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The three ways people usually bring me in.

Advisory retainer

A standing monthly session with a founder or an executive team.

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Format
Monthly, ongoing
Length
Half a day a month, reviewed every six months
Price
Guide: monthly fee, agreed for six months at a time

Who it is for — Founders and executive teams between forty and five hundred people.

  • A half-day session each month with the team or the individual
  • Availability between sessions for urgent decisions
  • A written note after each session, for you rather than for a file
  • A six-monthly review where either side can stop

Non-executive seat

A board seat, taken seriously, for a small number of companies at a time.

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Format
Board seat
Length
Minimum two years
Price
Guide: standard non-executive terms

Who it is for — Companies between rounds, and boards short of operating experience.

  • Full board attendance and committee work
  • Time on site between meetings
  • Availability to the chief executive between boards
  • Standard non-executive terms and equity

Speaking

A keynote, a board session, or a workshop for a leadership team.

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Format
Keynote, board session or workshop
Length
40 minutes to half a day
Price
Guide: fee on application; reduced for non-profits

Who it is for — Conferences, boards and leadership teams.

  • A forty-minute keynote, or a half-day session
  • A call beforehand to make it about your situation
  • Slides and notes shared with attendees afterwards
  • Reduced fees for non-profits and public sector

By the numbers

20 yrs
Operating before advising
3
Board seats, maximum
140+
Essays published
30+
Keynotes delivered

Testimonials

From boards and founders

★★★★★
Managing partner · Professional services firm
★★★★★
Chair · Marketplace business
★★★★★
Chief executive · Series B software company

Get in touch

A paragraph about the situation is more useful than a formal brief. I will tell you within a couple of days whether I can help and what it would look like.

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