Meet the Founder
Adam Coley
Managing Director & Founder of Rise By Digital
With 15+ years of experience in digital marketing and business strategy, Adam founded Rise By Digital to give growing businesses access to agency-level expertise - without the corporate red tape.
CIM Member
Chartered Institute of Marketing
Credentials & Achievements
A career built on academic rigour, hands-on commercial instinct, and a genuine passion for helping businesses grow.
CIM Member
Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing
Level 6 Strategic Marketing
Qualified in Strategic Marketing at the highest professional level
Author
Author of 'From The Ground Up' - a forthcoming guide on leadership, resilience, and growth
15+ Years Experience
Over 15 years in digital marketing and business strategy
The Story Behind Rise By Digital
Adam's journey into digital marketing began 15 years ago, long before "digital transformation" became a boardroom buzzword. Through years of working across industries, managing multi-million-pound ad portfolios, and leading teams through periods of both rapid growth and significant challenge, Adam developed a deep understanding of what businesses truly need - and what they don't.
Rise By Digital was born from a simple frustration: too many businesses were paying for bloated agency retainers and receiving generic strategies that didn't move the needle. Adam saw an opportunity to do things differently - to build an agency that combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution, where every client gets direct access to senior expertise from day one.
A Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) with a Level 6 qualification in Strategic Marketing, Adam brings both academic rigour and real-world commercial instinct to every engagement. Whether it's building full-funnel campaigns, diagnosing underperforming Google Ads accounts, or shaping a long-term growth strategy, he leads from the front.
His approach is refreshingly straightforward: understand the business, cut through complexity, and deliver strategies that are clear, practical, and built to deliver measurable results.
Leadership Philosophy
Building From The Ground Up
Adam's leadership philosophy, shaped by 15 years of experience and explored in his upcoming book, centres on resilience, authenticity, and purpose-driven growth.
Resilience First
True growth happens in stillness. The moments when you're forced to sit with your mistakes, your fears, and your fatigue are the same moments that teach you how to rebuild with purpose.
Clarity Over Complexity
Real clarity starts with subtraction. It's not about doing more; it's about removing the unnecessary. Every yes requires a hundred nos.
Authentic Leadership
People don't connect with perfection; they connect with honesty. The leaders who make the deepest impact lead as humans first.
Purpose-Driven Growth
Growth isn't about chasing size - it's about increasing value. The question isn't 'Are we becoming bigger?' but 'Are we becoming better?'
Culture as Foundation
Culture isn't written on walls - it's lived in actions. When culture belongs to everyone, it thrives. When it's dictated from the top, it fades.
Continuous Evolution
You never really finish building yourself - you just learn to build better. Every chapter of life demands a new version of you.
Coming Soon
From The Ground Up
Adam's upcoming book, From The Ground Up, is a candid exploration of leadership, resilience, and the art of rebuilding - both in business and in life. Drawing from 15 years of experience, it offers practical wisdom on navigating uncertainty, leading with authenticity, and creating lasting impact.
Originally written as a story about clawing back from failure and rediscovering purpose, the book evolves into something deeper - exploring what happens after survival, when growth becomes not a destination but a rhythm. It covers everything from decision-making frameworks and team culture to wellbeing, digital resilience, and the future of leadership. Soon to be published.
"Sometimes the ground has to break before anything real can grow."
Resilience
"Clarity isn't discovered - it's created in motion."
Clarity
"Real leadership doesn't demand respect - it earns it through truth."
Authenticity
"You can't lead from empty."
Wellbeing
"The goal isn't to live forever - it's to build something that does."
Legacy
Book Chapters
Expected Release
November 2026
Work With Adam & The Team
Ready to cut through the noise and build a digital strategy that actually delivers? Get in touch to see how Rise By Digital can help your business grow.
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