Ledge Advisory

MBB thinking.
Without the MBB price.

A curated, verified pool of ex-McKinsey, Bain and BCG operators, placed directly into a client's own team. A single operator or a small team. A short sprint or a multi-month engagement, scoped precisely to the work, at roughly one-fifth the cost of a comparable MBB program.

The strategy market is broken.
We are revolutionising advice.

MBB firms are optimised for a single customer: the multinational with a multi-million dollar programme. Everyone else pays for scaffolding they don't need.

01

There is a gap in the market for top-tier strategic advice

Top-tier consultancy fees structurally price out 90% of the market. Nuanced strategic support is hard to come by.

02

Ledge deploys the same talent at one-fifth the cost of MBB

Same pedigree. Same toolkit. The same human capital, put to work at a fraction of the cost.

03

Elite strategy, sized to the mandate

No multi-million dollar programs. Just sharp thinking, scoped to your business. One operator or a small team.

A curated network.
Every operator, ex-MBB.

Every consultant on the Ledge Network is a former McKinsey, Bain or BCG operator with a minimum of two years inside the firm. MBB spent seven figures sharpening that toolkit. You get to deploy it directly against your problem, without the machinery around it.

  • ~30%
    Of MBB revenue is absorbed by overhead: knowledge centres, brand, offices, and recruiting funnels running below a 1% acceptance rate.
  • 15–25%
    Of billable capacity is idle bench. You subsidise it every time the meter runs.
  • 7-figure
    Training academies and proprietary research libraries are baked into the day rate, whether your project uses them or not.
  • 4–6 wks
    Average staffing lead time. You pay for the pyramid before the work starts.

Ledge Network strips the overhead. No office lease, no bench, no partner leverage. A single senior operator or a small, high-performing team on your problem for as long as you need them.

Same output.
80% less cost.

By removing overhead, Ledge Network is faster, more flexible and more cost-effective than an elite MBB team, with the same skills and expertise.

MBB
Ledge Network
Team economics
3+1 team
A$130–175k
per week
A$25–35k
per week. A 5× saving that goes straight to your P&L.
Engagement fit
Fixed programs
Won't touch small or niche mandates.
Fully flexible
One senior on a two-week sprint, or a small team on a nine-month program.
Speed to start
3–6 weeks
mobilisation
< 1 week
Rapid starts to plug gaps or provide in-flight expertise.
What you pay for
Overheads + bench
Recruiting funnel, offices, downtime. All baked into the day rate.
Delivery only
No lease, no bench, no partner leverage.

One brief.
A shortlist in two business days.

Tell us the problem in 60 seconds. A partner reviews every note and comes back within two business days with a shortlist of the right operators. No retainers, no minimum spend.