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Beyond was exactly that...beyond expectation...beyond valuable...and our consultant went above and beyond to help us!

— Mike Darracott, Managing Director

MGISS are a multi-award-winning company that informs organisations in the smart use of geospatial data and technologies to enable strategic asset management techniques.

Managing Director, Mike Darracott, had a vision for the company but needed support to find the right path. Since attending a few Gather programmes of support, MGISS have secured major investment and are primed for growth.

Where they were at

MGISS deliver geospatial and digital transformation services that help businesses increase the efficiency, resilience, and performance of their utility, infrastructure, and environment services. Now a team of fourteen, the company has developed over the past ten years from a small consultancy to a growing business who work with market leaders including, FM Conway, Northumbrian Water Group and the European Space Agency.

Why Gather?

As a leader of a developing team, Mike wanted support to transition from working in the business to working on it, help in thinking around a repositioning of the business with a view to scaling, and to connect with more people in the city region.

It's really helped us to find clarity on who we are and what our mission is. On the Shift programme we got takeaways to action immediately with the team and longer-term strategic tools.

MGISS

It's about more than the course content, it's about the connections you make, the different perspectives – it’s a powerful process.

How Gather helped

Through attending the Mettle and Shift programmes, MGISS found clarity of purpose, made new connections with like-minded leaders and started to align their culture and team with the future vision for the business.

As their journey with Gather progressed, they took advantage of the bespoke support offered by the Beyond programme. MGISS had specific challenges around finding and retaining talent, scaling their offer, and ensuring they had sufficient funding and cashflow to achieve these goals.

Working with Beyond consultant David Levine, their leadership team found new focus and aligned around a plan for growth. Putting in place a roadmap that aligned their proposition with the continued development of their offer.

Results and the future

"Gather has really solidified the importance of having a purpose driven story and it's helped us articulate our business better which has already led to us securing new investment."

MGISS are already seeing significant growth from honing their focus. Following the Mettle and Shift programme, they secured £55k funding from the Future Innovation Fund and after completing the Beyond programme secured a £600k investment to support its work with the European Space Agency. They have also just participated in the new Emerging Leaders and Outbound programmes to provide additional support and equip a crucial team member, enhancing their personal and business growth journey and sales support to turn their wishlist clients into paying customers.

"Gather has opened our eyes to the growing ecosystem in the city region, the potential of partnerships between the public and private sectors – and we're really excited to be part of it."

With a growing team MGISS recently moved to a new office and have plans to recruit more key staff as they continue to scale. We can’t wait to see what else the future holds for MGISS.