BreakGround Partners is run by two partners. Shany builds the websites, search work and systems. Luitha runs the projects, the sales conversations and the client relationship.
BreakGround Partners was an idea long before it was a business. We kept seeing the same gap: too many agencies charge a lot, deliver little and treat a client as a monthly invoice.
They sell a standard package and put you in a tier, whether you need all of it or not. We wanted to do it properly, as a partnership, and share what we know with people who are building something they care about.
How we work
We listen first.We plan before we build.Then we build and report.
Meet the partners
Why the name is literal.
Shany Bouwer
Founder. Technology and operations
I build and fix. Websites, SEO, ads, CRM systems, automations and the technical set-up that connects them. I can see the problem, the solution and how to build it, and I keep the work honest.
Web
SEO
Ads
CRM
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Luitha Teessen
Head of sales and client relationships
I am the person you talk to. I spent more than ten years in telecoms sales and account management, working with small and medium businesses and the partners who serve them. That taught me to listen to what a business actually needs before I suggest anything. Now I run the sales conversation, keep every project moving, and make sure you always know where things stand.
Sales
Clients
Delivery
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What we hold to
Four rules we do not bend.
Understand the business first
We learn how you make money before we propose anything, because a good plan comes from your business and not from a service menu.
Never sell what you do not need
There are no fixed tiers to push you into. If the audit shows a small fix is enough, the report says so, even when it earns us less.
Build for the enquiry
A website is not a showcase of us. It speaks to your customer's problem and shows why they should choose you, and every number we report is tied to enquiries.
Say so when it is not a fit
If the audit shows we are not the right people, or you do not need what we sell, we tell you now and not three months in.
How we work
We run BreakGround on the systems we build for you.
If our own workflows, automations and processes failed, our business would fail with them. So we use AI to remove repeated work, never to skip judgment, and a person checks everything before it goes live.
What to expect
Working with us, week to week.
1We start with you. What you want, what matters now, and what you are ready to move forward with.
2We plan before we build. Research, visual design, function, and how much we can automate and connect.
3We update you at the milestones. Not after every small step, but as soon as something is ready.
4We test before it goes live. And we will always answer questions, show you and teach you how it works.
5On care and ads plans, you get reports. Ads clients also get a check-in every two weeks, with the numbers explained.
Honest fit check
Who we work best with, and who we do not.
A good fit
You have an idea or a problem you can see clearly, and you are committed to solving it, but you are not sure how to connect the dots technically or in marketing. You want a real partnership, you are willing to invest in your own business, and you are open to learning and working together.
Where we may not be the right team
If you want the cheapest quote whatever it covers, need everything done the moment you ask, or already know exactly what to build and only want someone to carry it out, we are probably not the right fit. We work best in a two-way partnership, and we would rather say so now than start something that will not work.
I build and fix. Websites, SEO, ads, CRM systems, automations and the technical set-up that connects them. I can see the problem, the solution and how to build it, and I keep the work honest.
Skills
Website design and build
SEO and AI search
Paid ads
CRM systems
Automations and integrations
Analytics and reporting
How I got here
In high school I had a computer studies project that stuck with me: market research, surveys, Excel spreadsheets and a full written case study. Then we started learning to code. I got lost in it in the best way.
Building something, designing it, watching a button work and solving the problem behind it uses my analytical side and my creative side at once. That has not changed. I studied forensic investigation first, then trained as a personal trainer and studied sport psychology, before the penny dropped: computing, digital marketing and design. Since 2022 I have worked on this full time.
A few things about me
Started in forensics
She studied forensic investigation first, which is where the habit of checking every claim comes from.
Former personal trainer
She trained as a personal trainer and studied sport psychology before switching to computing and design.
Analytical and creative
She likes work that uses both sides at once: the spreadsheet and the design.
Full time since 2022
It began with a high school computer studies project, market research, surveys and a written case study.
I am the person you talk to. I spent more than ten years in telecoms sales and account management, working with small and medium businesses and the partners who serve them. That taught me to listen to what a business actually needs before I suggest anything. Now I run the sales conversation, keep every project moving, and make sure you always know where things stand.