The Creative Doctor

Business diagnosis. Creative prescriptions.

Business diagnosis. Creative prescriptions.

Helping good
businesses
stop looking
average.

Helping good
busineses
stop looking
average.

Helping good
businesses
stop looking
average.

I diagnose what’s holding your brand back, then shape how it looks, speaks and shows up. I build and lead the right creative team to bring that direction to life, then equip your team to keep it moving.

I diagnose what’s holding your brand back, then shape how it looks, speaks and shows up. I build and lead the right creative team to bring that direction to life, then equip your team to keep it moving.

See how it works

Start with a free 20-minute fit call. No payment required.

Tom Leishman, founder of The Creative Doctor

Tom Leishman — Founder & Creative Director

Tom Leishman, founder of The Creative Doctor

Tom Leishman — Founder & Creative Director

60–90 minute consultation

60–90 minute consultation

60–90 minute consultation

Full report in 7 days

Full report in 7 days

Full report in 7 days

23 findings, top 3 priorities & 90-day plan

23 findings, top 3 priorities & 90-day plan

23 findings, top 3 priorities & 90-day plan

SELECTED BRANDS I’VE CREATED FOR

SELECTED BRANDS I’VE CREATED FOR

Adobe
Canva
BT
Sky
Channel 5
Discovery
Three
McFly

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CREATIVE HEALTH REPORT

CREATIVE DIAGNOSIS

CREATIVE DIAGNOSIS

The Diagnosis Is Where We Start

The Diagnosis Is Where We Start

Every engagement begins with a thorough review of your brand, website, messaging, content and customer journey. I identify what is holding the business back, what needs attention and what should be fixed first. From there, I can assemble and lead the creative team needed to put the plan into action.

Every engagement begins with a thorough review of your brand, website, messaging, content and customer journey. I identify what is holding the business back, what needs attention and what should be fixed first. From there, I can assemble and lead the creative team needed to put the plan into action.

THE DIAGNOSIS INCLUDES:

Website and customer journey review

Website and customer journey review

Brand positioning and messaging review

Brand positioning and messaging review

Instagram and content review

Instagram and content review

Trust, credibility and conversion gaps

Trust, credibility and conversion gaps

Prioritised recommendations

Prioritised recommendations

Content and campaign opportunities

Content and campaign opportunities

A practical 90-day action plan

CREATIVE HEALTH REPORT

CREATIVE HEALTH REPORT

CREATIVE HEALTH SCORE

CREATIVE HEALTH SCORE

67

67

67

67

/100

/100

23

23

Findings

Findings

90

90

Day Plan

Day Plan

THE CREATIVE DOCTOR / CREATIVE HEALTH REPORT

THE CREATIVE DOCTOR / CREATIVE HEALTH REPORT

04

04

TOP 3 PRIORITIES

TOP 3 PRIORITIES

01

01

Clarify the highest-impact priority.

Clarify the highest-impact priority.

02

02

Strengthen the customer journey.

Strengthen the customer journey.

03

03

Prioritise the 90-day action plan.

Prioritise the 90-day action plan.

A focused sequence of recommendations designed to improve attention, trust and enquiries.

A focused sequence of recommendations designed to improve attention, trust and enquiries.

SAMPLE REPORT

SAMPLE REPORT

THE CREATIVE DOCTOR / CREATIVE HEALTH REPORT

THE CREATIVE DOCTOR / CREATIVE HEALTH REPORT

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BEHIND THE DIAGNOSIS

Every recommendation is reviewed, prioritised and shaped around the realities of your business.

Every recommendation is reviewed,
prioritised and shaped around the
realities of your business.

Evidence → Priorities → 90-day action plan

Evidence → Priorities →

90-day action plan

A working diagnosis,
not a generic template.


A working
diagnosis,
not a generic

template.


Every recommendation is reviewed,
prioritised and shaped around the
realities of your business.

Every recommendation is reviewed,
prioritised and shaped around the
realities of your business.

Evidence → Priorities → 90-day action plan

A working diagnosis,
not a generic template.

02

METHOD

WORKING MODEL

How We Fix It

How We Fix It

01

Diagnose

I examine how the business looks, communicates and converts, then identify the problems and opportunities that matter most.

02

Creative Direction & Production

I shape the complete creative expression of the business, from positioning, language and copy to campaign concepts, visual direction and social content. Then I assemble and lead the right team to produce it.

03

Equip Your Team

I leave your team with more than a folder of finished files. I create the guidelines, content pillars, templates, briefing tools, workflows and practical systems they need, then teach them how to maintain the creative standard.

04

Advise

Once the system is working, I can remain involved as a consultant or fractional creative director, reviewing work, shaping campaigns, guiding important decisions and helping the brand continue to evolve.

Build Capability, Not Dependency

The goal isn’t to keep you dependent on full-time production. It’s to raise the creative standard, build a system your team can use and remain available wherever experienced creative direction adds the most value.

