Cycling Industry Advisory - About haveconsult
haveconsult was founded by Nick Brown, an entrepreneur, operator, and industry advisor with over 15 years of experience across the cycling, bike share, and micromobility sectors. Nick has built and scaled businesses across the UK and Europe, working at the intersection of operations, business strategy, and public sector delivery. His experience includes launching new ventures, securing and delivering contracts, building teams, and scaling services in complex, regulated markets. Originally trained as a lawyer, Nick transitioned into entrepreneurship early in his career, founding and growing businesses within the cycling industry before taking on senior leadership roles in shared mobility. This blend of legal, commercial, and operational experience supports a highly practical approach to strategic advisory. Alongside his commercial work, Nick actively shapes the future of the cycling and micromobility sectors. He serves on the board of European Cycling Industries and contributes to industry working groups focused on bike share, leasing, and sustainable transport policy at a European level. This combination of hands-on operational experience and policy engagement allows haveconsult to bring a uniquely informed, commercially grounded perspective to advisory work.
ABOUT HAVECONSULT
haveconsult was founded to provide practical, commercially grounded strategic advice across the cycling, bike share and micromobility sectors.
We work with public authorities, operators, investors and industry partners navigating growth, change and market complexity — from designing new systems and entering new markets to scaling operations and improving performance.
Our approach is built on real-world experience. Our advisers have built businesses, secured and delivered contracts, and scaled operations in complex, regulated environments — not simply advised from the sidelines.
Alongside our sector-focused work, we selectively support founders and growing businesses seeking clear strategy, stronger commercial performance and sustainable growth.
This combination of hands-on operational experience and deep sector expertise allows haveconsult to bring a practical, delivery-focused perspective to every engagement.
Our Approach
We combine strategic thinking with real business experience.
We combine strategic thinking with real-world operational experience.
Our advisers have worked across the full lifecycle of businesses and systems — from market entry and commercial strategy to service delivery, operations and industry policy. This breadth of experience allows us to bring a practical, delivery-focused perspective to every engagement.
We support public authorities, operators, investors and industry partners to:
- navigate complex and evolving markets
- identify and unlock new opportunities for growth
- develop clear, commercially robust strategies
- build effective partnerships and delivery models
Alongside this, we selectively support founders and growing businesses seeking to scale, strengthen performance and build sustainable organisations.
Above all, our focus is on outcomes — turning strategy into action and delivering results in real-world environments.
Our Network
We operate at the centre of the cycling, bike share and micromobility ecosystem, with strong relationships across public authorities, operators, industry partners and investors.
Our network spans the full value chain — from manufacturers and technology providers to service operators and policy stakeholders — allowing us to connect clients with the right partners to deliver projects, unlock opportunities and accelerate growth.
Alongside our sector-focused relationships, we are part of a wider network of entrepreneurs and business leaders through the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses programme, providing access to broader commercial expertise, partnerships and supply chain opportunities where relevant.
This combination of sector depth and wider business connectivity enables haveconsult to support clients not only with strategy, but with the relationships needed to deliver it.
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