
Growth, retention, competitive edge — these aren't hiring problems. They're capability problems. The right design function, built properly, drives all three. That's what we help organisations build.
[ABOUT US]
Beyond the hire.

Growth, retention, competitive edge — these aren't hiring problems. They're capability problems. The right design function, built properly, drives all three. That's what we help organisations build.
[ABOUT US]
Beyond the hire.

Growth, retention, competitive edge — these aren't hiring problems. They're capability problems. The right design function, built properly, drives all three. That's what we help organisations build.
[ABOUT US]
Beyond the hire.

Growth, retention, competitive edge — these aren't hiring problems. They're capability problems. The right design function, built properly, drives all three. That's what we help organisations build.
[ABOUT US]
Beyond the hire.


Meet the founder
Meet the
founder
Meet the
founder

Sam Gale
Sam Gale
Finding the right people is only the beginning.
I came from the discipline before I came to hiring. Over ten years, I've worked with organisations at every stage and scale. Startups, global brands, agencies, in-house teams. The brief was usually the same: find us someone.
The problem rarely was...
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What I kept seeing was this:
The right person in the wrong conditions doesn't thrive, so hiring alone doesn't fix a design function.
The real issues sit deeper. In structure, mandate, maturity, and ways of working.
Gale & Co. exists for the organisations that are ready to go deeper than headcount. To build the conditions where great design — and great people — can actually do what they're capable of.
Human first.
Every person in our process is a human being with a career, not a profile to place. We treat them accordingly.
Human first.
Every person in our process is a human being with a career, not a profile to place. We treat them accordingly.
Human first.
Every person in our process is a human being with a career, not a profile to place. We treat them accordingly.
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Honest perspectives on careers and capability.
Honest perspectives on careers and capability.
Honest perspectives on careers and capability.
Honest perspectives on careers and capability.
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To build teams properly?
Start with a conversation. No pitch, no pressure — just a proper discussion about what you're building and whether we're the right partner for it.

[ARE YOU READY]
To build teams properly?
Start with a conversation. No pitch, no pressure — just a proper discussion about what you're building and whether we're the right partner for it.

[ARE YOU READY]
To build teams properly?
Start with a conversation. No pitch, no pressure — just a proper discussion about what you're building and whether we're the right partner for it.

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