SHANGHAI, Nov. 03, 2025 — The strategic consulting sector is increasingly merging with the real economy, driven by the global trend of intelligent transformation across various industrial chains. Recently, the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI) visited Leverage Consulting and toured the Softide Smart Bed Super Factory, a key initiative powered by Leverage Consulting’s strategic framework. This visit, themed “Borderless Strategy, Symbiotic Innovation,” showcased China’s recent advancements in elevating high-quality manufacturing through strategic consulting. Leverage Consulting’s integrated “Consulting + Manufacturing” approach has emerged as a valuable example for the global management consulting community.
Leverage Consulting Site Visit Highlights Global Significance of the “China Consulting Paradigm”
ICMCI’s in-depth visit to Leverage Consulting emphasizes the growing international recognition of China’s innovative consulting practices. Leverage Consulting’s strategic system has been widely implemented across numerous industries. Its collaboration with Softide facilitated the company’s swift transformation—from a technology-driven manufacturer into a global smart home leader in just three years—establishing a benchmark for successful strategic evolution in China.
Shared Vision to Co-evolution: A Reciprocal Path Between Consulting and Industry
The visit integrated extensive theoretical discussions with practical on-site investigation. Experts from ICMCI and CMC-Firm accredited organizations conducted a thorough field study at the Softide Smart Bed Super Factory, examining smart production lines and ESG initiatives. They explored how Leverage Consulting’s Positioning Equation methodology propels product innovation, process improvements, and brand enhancement, assisting companies in shifting from growth-focused expansion to value generation.
During the keynote address, Yao Rongjun, Founder and Chairman of Leverage Consulting, discussed the firm’s progression from strategic advisory to industry co-creation, using its shared value creation with Softide as an example. He stated, “The fusion of consulting and industry needs to be a multifaceted process. Our partnership with Softide demonstrates an effective way to convert strategy into tangible output.”
Rongjun Yao, Founder and Chairman of Leverage Consulting, delivering his keynote speech
Tang Guohai, Founder and Chairman of Qisheng Technology (Softide), concurred, offering a corporate viewpoint. He highlighted that “a robust competitive advantage, grounded in product functionality, efficiency, cost benefits, innovation-led quality assurance, and an international service network, is essential for manufacturers to overcome challenges and attain enduring growth.”
Specialists observed that Leverage Consulting’s inter-industry cooperation model transcends typical consulting boundaries, where theoretical concepts frequently overshadow practical execution. Nicholas Warn, ICMCI Chairman, praised the alliance, asserting that Leverage Consulting’s work with Softide exemplifies the mutual, collaborative relationship ICMCI aims to cultivate between management consulting and businesses. Song Jing, Deputy Secretary-General of the Shanghai Enterprise Association (SEA), also lauded the partnership, commenting, “Technology enhances sleep, and innovation fuels transformation. Via Leverage Consulting’s strategic guidance, we have observed the adaptability and innovative capability of Chinese companies.” Softide’s evolution is now considered a prime example for the international consulting sector.
Transforming the Industry Model: From Brand Reinforcement to Worldwide Co-creation
In only three years, Softide transformed from a top-tier supply chain associate into a leading global brand, thereby completely confirming the scientific basis and practical efficacy of the Leverage® methodology. This groundbreaking approach illustrates that contemporary strategic consulting requires profound integration across various aspects—technological advancement, brand development, organizational progression, and sustainable growth—to forge a novel consulting framework that is actionable, testable, and expandable.
From Chinese Innovation to Global Co-evolution
China’s strategic consulting industry is transitioning from observation to active development. ICMCI’s significant endorsement of Softide’s innovations and Leverage Consulting’s advanced methods provides strong evidence that strategic influence stems from effective execution, not mere authority. This also signifies a key step in forming global agreement on the “China Model.” In this new era of technological and industrial change, Leverage Consulting, embodying the rising power of China’s consulting field, is providing actionable models and inventive frameworks that motivate the international management consulting community. Moving forward, Leverage Consulting plans to remain a leader in the industry, incorporating Chinese perspectives into the global business landscape and contributing China’s capabilities to foster high-quality enterprise growth and diverse global economic innovation.
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