The Pattern

The business works. But something is stuck.

Most founders and CEOs I work with are not failing. Revenue is coming in. There is a team. Customers keep coming back. On paper, things are fine.

But growth has plateaued. Margins are tighter than they should be. Decisions that used to feel clear now feel complicated. They have tried different advisors. Most left them with plans they could not execute. That is the pattern. And that is the gap this engagement closes.
  • You know there is more in this business. You cannot see where to find it.
  • You have been working hard and not getting the results the effort should produce.
  • You do not have someone around you who will look at the whole picture and tell you the truth.
  • Other advisors left you with plans. Nobody stayed until you executed them.
  • Being at the top is lonely. You are missing one trusted voice with no agenda other than your success.
The Engagement

I stay until something moves.

Most advisors leave you with a plan. I stay until you execute it. I work with a small number of founders at a time and go deep. 25 years of cross-border business building, M&A, and pattern recognition across 10+ industries.

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Weeks 1 – 2

The Diagnostic

One onboarding session. Together we map the current reality, identify the primary constraint blocking your next level, and define the three priority moves. You leave with clarity you did not have when we started.
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Weeks 3 – 12

The Sprint

One weekly session of approximately one hour. You hold accountability. You connect the dots. You do not hide from the hard things. You make sure something actually moves.
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End of Sprint

Something Has Moved

The constraint identified in the diagnostic is addressed. Then one of three paths: a clean finish, a monthly retainer, or β€” if the chemistry is right β€” a long-term equity partnership.
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Between sessions: Direct access during office hours via WhatsApp, email, or a five-minute call when something comes up. Asynchronous by default. Responsive when it matters.
Who This Is For

The situation is always the filter, not the sector.

Two types of client fit this profile. In every case, it is the situation β€” not the industry or the size β€” that determines the fit.

Type A

The Established Operator

  • Annual revenue €500k minimum. Sweet spot €1M to €10M
  • Positive EBITDA. Not in crisis. Stuck at a growth ceiling
  • Sector irrelevant. Situation is the filter
  • Frustrated, isolated, certain they are capable of more
  • Has tried other advisors who left them with plans they could not execute
Type B

The Funded Startup

  • Has investor backing. Can pay from investment capital
  • High energy, bold moves, open to unconventional thinking
  • Potential acquisition conversation in 12 to 24 months
  • Geography open. Startup ecosystems everywhere
  • The energy. The speed. The possibility of what they become

The three signals I listen for in every conversation

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They have revenue and profit, or investor backing. They are not pre-revenue or in survival mode.
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They describe being stuck. They use words like ceiling, plateau, frustrated, tried everything, cannot figure out why.
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They are open to hearing something they do not want to hear. They want truth, not validation.
After the Sprint

Three paths forward.

Every 90-Day Sprint ends with one of three paths. The right path becomes clear during the sprint, not before it.

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Sprint Only

Clean completion. Good reference. Door stays open. You delivered what was promised and both parties move forward.

2

Monthly Retainer

The relationship works. Not an equity candidate but you want a trusted voice ongoing. Lighter engagement, monthly fee.

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Equity Partnership

The equity conversation surfaces naturally. Chemistry is right. Business has the right profile. You become partners.

Getting Started

If this feels like a fit.

You do not need to have everything figured out before reaching out. A 20-minute conversation is enough to tell whether there is a fit. If there is, we move quickly.

When you reach out, tell me what you are working on and what you are stuck on. No pitch needed.

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Reach out

Send a short message. Tell me what you are working on and what you are stuck on.
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20-minute conversation

We talk. You tell me where you are stuck. I tell you what I see. Both of us decide whether it makes sense to go further.
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Proposal within 48 hours

If it is a fit, I send a short proposal that reflects exactly what I heard. No long documents. No hard sell.
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We start

You sign and we schedule the diagnostic. Most engagements start within a week of agreement.
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