FOR FOUNDERS & ENTREPRENEURS · EXAMPLE PLANS
Find your stage. See how we can build together.
Every founder arrives at a different moment. Choose the stage that sounds most like yours to see the mix of tools designed for it and an example of how a plan could come together.
Examples, not limits
These plans show a few ways our offerings can work together. You are never limited to one stage or one toolbox. You can choose from every offering we provide, mix tools across stages and design a comprehensive solution built around you and your business.
STAGE 1
Shaping the idea
You have a vision and the drive to build it. Now you need a plan that turns a still-forming idea into something real, without losing what made it yours.
You might be here if
- Your idea is clear to you, but not yet a plan others can follow
- You are making big decisions mostly on your own
- You want your values built into the business from the start
- You are carrying the weight of building while staying well
Your Idea toolbox
How it can come together
- Reflect
Founder Self-Assessment: a clear look at your strengths, your decision-making and where you need the most support.
- Plan
Business Consulting for Startups: turn your idea into a clear, scoped plan you can act on.
- Ground
Culture and Values Design: put the values behind your business into words before your first hire.
- Sustain
Founder Coaching: a confidential partner for your decisions, your resilience and your well-being as you build.
An example only. Add or swap any offering to fit your needs.
STAGE 2
Making your first hires
You are ready to grow beyond yourself. The people you hire and the way you bring them in will shape your culture for years to come.
You might be here if
- You are hiring for the first time, or growing past a founding team
- There is no handbook, process or HR structure yet
- Every people question still comes to you
- You want your first hires to feel the culture from day one
Your First Hires toolbox
How it can come together
- Build
People Foundations Pack™: HR strategy, core systems, hiring and onboarding, compliance essentials and compensation foundations.
- Equip
Leader Ready Toolbox™: practical skills for the first people you ask to lead others.
- Let go
Founder Coaching: support as you move from doing everything to leading the people who do it with you.
- Sustain
Supplemental HR Support: the same partner maintains your people processes as you grow.
An example only. Add or swap any offering to fit your needs.
STAGE 3
Building your leadership team
Your company has outgrown a single decision-maker. Now your leaders need to move as one, with shared priorities and clear roles.
You might be here if
- You recently added executives or senior leaders
- Roles and decision rights are still taking shape
- Your leaders see the vision differently
- You are learning to lead through others
Your Leadership Team toolbox
How it can come together
- Assess
Shared Vision Assessment: see how aligned your leaders are on vision, priorities, roles and how you will work together.
- Design
Organizational Design: clear roles, structure and decision rights for your growing leadership team.
- Unite
Team Coaching: help your founding and leadership team learn to lead together.
- Grow
Executive Coaching: one-on-one support for you and your executives as the bench grows.
An example only. Add or swap any offering to fit your needs.
STAGE 4
Scaling with intention
You have a foundation, and growth is picking up speed. Now you need systems, leaders and a culture that can keep pace.
You might be here if
- Headcount is growing faster than your processes
- You need senior people leadership, but not a full-time hire
- New managers need skills, not just titles
- You want to protect the culture that got you here
Your Scaling toolbox
How it can come together
- Refine
Scale & Sustain Pack™: refine your systems, performance, engagement, succession and organizational design for the next level.
- Lead
Fractional CPO Partnership: senior people leadership that fits exactly where you need it.
- Develop
Next-in-Line Leaders™: preparing the managers who will become your next senior leaders.
- Listen
Culture Survey: hear how your people are experiencing the growth, and where to focus next.
An example only. Add or swap any offering to fit your needs.
STAGE 5
Leading with your board
Investors and board members are part of your story now. Clear strategy and confident communication help you lead them as well as your team.
You might be here if
- You are preparing for a raise, a new board or a major milestone
- Board conversations about people and culture feel unclear
- You want your people strategy to be board-ready
- You are growing into the role of CEO
Your Board toolbox
How it can come together
- Prepare
Board Strategy & Communications: board-ready people strategy and clear, confident communication with your board and investors.
- Connect
Communication Flow Assessment: make sure your mission and goals reach every level of the company.
- Plan
Business and People Strategy: a people plan that supports the business plan your board is investing in.
- Lead
Executive Coaching: support as you grow from founder into CEO.
An example only. Add or swap any offering to fit your needs.
EVERY PLAN IS CUSTOM BUILT
Not sure which stage fits? That's a good place to start.
Many founders sit between two stages. In a free consultation, we'll talk through where you are, where your business is going and what you need. Then we'll build a plan that fits.
Plans shown are examples only. You can choose from any of our offerings to design your own comprehensive solution, with services, timing and scope tailored to your needs.