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Good Company Partners · Julian Rowlands

Partnerships that
grow your business
from the inside out.

Strategic partnerships, loyalty programme design and closed user group strategy. Delivered by a consultant who has built and commercialised some of the UK's most significant partnership ecosystems, and is actively doing the same right now.

£70M+
partner ecosystem managed
VP Partnerships, Barclays
£80M+
annual revenue generated
Head of Partnerships, Virgin Holidays
15+
years at senior level in
loyalty, rewards and partnerships
100+
businesses connected
across the UK
What I deliver

The outcomes your business
can expect to see.

The right partnerships don't just add a revenue line. They change how your customers experience your brand. Here is what clients measure after working with Good Company.

01
Increased customer acquisition at lower cost

Strategic brand partnerships and closed user group channels reach high-intent, pre-qualified audiences without expensive paid media or cold outreach. Your brand appears where your ideal customer already trusts.

Banks · Insurers · Fintechs · Subscription brands
02
Personalised offers that drive engagement and spend

Data-led offer strategies that put the right reward in front of the right customer at the right moment. Increasing participation rates, basket size and the emotional connection that turns a transaction into loyalty.

Retailers · Loyalty platforms · Card issuers · Travel
03
Loyalty mechanics designed to perform and endure

Programme design, partner ecosystem development, offer architecture and customer journey mapping. Built around behaviour, not just points. Loyalty that earns genuine engagement at every stage of the customer lifecycle.

Retailers · Financial services · Telco · Utilities · Membership
04
Commercial partnerships from strategy to live deal

Not just strategy documents. Active deal-making, negotiation and end-to-end partnership activation through a live network across fintech, financial services, retail, travel and utilities in the UK, Europe and globally.

Scale-ups · Established brands expanding ecosystems
Services

Four practice areas.
One commercial goal.

Good Company works across four interconnected areas of partnership and loyalty strategy. Most engagements draw on more than one.

1
Partnership Strategy and Proposition Design
"New revenue. New audiences. Zero guesswork."

The foundation of everything. A well-built partnership strategy identifies the right opportunities, shapes a proposition that creates genuine mutual value, and sets out a go-to-market plan that is commercially rigorous and operationally realistic. Delivered with 15+ years of experience from both sides of the negotiating table.

Partnership roadmaps Opportunity evaluation Commercial model design Go-to-market planning Partner pitch materials
2
Closed User Group and Channel Development
"Reach the right customers, through the right channels."

CUG partnerships with banks, insurers, membership groups, employer schemes and affinity communities are one of the highest-converting, lowest-cost acquisition channels available to brands. Building them requires the right relationships, the right proposition and the ability to operate within complex compliance environments.

Affinity audience access Bank and insurer CUGs Employee benefit schemes Merchant onboarding Commercial negotiation
3
Commercial and Operational Delivery
"From handshake to commercial outcome, end to end."

Strategy is only valuable when it becomes an active deal. Good Company provides hands-on commercial support across the full partnership lifecycle, from first approach through to operational governance and ongoing performance management.

Partnership negotiation Contract management Campaign delivery Governance frameworks Interim leadership
4
Loyalty and Engagement Programme Design
"Loyalty that people actually feel."

Most loyalty programmes underperform because they are designed around mechanics, not behaviour. Good Company takes a proposition-first approach: understanding what your customers actually value, then building a reward and engagement architecture that earns participation and increases spend across the customer lifecycle.

Programme design Offer strategy Data-led personalisation Partner ecosystem B2C · B2B · B2B2C
Who I work with

The brands and businesses
Good Company is built for.

Good Company works with businesses that want to grow and have the ambition to build partnerships that meaningfully change how their customers behave.

Retailers From independents to national chains building loyalty programmes, partnering with financial services or monetising their customer base through reward strategies.
Financial services and fintechs Banks, neobanks and payment providers seeking to add value to accounts, cards or platforms through curated partner offers and loyalty mechanics.
Loyalty technology providers SaaS platforms and reward infrastructure businesses that need commercial expertise to build partner networks, win client programmes or enter new markets.
Travel brands Airlines, hotels, OTAs and travel intermediaries building or optimising partner ecosystems, affinity programmes and CUG distribution channels.
Subscription and membership Membership organisations and subscription services looking to increase perceived value and reduce churn through partner offers and benefit design.
Insurance, telco and utilities Regulated businesses with large customer bases looking to improve retention and differentiate their proposition through loyalty and partnership strategies.

