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Three ways to work together

Every service starts the same way: you tell me what's really going on, I look at it from the outside, and you get a plain plan you can act on. You stay in charge of every decision.

Think it through

Business decisions and operations

For a decision you keep going back and forth on, or an operation that feels loose. This is the Outside View session: the same Dossier Method from the BBG Owner's Manual, done with you from the outside.

  • A guided intake form, so nothing important gets missed
  • A written proposal: the real question, the facts versus the assumptions, the what-ifs, the case against my own advice, and what I would do in the first 30, 60 and 90 days
  • A short recorded video of me walking you through it
  • A 45-minute video call to go over it together

Planned founding rate: $250 for the first clients from the interest list.

Good for: a hire, a lease or big purchase, pricing, cash that feels tight, growth that's breaking things, a pivot, a team or management problem.

Say it plainly

Workplace communication

For the conversation that has to go right: giving hard feedback, pushing back on a decision from above, resetting expectations with a client, or a team that keeps talking past each other. Built on the ideas in Clear at Work.

  • We map the situation: who needs to hear what, and what they care about
  • You get a plan for the conversation, including the opening line, the key points and how to handle pushback
  • Optional practice run on a call before the real thing

Good for: owners, managers, supervisors and employees handling a high-stakes message.

Build it your way

Ongoing monthly support

For owners who want a steady outside view instead of a one-time session. A monthly check-in on your numbers, priorities and people, and a sounding board between check-ins for the calls that come up.

  • A monthly review call with a written summary and next steps
  • A one-page plan and a simple scorecard you track together with me
  • Questions by email between calls

Pricing will depend on what you need. Tell me on the interest list what you'd expect to invest, and it helps me price it fairly.

A good fit, and not a fit

A good fitNot a fit
A tough decision you keep going back and forth onLegal advice, contracts or disputes (talk to a lawyer)
Prices, a client problem or cash that feels tightTax advice or tax filing (talk to a tax professional)
A team, hiring or management problemInvestment, lending or other licensed financial advice
A hard conversation or a message that has to landTherapy, counseling or HR investigations
Loose operations, a pivot or a big spendAn emergency that needs an answer today

Services offer general business and communication guidance, not legal, tax, financial or other licensed professional advice. When something needs a licensed professional, I'll tell you and point you to one.

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