards, and senior leadership teams to help shape not just what a business says, but how it operates, competes, and evolves.

Our approach is rooted in real-world commercial experience, not just theory. We bring together strategic insight, marketing intelligence, and operational rigour to drive measurable progress—whether that means entering a new market, building a category-leading brand, or scaling sustainably across teams, tools, and territories.

We exist to unlock potential:

For businesses with big ambitions but limited in-house leadership capacity

For sectors undergoing disruption, innovation, or regulatory change

For organisations that need clarity, confidence, and capability to grow

We’re not here to just consult—we embed, we guide, and we help deliver. Our vision is to be the trusted partner behind some of the UK’s most exciting growth journeys—providing the senior-level support, strategic thinking, and marketing leadership that moves businesses forward.

LEADERSHIP

At the heart of DVO Group is a senior leadership team with decades of experience delivering strategic growth for ambitious businesses. Combining commercial acumen with deep marketing expertise, Jackie Clode-Dickens and Ben Dickens lead engagements with a hands-on, consultancy-first approach. Their shared focus is simple: help clients navigate complexity, unlock new opportunities, and build scalable, sustainable success.

JACKIE CLODE-DICKENS

Co-Founder & Strategic Lead – Marketing & Business Growth

With over 25 years of experience across senior marketing, business development, and leadership roles, Jackie brings a rare blend of strategic insight and practical execution. She has worked across sectors including business membership and lobbying bodies, renewables, multi-channel retail, multi-use cultural destinations and hospitality—often stepping into leadership roles where businesses are preparing for investment, navigating transformation, or entering new markets.

Jackie is particularly skilled at uncovering hidden commercial opportunities, simplifying complex propositions, and developing strategic marketing and CRM systems that generate measurable results. Her leadership style is collaborative, direct, and focused on momentum—often acting as a critical voice around the boardroom table to align vision with action.

Key Strengths:

Brand architecture & proposition development
Demand generation & digital campaign strategy
Stakeholder engagement & commercial storytelling
CRM & marketing automation for B2B and B2C high-value service businesses

BEN DICKENS

Co-Founder & Strategic Lead – Creative Strategy & Operations

Ben brings over 20 years of experience leading creative, operational, and strategic programmes for challenger brands and ambitious growth companies. With a background in agency leadership and delivery, Ben specialises in translating strategic goals into clear, actionable plans that drive change—from rebrands and digital transformation to new market entries and operational restructures.

He has led projects across the tech, renewables, and financial sectors, always with a strong focus on building teams, defining clear narratives, and aligning operations with market opportunity. Ben is known for his ability to blend commercial pragmatism with creative vision, and for stepping into interim leadership roles where extra senior capability is needed to push through change or growth.

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