Meet the Team

We are your flexible team on the ground.

We are a team of likeminded experts in our fields providing a genuine alternative to traditional business consulting.

Our decades of market experience, guide national and multi-national clients through any business challenges.

I am a business optimist

Clive Daley

Founder

Principal Consultant, Retail, Strategy and Supply Chain

I see the potential your business could achieve and provide solutions drawn from a lifetime of business experience.

A department store visit when I was just sixteen opened my eyes to a world I never knew existed. Slick professionals darted across polished floors tending to an unparalleled variety of stock items. Excited customers bustled between high quality pieces neatly arranged on aisle after aisle of sparkling countertop displays.

The footsteps I took through the impossible scale of that gleaming entrance hall were the first of my captivated career exploring every level of business and retail.

I have immersed myself in businesses all over the world and been fascinated by the subtle differences of their cultures. I have dedicated my life to studying every facet of business and retail and continue to learn every day. The unique perspective from all that I have learned is what I bring to your business. Analysing the inner workings of a company and figuring out the best way to improve it is what I do and passing on everything I have learned and coaching from experience is what I love.

The constantly evolving needs of a business are like the moving parts of an intricate puzzle I can' wait to solve. I love to challenge myself. I am not afraid to call out ideas and initiatives that are not right for your business. Collaborative conversations that questions current thinking spark the passion of that awestruck sixteen-year-old in me on this day.

Contact Clive directly at Clive@daleyhub.com

I uncover the story behind your brand and provide you with a true partner to tell it properly.

Fifteen years in criminal law taught me how to listen with empathy. Life changing decisions were made before me every day. I held my clients’ hands and guided them through the process. It took every ounce of human understanding to decide what was right. I met people from all walks of life and saw them in their most raw emotional states.

I understand people. Helping them has always been at the core of my work.

As an organisational, marketing, and communications expert, these experiences allow me to hear the deeper needs affecting your business and build a solution catered to you alone. I pick up on things that other people don’t. Difficult conversations to improve your business sometimes need to be had. You can count on me to face them with tact, insight and understanding.

My business passions are great communication and the customer journey. I take a hands-on approach to projects and organisational tasks. Generic solutions to surface-level issues never work in the long run. I add value by triggering detailed plans of my own and integrating changes that stick.

My desire to help others extends to every part of my life. I’m intensely driven to serve my community and play an active role with community associations.

I’d love to help you and your business too.

Reach out to Kerry at kerry@daleyhub.com

I understand people

Kerry Daley

Founder

Principal Advisor, Retail Strategy and Communications

I am fascinated with product

Karl Thomas

Head of Consumer Products

I guide consumer product brands through the competitive, data-driven world of modern retail and e-commerce.

My first job in consumer electronics opened my eyes to my fascination with products. I love examining them from the inside out. Figuring out what makes the successful ones so special. And wondering how the underperforming ones can be improved.

My twenty-year journey from the shop floor through to Managing Director and board advisory roles gave me my operational understanding of consumer products.

It taught me how they are affected by every decision on the route to market.

I use everything I learned to improve your business and your projects. By bringing a senior leadership perspective. Engaging with your product from a unique vantage point. And optimising your product operations.

Together, we will improve the quality of your product and brand experience. Create better customer loyalty. And use a data-driven approach to shape decisions.

I make informed choices by uncovering data trends. Discovering historical success stories. And guiding thousands of successful products to market.

I spent the last 20 years creating and launching $1bn products into retail and ecommerce platforms across the world.

Let’s work together and do the same for your business. Contact Karl directly at karl@daleyhub.com

I am a product guy with a passion and a world of experience in retail.

I started as a supplier to B&Q and learnt logistics around DCs, quality assessment, ranging and sourcing internationally.

Following that I moved up the value chain to work with Wickes, B&Q both UK and International, WHSmith, Poundland, Savers and Homebase in senior Commercial roles. I have built ranges and promotional programmes across 100s of stores and e commerce platforms and gathered retailing wisdom and insights along the way.

Working with the Daley Hub allows me to bring all of this to bear on our clients behalf to make things happen in UK Retail with “know how” and what I call an “outside in” systematic approach.

Let’s work together and make things happen to drive your business growth.

Contact me directly at charles@daleyhub.com

I love everything retail

Charles Powiesnik

Head of Retail

My passion is production

Paul Rumbell

Lean Manufacturing Specialist

I use over 15 years’ experience as a lean manufacturing specialist to focus on your productivity, reduce your manufacturing costs, and increase your profit margins.

Travelling the world to implement the systems I have created.

Learning to understand and respect the cultural subtleties it takes to apply change in different cities.

And finding a way to communicate change to new people in distant countries has taught me how to successfully apply lean manufacturing processes around the globe.

I love the excitement of visiting new workplaces and building rapport with both frontline staff and boardroom members to fully understand processes. Looking at the moving parts that make up a business and analysing how they run. Then drawing on real world knowledge to implement lean alternatives.

Running large manufacturing operations means I know what is realistic to implement and the barriers you will face making change.

Successful, long-term change is always difficult. But as an experienced leader and manager with a history of providing coaching, training, and mentoring to build teams that work together.

I once oversaw an €8.6m saving in one year across Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

My worldwide experience of lean implementation means I can quickly highlight the issues that need fixing and reveal the financial opportunities to you and your business.

With over 20 years of experience in international business development, global strategic sourcing, retail, and home improvement, I lead two dynamic and fast-growing SME businesses in China. As the founder and general manager of ISOS Quality Management Solutions, I provide quality assurance, product testing, and certification services to the automotive industry, with a focus on customer satisfaction, efficiency, and compliance. As the managing director of Ideal Home Solutions, I offer quality home products across different categories, with a vision to create a better living environment for consumers.

In addition to my entrepreneurial roles, I also work as a strategic business consultant for a listed Chinese company specialized in smart home technology, providing overall company strategy to the business owner and senior management team. I leverage my expertise in new product development, project management, supply chain management, and team leadership to help the company innovate, grow, and compete in the global market. I am passionate about delivering value and excellence to my clients and partners, and I enjoy learning and adapting to new challenges and opportunities in the industry.

I am passionate about delivering value

King Tian

Shanghai Office

Associate Consultant