Nicolas Ruston

Brand builder, speaker and podcast host

Nick is a creative director, branding expert and award winning entrepreneur who works exclusively with ambitious scale-up businesses to create brands that people want to buy from, work for and acquire. 

He’s best known for making complex ideas sound simple and memorable and has done it for some of the biggest brands in the world including Jaguar, Diesel, SKY, Barclays and Virgin. 

He’s over two decades of experience in brand communication, working at top-10 global agencies. In that time, he’s worked across 50 different sectors.

More recently, Nick applied his brand building method to his own venture Robot Mascot, with just £2k invested it’s now valued at £4.3million.

Nick is the host of the Art and Communication Podcast, a finalist for the Best Entrepreneurship Podcast at the Podcast for Business Awards 2022.

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Work with Nick

By following my flagship methodology, I'll guide you to create an irresistible brand that becomes the magnetic forcefield to attract the ideal customers, investors, advisors and talent.

Build a brand people can get behind

You’ll build a brand that you and your team are proud, excited and energised by. It will inspire your audience, team members and commercial partners – getting them to buy into your vision and encouraging them to take action.

Build a brand with razor sharp focus

You’ll build a brand that is seen as credible and trusted in your niche. Fundamentally, your audience just ‘gets it’. They instantly see your value and they can’t get enough. There’ll be no doubt in their minds that your solution will solve their biggest problems.

Build a brand that struts like a unicorn

You’ll build a brand that lives up to the potential of your idea, matches your ambition and is ready to scale. It will accelerate your success and you’ll look like the billion-dollar business you aim to be.

Is your brand irresistible?

One of the biggest killers of startups is their inability to market and sell the products they’ve created. An irresistible brand is the magnetic forcefield that attracts the ideal customers, partners, advisors, and talent.

Answer 20 simple questions and I’ll send you a free personalised report with tips on how to improve your brand.

What others have to say

"Nick is a first-rate Creative Director and an amazing visual communicator. We’ve collaborated on projects as a creative team. From advertising and branding, in every media, for some of the biggest brands on the planet."
Ben Gough
Creative Director, Ogilvy
“Work with Nick and you will get a lazer sharp guide that will co-develop your brand and make sure you have all the elements in place in a way that works best for you and your business. He will be there for you and is very easy to work with.”
Jasper Steinhausen
Founder, Business With Impact

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Nick speaks around the themes of branding, communication, and creativity.

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