Business Strategy for Space & Defense Firms and Agencies

Work With Me

Most engagements start when a decision is moving forward faster than the risks are being understood.

I work with experienced executives and founders when sales, growth, or strategic decisions are hard to see clearly from the inside.

My role is to diagnose what’s actually happening, identify blind spots, and clarify the decision in front of you.

All work is tightly scoped, time-bound, and outcome-driven.
This is not open-ended consulting. No coaching. No dependency.

Engagement – Executive Diagnostic

What It Is

A focused diagnostic for executives facing a decision that cannot be undone.

This is not coaching.
Not brainstorming.
Not implementation.

It is a structured way to understand what you’re actually dealing with before you commit resources, reputation, or momentum.

The goal is not comfort or consensus.
The goal is clarity that holds up once action begins.

What You Get

  • One private 90-minute session (Zoom)

  • Brief pre-work to frame the situation and decision

  • A written diagnostic summary (2–3 pages) delivered afterward, outlining:

    • What is actually driving the situation (often not the obvious thing)

    • Where risk is being underestimated or misread

    • The real options in front of you, and the consequences of each

This is designed to leave you more certain about what not to do, not just what you might do next.

 

What This Often Looks Like

Leaders come into this diagnostic with different surface problems. What they have in common is that a decision is forming before the full picture is clear.

This often shows up as:

  • Revenue or sales performance that has stalled, with no single cause that explains it
  • Confident leaders pushing incompatible answers
  • Messaging, positioning, or GTM strategy that looks right but isn’t converting
  • Significant investments (trade shows, campaigns, hires) that are not producing predictable momentum
  • A strategic direction getting locked in, and lingering doubt about downstream consequences
  • The sense that once this decision is made, reversing it will be expensive or impossible

If you already know exactly what to do and just need execution support, this is not the right engagement.

Boundaries

This engagement is intentionally contained.

  • One session per engagement

  • One written diagnostic summary

  • No follow-up calls included

  • No execution, management, or internal politics

If additional work makes sense, it is discussed after the diagnostic, once the situation is clearly understood.

Investment

Starting at $5,000, depending on the decision’s exposure, timing, and number of stakeholders involved.

Approval required.

An invoice will be sent by email with payment instructions.

 

Request an Executive Diagnostic

If this describes where you are, you can request an Executive Diagnostic by clicking here.

You’ll be asked a few questions to confirm fit before invoicing and scheduling.