What if management consulting was as flexible, transparent and accessible as ordering an Uber?

We're Abhi, Alex, and JC – the team behind Pear – and the question we asked ourselves about a year ago when we all left our top-tier management consulting jobs was: What if management consulting was as flexible, transparent and accessible as ordering an Uber?

Between us, we left with a combined 30+ years in the industry with all three of us one step away from Partner. We didn't leave because we stopped believing in management consulting or disliked our jobs. We left because we believe the best of consulting deserves to be re-invented, and dare we say, democratised. Much like how Uber democratised traveling in taxis.

We believe that management consulting can be delivered in a way that's more flexible, more transparent, and more cost-effective, serving organisations of all sizes and industries, not just the ones with multi-million-dollar discretionary budgets.

We spent many years debating, ideating, and imagining the future of consulting with the landscape of possibilities now enabled by AI...

...and that's how Pear was born.

All of us have worked inside top-tier consulting firms (McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Kearney, Alvarez & Marsal), seeing what "great" actually looks like - and also seeing the economics 'under the hood' that inflate margins and make clients pay a 'top-tier tax'.

We've also been buyers of consulting inside global firms (Optus, Westpac, Standard Chartered Bank), trying to access high-calibre strategic talent without burning budget on brand premiums and working around inflexible service delivery models.

And we've lived the modern consulting landscape too: We've worked as independent consultants, navigating opacity and ghosting from recruiters and traditional talent marketplaces. We've also founded and led boutique consulting firms, managing the constant tension between growth (read endless BD pursuits) and bench risk - while trying to keep quality uncompromising.

That 360° perspective is what gives us conviction in what we're building. We understand the pain points, incentives, economics, and workflows on all sides - so we've designed Pear as a platform that aligns outcomes for everyone, rather than forcing trade-offs.

We're also operators, not theorists. We care about the real world: clarity of scope, speed to kick-off, quality of delivery, and an experience that feels human - not transactional. Pear is our attempt to bring the best of consulting into a model that's more flexible, transparent, and accessible.

Thanks for being part of our journey. We're genuinely grateful you're here - and we're excited to build Pear with you.