
Progress isn’t effortless.
It’s built-in friction.
And where there’s friction, there’s opportunity.
We help businesses use that friction to grow, to realign, to lead.
Our partnerships with CEOs, PE firms, founders, and agencies bring clarity when it matters most, whether that’s in a moment of scale, shift, or slowdown.
Our purpose is simple: turn complexity into clarity. Turn clarity into momentum.
You'll get fearless thinking, sharp strategy, and no off-the-shelf anything. Just alignment, direction, and traction that moves people from inside the business to the market beyond it.
We don’t just build brands. We make them matter.
Why Friction:
Great brands get lost all the time. Not because they’re broken, because they’re buried.
Buried under complexity. Internal noise. Vague positioning. Inconsistent messaging.
Friction exists to fix that.
We work with leaders who are scaling fast, shifting hard, or waking up to the fact that their brand isn’t keeping up.
We bring clarity when it counts. Strategy that bites. Messaging that sticks.
We’re not here to impress you with slides. We’re here to align your people, sharpen your edge, and make sure your brand works as hard as your business does.
That’s how we turn friction into forward momentum.
Let's connect
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The Steelworks
3/13 Coles Avenue, Mt. Eden
Auckland 1024, New Zealand
+64 9 35 85 692
colin@friction.co.nz
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Based in Auckland New Zealand, I work with brands throughout Australasia, The Pacific and Asia.
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