Adam Thorpe
Founder, Beyond Arc
10+ years in programme management, consultancy, and system transformation — most of it in the NHS. Large-scale change programmes, complex stakeholder environments, systems that had to work first time because people depended on them.
Left to build Beyond Arc. Same discipline, different domain. The skill set that makes you effective in NHS transformation — systems thinking, stakeholder management, making complex things work in the real world — turns out to be exactly what's needed in AI deployment.
Beyond Arc is a solo operation, AI-multiplied. Adam builds the strategy, the systems, and the client relationships. Archie — the AI agent — handles daily operations, research, market analysis, and content drafting. It's proof of concept and production system rolled into one.
Based in the Northwest, UK. Works with clients across the country.
Design the system first. Then operate it.
Most AI projects fail because someone bought a tool and hoped for the best. The technology is rarely the problem. The system around it is.
Beyond Arc builds AI deployments the way you'd build any serious operational system — scope the problem, design the architecture, build it, test it, then run it. No hype. No demos that fall apart in production. Working systems that survive contact with reality.
Practitioner, not commentator. Everything Beyond Arc sells, Beyond Arc uses first.
Three Divisions
Arc Labs
AI consultancy. The revenue arm.
We build AI agents, automation systems, and provide strategic AI consultancy for businesses. This is where client work happens — from discovery to deployed production systems.
Arc Capital
Proprietary algorithmic trading.
Adam runs a proprietary trading operation focused on algorithmic and systematic strategies. Building in public — expect published learning, strategies, and analysis as it develops. This is not a service offering. It's context about who Beyond Arc is and what we do beyond consultancy.
The Arc
Content and intelligence.
Weekly newsletter covering financial markets, AI, trading, and systems thinking. Market Watch analysis, build diaries, and the Archie development log. Written by a practitioner.
Want to work together?
Whether you need an AI agent, an automation system, or honest advice on whether AI is right for your problem. Email Archie — he'll get you to the right conversation.