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Technology is accelerating faster than organisations can interpret it.

Customers are changing.
Trust is harder to earn.

And many brands are moving quickly without being clear about what they stand for.

Technology is accelerating faster than organisations can interpret it.

Customers are changing.
Trust is harder to earn.

And many brands are moving quickly without being clear about what they stand for.

IF YOUR BRAND IS THE ANSWER
WHAT'S THE QUESTION?

In an AI world, trust is the only advantage left. And most brands are spending on everything except the one thing that builds it, clarity about what they actually stand for.

Nick Gray — 25 years across Adidas, Nike, Diesel, Sneakerboy and Westfield

Built for any brand serious about growth, not just the ones with big budgets.

"No pitch. No pressure. A first conversation to see if there's a fit.

IGU Global is a Sydney-based retail strategy consultancy

founded by retail strategist Nick Gray.

HOW LEADERS WORK WITH IGU​

ABOUT US 

Most brands don't have a strategy problem. They have a clarity problem, leadership reading the brand five different ways, customers feeling the gap.

 

We rebuild the emotional identity that makes every decision faster and more consistent. 25 years inside Nike, Adidas and Westfield, applied directly to yours.

SPEAKING 

Nick moves rooms, not just slides. Keynotes on trust, emotion and human-led leadership in an AI-accelerated world, built to change how a room decides, not just what it knows.

Before strategy, before creative, before the next campaign, understand the real condition of your brand.

 

An immersive diagnostic that surfaces what direct questions can't, and gives your team one emotional foundation to decide from.

STRATEGIC ADVISORY

JOIN THE "IGU" NETWORK

Where retail leaders go for clarity, emotion, and direction.

Emotion is the most powerful strategy in business. One email a month on the psychology of retail, branding and AI-era leadership, for founders, brand leaders and creatives. No spam. No noise. Just clarity.

No spam. No noise. Just clarity and emotional intelligence in your inbox once a month.

25+ YEARS INSIDE THE BUILDING, NOT ADVISING FROM THE OUTSIDE IN.

NIKE (10 YRS) · ADIDAS (8.5 YRS) · DIESEL · SNEAKERBOY · WESTFIELD / SCENTRE GROUP

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Nick Gray — retail strategist and founder of IGU Global, Sydney
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Nick Gray — retail strategist and founder of IGU Global, Sydney

MONDIAL BY NADIA NUEMAN

Claire Brooks, MI

My business is a family run business, spanning 65 years and three generations, so to say i am invested emotionally is an understatement.

 

To continue growing our beautiful business, I knew we had to do things differently than we had in the past and it was just at this time that I met the very impressive, Nick Gray. 

 

Nick understood that immediately. He knew to honour all the things that have always made our business special, while bringing clarity to what works and helping us communicate it with confidence and purpose. He listened, understood the heart of the brand, and brought an incredibly thoughtful understanding of of the retail landscape. He cuts through the noise in a way that respects our history while building for the future.

Nick is incredibly impressive, both as a professional and as a human being. Working together has been one of the best decisions I’ve made for our business. 

With immense gratitude,

xx Nadia

IGU Global – Emotional Intelligence for the AI Age of Retail

IGU Global logo — retail strategy consultancy founded by Nick Gray, Sydney Australia

IGU Global (I Got You Global) is a Sydney-based retail and brand strategy consultancy founded by Nick Gray — 25 years inside Nike, Adidas, Diesel, Sneakerboy and Westfield. We help founders, leadership teams and boards build emotionally intelligent brands that earn trust and decide with clarity in an AI-accelerated world. Independent consultancy. Not affiliated with IGI Global or any academic publisher.

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