Boutique Business

Consulting Services

Freshminds is the network for research and consulting expertise, from analyst to expert.

Since 2000, we have worked with global businesses of every size to solve commercial, strategic and analytical challenges by putting the required expertise where needed.

With a focus on agility and the right expertise, our business consulting services bridge the gap between business needs and required skills through our two divisions - Consultants on Demand and Search. We can provide you with expert talent for a week, a month, a year or permanently.

Our consulting and recruitment services

Our services to businesses are simple - we harness our network to help solve your business challenges.

From analyst to expert level, you can hire the best candidates and teams for jobs or short-term work, or flexibly complete your whole project using our in-house team.

Individuals

Fill a required skill set or role in your team from graduate through to senior manager or CEO.

Schemes

Hire the best for your internship or graduate scheme with our outsourced resourcing service.

Consultants on Demand

Design and build a bespoke project team to solve your challenge in a flexible way.

Managed Projects

Leverage a fully managed, agile team of outsourced expertise to deliver insights flexibly.

Powered by people with a wide range of expertise, we're plugged into a world of skills, knowledge and experience. By activating our global network of the highest-calibre individuals, we bridge the gap between your business' needs and required skills for commercial, strategic and analytical challenges.

97%

of businesses would recommend us.

44,000

pre-screened and assessed high-calibre individuals in the network.

25

years in the strategy and analytical space.

Tap into results and expertise

We help connect businesses to excellence in a number of positions. Whatever you need, Freshminds has the expertise to fill the gap, be it to run a project end-to-end or to fill a permanent skill gap.

Data gathering

Primary and secondary research and due diligence to provide initial information.

Data analysis

Drawing insight from data sets and giving recommendations based on findings.

Innovation

New products or markets infrastructure and technology improvements.

Strategy & growth

Business model review, corporate development and new market strategy.

Operational improvement

Design and implementation of process improvement, change and transformation.

Digital transformation

Operating model transformation, innovation and product development.

Transaction & deal support (M&A)

Corporate development, investment strategy, deal origination and commercial due diligence.

Scale-up

Customer insight review, growth strategy and resource support.

Project Management Office (PMO)
Consulting Services

Delivering consultants who can manage budget, resources and timeframe.

Connecting to excellence

We harness our network to help solve your business challenge. Hire the best candidates or flexibly deliver a whole project with the help of our consulting services.

High Powered
Graduates

The highest-calibre entry-level talent to power your business growth.

Researchers

Market mapping, primary and secondary research, and language support.

Analysts

Insight, analysis and recommendations.

Consultants

Strategy and management consultants and sector specialists.

Strategic Senior
Management

Strategic advisers and Investment leaders.

Executive Leadership

Senior experts and C-Suite to drive growth from the top.

The commercial skill set

Identifying excellence in the expert network

A top individual can be the driving force behind business growth. We know that getting the best person or team on board is a crucial consideration to ensure that you get the job done. That's why, as well as high academics, each member of the network is pre-screened and assessed against the five criteria of the commercial skill set to identify a top-performing individual.

Excellence is more than a CV, so we take the time to get to know our network, from graduate to C-suite, to ensure that we can only connect you to the most relevant people with the required skills, values, personality and drivers.

The commercial skill set looks at the ideal blend of IQ and EQ that an individual possesses.

Commercial Skill-Set

Problem-solving

The ability to frame complex problems, and think both conceptually and practically to arrive at workable solutions which can be applied to the real world.

Analytical

Exceptional analytical and statistical problem-solving skills. The ability to analyse complex information and derive simple insights from ambiguity.

Personal impact

A track record of achievement and drive for continual personal growth. The drive to make an impact.

Communication

The ability to articulate complex messages in a concise and understandable way that engages and resonates.

Collaboration

The ability to work well with others, offering reliability, support and teamwork. Excellent stakeholder management coupled with credibility and gravitas.

Project solutions

Whether you need one person, a whole team, or a project delivered end-to-end, we work with you to find a flexible solution to strategic challenges. Trusted by globally recognised companies, leading consultancies and fast-scaling start-ups in professional services, finance, retail, tech and industrials, our Consultants on demand and Research Consultancy teams make the right connections to power business growth.

Permanent hires

Across all levels, we help ambitious companies grow and succeed by connecting you to the best people on a permanent basis. Working as a resourcing partner to your business, our Search team will work with you to understand the skills and requirements needed and find people to help you meet the business challenges faced now and in the future.

How we work

Using a partnership approach, we work with you to find great talent to uncover your business challenges and deliver long-term solutions.

Discover

You tell us your business challenge and any specific requirements.

Build

We work with you to find the solution - managed in-house by us, or sourcing the right resource.

Identify

We act as an extension of your business, only connecting you with the most relevant expertise.

Deliver

We manage the process and work with you at each stage to ensure that you achieve the best result and impact.

We're industry experts

Using our years of experience and in-depth industry expertise, we help build solutions for your specific challenge. Our team understand the required need and work with you to help drive meaningful results.

Digital & Technology
Consulting

Private Equity

Retail Consultancy

Energy & Utilities

Professional Services

Investment & Advisory

FinTech Recruitment &
Consulting Experts

Freshminds recruited exceptional candidates. They have a great understanding of our culture and deliver quickly. They are the first agency I call!

Head of Operations, GU Puds

Interims were passionate about our business, had a deep understanding of the project and were clearly hand-picked by Freshminds as being the very best

Partner, Top Tier Consultancy

Freshminds found me the best candidates in a short space of time, I could have actually hired all the candidates on their shortlist.

Head of Performance Management, Johnston Press

It's been a pleasure to work with you and the team over the last couple of months. We're thrilled with our new hire.

Manager, Leading Construction Platform