WIDER ENGAGEMENT

What We Can Build Together

Creative direction goes far beyond choosing how something looks. It shapes how the business thinks, speaks, behaves and shows up across every customer touchpoint. Depending on what the diagnosis identifies, the wider engagement can include:

  • Brand positioning and creative strategy

  • Messaging, language and tone of voice

  • Copywriting and campaign concepts

  • Visual direction and a distinctive brand world

  • Social media strategy, content pillars and repeatable formats

  • Photography, film and design production

  • A ready-to-use library of brand content

  • Creative guidelines, templates and workflows

  • Training for the internal team

  • Ongoing senior creative direction and consultancy

Recent example

Piptree Catering

Putney, London

Catering dishes arranged on a table for Piptree Catering

01

Business introduction

A trusted independent caterer with excellent food, loyal clients and a reputation built through word of mouth.

02

The symptoms

The quality of the real experience was not reflected online. The offer felt broad, the proof was buried and enquiry paths were weak.

03

The prescription

Clarify the offer, lead with appetite and occasion, bring social proof forward and create cleaner routes to quote and book.

04 THE OUTCOME

More enquiries and bookings within 60 days.

03

SELECTED WORK

SELECTED CREATIVE WORK

Ideas made real.

Alongside strategic diagnosis, Tom brings more than 20 years of experience turning commercial ideas into campaigns, content and brand worlds.

VIEW FULL CREATIVE CREDENTIALS

CANVA / PEXELS

Global Content Production

Building social-first content at internet scale.

Tom led concepts, casting, budgets, locations, crews, talent direction, client reviews and delivery across an extensive international content programme for Canva and Pexels.

ROLE

Creative Producer · Director

THE WORK

58 productions · Global production · Casting · Crew leadership · Photography and video · Content delivery

THE OUTCOME

Approximately 11,000 social-first assets generating more than 6 billion views and 14 million downloads.

CANVA / PEXELS

Global Content Production

Building social-first content at internet scale.

Tom led concepts, casting, budgets, locations, crews, talent direction, client reviews and delivery across an extensive international content programme for Canva and Pexels.

ROLE

Creative Producer · Director

THE WORK

58 productions · Global production · Casting · Crew leadership · Photography and video · Content delivery

THE OUTCOME

Approximately 11,000 social-first assets generating more than 6 billion views and 14 million downloads.

Two framed Prévu menswear campaign photographs on a yellow background

PRÉVU

Fashion Campaign · Lookbook

Creating a premium brand world that helped open the door to Selfridges.

Two framed Prévu menswear campaign photographs on a yellow background

PRÉVU

Fashion Campaign · Lookbook

Creating a premium brand world that helped open the door to Selfridges.

Ground Coffee Society campaign photograph

McFLY

Music · Entertainment · Visual Direction

Helping shape the visual identity of one of Britain’s best-loved bands.

Ground Coffee Society campaign photograph

McFLY

Music · Entertainment · Visual Direction

Helping shape the visual identity of one of Britain’s best-loved bands.

McFly band portrait with projected black lettering and shadows

GROUND COFFEE SOCIETY

Product Launch · Social Campaign

Making a new coffee product feel immediately desirable.

McFly band portrait with projected black lettering and shadows

GROUND COFFEE SOCIETY

Product Launch · Social Campaign

Making a new coffee product feel immediately desirable.

Samaritans Dawn Walk campaign photograph

SAMARITANS × THREE

Purpose-Led Campaign · Social Content

Turning a charity walk into a shared human experience.

Samaritans Dawn Walk campaign photograph

SAMARITANS × THREE

Purpose-Led Campaign · Social Content

Turning a charity walk into a shared human experience.

FULL CREATIVE CREDENTIALS

Explore 20+ years of creative direction, campaigns, production and commercial work.

View the full credentials

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CLIENT PROOF

CLIENT PERSPECTIVES

What it’s like to work together.

20+

years’ experience

6B+

content views

11,000+

assets created

£500K+

revenue generated through Adobe licensing

Questions before treatment

A focused diagnosis of how your business looks, sounds and performs, followed by a practical report and 90-day action plan.

Established small businesses and ambitious founders whose real quality has outgrown the way they currently present themselves.

A Creative Health Score, complete diagnosis, 23 findings, top 3 priorities, a 90-day plan and a private findings presentation.

Your full report is delivered within seven days of the 60–90 minute consultation.

Yes. After the diagnosis, Tom can develop the creative direction, assemble and lead the right team, and oversee production from brief to delivery. He then equips your team with the tools, workflows and training to maintain the standard, while remaining available as an ongoing creative consultant.

The Creative Diagnosis is £800, including the consultation, complete Creative Health Report and private presentation.

Find out what’s really holding your business back.

Find out what’s really holding your business back.

Find out what’s really holding your business back.

See What’s Included

60–90 minute consultation · Full report in 7 days · £800 investment

60–90 minute consultation · Full report in 7 days · £800 investment