Primarily UK and European markets. Also working with US-headquartered businesses and those with a global footprint.

Track record

Built at the highest level.
Applied right now.

15+ years operating at senior level across loyalty, rewards and commercial partnerships. Here is where that experience was built.

£70M+ Partner ecosystem managed at Barclays. Partnerships with Aviva and RAC delivering enhanced value propositions for current account customers. VP Product and Partnerships · Barclays
£80M+ Annual revenue generated at Virgin Holidays through the affinity partner sales programme and CUG partnerships including Tesco Clubcard. Head of Partnership Marketing · Virgin Holidays
6 Client loyalty programmes delivered for Santander UK, British Gas, C&A Netherlands and others including negotiated reward content with Sky, Samsung and Greggs. Strategic Loyalty Lead · Capillary Technologies
100+ Businesses connected through Love Reigate, a community-based CUG loyalty and closed-loop gift card programme proving multi-merchant coalition mechanics. Founder · Love Reigate

Currently active: Spendstream (UK rewards infrastructure including card-linked offers, open banking and gift card cashback); Activate OnDemand (brand-to-brand partnership platform connecting tier 1 brands with CUG communities); ExpressVPN (Official Tournament Supporter, FIFA World Cup 2026). Live deal-making across loyalty, rewards and customer engagement right now.

Current clients
ExpressVPN World-leading VPN and online security provider. Official Tournament Supporter, FIFA World Cup 2026.
Activate OnDemand Smart brand-to-brand partnership platform connecting tier 1 brands with highly engaged closed user group communities.
Spendstream UK rewards infrastructure covering affiliate and gift card cashback, card-linked offers and open banking.
How we work together

Flexible to what
you actually need.

Good Company operates on a flexible commercial basis. Every engagement begins with a no-obligation scoping conversation, because the right structure depends entirely on what you are trying to achieve.

Monthly retainer

Ongoing partnership development, market mapping and active pipeline management. For businesses that want consistent, proactive support without the cost of a full-time hire. Typically 4 to 6 days per month.

Fixed monthly fee agreed upfront.
Project-based

Defined-scope work: strategy development, proposition design, partner audit or programme review. For businesses that need expert support for a specific challenge with a clear deliverable.

Fixed fee agreed against a clear brief and set of deliverables.
Retainer + success fee

Commercial partnership activation where I am driving introductions and closing deals on your behalf. Aligns my fees directly to the commercial outcomes I deliver. The preferred model for active deal-making mandates.

Reduced monthly retainer plus a success fee on completed partnerships (typically 5 to 10%).
Introductions only

Where the primary need is access to my active network, with no wider advisory scope required. A warm introduction to the right person, at the right brand, at the right time.

Success fee only, agreed per introduction or completed deal.
About

Why Good Company.

🤝 Both sides of the table

15+ years building commercial partnerships for household brands, and now advising businesses on how to access and work with them. That dual perspective is rare and means I know what the other side is actually looking for.

Commercially active, not just advisory

I represent active clients with live propositions across loyalty, rewards, digital security and CUG. That means I bring deal-making capability into every client relationship, not just advice.

🎯 No overhead. Full expertise.

The commercial and strategic capability of a VP-level partnerships hire, without the headcount cost, the onboarding time or the organisational politics. The right support, at the right time.

🌍 A network that opens doors

Active relationships across fintech, financial services, retail, travel, utilities and digital security in the UK, Europe and globally. Not a contact list. People who take the call.

⚖️ Ethical and transparent

Partnerships only work when both sides genuinely benefit. I won't recommend a partnership I don't believe in and I am always clear about where a conflict of interest might exist.

😊 Good to work with

Serious about the work. Not serious about the performance of it. The best partnerships between consultants and their clients are built on trust, directness and energy.

Let's find out if we're a good fit.

If you are exploring how partnerships, loyalty or closed-user-group strategies could drive growth for your business, I would welcome the conversation. No sales pitch. No obligation. Just a direct conversation about whether I can help.

"The right partnerships change everything. Let's build yours."

Good Company works best with businesses that are ready to act. A typical first conversation covers:

  • What you are trying to achieve and the timescale you are working to
  • Where the gaps are in your current partnership or loyalty approach
  • Which engagement model would suit your business best
  • Whether I have the right network and experience to help
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