About
Agate Insights is a consultancy built on experience and connection. Founded by Renāte Guslena, a seasoned business leader with over 20 years of experience across diverse industries, the company embodies her approach to solving problems with clarity and purpose.
The name “Agate” was chosen in honor of her mother’s legacy of action and determination – a trait that defines how Agate Insights operates today. We focus on uncovering the real challenges behind surface-level issues and delivering practical, effective solutions.
What sets Agate Insights apart is not just experience, but reach. Connections with specialists in many fields, allowing Agate Insights to bring the right expertise into every project – whether through hands-on support or by connecting clients with the partners they need.
At its heart, Agate Insights is about helping organizations resolve issues that matter, and move forward with confidence.
Behind Agate Insights
Renāte earned her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, graduating with distinction.
Driven by interest in strategy, innovation, and human-centered leadership, she went on to earn her MBA from Riga Business School.
Her experience over the years:
Renāte is also deeply committed to continuous learning and holds a number of certifications, including:
Renāte has consistently delivered measurable results. Her work has accelerated growth and earned international recognition.
To mention just a few of Renāte’s notable achievements:
- Led 70 engineers in robotics R&D and IT, driving 85% annual revenue growth.
- Cut development times by up to 60% and increased margins by 25% in just one year.
- Scaled IT operations to support 100 new employees per month across multiple countries.
- Reduced IT hardware and software costs by 12% in one year through smart procurement strategies.
- Boosted IT incident resolution rates by 30% in 6 months by implementing ITIL-based processes.
- Successfully managed a €2.1M national IT project with 40 team members, rescuing a critical government initiative.
- Achieved the CMMI Level 5 certification - the highest global software quality standard.
- Honored with the European Software Institute Quality Award.
These achievements reflect not only professional expertise and leadership, but also dedication and the ability to deliver results in diverse environments.
Renāte’s work is grounded in a systems-oriented mindset – one that blends analytical structure and real-world pragmatism. She believes that true insight comes not only from data, but from sharper questions, careful listening, and a deep understanding of context.
Her clients value her calm, collaborative presence – someone who helps bring clarity and take action.
Every engagement begins by understanding not just the challenge, but also the people and motivation behind it.
Ideas Are Great. Execution Is Better.
Discovery to Delivery – here is how we work.
1. Discover
Clarify goals and context through structured listening and sharp questions.
Interviews
Problem framing & success metrics
Data & constraint scan
2. Decide
Translate the insights gathered and turn them into clear choices and a pragmatic plan of action.
Value proposition & options
Prioritization & roadmap
Ownership & next steps
3. Deliver
Guide teams to execution – keep momentum and measure outcomes.
Decision cadence
Risk & dependency management
Outcome tracking
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