Engagements
Scoped mandates, not a service menu
Each engagement carries a defined scope, a working cadence, a duration, and a clear view of who it is for — including who it is not for.
01
Transition Strategy & Model Selection
Choosing between wirehouse, supported independence, and full RIA ownership—then sequencing the move so the first ninety days do not cost you the book.
- Typical duration
- 6–9 months
- Cadence
- Weekly working sessions, principal to principal.
- Who it’s for
- For advisors with a $50M–$1B book weighing a move.
Scope
- Readiness diagnostic and honest go / no-go recommendation
- Affiliation model comparison against your seven-to-ten year plan
- Portability estimate, agreement review with counsel, stranded-revenue inventory
- Platform and custodian shortlist, with economics modeled side by side
- Dated transition sequence and first-ninety-day risk plan
A good fit when you are seriously evaluating a move and willing to hear that staying is the better answer.
02
RIA Practice Scaling & Valuation Readiness
Operating infrastructure, governance, and clean data so the firm reads as a business when a buyer, lender, or successor finally looks closely.
- Typical duration
- 9–18 months
- Cadence
- Monthly steering review with a working cadence in between.
- Who it’s for
- For principals preparing for growth, capital, or succession.
Scope
- Growth diagnostic by client, advisor, channel, and true margin
- Operating model, governance, and decision rights design
- Data and reporting cleanup to diligence standard
- Equity, succession, and continuity architecture
- Valuation narrative for buyers, lenders, or capital partners
A good fit for principals who want the firm to be worth more than the sum of the books inside it.
03
Advisor Experience & Workflow Optimization
Removing the friction between front and back office so advisors spend their hours with clients instead of with software.
- Typical duration
- 3–6 months
- Cadence
- Two-week sprints with measured capacity recovery.
- Who it’s for
- For multi-advisor firms losing capacity to process.
Scope
- Front-to-back process mapping and handoff audit
- Technology stack rationalization and adoption plan
- Service tier and capacity model by advisor
- Documentation of the process nobody has written down
A good fit when advisors are busy but the firm is not growing.
04
Interim Chief Growth Officer
Senior leadership on a defined mandate: one accountable owner for growth, reporting to the principal or board on a fixed cadence.
- Typical duration
- 12–24 months
- Cadence
- Embedded engagement, defined mandate and exit criteria.
- Who it’s for
- For $1B+ firms with no one owning growth full time.
Scope
- One accountable owner for growth, positioning, and acquisition
- Pipeline governance with stage gates and named channels
- Advisor capacity and hiring plan tied to growth targets
- Board or principal reporting on a fixed cadence
A good fit for firms past $1B where growth is everyone's job and therefore nobody's.
Contact
Start with a candid conversation
Tell me what you are working on. I will come prepared with a point of view, and I will say so if this is not a fit.
- Response Time
- One business day, principal to principal.
- Discretion
- All inquiries handled in confidence. NDAs executed on request.