Consultant-Partner Case Study:
Ceilidh MacLeod
10 years of experience
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Respecting my time
“My biggest pain point with freelancing has always been time management. No agency has respected my time as much as Apiary.”
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Consistent growth
“I’m constantly learning from Tee. I’ve always wanted to be surrounded by kind, driven, inspirational women. I finally found that here.”
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Excellence + compassion
“It’s refreshing to work with people who are empathetic and compassionate but also incredibly skilled and technical.”
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SME: Client Strategy
Apiary drew me in as a client and ultimately converted me to a team member.
My client-partner perspective: A conventional growth agency is generally bogged down by layers of hierarchy and structure — you’re communicating through an account manager and always a beat away from the true technical experts, which leads to slow response time, delays, and fractured results. With Apiary’s model, you get a direct line to highly skilled and hands-on professionals. Questions are answered immediately, changes are made on the fly, and targets are achieved faster.
My consultant-partner perspective: Unlike typical agencies, Apiary asks consultants to opt into a project – you’re never automatically assigned. They allow me to set my availability and at any moment, I know I can come to them for additional resources or to shift the workload.
“I met Apiary as a client and then became a Hive member. I was drawn in by the expertise, communication flow, organizational skills, but the warmth of the people stood out most.”