Turn Human Capital Into Your Competitive Advantage

Supporting investors and their portfolio companies

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65% of portfolio company failures are due to talent issues

But the real costs are often hidden

GROWTH

Talent gaps stalling revenue targets

Leadership

Teams unprepared for scale challenges

Culture

Cultural friction blocking progress

Turnover

Key departures draining resources

We're changing that!

 
We've packaged the secrets, insights and lessons from our partnerships with enterprise clients to support high-growth SMEs.

See how we can support you

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Investors

Due Diligence

Most management due diligence is slow, filled with 'fluff' and doesn't provide meaningful data that moves the needle.
 
GIBUS leverages AI to gather and analyse the data you need FAST, supporting critical decisions pre- & post-deal. 
 
  • Uncover cultural dynamics
  • Understand the Management team's capabilities
  • Compare CEOs capabilities across your portfolio through an interactive dashboard
  • Discover issues and opportunities early vs deep into the hold period
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Growth Stage Companies

HR Advisory & Execution

Your people are the key to profitability.
 
GIBUS partners with you to identify and execute on high-impact initiatives that drive revenue and EBITDA growth.
 
  • Fix talent bottlenecks
  • Optimise high-impact teams
  • Solve urgent leadership or cultural gaps
  • Build a scalable talent infrastructure to support sustained growth
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Early Stage Companies

Fractional support & playbooks

Talent is your biggest obstacle and opportunity.

Get it right and you have lift off 🚀

Get it wrong and you have a disaster 💣

GIBUS is your go-to partner, ensuring you tackle the early talent challenges with speed and precision.

  • Proven playbooks on the big topics (Hiring, Development, Retention)
  • Access to experts when you need them
  • Solutions designed for each milestone
  • Scale up the level of support as and when you need
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Some of the clients we've supported

Why should you care?

“Traditional” HR approaches can't match the rigour and speed needed in investor-backed companies.

Here’s what happens when you stick with the status quo:

Leadership Uncertainty

No succession plan after big payouts leaves teams without direction.

Knowledge Loss

Key people hold all the know-how and relationships—if they leave, you’re stuck.

Skill Shortages

New products need new skills; without them, your growth stalls.

Hiring Bottlenecks

Recruitment depends on busy leaders, which slows you down when you need to scale.

Underperformers Ignored

Weak performance systems let low performers drag down your team.

Cultural Clashes

Merging teams without the right level of support causes disengagement and turnover.

Think of us as 'Netflix for talent'

They transformed entertainment from random video store visits to a smooth and efficient experience.
We've turned the chaotic process of building great teams into a systematic, predictable operation.

Meet the Founder.

Hey, I'm Garvey!

I'm not your typical consultant. I'm a founder and an operator who has built and scaled a business.

I believe that the world needs more founders who are brave enough to create something special.

Society relies on it.

You've done the hard work.

You built something worthy of investment.

Now let's build the team to take it to the next level.

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See what works for you

We always start with data, as this is where most companies struggle.

We conduct an audit to get clarity on the status quo and this forms the foundation from which we build a roadmap of support.

Reports, templates and a strategic execution plan.

Everything in 'Diagnose'.

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An 8-week sprint where we work alongside you to solve the most pressing challenges impacting your business.

Strategy, training, execution support.

Everything in 'Fix'.

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A 3-6 month partnership, where we help you to build the talent engine that will fuel the charge to your next growth milestone.

Tools, systems, coaching, implementation.

What our clients are saying

Join them

"We've had the pleasure of working with Garvey for a few years now...he brings a collaborative approach, a fresh perspective and tangible ideas to help a firm evolve in this space."
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Victoria Brown
Partner, Anacap

"We engaged Garvey to deliver a coaching programme with our aspiring leaders to help retain talent and saw great results."

 

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Timi Dorgu
Head of eCommerce Acceleration, L'Oreal

"Working with GIBUS was a great experience, and we've had some really tangible things come out of it...we've totally reshaped how we do things."
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Sarah Wheatley
Director of People and Learning, Greenwoods Legal

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