Flight Path Strategy Session

A 90-minute deep dive to clarify your path and accelerate progress.

A focused 90-minute session to unlock clarity, solve a key barrier and set your next commercial move.

Aerospace is evolving fast - AI, automation, AAM, new-space and sustainable flight are shifting the landscape in real time. Leaders who want to stay relevant and competitive can’t rely on reactive thinking or outdated assumptions.

The Flight Path Strategy Session is your opportunity to step back, gain clarity and make informed decisions about where your organisation is heading next. It’s a high-impact entry point designed to create immediate momentum.

If you want sharper direction, stronger commercial traction or a clearer understanding of your next move, this is where it begins.

Why the Flight Path Matters

In a sector as complex and fast-moving as aerospace, leaders often find themselves pulled into day-to-day pressures — leaving little room for strategic clarity. Many organisations have strong engineering capability, but struggle to translate that strength into market presence, commercial traction or investment readiness.

The Flight Path gives you:
• Space to think clearly
• A structured process to diagnose your biggest barrier
• A fresh, external perspective grounded in sector insight
• Practical direction you can execute immediately

This isn’t theory. This is a strategic intervention designed to shift your trajectory.

What We Cover in the Session

Every Flight Path is tailored, but typically includes:

1. Diagnosing Your Biggest Commercial or Strategic Barrier

We identify what’s really limiting your progress — often not what you expect.

2. Exploring Your Market Position & Competitive Context

Clarity on where you sit today and where the greatest opportunity lies.

3. Sharpening Your Value Proposition & Narrative

Ensuring your message is clear, compelling and aligned with the market.

4. Prioritising the Next 30–90 Days

A short, focused plan that accelerates momentum immediately.

5. Deciding Your Strategic Direction

Insight on whether you need refinement, repositioning, capability-building or new market focus.

You walk away with clarity, confidence and a clear path forward.

Leadership aerospace

YOUR FIRST STEP: THE FLIGHT PATH STRATEGY SESSION

A focused strategic catalyst designed to create an immediate breakthrough.

In 90 minutes we:

  • Solve one high-value commercial or strategic barrier
  • Generate immediate momentum
  • Identify deeper issues limiting growth
  • Prioritise actions for the next 30–90 days
  • Determine if TLS is the right long-term partner

Flight Path is the gateway to every engagement — a high-impact, low-risk first step that delivers clarity fast.

did you know

Over 70% of aerospace SMEs report having a strategy, but fewer than 20% have the clarity or capacity to implement it effectively.This session closes that gap.

What you leve with

✓ Clarity on your biggest barrier

We surface the issue that’s slowing growth — not the symptoms, but the root cause.

✓ A sharpened understanding of your opportunity landscape

Where the demand is, how competitors are moving, and how your organisation can stand out.

✓ Immediate priorities for commercial traction

A practical 30–90 day action plan focused on quick wins and meaningful progress.

✓ A sense of direction and strategic confidence

You leave knowing exactly what to do next — and why it matters.

Most leaders describe the session as “the first time they’ve had true clarity in months.”

All of our audits take place in person, at your premise so that we understand the nuances of your business and your team.

What Happens After the Session?

Following the Flight Path, you may choose to:

1. Move into the Strategic Blueprint

A 12–18 month commercial and organisational strategy.

2. Begin an Implementation Programme

Hands-on execution to build capability, sharpen messaging and accelerate traction.

3. Engage in an Ongoing Strategic Partnership

Long-term guidance, accountability and decision-making support.

Or simply take the insights and run with them — there’s no obligation to continue.

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Gain Clarity. Remove Barriers. Move Forward With Confidence

One of the biggest mistakes we see organisations make is skip strategy and go straight to tactics, for example;

  • Attending Farnborough Airshow without a plan that determines what success looks like or how to differentiate from the competition
  • Posting on social media without clear objectives or content strategy
  • Buildinga website that is designed without a sales and marketing strategy in mind

This approach leads to wasted resources and lacklustre results.

Testimonials

Our clients give us high praise

We're committed to driving results for our clients!

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Add Fire Power

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Katrina really helped our business and mentored our Marketing Manager for several months. During this time she gave us a better structure and helped our marketing team to be more effective. Whilst her specialism is start ups, she also added significant value to our BAU. Would highly recommend to anyone needing input to either add fire power to your existing team or to give you support if you’re launching a new business or product line. She is a pleasure to work with.
Jason Blakey
Co-Founder
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Gleeson Recruiment Group

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Knows Aerospace

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Katrina of The Launch Strategist was great in breaking the process of marketing down into actions that can be taken. Her webinar provided a useful guide to being intentional in planning to get more out of your efforts. The Launch Strategist approach encourages a view of marketing which is a whole company effort and infuses everything you do. Katrina obviously understands the Aerospace industry in terms of its culture and challenges and had some valuable practical advice for building the profile and visibility of a company in the supply chain. She delivered her talk in an engaging and thought-provoking way with energy and humour.
Nicola Deards
Tecnology Manager
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Midlands Aerospace Alliance

