I help organisations turn complex challenges into clear direction and practical action. Across strategy, AI and business transformation.
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Bring structure to complex questions. Define the direction, shape the roadmap and translate strategic priorities into programmes people can deliver.
Make AI useful across the business. Connect opportunities with organisational readiness, clear governance and the changes needed for lasting adoption.
Understand what change means for the business, then make it actionable. Draw on deep financial services experience to navigate impact, dependencies and delivery.
I’m Nora, an independent strategy and transformation consultant with experience across banking, consulting and software.
My background spans Barclays, EY and KPMG, with work across the UK, Europe and Asia. I bring a structured, direct approach to complex environments, connecting strategic decisions with the processes, teams and actions needed to move forward.
Through Mindstream, I support organisations from strategic direction to implementation, whether the challenge is AI adoption, a new operating model or a major business change.
Nora Glende
Founder · Independent Strategy & Transformation Consultant
Examples from my work in corporate and consulting roles, alongside projects under Mindstream.
AI transformation at EPIKUR: strategic direction, organisational readiness, governance and use-case prioritisation, alongside the evaluation of CRM, ticketing and telephony solutions to improve customer communication.
At Barclays, work spanning Brexit response, regulatory impact assessments, operating models and programme mobilisation. Translating external requirements into business implications, priorities and implementation activity.
At EY, experience across market entry, commercial due diligence, post-merger integration and carve-out workstreams in Europe and Asia. Earlier work at KPMG included process improvement and IPO preparation.
A strategic question, an AI initiative or a transformation that needs momentum? Let’s talk about where you are and what comes next.
