We create and implement growth and transformation strategies for banks, telcos and technology companies, combining decades of executive experience with Tier-1 consulting expertise.
MBB-standard thinking with a pragmatic bias to action. We advise from the boardroom and, when it matters, execute from within.
Boardroom-grade strategy, delivered from within.
BGAD Consulting is a boutique advisory firm that designs and implements growth and transformation strategies for banks, telcos and technology companies. We pair the calibre of the leading global strategy houses with the economics, senior attention and accountability of a boutique.
Drawing on more than two decades advising world-class, blue-chip corporations, we bring MBB-standard quality at a cost-effective price, operating globally through a mix of in-person and remote working.
From boardroom strategy to hands-on execution, each engagement is led by seasoned operators who have built and run the businesses you are trying to shape.
Strategy, digital business, business creation, innovation and efficiency, with particular depth in financial services and telecommunications. MBB-standard quality at boutique economics.
Experienced interim executives step into critical roles to sustain momentum, take on operational accountability, and help recruit and onboard your permanent leader for a smooth transition.
Support across the full transaction: target identification, deal structuring, negotiation and closure, then integration planning and delivery. We work closely alongside your financial and legal advisors.
An independent sounding board for leaders navigating complex problems, drawing on our experience and perspective. From one-off interventions and regular catch-ups to a structured ongoing program.
Three sectors where we have operated as executives as well as advisors, each spanning the full arc from strategy through to operating model, all pointed at one outcome.
A sample of recent work. Please contact us for more comprehensive references, relevant to your situation.
A major global customer-service outsourcing provider (40 countries, 70,000 people) asked for a plan to confront AI disruption and opportunities.
We created a pragmatic strategy and execution plan.
A leading software provider for professionals in mining and civil engineering needed to refresh their strategy following a $1bn+ acquisition.
We created a new strategy, including AI disruption and opportunities.
A Malaysia-based entertainment conglomerate asked us to optimise customer revenue using advanced analytics.
We built a look-back model to simulate business initiatives, identifying $50m p.a. additional profit.
An incumbent non-bank financial services company wanted to design a new direct business to expand its growth options.
We created the business blueprint and assisted with execution to launch.
A large incumbent in a declining business wanted to explore innovative new ideas, leveraging their assets to offset declining revenue.
We identified and shortlisted several adjacent business opportunities.
A large incumbent bank considered a new online bank with a social business model in order to grow market share.
A large US-based retailer asked us to design its future operating model, leveraging agile methods.
An ANZ-based food exporter commenced a large technology and business transformation.
A major bank wanted to design the future of how it engages with its customers: an ecosystem of nudges.
A major US-based pharmaceutical company wanted to improve how it participated in the digital ecosystem.
We created an electronic prescribing system in a JV with Microsoft and IBM.
Selected organisations our team has advised across financial services, telecommunications, technology and professional services.
Bite-size thinking on AI, strategy and transformation.
We also distilled the key learnings from SXSW, the world's pre-eminent innovation gathering.
Selected coverage of work our team has led. Please contact us for references relevant to your situation.
A hand-curated feed of the stories shaping banking, telco and technology. It refreshes continuously, so it is always current.
Senior operators and specialists across strategy, transformation, analytics, technology, brand and operations.
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