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Kathryn Strachan founded CopyHouse in January 2020 and grew it from a freelance practice into a 30-person B2B technology content marketing agency. Over five years she moved herself out of delivery, built a leadership team and prepared the company for a clean exit, completing its acquisition in 2024. She talks through each stage of that journey, what she would do differently and what came after the sale.
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About Kathryn Strachan
Kathryn has over a decade of experience at the intersection of marketing, technology and AI. She is the author of Scaling Success and an international speaker on embedding AI responsibly into growth strategy. Before founding CopyHouse she held senior marketing roles across B2B technology and government organisations. She now works as a fractional CMO helping US and UK technology companies scale into new markets.
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