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Executive Advisory and Fractional Partnership

Standing access to a senior strategist for the decisions that do not fit inside a project.

Two standing sessions a month, with call and text access in between.

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Fortune 500 rigor, sized for the middle market.

From $15K/mo

monthly retainer, six-month minimum

2×/mo

standing sessions, with direct access between

6 mo

the minimum term, long enough to compound

Who typically buys this.

Four typical buyers. The door is wider than the list.

The CEO with no peer in the buildingSome decisions cannot be workshopped with the people whose jobs they touch.
The owner between engagementsThe last project ended and the questions kept coming. This covers the space between.
The executive in a transaction yearA sale, a raise, a succession. The decisions arrive weekly and the stakes are personal.
The operator scaling past instinctThe company outgrew gut feel. The next calls deserve a second set of eyes with mileage.

You get four things back.

Board prep that landsThree of six board cycles got a one-page pre-read built together, used to set the agenda for the meeting.
A decision that survives auditOne acquisition pursued, one declined, each with a written memo behind the call that holds up under scrutiny.
Leadership moves, worked throughTwo senior hires made and one senior departure managed, with the org-design implications settled ahead of the announcements.
A clean exit conversationAcquired by a strategic, with you carrying the conversation from the front and a diligence package that was already done.

You send five things.

Your mandateWhat you own, what you are accountable for this year, and the decisions on your desk, so the counsel is anchored to your actual remit.
The standing contextThe numbers, the org, and the board dynamics, shared once at the start, so I am not relearning your business on every call.
What is coming on the calendarBoard meetings, raises, launches, and the decisions with deadlines, so we work ahead of them rather than after.
Access that runs both waysA standing cadence, plus a line you can use when a call cannot wait for the next session.
The room around youWho you rely on and where the friction is, so the advice accounts for the politics you actually operate in.

A standing partner for the decisions that are yours to make.

Two sessions a month, direct access between, and a written record each quarter. It starts with a 45-minute conversation.

Start a conversation → From $15K/mo · six-month minimum

The person you pay is the person on every call and in every session.

Ryan King · RLK Consulting