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Inspiring businesses to do better, impacting industries, and improving people's lives.

Established on July 1st, 2016, ground | shaking is in the business of better management. We exist to shape management for the better, augmenting intelligence to boost effectiveness and speed. With a reliable management-in-motion approach, we deliver peak performance strategy and execution, propelling businesses toward sustainable, profitable growth.

What truly drives us is the joy of creating something extraordinary together with our clients — helping entrepreneurs, managers, and employees build and grow their businesses, empowering their companies to generate sustainable profits while focusing on creating and delivering outstanding value to their customers, suppliers, investors, and the community.

ground

noun [graƱnd]

the foundation or basis on which a belief or action rests.

shaking

verb [∫eI kIη]  

to agitate, churn, stir about, etc.

ground | shaking :

release of power disrupting the ground,

triggering blooming dynamics.

g | s' BUSINESS HUBS

Los Angeles

10250 Constellation Blvd

Ste. 100 Los Angeles

Century City, 90067

California

United States of America

Toronto

140 King St W, 42nd Floor Toronto, ON M5H 3Y2,

Canada

London

33 Queen St
London EC4R 1AP
England, United Kingdom

Singapore

Suntech Tower 5
Temasek Boulevard
Singapore 038985
Singapore

Hong Kong

46/F, Lee Garden One
33 Hysan Avenue,

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
China

Busan

11F, 133, Jeonpo-daero
Nam-gu
Busan 48400
South Korea

Sydney

333 George Street, Level 13,

Sydney
New South Wales 2000
Australia

New York

430 Park Avenue,

Manhattan
10022 New York
United States of America

Bogotá

Calle 81 No.11-08,

Bogotá 110221,

Colombia

Berlin

Friedrichstraße 76
Berlin, BE 10117
Germany

Ho Chi Minh

29A Nguyễn Đình Chiểu,
Dakao Ward, District 1
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam

Shanghai

138 HuaiHai Zhong Lu, 3F
Huangpu District
Shanghai
China

Osaka

1-1 Ofukacho
Kita
Osaka 530-0011
Japan

Chicago

125 S Clark St, Chicago
60603 Illinois
United States of America

Santiago

Avenida Apoquindo 5950,
Las Condes
Santiago de Chile 7550000

Chile

Stockholm

Regeringsgatan 29, Stockholms Stockholm, 111 51,

Sweden

Manila

30/ F&31 / F Yuchengco Tower RCBC Plaza 6819 Ayala Avenue,

Bel Air, Makati City Manila,

PHL-00 1227,

Philippines

Taipei

97 Songren Lu, No. 97 & 101

Songren Road
Xinyi District
Taipei City 110
Taiwan

Tokyo

7-chome Kabutocho,

Nihonbashi
Tokyo 103-0026
Japan

Auckland

131 Queen Street
Auckland, 1010
New Zealand

Vancouver

6060 Silver Drive Burnaby,

Vancouver BC V5H 0H5,

Canada

Rio de Janeiro

Avenida Almirante Barroso, 81

Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20031-004

Brazil

Madrid

Paseo de la Castellana 77
M 28046, Madrid
Spain

Jakarta

Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 21,

Setiabudi, RT.10/RW.1, Karet,

Setia Budi
Kota Jakarta Selatan, Daerah

Khusus Ibukota
Jakarta, JK 12920, Indonesia

Seoul

10F, 518, Teheran-ro
Gangnam-gu
Seoul 06180
South Korea

Melbourne

114 William Street
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Australia

g | s BUSINESS HUBS
g | s The Americas
g | s EMEA
g | s The APAC

OUR PEOPLE

Deep expertise, broad experience

​​We are, above all, men & women of action, driven by a strong sense of purpose. Individuals who bring a unique perspective, broad experience acquired as business managers in multiple industries around the world, and deep insight to our work.

 

At g | s we incorporate the contributions of people from a wide variety of backgrounds and we think that diversity of thought, expertise, experience, and background is crucial to creating an environment in which creative tensions exist and new ideas emerge.

​Regardless of their cultural, educational, or professional background, these diverse individuals have much in common: the same commitment to challenging conventional thinking and solving complex problems, experience that spans a variety of industries, and a passion for helping clients succeed. Because, at g | s we measure our success by our clients’ success; we seek to identify our clients’ real needs; we roll up our sleeves, help clients to identify the key areas for improvement, and then ensure that things get done.

OUR MINDSET

Do not move on zombie orthodoxies, prepare for the unthinkable.

at g | s we understand that

huge new disruptions are 

the hallmark of the new normal

OUR APPROACH

Combining digital prowess, human ingenuity, and strategic purpose for extraordinary performance and growth.

At g | s we take on a fiduciary responsibility to our clients and we walk every job through all the action stages and together we handle implementation and we own the outcome.

Because we are committed to creating value for our clients that returns many multiples of their investment, and delivering tangible and positive change, we must enhance client capabilities and deliver both competitive advantage and bottom-line impact.

THE LEADERSHIP

Lou Stummen
Advisory Board Member
Louïse is a forward thinker who defines and executes the strategic vision and effectively guides companies and teams through the complexity of organic, peripheral, and M&A growth initiatives.

 

Dick Willows   in 
Chairman and CEO
Dick is a respected builder of international brands with a keen understanding of how companies generate revenue and where they are in their lifecycle to position them for the most profitable next phase of development.

 

Afonso Antunes   in  
President and COO
Afonso is a business developer with proven success in creating investor and corporate value, altering the trajectory of businesses and maximizing shareholder return within startup, turnaround, rapid-growth, and maturing environments.

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