Your move. Your project. One person keeping it together. Open overseas with a clear budget, coordinated partners and someone following delivery on your behalf: a named senior project manager who gives your HQ fewer open decisions, clearer costs and full visibility.
For companies and brands setting up or relocating an office, shop or showroom in a new country — including housing for relocating staff — managed from your HQ, delivered on the ground.
Project Review from €500 · Scope and fee in writing before we start
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Ongoing coordination and delivery are separate plans. Scope agreed in writing before you start.
Three signs your opening needs someone on the ground, on your side.
Which area, which landlord, which lease terms are normal? Different brokers present different options — and they are hard to compare without one agreed brief.
Sign: you've seen ten spaces and still can't compare them.Landlord, architect, contractors, permits — each with their own plan, and none accountable for your opening date.
Sign: every meeting ends with "we're waiting for someone else".Works drift, extras appear, the budget grows — and you find out late, from a photo on WhatsApp, not a report.
Sign: you can't say today what the final cost will be.Openings abroad rarely slip on one big mistake. They slip when the brief isn't nailed down, lease terms go untested and you hear about delays and extras late.
Pick the one that sounds like your project. This is self-reflection, not an assessment result.
Four stages. One question: will your space be ready on date and on budget?
We act as your project representative. Brokers connect you to the property, the architect develops the design — we coordinate the process and follow delivery through to handover.
We talk through your opening: where, what space, when, and the budget you have in mind — and what to look at first. No documents needed.
Your single point of contact. A weekly report to your HQ, one tracker for dates, costs and changes, and decisions brought to you on time.
Brokers, architects, designers, contractors and a named local professional for site inspections — agreed with you in scope first.
Every stage runs on the 5Cs Framework™ — CONTAIN brief & fit-out scope · COMMAND one opening plan · CLOSE landlord & design decisions · CONFIRM contractor & permit dates · CONTROL weekly site cadence.
Requirements brief, partner broker coordination, viewings and a side-by-side comparison you can decide on — for offices, shops, lounges and expat housing.
Commercial and delivery review of the lease — landlord works, fit-out allowances and handover conditions — with local counsel handling the legal advice.
Architect or interior designer selected and briefed, aligned with your brand standards and budget.
Quotations obtained, contractors compared and contracted, and the budget tracked against every change.
Weekly progress, cost and change report to your HQ — with changes approved by you, not discovered later.
Inspections, snagging, certificates and move-in coordination — down to the keys.
Before Ready2Open, our founder delivered offices, lounges, shops and expat housing for global retail brands and consultancies operating far from home — across 30 countries in Africa, Europe, the US and Asia. Client names stay confidential.
Real estate, portfolio and project management across city and mall premises — retail and shops, lounges, offices and expat housing: leases, refurbishments, and the set-up and follow-up of works.
Work across 30 countries in Africa, Europe, the US and Asia.




From the field — construction, fit-out and handover.
Start with a review, then choose the level of support you need. Your exact fee depends on the country, the space and the stages covered — confirmed in writing before you start.
One defined relocation or set-up question, answered.
Your project representative, stage by stage.
From brief to keys, for one space or a rollout.
We agree the stages covered, meetings, reporting and site visits before starting. Broker, architect and contractor fees are separate, quoted in advance and approved by you — including any referral commissions.
Project Review price includes VAT. Other fees exclude VAT and travel.
Not sure which support fits? Twelve Yes/No questions across the four stages — define, find & assess, prepare & procure, deliver & hand over. Your Opening Score, your two biggest gaps and the support we'd recommend.
Get my Opening Score — free →You know who's managing your opening — and you can call them.
Civil engineer with more than 20 years' experience across construction, fit-out and real estate in Europe, Africa and the Gulf — including fit-out for global retail brands, office and staff-housing relocations — across 30 countries in Africa, Europe, the US and Asia.
MCIArb · WorldCC · LLM Construction Law & Arbitration · MSc Civil Engineering · Executive MBA

Professional affiliations are held by individual specialists within our network.
For you — the company moving in. We act as your project representative. Any referral commission from a partner is disclosed to you in writing.
No. Our fee covers our project management. Partner fees are quoted separately, compared and approved by you before anyone is appointed.
Every stage runs on the 5Cs Framework™: the scope is contained, there is one plan, every decision has an owner and a date, vendor dates are confirmed rather than assumed, and you receive a weekly report. Where works need inspecting, a named local professional attends — we agree who, how often and what they verify before you start.
Rarely. We coordinate viewings, meetings and follow-up on the ground and report to your HQ every week. You come for the key decisions — or the opening.
Yes. We brief partner brokers on staff housing, organise viewings, review the leases and coordinate move-in — alongside the office or shop, so your team arrives to a home and a workplace that are both ready.
Yes. We coordinate your appointed architect or designer and apply your brand standards to every space.
The country, the size and type of space, the stages covered, how many sites, and how many site visits are needed. You get the fee in writing before starting.
Tell us where you're opening and what you need. We read every request and contact you within one business day to book your call. No documents needed.
What happens after you bookThank you — you're on the list.