Hello, I'm Kyle Monk, an industry commentator, advisor & software developer based in the UK.

Who I am

I'm Kyle Monk, a retail and consumer specialist with 15 years across insight, technology and advisory, now focused on designing and building software that delivers exceptional outcomes for businesses and the public. I work with C-suite leaders across retail, FMCG, leisure and technology, and comment on commerce for national media.

StatusAvailable for work

Current location

London

Listening to

Don't Wait Up – Midnight Generation

Where you might find me

Areas of Expertise

Insight

My career has mostly been as a 'full circle' data & insight analyst, digging in data tables and finding meaning in findings.

Commercial

Have supported numerous go to market teams, worked on sales strategy and acquisition.

Full stack developer

Developing applications and software that solve real world problems, front end, back end or using APIs.

Strategy

Consultative and entrepreneurial at heart, I bring fresh thinking to any problem.

Sectors I work in

Retail

I have extensive experience in retail and commerce, able to speak confidently about past, present and future.

Customer

Customer behaviour is my wheelhouse, understanding the complex mechanics that make us tick.

Consumer Goods

Some call it consumer goods, other CPG or FMCG, whether you are a fledgeling D2C or enterprise brand, I can help.

Service

Whether hospitality, food or even tech. Where humans offer services to others, I can bring fresh perspectives.

Recent experience

2024 - Present

DirectorGood Analysis

Leadership within Insight, Go-To-Market and Transformation advisory.

2022 - 2024

Consumer Knowledge LeadRussell Reynolds Associates

Consultancy and advisory firm, leadership within £140m consumer division.

2019 - 2022

Director of InsightBritish Retail Consortium

Leadership at trade body for UK retail, macro econ, insight and strategy.

2015 - 2019

Head of InsightNew West End Company

Created insight function within DMO and BID for London's West End, a destination generating £8bn annually.

Work with me

Insight leader
Full stack developer
Commercial & Strategic
Quick time to value
Excellent communicator
Project management trained
Consultative growth mindset
Motivational team player
Good fun to work with

Developer dashboard

I have been learning to code for five years, with the last two focused on shipping working products. In October 2025, I set myself a constraint: make at least one commit every day for a year.

I built this portfolio over two days using Next.js, React, and Node.js. Status and location update dynamically through GitHub's GraphQL API. I planned to use the Spotify API for a "now listening" feature, but recent changes made that unavailable, so I built a small fallback that pulls from my current playlist.

The globe runs on the COBE library. I built the contribution graph from scratch using GitHub's GraphQL API, fetching real-time activity data. The profile hover effect is an easter egg, combining a short video generated with Google VEO and the fireworks-js library in React.

Localization runs through next-i18next, with seven languages maintained in JSON files. The locale switcher auto-detects browser language and stores preference locally.