On 23 June 2016, the day of the Brexit referendum, Lee Hills founded SolutionsHub in the Isle of Man with a clear vision for the type of regulatory consultancy he wanted to build.
Ten years on, that vision has developed into one of iGaming’s most respected regulatory and licensing consultancies, supported by a team of former regulators, government officials, compliance specialists and experienced industry professionals.
The business began as a one-person operation, with demand initially exceeding expectations. Around 18 months later, Nick Wright, a former Gambling Inspector with extensive licensing experience, joined the company, strengthening its regulatory expertise and marking the start of a growing team that would shape SolutionsHub’s reputation across the international iGaming industry.
Over the past decade, SolutionsHub has supported hundreds of organisations across gaming, fintech and other regulated sectors. The company has also received more than 55 industry awards, including three EGR awards.
Despite its significant growth, the company’s core approach has remained consistent: investing in people with genuine regulatory and operational experience, maintaining high standards and focusing on sustainable capability rather than pursuing scale alone.
This strategy has helped SolutionsHub become the largest regulatory and licensing consultancy on the Isle of Man, while expanding its international footprint. The company has established an office in Ireland and is preparing to announce further overseas locations as part of its next phase of global development. At the same time, SolutionsHub is broadening its work into adjacent regulated industries as regulatory demands and operational complexity continue to evolve worldwide.
Hills said: “I did not begin with a detailed ten-year plan. I knew the type of business I wanted to create and the standards I wanted it to represent, but what SolutionsHub has become has been built by the people who joined the business and contributed their own knowledge, experience and commitment.
“We have never pursued growth simply for the sake of becoming bigger. We have focused on being consistent, investing in people with genuine regulatory and operational experience and making sure that growth does not come at the expense of the quality of our work.
“That has been a collective effort throughout the past ten years. Every person who has worked with us, supported the business or trusted us to advise them has played a part in reaching this point.
“The opportunity now is to take the same approach into new markets, strengthen our international presence and continue building the expertise our clients will need as regulation becomes increasingly complex.”
SolutionsHub COO Nick Wright said the anniversary reflects the contribution of the entire team.
“When I joined SolutionsHub, it was still a very young business, but the ambition and the standards behind it were already clear,” Wright said.
“What has followed has been a genuine team effort. We have brought together people with significant regulatory, operational and industry experience, and each of them has contributed to the business SolutionsHub is today.
“The company is larger, the team has grown and we now work across more markets, but the underlying principles have remained the same. We want to do the work properly, give clients practical support and build relationships that last.
“Reaching ten years gives us an opportunity to recognise everything the team has achieved together, while also looking ahead to what we can build next.”
While SolutionsHub today looks very different from its 2016 beginnings, its founding ambition remains central to its future.
Hills added: “The most satisfying part of reaching ten years is seeing what people with shared standards, different experiences and a common purpose have created together. That collective effort is what has shaped SolutionsHub and will continue to drive its next phase of growth.”
