For when a business needs to think differently about where it is going.
The strategic leaders who step back, challenge assumptions, and set the course. From in-house strategy functions to PE-backed growth mandates, post-merger integration and commercial leadership for scale.
The situations we know →Live Mandates
The Advisory Perspective
We work across the full strategy landscape, architecting capability for consulting firms and building in-house functions for corporates. That means we understand MBB capability landscapes and boutique strategy firm culture as well as we know what a corporate Head of Strategy should look like at FTSE 100 versus Series C.
Most firms in this space do one or the other. We do both, and the crossover is where we add most value. A consultant ready to go in-house. A corporate strategy director who came out of McKinsey and understands both worlds. A boutique that needs someone who bridges the gap.
The Situations We Know
When consulting spend needs to become internal capability.
As businesses scale, strategy that once sat with external consultants must eventually live inside the organisation. Getting the foundational capability right determines whether the function ever carries real influence. We help design the leadership required to bring strategic execution in-house, from the right profile to the right reporting line and the right first hire.
Making two businesses think as one.
After a merger, the strategy function is often where cracks appear first. The leadership put in place at this stage is critical, responsible for integrating teams, navigating cultural complexity, and translating the deal thesis into operational reality before the window closes.
Strategy leadership for businesses with a defined window to perform.
PE-backed businesses need leaders who understand the clock. We place the strategic leadership required to translate the investment thesis into a rigorous operating plan and work credibly alongside the investment team, analytically strong, commercially sharp, and comfortable operating under pressure.
The commercial leadership that makes new markets work.
Entering a new geography or launching a vertical is a high-stakes execution test. The strategy that secured your current market share rarely translates perfectly to the next one. We place the commercial leadership and go-to-market capability required to de-risk expansion and establish a real presence in new territories.
From founder-led to professionally run.
As high-growth businesses mature, they require institutional-grade strategic governance. We place the commercial leadership needed to professionalise the organisation, optimise structures, and scale sustainably without losing the pace that built the business.
The Approach
"They didn't just place the hire — they helped us see the shape of the team we needed."
— Managing Partner, PE-backed Strategy Consultancy
We start with the situation, not the spec. What is the business trying to do? What's the capability gap? What does the team around the hire look like? The answers shape everything that follows.
We define the profile not just seniority and experience, but the specific disposition and working style that the situation demands. Sometimes that's different to what the client thinks they want.
We architect and deploy the capability. Eleven years of embedded networks across MBB, Big 4 and boutique strategy mean we mobilise the exact strategic leadership the mandate requires without the noise of a volume process.
The deployed capability is the beginning of the relationship, not the end. We remain a long-term advisory partner, tracking performance, advising on the next stage, and architecting the capability the business will need six months from now.
The Capability Nexus
120+ FS engagements in 2025
120+ FS engagements in 2025
Fastest-growing practice, +45% YoY
Fastest-growing practice, +45% YoY
90+ senior mandates across big-4 & boutique
90+ senior mandates across big-4 & boutique
Specialist PE-backed HC practice
Specialist PE-backed HC practice
Key ESG & transition mandates
Key ESG & transition mandates
28% of all mandates are PE-linked
28% of all mandates are PE-linked
Sector Intelligence
Eleven years of market intelligence and capability mapping across every major sector. Hover any tile to explore our sub-sector depth.
Our largest and most established practice
Fastest-growing practice across the estate
28% of all mandates are PE-linked
Specialist PE-backed HC practice
90+ senior mandates across big-4 & boutique
Key ESG & energy transition mandates
Cross-sector operational leadership
Government, third sector & social enterprise
The Practice
Two practice leads across strategy — consulting-firm hires and corporate strategy. Deep relationships across MBB, boutique strategy and corporate in-house functions, at partner and senior level.
Director - Strategy & Consulting
Partner Hires at MBB & Big 4
Chris operates in the strategy consulting market across EMEA, specialising in senior hires within the MBB, Big 4 and leading boutique firms. With over a decade focused on this ecosystem, he understands both sides of the market, advising consulting firms building partner capability and corporates looking to bring high-calibre strategy talent in-house.
Head of Corporate Strategy
Corporate Strategy
Specilialist top line growth strategy — GTM, pricing and commercial transformation across high-growth, PE-backed and multinational businesses. Ed understands the difference between a consulting and a corporate strategy profile, and why it matters.
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