Most useful first conversations are 30–45 minutes — long enough to understand the situation you're navigating, short enough that neither of us has to pretend it's a commitment. Initial calls are confidential and obligation-free.
A few sentences is enough — the stage of the business, the moment you're working toward, and what you'd hope an engagement could move. I'll come back to you personally within two working days.
I respond personally to every message — not via an assistant, not via a generic auto-response. If we're a fit for an exploratory call, we'll find time inside the next two weeks.
Confidential. Obligation-free. The conversation focuses on your business, your moment and the outcome you're working toward — not a sales pitch.
If there's mutual fit, most engagements begin with a structured two-week commercial diagnostic — board-grade output, prioritised actions, written up. From there, we scope the engagement properly.