About Orange Compass

Helping organisations find clarity, direction and confidence

At Orange Compass, we help organisations navigate complexity, communicate with confidence and create stronger connections between people, places and purpose.

Whether you are a leadership team shaping future strategy, a destination looking to strengthen its profile, a partnership bringing organisations together, or a business navigating change, we provide practical strategic support to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.

Orange Compass is a strategic consultancy specialising in communications, stakeholder engagement, place marketing and organisational direction. We work with tourism organisations, local authorities, Business Improvement Districts, partnerships and businesses that need clear thinking, trusted advice and practical solutions to help them achieve their ambitions.

Turning complexity into clarity

Today’s organisations operate in an increasingly complex environment. Changing expectations, competing priorities, multiple stakeholders and the need to communicate effectively can make knowing the right next step challenging.

Many organisations have the ambition and expertise to succeed, but need support bringing everything together—whether that means creating a clearer strategy, strengthening relationships, improving communication or aligning partners around a shared goal.

That is where Orange Compass comes in.

We help organisations understand where they are, identify opportunities and create a clear path forward. By combining strategic insight with practical experience, we develop approaches that are realistic, achievable and aligned with each organisation’s unique circumstances.

Connecting strategy, communication and relationships

Strong organisations are built on more than good ideas. They rely on clear communication, trusted relationships and the ability to bring people together around a common purpose.

Our work helps organisations strengthen the connections that matter most—whether that is engaging communities, supporting businesses, working with partners or communicating with customers and visitors.

We help clients develop effective communications strategies, improve stakeholder engagement, create compelling place marketing and navigate periods of change with confidence.

Our approach bridges strategy and delivery. We don’t just identify challenges; we help create practical solutions that can be implemented and make a measurable difference.

Supporting places, partnerships and communities

Orange Compass has a particular understanding of organisations working within complex place-based environments.

Successful destinations, town centres and communities depend on collaboration between many different groups, from local authorities and businesses to residents, visitors and strategic partners.

We help organisations strengthen those connections by improving communication, supporting partnership working and creating shared direction. Whether supporting a tourism initiative, regeneration programme, Business Improvement District or destination strategy, we help bring people together around outcomes that benefit the wider place.

Trusted support through change and challenge

Periods of change can test even the strongest organisations.

Whether managing organisational change, responding to reputational challenges or communicating during uncertainty, having the right support can make all the difference.

Orange Compass provides calm, strategic guidance when it matters most. From change communications and stakeholder messaging to crisis response and reputation management, we help organisations communicate clearly, protect trust and maintain confidence.

A practical approach built around outcomes

What makes Orange Compass different is the balance between strategic thinking and practical action.

We don’t believe in complicated solutions for the sake of appearing strategic. We believe in clear advice, meaningful engagement and approaches that work in the real world.

Every organisation has its own challenges, opportunities and ambitions. Our role is to understand those unique circumstances and provide the insight, support and direction needed to move forward.

The Orange Compass approach

A compass doesn’t tell you exactly where to go. It helps you understand your position, choose the right direction and stay on course.

That philosophy sits at the heart of Orange Compass.

In a world where organisations are faced with constant change and increasing complexity, we help clients find clarity, make confident decisions and build stronger relationships.

Because success isn’t about doing more. It’s about knowing what matters, where you’re heading and having the right support to get there.

Meet the owner, Amy

Orange Compass is led by Amy, a strategic communications and engagement specialist with more than 19 years of experience supporting organisations across public and private sector environments.

Throughout her career, Amy has worked across communications, stakeholder engagement, strategy development, reputation management and organisational change, helping organisations navigate complex challenges and deliver meaningful outcomes.

She holds an MBA and a Master’s degree in Marketing, combining strong strategic knowledge with extensive hands-on experience. This blend of academic insight and practical expertise enables her to understand both the bigger picture and the detail required to make strategies work.

Amy’s approach is calm, collaborative and focused on creating clarity. She helps organisations cut through complexity, align different perspectives and develop communication and engagement approaches that deliver in practice.

At the heart of her work is a belief that successful organisations are built on strong relationships, clear communication and confident decision-making.

With the right direction, even the most complex challenges can become opportunities to create positive change.