IT strategy & transformation
Comprehensive technology strategies aligned with business objectives — transforming operations to enhance efficiency, reduce cost, and improve service delivery at scale.
About Lone1
Passion. Experience.
Grit.
The founder
A practice built on two decades of doing the work.
Lone1.io began as a way to put twenty years of technology leadership directly in the hands of organisations that need it — without the overhead of a large firm.
Nick Hume
Founder · Strategist
Nick Hume
Founder · Information Technology Strategist
Nick is an Information Technology Strategist with a track record of building teams, transforming operations, and introducing innovative solutions. He drives process analysis, performance measurement, and team motivation to deliver cost reductions, efficiency gains, and meaningful service improvements.
His expertise in project architecture and leadership has built deep partnerships with executives across industries. Nick is trusted to take ownership of critical initiatives — developing technical direction, managing change, gaining consensus, and motivating teams to deliver high-profile programmes.
Above all, Nick fosters a culture of cross-departmental collaboration. An outstanding communicator with a clear ability to share vision, he gains leadership support and champions new concepts — building partnerships within IT and across business verticals alike.
Track record
Two decades, in numbers.
Hard outcomes from twenty years of leading technology programmes across financial services, energy, healthcare, and beyond.
20+
Years experience
Across enterprise IT, infrastructure, and digital transformation.
20+
Companies scaled
From start-ups to FTSE-listed enterprises.
$20b+
Revenue impact
In aggregated revenue across led programmes.
5
Industries served
Finance, energy, healthcare, infrastructure, public.
Core strengths
Where experience meets execution.
Four practice areas honed across two decades of leading complex technology programmes — and the connective tissue between them.
Project architecture & leadership
Technical direction for critical initiatives — managing change effectively, building consensus among stakeholders, and motivating teams to deliver exceptional results.
Cross-departmental collaboration
Bridging the gap between IT and business units so technology actually serves the organisation — establishing productive partnerships across verticals.
Team building & development
High-performance teams built through effective leadership, mentoring, and motivation — fostering cultures of innovation and continuous improvement.
Principles
How we work.
A small, deliberate practice. These are the principles that shape every engagement.
i.
Outcomes over output
Decks and dashboards are easy to manufacture. Real results aren't. Every engagement is measured against business outcomes — revenue, cost, risk, and resilience.
ii.
Independence by design
No vendor allegiances, no kickbacks, no preferred SI partners. Recommendations exist solely to serve the client — never the relationship behind the recommendation.
iii.
Plain language, always
Jargon hides imprecise thinking. Strategy that boards can quote without a glossary is the only kind worth writing — and the only kind that gets executed.
iv.
Build the capability, not the dependency
The job is to leave the organisation stronger than we found it — with internal teams that own the strategy, not vendors that own the keys.
Let's talk
Ready to put
twenty years to work?
Every engagement starts with a conversation. Schedule a session with Nick to discuss your technology priorities and how Lone1 can move them forward.
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