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Scoutess Consultancy
Retail & Consumer Executive Search | Changing Who Gets to Lead
About Scoutess Consultancy
We are changing who gets to lead. Scoutess Consultancy is one of the UK's leading Black female-owned executive search firms, specialising in commercial, transformation and people leadership across consumer-facing businesses. For nine years, backed by more than two decades of executive hiring and leadership experience, we have helped organisations access exceptional leaders capable of driving performance, transformation and sustainable growth. We believe exceptional leadership isn't always found in the most obvious places. Our strength is ACCESS. Our professional, personal and community networks enable us to directly engage leaders beyond traditional search routes and widen who gets seen and considered. But finding them isn't enough. Our Leadership Capability Review™ goes beyond the CV to assess Commercial Impact, Transformation Capability, Leadership Capability and Future Capability. We don't simply ask whether someone has done the job before, we assess whether they have the capability to deliver what your business needs next. Inclusion runs through how we search, who we reach and how we assess, widening leadership choice without compromising commercial expectations, and our purpose goes beyond individual searches. We're building an ecosystem for opportunity through Game Changers, IncuVest, sponsorship and partnerships, mentoring Black founders to six figures, supporting women returning to work, and our work with Steer24 connecting health, leadership and organisational performance. Together, these create greater access, visibility and opportunity for people and businesses at different stages of growth. Because changing who gets to lead isn't simply about who gets appointed. It's about who gets seen, who gets backed and who gets the opportunity.
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Signals from Scoutess Consultancy
5 published signals
People
Scoutess Consultancy is building Steer24 to combine workforce evidence with leadership judgement, talent decisions, and organisational systems to address the gap between temporary capacity changes and long-term organisational judgment.
Reported by Karen Orton
Presence & Recognition
Scoutess Consultancy published a LinkedIn post highlighting two retail story moves from last week, signaling the signal behind retail trends.
Reported by Scoutess Consultancy
Presence & Recognition
Scoutess Consultancy sponsored the first Leading While Bleeding Summit.
Reported by Karen Orton
Presence & Recognition
Scoutess Consultancy announced the first Leading While Bleeding Summit scheduled for 3 September 2026 at the London School of Economics.
Reported by Karen Orton
People
Scoutess Consultancy reports that Peter Agnefjäll officially takes over as Chair of JD Sports Fashion on 1 September 2026.
Reported by Scoutess Consultancy