Pros
I have supported Gate One for the past 4 years. 2024 and 2025 were undoubtedly difficult years as the business went through a transition from the founder team to new leadership post acquisition, faced a volatile market and re-built the partner team. This was tough, required some difficult decisions and wasn't for everyone. However this year the business has emerged from this period and is now motoring ahead as a genuine international management consultancy challenger brand. It has a clear strategy and propositions that are bearing fruit in all 5 markets that it operates in, a Managing Partner with real clarity about where he wants to take the business and how he is going to do this and a hungry, experienced and excellent partner team. As always Gate One also has a tremendous talent pool and client base. This next chapter will not be for everyone as the business scales and professionalises, but if you are looking to join a consultancy that knows what it is, is growing at pace and is going places, Gate One is worth a look.
Cons
Such a brilliant founder led story and experience prior to 2024 can be a drag on the business Gate One is today. It's important to look forward not back.