The People Behind Your Brand
We are practitioners, builders and strategists — united by a relentless focus on delivering results that actually matter to the businesses we serve.
How a Shared Frustration Became a Mission-Driven Company
In 2010, four colleagues left their corporate jobs with a shared observation: most consultants gave advice they had never had to implement themselves. The recommendations were polished, the presentations impressive — but the outcomes rarely matched the promises.
So we built something different. Your Business Name was founded on the principle that every person advising a client should have real skin in the game — experience gained from running, building and fixing actual businesses under real-world pressure.
"We only teach what we have personally done. No exceptions."
Today, we are a team of 60+ across four offices, serving clients in 40 countries. Our methods have evolved, but our founding principle remains unchanged: every recommendation must be one we would stake our own reputation on.
Meet the Team
Experienced leaders who have built and scaled companies across every major sector.
James Alcott
Co-Founder & CEO
20 years in strategy consulting and three successful exits. James leads our global client relationships and sets the direction for the firm.
Sophia Ramos
Co-Founder & COO
Former VP at two Fortune 500 companies. Sophia oversees all client delivery and has personally managed over $200M in project budgets.
David Kwan
Chief Technology Officer
MIT graduate and serial founder. David built two SaaS platforms from zero to acquisition and leads our engineering and product practice.
Anika Lund
Head of Analytics
PhD in Statistics from LSE. Anika has built data practices for 12 FTSE 100 companies and is a recognised voice in business intelligence.
The Principles That
Guide Everything We Do
Scroll to explore the values that define our culture and every client engagement.
01
Radical Honesty
We tell our clients what they need to hear, not what they want to hear. Comfortable half-truths might win short-term approval, but they are a disservice to the businesses we serve.
02
Practitioner-First
Every person on our team has done the work — not just studied it. We believe lived experience is the only reliable foundation for meaningful advice.
03
Outcome Obsession
We measure our success by our clients' results, not by the volume of deliverables or the elegance of our presentations. If it does not move the needle, we change course.
04
Continuous Learning
Markets shift. Technology evolves. We invest more per employee in learning and development than any firm we know — because standing still is the same as falling behind.
05
Long-Term Partnership
Our best client relationships span years, not engagements. We build trust incrementally and measure our impact over strategic timescales, not billing cycles.
06
Inclusive Excellence
The best ideas come from diverse minds. We actively build teams that reflect the clients and communities we serve — and we hold ourselves accountable to real inclusion targets.
Connected Across Continents
A network of offices and partners spanning four continents, delivering local expertise at global scale.
London
Global HQ
New York
Americas Hub
Singapore
Asia-Pacific Hub
Dubai
MENA Hub
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