ONE STORY

What ONE STORY does

ONE STORY is a Moscow-based strategy and operations consulting firm founded in 2014 by partners from BIG3/BIG4 consulting firms. Operating under the legal entity Lean Service LLC (ООО "ЛИН СЕРВИС"), the firm is headquartered at the Skolkovo Innovation Centre and serves enterprise clients in Russia and the CIS, with a stated presence in Kazakhstan. The firm runs a distributed delivery model rather than a traditional pyramid structure, aggregating 150+ employees, contractors, and external industry experts, and has completed 200+ client projects while maintaining a catalogue of 50+ technology solutions sourced through its partner ecosystem.

The firm's offering is organized across four practice areas: Strategy & Customer Value Proposition, Operational Efficiency, Cost Optimization, and System Selection/Implementation. The System Selection/Implementation line distinguishes ONE STORY from pure-play strategy boutiques by integrating vendor evaluation and deployment of partner-provided technology solutions alongside advisory work. Service descriptions reference analytical and recommendation models, data quality improvement, and optimization work, indicating a classical analytics and operations consulting stack rather than a proprietary AI/ML platform.

The business model is project-based enterprise consulting revenue, with no public disclosure of pricing, contract duration, or revenue. Go-to-market relies on partner-driven relationships, the Skolkovo institutional base, and credibility derived from the founding partners' BIG3/BIG4 pedigree. Customer mix is diversified across enterprise verticals — grocery and fashion retail, jewelry, electronics, beauty, children's goods, telecom, FMCG, tobacco, food service, investment, and public sector — but is anchored on a relatively small number of large engagements per year, producing inherently lumpy revenue without disclosed SaaS, retainer, or productized recurring components.

Name

ONE STORY

Legal name

OBSHCHESTVO S OGRANICHENNOY OTVETSTVENNOSTYU "LIN SERVIS" (Limited Liability Company "LEAN SERVICE")

Website

https://onestory.pro

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ONE STORY is a Moscow-based strategy and operations consulting firm founded in 2014 by BIG3/BIG4 alumni, serving Russian and CIS enterprise clients through a distributed model covering strategy, operational efficiency, cost optimization, and technology implementation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB), Organization Design & Operating Model Consulting (BPAHAGAB), Supply Chain Planning (S&OP/IBP, Demand & Inventory) (BPAHAHAD), Performance Management & Productivity Consulting (BPAHAGAL)

Keywords

• Management consulting services
• Strategic advisory services
• Operational efficiency consulting
• Cost optimization consulting
• IT system implementation

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: ONE STORY generates revenue through strategic and operational consulting engagements. The company provides services across strategy, operational efficiency, cost optimization, and digital transformation. Projects are delivered using a distributed expertise model combining internal team members with external industry experts and technology partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ONE STORY is a professional consulting firm delivering four core service lines to enterprise clients: (1) Strategy & CVP for corporate strategy, customer value proposition, market entry, ecosystem and digital transformation; (2) Operational and Organizational Efficiency for business process optimization, operating model, governance, KPIs and change management; (3) Costs and Working Capital Optimization covering headcount, integrated planning, inventory, logistics and LEAN; and (4) System Selection and Implementation for IT architecture, vendor selection, implementation support and technology scouting. Engagements are delivered through a distributed model of internal staff plus a network of 150+ functional experts and 50+ technology partners.

Product overview

ONE STORY is a next-generation consulting company built on a distributed expertise model. The company offers four core consulting services: (1) Strategy & CVP — for strategic development, value proposition enhancement, and digital transformation; (2) Operational and Organizational Efficiency — for business process optimization, governance, and change management; (3) Costs and Working Capital Optimization — for financial and operational efficiency; and (4) System Selection and Implementation — for IT architecture, vendor selection, and technology scouting. These services work together as an integrated consulting portfolio addressing business transformation from strategy through execution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategy & CVP (Стратегия и усиление CVP)

Quantifiable outcome

• 200+ strategic and operational consulting projects completed
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Industry Experts NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014ONE STORY has united dozens of industry experts who participate in solving complex business transformation problems. The partner network includes functional experts across various industries including retail, telecom, and consumer goods.
• Service CompaniescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Service companies providing professional consulting services collaborate with ONE STORY on client engagements, particularly in operational efficiency and organizational transformation projects.
• Technology CompaniescoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2014Technology solution providers and integrators partner with ONE STORY to deliver digital transformation projects. The company claims 50+ proven technological solutions in their ecosystem. Partners include technology suppliers, integrators, and equipment providers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bain & Company: Global strategy consulting firm; closes the BIG3 trio that ONE STORY's founders emerged from, and competes for the same enterprise strategy and operating-model engagements.
• Oliver Wyman: Global management consultancy specializing in retail, financial services, and operations; competes for the same retail-heavy transformation mandates that drive ONE STORY's revenue.
• Accenture Russia: Global IT and management consultancy; competes with ONE STORY's System Selection & Implementation practice on technology vendor selection and large-scale IT transformation work.
• Deloitte CIS: BIG4 advisory firm active across Russia/CIS; competes with ONE STORY on operating model, cost optimization, and digital transformation mandates for large Russian enterprises.
• Roland Berger: Global strategy consultancy with deep Russian/CIS heritage through its former Strategy Partners arm; competes for the same enterprise and public-sector transformation work.
• The Boston Consulting Group: Global strategy and operations consultancy; ONE STORY was founded by BIG3/BIG4 partners and competes head-to-head with BCG on retail, telecom, and FMCG strategy engagements in Russia/CIS.
• McKinsey & Company: Global management consulting leader that competes for the same Top-3 Russian enterprise transformation mandates; ONE STORY explicitly benchmarks itself against BIG3 pedigree, making McKinsey the closest global incumbent reference.
• KPMG Russia: BIG4 advisory firm with Russian operations offering strategy, operations, and IT advisory; competing for cross-functional transformation engagements similar to ONE STORY's portfolio.

Emerging players

• Alvarez & Marsal Russia: Global performance improvement and turnaround firm with Russian presence; competes for operational efficiency, cost optimization, and working capital mandates that sit in ONE STORY's core offering.

Direct peers

• Strategy Partners (formerly Roland Berger Russia): Largest Russian-domiciled strategy consulting firm, split from Roland Berger; the most directly comparable peer given shared domestic focus, similar client roster of Russian Top-3 enterprises, and strategy/operations offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/onestory.pro
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/onestory-com

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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