GS&Partners
GS&Partners by Giuseppe StiglianoGS&Partners by Giuseppe Stigliano

Executive advisory & learning

Better decisions begin with better exposure.

GS&Partners helps business leaders decode disruption, challenge established assumptions, and make better strategic choices — then turn those choices into advantages their organisations can sustain.

Our partners have advised executive teams at

  • Microsoft
  • Nike
  • Coca-Cola
  • L’Oréal
  • Nestlé
  • Starbucks
  • Generali
  • Campari
  • Novo Nordisk
  • PwC

Advisory · Executive education · Thought leadership

Disruption is not a verdict. It is a set of options.

We work with boards, executive teams and global organisations. Through advisory, executive education and exposure to new perspectives, we help leaders find the options hidden inside disruption — and choose the ones worth acting on.

Our approach combines academic rigour, firsthand executive experience, and practical insight from working with businesses across industries and markets.


The rigour of the academy. The scars of the boardroom.

Vision

A world where businesses shape their future instead of being shaped by it.

Mission

To turn disruption into options leaders can act on, and options into advantages customers value and competitors struggle to replicate.

Programmes

Four ways we work with leaders.

01


Advisory

Long-term partnerships with leadership teams on B2Cization, AI and the business, and superior customer experience — a set of choices you can act on, and a team that stays while you act on them.

Advisory ›

02


Workshops

Leave with one shared agenda, not a stack of slides. Bespoke working sessions that help leadership teams challenge assumptions and align around actionable priorities.

Workshops ›

03


Business retreats

Step out of the business to see it differently. Immersive experiences combining fresh perspectives, peer exchange, and behind-the-scenes access to iconic businesses.

Retreats ›

04


Keynotes

Decode disruption. Redesign competitive advantage. Talks that connect emerging forces to business realities and give leaders a practical perspective on what to do next.

Keynotes ›

Selected work

Decisions we have helped leaders make.

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Testimonials

Trusted by leaders of global brands.


I learnt a great deal in working with Giuseppe.
Philip KotlerS. C. Johnson & Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

I highly recommend Giuseppe to any organization looking for an impactful advisor or a dynamic keynote speaker.
Vasiliki PetrouCEO at Unilever Prestige

I highly recommend Giuseppe to any executive seeking a knowledgeable advisor or an inspiring keynote speaker.
Nikos KoumettisPresident of Europe at The Coca-Cola Company

Ideas

Thinking you can read before you hire us.

Our point of view is public. Judge it before the first meeting.

Book · with Philip Kotler

Retail 4.0

Ten rules for the digital era of retail, written with the father of modern marketing.

Book · with Philip Kotler

Redefining Retail

How retailers and brands rebuild value when the store is no longer the only place where the customer meets them.

Newsletter

Giuseppe’s Glimpse

Short essays on strategy, customers and AI, from the work we do with leadership teams.

Read and subscribe ›

  • Thinkers50Recognised business thinker
  • UCLTeaches strategy
  • 5 continentsKeynote stages
  • 250+Companies advised

Contact

Tell us what you are deciding.

A few lines is enough. We reply within two working days.

  1. We reply within two working daysOne of the partners, personally.
  2. A first conversationAbout the decision in front of you, not about us.
  3. A written proposalScope, format and fee, agreed before any work starts.
ivan@giuseppestigliano.com