Alex joins N4 as Managing Director, bringing GM and MD experience across tech-enabled and digital services businesses. Most recently, leading the New Zealand business at Overdose, Alex ran a multi-disciplinary team across SEO, performance marketing, design, technology, and client strategy. She knows what good looks like at scale and what gets in the way of it.

Alex has watched the agency model evolve from the inside for a long time. The diagnosis is sharp: most traditional agencies are struggling under their own weight, slow to move, expensive to run, and increasingly out of step with what ambitious brands actually need. N4 was a different conversation.

"What drew me to N4 was their reputation for unrivaled velocity without compromising on craft. When the platform itself asks an agency to build their flagship site, that tells you everything you need to know about their technical authority."

N4 built Webflow's own website. It's a detail that speaks for itself.

Coming in, Alex knew N4's reputation as the agency others call when a migration is too complex or a brief too demanding. What she found inside was harder to market but easy to feel. Design and development working as one, with none of the friction that slows most agencies down. That integration is what makes the pace possible, and the pace is what clients come for.

Her focus as MD is clear; thousands of ambitious brands are locked into legacy CMS architectures or over-engineered headless setups that require a full development team to maintain. "We're showing CMOs and digital leads that they can have a world-class, high-converting digital presence that their marketing team can actually control. In a world where budgets are under more scrutiny than ever, the ROI of moving to a high-performance Webflow ecosystem is an easy conversation to have."

On what brands actually need in 2026, Alex is direct. The old agency model delivered a website and moved on. That no longer works, she says, "A site is a living product. It needs to be optimized for AI-driven search, handle personalization, and be fast enough to meet the demands of modern SEO. Most agencies are still delivering static solutions built on yesterday's workflows." At N4, brand storytelling and technical performance are treated as the same problem, because in 2026, they are.

N4's position in the Webflow ecosystem is something Alex sees as significant beyond the partnership itself. As a Premier Enterprise Partner, the agency isn't just reacting to Webflow's roadmap; it's helping shape it. As the platform's capabilities expand, so does what N4 can deliver for clients.

As for how she leads, Alex's approach is straightforward. Hire exceptional people, give them real ownership, and stay focused on what actually moves the needle. "When you hire incredible people and give them true ownership, you don't just ship great work, you build a community."

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N4 appoints Alexandria Hurley as Managing Director

N4 has a new Managing Director. Alex Hurley joins the agency, bringing extensive experience leading teams across the agency world.

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Alex joins N4 as Managing Director, bringing GM and MD experience across tech-enabled and digital services businesses. Most recently, leading the New Zealand business at Overdose, Alex ran a multi-disciplinary team across SEO, performance marketing, design, technology, and client strategy. She knows what good looks like at scale and what gets in the way of it.

Alex has watched the agency model evolve from the inside for a long time. The diagnosis is sharp: most traditional agencies are struggling under their own weight, slow to move, expensive to run, and increasingly out of step with what ambitious brands actually need. N4 was a different conversation.

"What drew me to N4 was their reputation for unrivaled velocity without compromising on craft. When the platform itself asks an agency to build their flagship site, that tells you everything you need to know about their technical authority."

N4 built Webflow's own website. It's a detail that speaks for itself.

Coming in, Alex knew N4's reputation as the agency others call when a migration is too complex or a brief too demanding. What she found inside was harder to market but easy to feel. Design and development working as one, with none of the friction that slows most agencies down. That integration is what makes the pace possible, and the pace is what clients come for.

Her focus as MD is clear; thousands of ambitious brands are locked into legacy CMS architectures or over-engineered headless setups that require a full development team to maintain. "We're showing CMOs and digital leads that they can have a world-class, high-converting digital presence that their marketing team can actually control. In a world where budgets are under more scrutiny than ever, the ROI of moving to a high-performance Webflow ecosystem is an easy conversation to have."

On what brands actually need in 2026, Alex is direct. The old agency model delivered a website and moved on. That no longer works, she says, "A site is a living product. It needs to be optimized for AI-driven search, handle personalization, and be fast enough to meet the demands of modern SEO. Most agencies are still delivering static solutions built on yesterday's workflows." At N4, brand storytelling and technical performance are treated as the same problem, because in 2026, they are.

N4's position in the Webflow ecosystem is something Alex sees as significant beyond the partnership itself. As a Premier Enterprise Partner, the agency isn't just reacting to Webflow's roadmap; it's helping shape it. As the platform's capabilities expand, so does what N4 can deliver for clients.

As for how she leads, Alex's approach is straightforward. Hire exceptional people, give them real ownership, and stay focused on what actually moves the needle. "When you hire incredible people and give them true ownership, you don't just ship great work, you build a community."

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