STAED Executive Advisory · Strategy & Business Consultants, Nairobi

Strategy & business consulting that turns ambition into sustainable growth.

We help Boards, CEOs, SMEs and public institutions in Kenya craft winning strategies, execute them with discipline and build the leaders – and the reliable operations – that deliver results. From the boardroom to the plant floor.

  • Strategic planning & management consulting
  • Strategy execution & performance management
  • Leadership, change & engineering reliability
  • Strategy-ledLed by Dr. Eng. Musebe Edward Achieng, Assistant Professor of Strategic Management & Leadership
  • Boardroom to plant floorExecutive advisory backed by registered engineering expertise
  • Across Kenya & East AfricaNairobi-based; retreats, workshops & in-house delivery anywhere
  • Plans that get executedEvery engagement ends with KPIs, owners and a 90-day roadmap
What we do

Strategy-led consulting, advisory & training

Our core practice is strategic management consulting – planning, development and execution. It is backed by engineering consultancy in asset reliability and operational excellence, so strategy works all the way to the plant floor.

Our core practice

Strategy & Executive Advisory

Strategic Planning & Management Consulting

We facilitate boards and executive teams to develop clear, actionable strategic plans – vision, strategic goals, priorities, implementation matrix and KPIs.

Strategy Execution & Performance Management

Turning strategy into results – balanced scorecards, KPIs, performance contracts, value-based management and the review cadence that keeps delivery on track.

Business Development & Growth Advisory

Executive advisory for founders, CEOs and boards – business model review, competitive positioning, growth and market-entry strategy, business plans and turnaround support.

SME Business Strategy – Strategy Made Simple

Our flagship programme for small and medium enterprises in Kenya: two days, six questions and one practical strategy plan – from business survival to sustainable growth.

Leadership, Change & Transformation

Executive and supervisory leadership programmes that build leaders who can drive transformational change, execute strategy and deliver sustainable performance.

Not sure where to start?

Book a no-obligation conversation with our principal consultant about your strategy, growth or performance challenge.

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Where strategy meets the plant floor

Engineering & Operations Consultancy

Maintenance Strategy & Asset Reliability

We design and implement structured maintenance strategies – PPM, CBM and RCM – plus TPM rollout, RCA facilitation and shutdown planning to optimise availability and cost.

Asset Care & Reliability Training

We equip technical teams with the skills needed to maintain assets effectively, reduce equipment failures and improve long-term reliability.

Operational Excellence & OEE

Workflow improvement, process analysis and performance monitoring that reduce losses and elevate Overall Equipment Effectiveness.

Organisational & Operational Audits

Independent strategy reviews, organisational diagnostics, maintenance effectiveness audits and maturity assessments that reveal performance gaps and what to do about them.

Open programmes

Upcoming trainings & workshops

All trainings
Strategy Made Simple · 19 – 20 November 2026

Practical Two-Day Training Programme for SMEs in Kenya

  • Business Health Check and SWOT
  • 3–5 Year Vision and Strategic Goals
  • Competitive Advantage Statement
  • Strategic Priorities and Action Plan
  • KPIs, Targets and 90-Day Roadmap
  • 19 – 20 November 2026
  • Swiss Lenana Mount Hotel, Nairobi
  • 2 days · from 9:00 am
  • Investment KES 40,000

Facilitated by Dr. Eng. Musebe Edward Achieng, Ph.D, Founder, Principal Consultant & Lead Facilitator.

About STAED Executive Advisory

Strategic thinking with the discipline to deliver

STAED Executive Advisory is a Nairobi-based strategy and business consulting firm. We partner with Boards, executive teams, business owners and public institutions to develop strategy, execute it and build the leadership capability to sustain it – blending global best practice with the realities of doing business in Kenya and East Africa.

What makes us different is depth on both sides of the organisation: strategic management expertise at the top, and registered engineering expertise in asset reliability and operational excellence where value is actually produced.

  • Strategic planning, retreats and strategy reviews
  • Executive advisory, performance management and leadership programmes
  • Engineering consultancy for maintenance, reliability and OEE
Who we work with

Built for organisations in Kenya & East Africa

Boards & executive teams

Corporates and institutions that need a clear strategic plan, a strategy retreat that produces decisions, or an independent executive advisor.

SMEs & family businesses

Owners and managers who want a simple, practical strategy plan to move from survival to sustainable growth.

Public sector, counties & SACCOs

Public institutions, county entities, parastatals, cooperatives and NGOs developing or reviewing strategic plans and performance systems.

Manufacturers & plant teams

Food & beverage, cement, steel, packaging, pharma, agro-processing and utilities seeking higher uptime, OEE and reliability.

Track record

Recent trainings we delivered

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FAQ

Common questions

Quick answers about who we are, our strategy consulting and how our trainings work.

All FAQs

STAED Executive Advisory is a strategy and business consulting firm based in Nairobi, Kenya. Our core work is strategic management consulting – strategic planning, strategy development and execution, performance management, business growth advisory and leadership development – for companies, SMEs, Boards and public institutions in Kenya and East Africa. We also provide engineering consultancy and technical training in maintenance, asset reliability and operational excellence (OEE) for manufacturing and process plants.

Yes. STAED Executive Advisory is the brand name of STAED Company Limited, a company registered in Kenya. Invoices, bank and M-PESA payments are in the name of Staed Company Limited.

Yes – strategic planning is our core service. We facilitate Board and management strategy retreats, develop new 3–5 year strategic plans, review and refresh existing plans, and build the implementation matrix, KPIs and monitoring framework needed to execute them. We work with private companies, SMEs, SACCOs and cooperatives, NGOs, county governments, parastatals and other public institutions across Kenya.
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