AB&T

What size organizations does AB&T work with?

AB&T specialises in the mid-market - companies typically between $25M and $1B in revenue, or equivalent privately held and PE-backed businesses. We work with founders, CEOs, and senior management teams who need senior consulting capability without the overhead of a Big Four engagement.

How are engagements structured?

Most engagements begin with a short diagnostic sprint - typically one to four weeks - to scope the actual problem before any longer-term work is committed. From there we offer project engagements, retained advisory, and interim leadership cover depending on what the situation calls for.

Do you work retained or project-based?

Both. Most clients start project-based and convert to a retained relationship when the trust is built. Retained advisory is monthly, with defined scope and a senior partner accessible throughout. Project engagements are scoped to a specific outcome with milestones and a fixed end date.

Why does AB&T offer consulting, training and executive search under one roof?

Deliberately, because the three disciplines feed each other. A strategy engagement often surfaces a capability gap that training closes, or a leadership gap that executive search fills. Keeping the three together means we can recommend the right intervention rather than the one our practice happens to sell. Clients can engage any pillar independently or in combination.

Which sectors does AB&T cover?

We work across manufacturing and industrials, healthcare, financial services, technology and software, professional services, consumer and retail, and energy and resources. Our specialism is the operating model of mid-market businesses, not any single vertical.

How is AB&T different from a Big Four or strategy-house engagement?

Three things. First, senior-only delivery - you work directly with the consultant running your engagement, not a team of juniors briefed once a week. Second, mid-market specialism - our methods and team are calibrated to companies that need to act, not committees that need to debate. Third, outcomes over decks - we measure ourselves on what changes in your business, not the thickness of the report.

What is a typical engagement length?

Diagnostic sprints run one to four weeks. Project engagements typically run three to nine months. Retained advisory is ongoing, reviewed quarterly. Executive search assignments run six to sixteen weeks. Training programs vary from a single workshop to multi-month capability builds.