“Change is a dragon. You can ignore it, which is futile. You can fight it, in which case you will lose. Or you can ride it.” [Anon.]

 

Change is a dragon. 

We help organizations embrace change – and grow. We help re-define markets and uncover market opportunities. We help our clients define & differentiate in a crowded, noisy marketplace. We rationalize & harness the world of global sourcing & agile technology – in the support & services we offer our clients.

If the last decade was defined by nascent outsourcing, the next decade will be defined by truly global sourcing, accelerated by disruptive technology advances and permanently-altered customer demands. We see the unprecedented empowering of the individual and small business through enabling technologies. We see an over-arching & wholly-permeating theme of innovation and the emergence of the agile organization, less constrained by legacy & geographical issues.

Identified by the depth, creativity & authenticity of our approach, we seek to deliver agile yet powerful solutions to meet our clients’ needs. From our offices in New York and London, BK Advisory Group works with a select group of private clients, providing strategic insight, market contextual research and hands-on leadership support to senior management in the delivery of their corporate strategy.

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David Kinnear, Partner & Managing Director (New York Office)

David Kinnear is a Partner & Sr. Adviser on strategy, sourcing & services delivery with BK Advisory Group – through which he engages with both start-up and established client companies. He is an advocate & catalyst for change & the adoption of technology – arguing that both can invariably be used as a means to improve delivery. David is the Founder and Chairman of The Global Sourcing Council. He is a co-founder of GSSOCX, a global portal for professionals in shared services, outsourcing & consulting. An attorney, David is a member of the Bar of England and Wales.

David has a keen eye and a great passion for working with early-stage companies with disruptive technology or service propositions – such as in the sourcing, outsourcing & social media sectors – helping with consulting or interim leadership, sales strategy, differentiation techniques and marketplace communications.

An attorney by trade (a qualified UK Barrister), David has worked for leading law firms Masons and Linklaters in London, specializing in major construction & engineering contract management & litigation. In 1995, he relocated Credit Suisse’s Banking & Support Operations into its new global headquarters, and then managed significant global outsourcing, shared sourcing and process efficiency initiatives during his subsequent tenure. Afterward, he moved to the provider side, working extensively with the UK, US, Philippines and China during his time with the Black Mountain Group and subsequently.

David has a LLB from Manchester University and is a member of the Bar of England and Wales. He lives with his wife and daughter in New York.

Richard Buchanan, Partner & Managing Director (London Office)

Drawing on his early years of experience in ICT working with such companies as UBS, Credit Suisse and Citigroup, Richard provides program design and management experience to both private and public sector clients in the UK & Europe. He has extensive international work exposure, managing & co-ordinating outsourcing contracts spanning France, UK, Norway, Sweden, North America and India.

Richard has designed and developed strategic partnerships with major corporates including NASDAQ quoted companies to the value circa $70 million. He initiated and developed partnerships between an early stage Scandinavia-Indian software company and US corporates to generate outsourcing deals valued circa $5 million. He has also undertaken international freelance consultancy, spanning UK, Sweden and India. Some recent highlights include:

• Managing a high-visibility client project working to deliver low carbon commercial buildings in the UK
• Key responsibility in delivering capital project refurbishment works to key Public sector buildings in London – value circa $15 million/year

A keen sailor and skier, Richard holds a BSc (Hons) Surveying and lives in Hertfordshire with his wife.

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BK Advisory Group helps organizations embrace change & generate new business opportunities

Solutions To Empower Our Clients

Identified by the depth, creativity & authenticity of our approach, we seek to deliver agile yet powerful solutions to meet our clients’ needs.

Interim & Executive Management Consulting

We work with a select group of private clients, providing strategic insight, market context and hands-on support to senior management in the delivery of their corporate strategy, global sourcing & growth initiatives. We put you in control of your organization’s growth & development. Growth can be a tough business. We believe  that a systematic approach to communications strategy, lead development and sales – delivers a more powerful solution, bar none.

Business Strategy for Global Operations, Strategic Growth, Start-Ups

We work with both established companies, start-ups & entrepreneurs driving disruptive technology or service improvement propositions – providing leadership related to strategy, communication & execution. Drawing on a deep bench of global operating experience in the sourcing and outsourcing arena on both client, provider and adviser sides, we are well-placed to provide insights & hands-on coaching related to market positioning, messaging. We enjoy a robust network of relationships & connections we can call on in support of our clients’ needs.

Brand Strategy & Impact Communications

Getting noticed is half the challenge. Selling is the other half. We address both. Understanding the marketplace and what it takes to get noticed is not so easy. But differentiation is critical to success. We look at both issues to determine the right message and the right path to market – to get our clients noticed. We call it Impact Communications because we know how to get beyond the “blah-blah”, to the “ah-hah”. When your audience finds the connection, good things start to happen.

Human Capital Services & Solutions

We provide human capital services support – delivering everything required to support your team and grow your business. Alongside our strategy and interim exec services, we can support all the requirements of both early-stage and established businesses in the areas of payroll*, benefits* & insurances*. Growing a business is a big commitment so we make it easy to get these essential matters taken care of in a manner that reflects well on the organization.

*Offered by partner organization

 

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