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Ports & Bridges

Who we serve

We work with organizations whose ambitions have outgrown how they currently run

Our clients range from fast-growing startups to established companies, and each is at a point where the next stage requires new capabilities.

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Fast-growing startups

Fast-growing startups that are becoming established organizations

The company that worked at thirty people is straining at a hundred and fifty, and the next stage needs structure without losing speed.

You may recognize this

  • Headcount has doubled and the founders are still in most decisions
  • Key processes live in a few people’s heads
  • Investors are asking for board-level reporting
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Scale-ups

Scale-ups taking a proven model into new markets

A model that works at home now has to work with different customers, regulators and competitors.

You may recognize this

  • Your second market behaves differently from your first
  • Licensing and regulatory requirements are multiplying
  • Country teams need autonomy and accountability at the same time
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Mid-sized businesses

Mid-sized businesses building a regional position

A strong position in the home market, and the ambition to compete across the region.

You may recognize this

  • Management depth is thin below the top team
  • Systems were built for a single market
  • Regional competitors are better resourced
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Established companies

Established companies delivering a new strategy

A new strategy that the current organization is not yet built to deliver.

You may recognize this

  • Digital or AI adoption stalled after the pilots
  • Leadership has changed at the top
  • Customers expect more than the current operating model provides
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New capabilities

Organizations building a capability they have never had

A function such as data, risk, customer experience or product that nobody inside the organization has built before.

You may recognize this

  • Hiring a senior lead alone has not been enough
  • The function needs to exist before the next stage of growth
  • There is no internal reference for what good looks like

Who we work with

Our conversations are with the people accountable for growth

Engagements are led from the top, because the capabilities we build change how the whole organization runs.

  • Chief Executive Officers
  • Chief Operating Officers
  • Managing Directors
  • Heads of function
  • Boards and investors

Start with a conversation about where your organization is going

A diagnostic is the first stage of every engagement, and it begins with your leadership team.

Start a diagnostic