Imagine Consultants is a small group of senior people from business, education and local government — brought together to share hard-won expertise with the organisations that need it.
Most consultancies sell hours. We set out to do something a little different — to build a house of experienced practitioners whose purpose is to pass on knowledge.
Each of us has done the job. We've founded and grown businesses, led schools and multi-academy trusts, and worked inside local authorities. We know what it's like to carry the responsibility, make the hard calls and live with the results — and that's exactly the experience we bring to your organisation.
We don't believe in creating dependency. Our aim is to share what we know, build your capability, and leave you stronger. Executive-level expertise without executive-level overhead.
Our consultants span three connected disciplines. Most organisations need one; many benefit from the way we join them up.
Seasoned operators who have founded, grown and led companies — bringing real-world experience in strategy, finance, operations, marketing and growth.
Leaders who have run schools and multi-academy trusts, and understand the realities of the classroom, the back office and the boardroom.
Practitioners who have worked inside local government and the public sector — bridging the worlds of business, education and civic priorities.
The thread that runs through everything we do is the link between these three worlds. Education builds the skills and talent pipeline. Business creates the opportunities, jobs and investment. Local authorities set the strategy and connect the two. When you understand all three, your advice is sharper — because it reflects the real world your organisation operates in, not a single silo.
It's a perspective we bring to a school thinking commercially, a business engaging with its community, or a social enterprise balancing mission and money. The leadership your business needs, exactly when you need it.
Imagine Consultants is a small, carefully-chosen group of experienced practitioners rather than a single consultant or a large agency. We span three disciplines — business, education, and local authority and public sector — and bring the right person, or combination of people, to each challenge.
Our consultants are senior practitioners who have actually done the jobs they advise on — led businesses, run schools and trusts, and worked inside local government. We introduce the right individual for your needs at the discovery stage.
Two things. First, we're practitioners, not career consultants — we've been in the roles we advise on. Second, our purpose is to pass on expertise and build your capability, sharing knowledge rather than simply selling hours.
Because the real world isn't siloed. Education, business and local government are deeply connected — skills, jobs, investment and community all depend on each other. Having all three under one roof means our advice reflects that bigger picture.
Yes. When a challenge spans disciplines — say an education organisation needing commercial thinking, or a business wanting to engage with the public sector — we bring more than one practitioner and work as one team.
We're rooted in Greater Manchester and the North West, where our networks run deepest, but we work with organisations across England by agreement, combining on-site visits with remote delivery.
Start with a free discovery call. We'll understand your situation and match you with the right practitioner — or combination — from the house.
Tell us what you're facing, and we'll match you with the right practitioner — or combination — from the house. A first conversation is free, with no obligation.
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