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.

Youdon'tjustneedgreatpeopleyouneedtheenvironmentthatmakesgreatworkpossible.Whichiswhytheanswerisn'talwaysahire.
Youdon'tjustneedgreatpeopleyouneedtheenvironmentthatmakesgreatworkpossible.Whichiswhytheanswerisn'talwaysahire.
Youdon'tjustneedgreatpeopleyouneedtheenvironmentthatmakesgreatworkpossible.Whichiswhytheanswerisn'talwaysahire.

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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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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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.