glashaus

What glashaus does

Gläshaus is an Adelaide-based, independently-owned strategic planning and design consulting house founded in 2016. The firm delivers multi-disciplinary advisory services across three primary client segments: family-owned and small-to-medium businesses, local and state government entities, and not-for-profit organizations. Its service portfolio spans family business resilience and succession planning, strategic planning facilitation, small business consulting, government relations, strategic projects, executive secretariat support, brand strategy, business advisory, and marketing execution project management. The firm positions itself as combining strategic visioning with hands-on implementation support, distinguishing it from plan-only consulting models.

The business operates as a professional services firm on a project and hourly basis, with a small core team that draws on a diverse network of specialist professionals for targeted engagements. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; executive support is contracted by the hour, and most other services are quoted on a project or contact basis. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, relying on website inquiries, email outreach, social channels (Instagram, Facebook), and organic referrals rather than paid acquisition or channel partnerships. The firm maintains sub-brands Gläshaus Group and Gläshaus Labs to house collaborative and purpose-driven projects within a portfolio structure. There is no proprietary technology platform, API, or disclosed AI/ML capability; delivery is human-led consulting. Ownership is founder/partner-controlled by Managing Partner Sam Taylor, Senior Partner Rupert Hogan-Turnbull, and Consulting Partner Emeritus Amanda Grocock, with no external institutional investors, funding rounds, or parent company reported. Operations are concentrated entirely in South Australia, with no disclosed geographic expansion plans.

Name

glashaus

Legal name

Gläshaus

Website

https://glashaus.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Gläshaus is an Adelaide-based strategic planning and design consulting firm serving family-owned and small-to-medium businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and local/state government clients in South Australia with project-based advisory services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Services

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Marketing Consulting Services (541613), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Succession Planning & High-Potential (HiPo) Leadership Programs (EDABAAAL)

Keywords

• Strategic consulting services
• Brand strategy development
• Business advisory consulting
• Family business succession
• Government relations advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Adelaide

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Strategic Consulting and Advisory Services: Core revenue generated through strategic planning, business advisory, brand strategy, and consulting services. Services are provided to family businesses, government projects, and not-for-profit organizations on a project and hourly basis. They contract executive support by the hour for board meetings and strategic planning.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Gläshaus is a multi-disciplinary strategic planning and design consulting house that provides professional advisory services across strategy, marketing, brand development, and business management. Core deliverables include strategic planning facilitation, family business succession and resilience consulting, brand identity creation and refresh, government relations advisory, executive secretariat support for boards, and project management of marketing execution for clients across family businesses, SMEs, not-for-profits, and local/state government.

Product overview

Gläshaus is a multi-disciplinary strategic planning and design consulting house offering a unified portfolio of consulting services rather than a software product platform. The service portfolio centers on core strategic offerings including Family Business Resilience, Strategic Planning Facilitation, and Brand Strategy, supplemented by specialized services in Government Relations, Strategic Projects, Executive Support, Small Business Consulting, Business Advisory, and Marketing Execution. These services work together as an integrated consulting approach, where brand development connects to strategic planning, which connects to marketing execution and project management support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gläshaus Group: A portfolio structure where the company's projects and collaborations find a home, nested within the broader brand.
• Gläshaus Labs

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• City of Adelaide (Smart Communities Conference 2017)notableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Collaborated with City of Adelaide to design, engineer, and implement 'passive interactivity' ideas for the 2017 Smart Communities Conference in Adelaide. Projects include floor artwork by Jake Holmes and corresponding soundscapes in Francis St, and a democratization system in the Colonel Light breezeway (Pilgrim Lane).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Nous Group: Australian mid-tier management consulting firm headquartered in Melbourne that advises governments, NFPs, and businesses on strategy, policy, and organizational design — directly comparable to Gläshaus's advisory model and SMB/government/NFP client mix, but at greater scale and national reach.
• The Strategy Group: Australian boutique consulting firm providing strategic advisory and management consulting to mid-market and government clients — comparable in scale, geographic concentration, and service offering mix to Gläshaus.
• Right Lane: Australian management consulting firm specializing in strategy, growth, and transformation for mid-market and family-owned businesses — directly comparable to Gläshaus's family business resilience, succession planning, and small business consulting focus.
• ThinkPlace: Australian strategy and design consultancy that works with government, NFPs, and purpose-driven organizations on strategy, service design, and transformation — comparable to Gläshaus's government relations, NFP, and values-led strategic planning offerings.

Broad incumbents

• PwC Australia: Big-four professional services firm with a large Australian consulting practice serving SMBs, government, and NFPs — overlaps with Gläshaus across strategy, brand advisory, and government engagement but operates at much greater scale and breadth.
• Deloitte Australia: Big-four firm with a substantial Australian consulting practice covering strategy, operations, and human capital — overlaps with Gläshaus on strategic planning, organizational design, and government advisory work.
• EY (Ernst & Young) Australia: Big-four firm providing consulting, strategy, and transaction advisory services across Australia — overlaps with Gläshaus's strategic planning, family business advisory, and public sector work but at much larger scale.
• McKinsey & Company: Global management consulting leader with an Australian practice serving large corporates, governments, and NFPs on strategy and transformation — comparable service category but serving much larger clients than Gläshaus's SMB focus.
• KPMG Australia: Big-four firm offering management consulting, deal advisory, and government services in Australia — comparable in service categories (strategy, transformation, public sector) but operating at enterprise scale across all states.
• Bain & Company: Global strategy consulting firm with private equity and corporate strategy practices — comparable in strategic planning and business advisory offerings but operates at enterprise scale with different client size profile.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/glashausaustralia
• Instagraminstagram.com/glashausaustralia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/glashaus

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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