Operators. Specialists. Landowners. Hosts.
The opportunity is usually already there. We help you see it, and build it
The Engagement Engine works with operators, specialists, landowners, and hosts who already have something – an audience, an asset, a following, a site. We build the structure underneath it, so it earns more than it currently does.
You hold the asset or the skill. We build the ecosystem around it – the network, the expertise, the legwork – so it starts paying real, measurable return.
For operators ready to make the next move
Scale. Grow. Build.
Investor ready support
Planning your next phase exposes gaps fast – in funding, in systems, people and productivity. We help operators get investor-ready: building the data room, sharpening the numbers, asking the questions an investor will ask before they do. Then we stay close through the growth itself – the SOPs, the processes, simplifying and automating operational routines that help your people engage with your customers.
For coaches, artists, writers, venues, and instructors
Aureum Retreats
If you've built an audience – coaching clients, readers, students, followers – Aureum turns that following into a retreat that deepens the relationship and earns you more from it. We find the venue, build the marketing and booking pages, and handle catering and logistics end-to-end. You bring your expertise and your audience. We handle everything else.
We also work with venues with characterful space and quiet calendar dates, and with instructors and practitioners – yoga, sound baths, hikes, nature walks – who want to deliver the experience itself and earn from doing it.
For visitor attractions and operators
Activity Camps
We build children’s activity camps for visitor attractions – designed to fill quiet dates, create incremental revenue, drive memberships, and give families a reason to visit again.
If you’ve already got footfall, space and an audience, we’ll turn it into a camp offer that sells out.
From programme design, pricing, staffing models, training, safeguarding standards, launch support and delivery, we’ll ensure your new business asset is built to run smoothly from day one.
Tell us about your venue and your calendar and we’ll show you what’s possible.
For landowners, venues and hosts with underused space
Padel Court Development
Padel is the fastest-growing sport in the world, and demand is outpacing supply. We have backers actively looking for underused land to convert – golf clubs, F&B venues, wasteland – anywhere with space that isn't earning its keep.
We bring the expertise to make it happen, and we’ll hold your hand through the whole process – from the first conversation to the land that generates income.
About Us
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Co founder
Helen has built her career on knowing the right people and asking the right questions – a senior leadership career that's taken her across Europe, the US, the Far East, and Southern Africa, working inside leisure and hospitality businesses of every size and shape. Somewhere along the way, she got called a Swiss Army knife of the business world, and it stuck: if she doesn’t already know how to do something, she knows exactly who does.
That’s what she brings to The Engagement Engine — less a fixed set of services, more a network and an instinct for where the real opportunity is hiding.
She’s an accredited coach and has just finished her first novel — follow along on Substack at @bostonwives.
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Co-Founder
Chris helps operators turn audiences and assets into revenue-generating activities, with a specialist edge in children’s activities, camps and family experiences across sport, leisure and visitor attractions. With 30+ years spanning operations, product, training and consultancy, he founded Kidztivity in 2010 and has since supported 1,000+ customer-facing businesses and individuals to improve quality, consistency and commercial performance.
Chris is known for taking “we should be doing more with this” and building the structure underneath it: proposition, pricing, playbooks, training, SOPs and rollout - so it works in the real world, not just on paper. His work has supported brands including David Lloyd, Virgin Active, Disney and Universal Studios, helping teams launch offers that families actually book, love and recommend.
His approach is simple… authentic engagement backed by operational rigour - clear products, confident teams, and delivery models that scale.