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Impactful advice

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Katrina Douglas delivered impactful communications and PR coaching workshops as part of the Future of Air Mobility Accelerator. Her sessions were clear, engaging, and full of practical advice—helping startups refine their messaging, build media confidence, and communicate their value with clarity. A fantastic asset to the programme.
David Watters
Accelerator Programme Manager
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Connected Places Catapult, FOAM

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The Missing Piece

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The Launch Strategist is the missing piece you need in your Marketing strategy. It’s the bridge between lots of ideas and actually creating a workable and digestible strategy to get you where you want to be. Katrina’s methods and systems are leading edge. She expertly guides you through and out of the fog of your brain into a bright path that is easy to follow. We loved working with Katrina.
Denise Nurse
Co-Founder
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Black Founders Hub

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absolute God-send

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Katrina has been an absolute God-send. Her clear focus and professionalism are second to none. Thanks to Katrina our company's profile has risen significantly. She has helped us get from ideation to finally trading as a fully-fledged company. The insights that Katrina has assembled through the development of toolkits used in her 6P framework have set us on a path to commercial success. I'm still trying to nab her as my head of marketing and communications but she wants to continue to help as many people as possible launch their legacies. She's an amazing find and it's been an absolute blessing to work with her.
André Skepple
CEO and Founder
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FullSpektrum®

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Strategic Thinker

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​Katrina Douglas successfully managed our UK marketing team for more than 4 years, and I have to admit that she is one of the best professionals I’ve had the privilege to manage. She is not only a highly competent marketer and a great strategic thinker, but she is also a very smart and ambitious business person, constantly fighting for success through hard work and determination. I also want to put into relief Katrina’s people skills, because she is a very respectful person, sensitive and open to others, who constantly shows her great ability to actively listen and to always find the right words. Katrina was appreciated by everyone everywhere and is definitely a great value for any company!
Georges Coradinho
Head of Marketing Europe and North America
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Ionos

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Methodical

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Before we started working with The Launch Strategist, we had no roadmap for our content marketing. The strategy was there, but it was top level and we needed to turn that into something actionable. Katrina was great to work with, knowledgeable, methodical and understanding of our particular business needs. We now have confidence in the direction we are taking and a fully actionable plan to take our ideas, products and services to market.
Freccia Benn
Co-Founder
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Lumify Energy

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Marketing Machine

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Katrina is a marketing machine. She is thorough efficient and effective. She understands the importance of scalable marketing, and has a vast depth of expertise in digital and online marketing.
Richard Gamble
CEO
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Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer

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Hands on Mentality

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I have been working with Katrina on many sales projects during the past years with 1&1. She has been a great partner supporting our efforts to get a field sales force going in the UK. I very much appreciated Katrinas hands on mentality and the great work in preparing sales material for our sales force. I specifically am very thankful for taking the lead in organizing the 1st attendance of 1&1 at the business Show in London. We were able to present ourselves in a very professional way thanks to her. I fully recommend Katrina and am happy to provide further info.
René Grunwald
Head of Product Management
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GMX Intl., 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH

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Highly recommended

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Katrina's style, quality of content, and delivery format were exactly what an early stage start-up like mine required. The outputs have given us a great foundation to build on and we look forward to welcoming Katrina back as we take our next steps. Highly recommended!
Michael Ekpe
Founder
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step 3: consultancy

Strategy is only as good as its implementation. We provide the direction and oversight needed to ensure that your growth strategy is implemented well.

Our consultants specialise in providing transformative strategic solutions for aerospace companies navigating the complex and rapidly evolving global aerospace landscape. We combine deep industry expertise, cutting-edge technological insights, and strategic innovation to help aerospace organisations optimise their performance, drive technological advancement, and achieve sustainable growth.

Who It’s For

The Flight Path is designed for aerospace organisations that are:

• Preparing for growth, investment or strategic partnerships
• Entering new markets across AAM, new-space or advanced manufacturing
• Building commercial capability to match engineering excellence
• Struggling with traction despite strong technical delivery
• Unsure how to position themselves in a rapidly evolving sector
• Needing a clear, external strategic perspective

If your goals are shifting, your market is changing, or your team needs direction — this session is for you.

Why Leaders Choose the Flight Path

• It creates immediate clarity
• It delivers quick but meaningful progress
• It uncovers systemic issues limiting growth
• It provides a structured starting point for deeper strategy or implementation
• It is the gateway to all TLS services — ensuring alignment before long-term engagement

A single 90-minute session can often unlock a decision that changes the entire trajectory of an organisation.

Step 4: Implementation

If you’re ready to accelerate your organisation’s progress, the Flight Path Strategy Session is your first step.

"Strategy execution is the ultimate test of organisational excellence.” – Noel Tichy

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