Most advisory relationships trade one for the other. This one doesn't. You get 25 years of cross-industry pattern recognition — with the context, continuity, and commitment that only a single advisor can bring.
Traditional consulting arrives with a team, a deck, and a methodology they implement on you. This doesn't. The model is closer to a trusted sparring partner — one relationship, over time, with the full context of your business already in the room.
You bring the decision. I bring 25 years of pattern recognition across industries, five previous cycles of technological disruption, and the directness to challenge the assumption you haven't noticed you're making.
Not everyone. This model works when the stakes are real, the decision is strategic, and the person on the other side of the table is the one who actually decides.
Mittelstand founders and second-generation owners, typically €10M–€500M revenue, directly involved in strategic decisions. When a wrong move costs more than a consultant's fee.
Scale-stage founders navigating category creation, business model pivots, or an AI transformation that will either compound into a moat or burn runway. A sparring partner, not a board seat.
CEOs and senior executives with a specific decision at hand — often around AI strategy, digital operating model, or post-M&A integration. You have the authority. You need a second brain you can trust.
Pick the format that fits the moment. Most clients start with a single conversation and evolve from there. No proposals, no SOWs, no sales pipeline.
60 minutes. No agenda required. You bring a strategic question or situation; I bring perspective. You'll know by the end whether this is useful.
ScheduleAd-hoc 2-hour deep dives on a specific decision. No retainer. Full follow-up note with your own reasoning structure documented.
ExploreMonthly or quarterly rhythm. Three sessions a month, always-on thinking in between. Context compounds; decisions accelerate.
DecideFor bounded strategic projects — typically 3 to 6 months. Diagnosis, architecture, implementation translation. Clear scope, clear handoff.
MoveNo deliverable theatre, no decks for the sake of decks. What remains after each engagement is worth the time — both yours and mine.
Most engagements begin with a brief and end with a different one. The question you come in with is often a symptom. The question you leave with is the one that matters — and it's usually the one nobody on your team is willing to ask out loud.
Not certainty — no advisor delivers that. Confidence: the structured reasoning, tradeoff map, and second-order thinking that lets you commit. You'll be able to defend the decision in a board room and sleep with it at 3am.
The engagement doesn't end when the current problem is solved. The relationship deepens. Context compounds. Next year's decision gets made faster because the groundwork already exists.
No project quotes, no discovery-phase bait, no hidden escalations. Pricing is deliberately published so the first conversation can be about your business — not about mine.
Most clients who want to test the sparring model start here.
Best for active strategic phases — M&A, transformation, market entry.
Best for compounding context — the model gets better over time.
60 minutes. No agenda required. You'll know by the end whether this is useful.
