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Merging two businesses to forge a united future - with Phil Fearnley

Merging two businesses to forge a united future - with Phil Fearnley

Update: 2025-04-01
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How do you bring together two well-established businesses to create a new entity?


Phil Fearnley is CEO of the creative company, House 337. He led the creation of the business in 2022 by merging 200+ people from two separate businesses, ODD and Engine. 




In this episode, Phil shares how he:



  • Brought together two businesses by leveraging their joint histories to forge a shared future

  • Set up seven internal teams to lead the integration and formation of the new company

  • Had the team create highly original core values - Alchemic, Inventive and Soulful - that the business could truly own

  • Personally ran workshops with every single team member to reinforce these values and their importance

  • Made 'House' central to their new name to reflect a culture of membership and belonging

  • Refuses to tolerate "Big I Am's" who undermine a team mentality




Phil is also a former Wales U21 rugby player. He applies team principles from his playing days to foster a true team ethos.

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Merging two businesses to forge a united future - with Phil Fearnley

Merging two businesses to forge a united future - with Phil Fearnley

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