Human strategy agency, London
Heart first. Built on intelligence.
BELOVD is a London human strategy agency. We connect people and culture, AI and data, communities and creative into one system, so organisations grow in ways their people and their audiences believe in.
The BELOVD body
One body. Six ways in. Heart at the centre.
Organisations are living things. They only perform when every part works together. Start with the part that hurts.
- BrainStrategy, AI and systemsWhat should we do next, and how do AI and data change it?AI strategy consultancy
- EyesCreative and content studioWhat do people see when they see us?Creative content studio
- EarsData science, research and listeningWhat are people actually telling us?Audience insight and data science
- VoiceCommunities, platforms, podcasts and channelsWho is talking with us, and where?Community, podcasts and channels
- HeartHuman strategy, people and cultureDo our people believe in it, and can they deliver it?People and culture consultancy
- HandsExperiences, events and deliveryWhat do people feel when they meet us in the room?Events and experiences
Why one body
Clients buy one practice. They stay because the practices talk to each other.
Most agencies work in one direction: culture into brands, or culture inside organisations. BELOVD does both, and runs its own communities that tell us what people really think. Every engagement, event and piece of content feeds one intelligence loop.
Research from the Institute for Real Growth finds that overperforming companies are twice as effective at bringing in whole-brained talent, people who hold analytical, creative and empathetic perspectives at once. The BELOVD body is the operating model for that finding.
Proof
Six years. 586 projects. The same problems keep walking in.
We don't name clients. These are the six patterns we see most often, drawn from real work with the details changed. If one sounds like your organisation, that is where we start.
01 Led by Brain
AI is on every agenda and nowhere in the work
Sounds like“Everyone is experimenting with AI. Nothing has actually changed.”
Who it is forLeadership teams in established organisations, 50 to 5,000 people
- What we do
- We map where time and decisions really go, choose the few places AI changes the work, and build the operating choices and skills around them.
- What changes
- AI moves from side projects into a small number of systems people use every day, each with an owner and a measure.
Brain, Ears, Hands
02 Led by Heart
One organisation on paper, several in practice
Sounds like“We merged the teams. We never merged the culture.”
Who it is forOrganisations after a merger, restructure or fast growth, across sites, regions or languages
- What we do
- We put the whole team in one room, surface how each part really works, and let them write the principles they will hold each other to. Leaders leave able to hold the line.
- What changes
- People stop saying "them" about the other side of the business, and decisions stop routing through old lines.
Heart, Hands
03 Led by Ears
Leaders hear the survey, not the people
Sounds like“Our engagement scores look fine. So why are good people leaving?”
Who it is forMulti-site and international businesses where leadership sits far from the floor
- What we do
- Confidential listening sessions in small cohorts, leadership sessions alongside, and a findings report that says what is really happening. Then focused programmes on the gaps it finds.
- What changes
- Leadership acts on evidence instead of assumption, and progression and fairness gaps get fixed at the source.
Ears, Heart, Brain
04 Led by Voice
Reach without relationship
Sounds like“We keep buying reach, and the audience still does not feel it is for them.”
Who it is forBrands, destinations and public bodies trying to earn trust with communities they do not yet have
- What we do
- Strategy shaped by our own communities, content made with the people it is for, and live moments that turn attention into participation.
- What changes
- Campaign spikes become a relationship that holds, and the audience starts carrying the message for you.
Voice, Eyes, Hands, Brain
05 Led by Eyes
What you say is not what people see
Sounds like“We know who we are. Nobody outside can tell.”
Who it is forOrganisations whose employer brand or public story lags behind the reality inside
- What we do
- We find the true story with the people inside, then make it visible in content, campaigns and the media people actually watch.
- What changes
- The story outside matches the one inside, and the right people start choosing you.
Eyes, Voice, Heart
06 Led by Hands
Busy, stretched and unclear on what matters
Sounds like“We are flat out and nobody is sure what matters most.”
Who it is forFounder-led and creative teams of 5 to 50 people after a period of fast growth
- What we do
- Off-sites and workshops that set a decision-making flow, clear priorities and a feedback culture the team can run without us.
- What changes
- Fewer decisions land on the founder, feedback happens in the week instead of at year end, and the team pulls in one direction.
Hands, Heart, Brain
Patterns drawn from 586 projects since 2020. Details changed to protect clients.
Owned platforms
The listening network behind every engagement
BELOVD builds and runs its own communities and media. They keep us close to what people are saying, and give partners a trusted way in.
Dope Black Dads and Dope Black Men, a community across the UK, US and South Africa.
Long-form conversations with guests who are changing how we live and work.
Start here
The Body Check
A diagnostic that scores your organisation across all six practices and gives you a prioritised plan.
- Leadership interviews
- A staff pulse survey
- A listening sweep of audience and community signal
- A channel and creative audit
- Your Body Report: scores, findings and a prescription
In the room
Where the conversations happen.
Government, broadcast studios, stages and streets. These are the rooms that shape how we listen, and what we bring back to the work.
Founder
Marvyn Harrison
Marvyn Harrison founded BELOVD to put the heart into business success. He is the founder of Dope Black Dads and Dope Black Men, a leadership and business coach, and a regular commentator on Channel 5, LBC and the BBC.
In November 2026 he speaks at the Commonwealth Business Forum in Antigua and Barbuda as BELOVD's Global Lead for AI and Innovation.