You are the bottleneck
Every decision circles back to you. Your calendar is full but your business feels stalled. Delegation attempts collapse within two weeks because the standards exist only in your head.
Self-diagnostic
Which of these sounds like your week?
If two or more ring true, you are exactly who we built this practice for. These are not character flaws — they are signals that your business has outgrown the operating system you are running on.
Revenue is up, margin is flat
You have grown headcount and revenue but profit margin hasn't moved in three years. You suspect you are buying growth instead of building it, and the spreadsheet confirms it.
Your best people keep leaving
You have lost two or more strong performers in the last eighteen months. Exit interviews are polite but vague. The real reason is a leadership culture issue nobody has named yet.
Strategy sessions produce plans, not change
You have done off-sites, hired consultants, filled whiteboards. Six weeks later the org snaps back to its old shape. The problem is not the plan — it is the pattern underneath it.
The process
Four phases, no fluff
We do not sell a twelve-month retainer you forget about by month three. Each phase has a clear deliverable, a decision gate, and a reason to stop if the value is not there.
1
Excavation (weeks 1–2)
We map your decision architecture: who decides what, how fast, and with what information. We interview up to five key people in your orbit — co-founders, direct reports, a board member — to surface the pattern you cannot see from inside it. You receive a written diagnostic within ten business days.
2
Confrontation (weeks 3–5)
This is where most coaching programmes go soft. We present the uncomfortable findings and co-design a ninety-day operating shift. It might mean restructuring your leadership team, killing a product line, or rewriting how you run meetings. Nothing is off the table.
3
Installation (weeks 6–14)
Bi-weekly coaching sessions plus async access. We hold you accountable to the operating shift while helping you navigate the resistance — from your team and from yourself. We track three to five leading indicators we agreed on in phase two.
4
Release (week 15+)
We taper to monthly check-ins. The goal is to make ourselves unnecessary. If your indicators are moving in the right direction, we hand you a self-coaching protocol and step back. You keep the framework; we stay available for quarterly recalibrations.
Proof in numbers
Anonymized outcomes from recent engagements
+38%
Average gross margin improvement
Measured over 12 months, n=14 clients
4.2×
Return on coaching investment
Median across all engagements since 2022
−62%
Reduction in founder decision load
Self-reported weekly decisions delegated
91%
Client retention through full programme
Only 3 of 34 engagements ended early
Investment
Three ways to work together
Every package begins with the excavation phase. You can upgrade or pause at any decision gate — no lock-in contracts, no penalty for honesty.
Excavation only
$2,400 one-time
- Full decision-architecture audit
- Five stakeholder interviews
- Written diagnostic report
- One debrief session (90 min)
Full programme
$7,800 over 4 months
- Everything in Excavation
- Bi-weekly coaching (8 sessions)
- Async Slack/email access
- Quarterly recalibration call
- Self-coaching protocol handoff
Advisory retainer
$1,600 /month
- For post-programme clients only
- Two sessions per month
- On-call for critical decisions
- Cancel any month, no penalty
Common questions
Before you reach out
Is this therapy or consulting?
Neither. Therapy explores your past; consulting hands you a playbook. Coaching sits between them: we help you see the patterns driving your current decisions and build new ones. We will refer you to a therapist or a strategy consultant if that is what you actually need — it has happened, and it is always the right call.
Do you work with startups or only established businesses?
Our sweet spot is businesses between $500K and $15M in annual revenue — typically three to fifty employees. At that stage, the founder's habits are the single biggest lever. Pre-revenue startups benefit more from accelerator programmes; we are happy to recommend a few.
Can sessions happen remotely?
Yes. About 70% of our clients work with us over video. The excavation phase benefits from at least one in-person visit if you are in the Gatineau–Ottawa corridor, but it is not required. We have coached founders across Canada, the northeastern United States, and western Europe.
What if I realize coaching is not what I need?
That is a perfectly valid outcome of the excavation phase. If the diagnostic reveals that your real constraint is a capital structure issue, a hiring gap, or a personal health concern, we will name it clearly and connect you with the right specialist. You pay only for the work completed.
How quickly can we start?
We take on a maximum of six active clients at any time to maintain depth. Current lead time is typically two to four weeks. Book a clarity call and we will confirm availability within 48 hours.
Get in touch
The first conversation is free — and surprisingly useful
A clarity call is 30 minutes. No pitch deck, no pressure. We will ask you three questions about your business, and you will leave with at least one insight you did not walk in with. If we are the right fit, we will outline next steps. If not, we will tell you.
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