What's actually driving your business?

Your board is going to ask. In 2–3 weeks, you'll have an answer you can stand behind.

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You have data.
What you don't have is an answer.

Your numbers are in Stripe, your CRM, Google Analytics.
But you can't confidently explain what's actually driving growth.

The answer is buried in those numbers.

I find the answers in your data so you know exactly what's driving growth.

Is this you?

You built something when the safer move was obvious. No inherited playbook, no safety net.
Just a bet on yourself and the conviction to make it real.

That bet requires focus. Getting clear on the numbers was always going to be next.

You show up to board meetings knowing the stakes. You pull the reports.
But when someone asks what's driving growth, the honest answer comes out as "I think" when you need it to be "I know."

The ambition is still there. The decisions you're making right now deserve better than "I'm pretty sure."

If you know your product inside out and the business behind it has gotten harder to explain, you're in the right place.

Background

An image keeps coming to mind when I think about how I got here: a mother bird pushing her chick out of the nest, forcing it to learn how to fly.

For 10 years, across Meta, Adobe, and other companies, the essence of my work was always some version of the same thing: turning data into a clear story that moved decisions. I didn't plan this career. I fell into it because people naturally turned to me when the numbers needed to make sense.

But after my third layoff, I stopped waiting for the right company. I made the same bet my clients make: on myself, outside the path I was supposed to follow.

Most founders making that same bet are doing it without a clear read on what's actually driving their business. You have the data. Not the answers. And the bets you're making right now will determine whether you make it to the next round.

The business was your idea. The execution is yours. I find the answers in your data so you can move forward with conviction.

When it works, it feels like a lightbulb going off. The answers were always there. I'm just the bridge.

PREVIOUSLY AT

Meta
Adobe
Pantone
Mercer
Meltwater

The Offering

Diagnostic Sprint

In 2–3 weeks, you'll know what's actually driving performance and where to double down.

How it works

1. Pre-work (Week 0)

Data request and a 30-minute audit call to assess quality before the sprint begins.

2. Diagnostic (Weeks 1–2)

Full analysis across your business, with a mid-sprint checkpoint to layer in your team's context.

3. Delivery (Week 2–3)

Written findings, adaptive model, a final walkthrough, and a 2-week follow-up window.

Investment
$8,000 – $10,000
Timeline
2–3 weeks
Engagement type
Flat-fee project
  • 30-min data audit call Confirms data quality before the sprint begins
  • Full diagnostic across revenue, margins, unit economics, and data quality
  • Seasonal trend identification
  • Mid-sprint findings walkthrough Quantitative read + team context
  • Written findings narrative with actionable recommendations
  • Adaptive Excel model Color-coded, refreshable, built to evolve
  • Final delivery call (45–60 min)
  • 2-week follow-up for questions on findings or model usage

After the Sprint

Most clients continue with monthly ($5,000–$7,000) or quarterly ($3,000–$4,000) retainers to keep the flexible model current as their business evolves. The sprint builds the foundation. The retainer keeps it relevant.

Add-ons & extras

+ Data cleanup (scoped separately) + Implementation of recommendations + Ongoing reporting & dashboards + Live ODBC data connection + Data engineering referral

Case Studies

The problem is the same everywhere: leaders sitting on data they can't act on.

Meta

Uncovering Hidden Adoption Drivers

Leadership assumed they knew what was driving adoption of their new AI-powered sales tool. The data had a different answer.

Their smallest advertisers were adopting fastest. Tighter budgets meant the efficiency gains mattered more.

Leadership stopped guessing and had a clear answer to build their go-to-market around.

Adobe

Diagnosing a Growth Plateau

Adobe Stock's growth had stalled and the team couldn't agree on why: demand problem or supply problem?

It was supply. People were already searching for content that didn't exist in the library yet.

With a clear answer to a question that had been holding decisions back, leadership knew exactly where to invest.

Pantone

Recovering E-Commerce Performance

E-commerce sales were declining. Leadership had stopped looking for answers, writing it off as macro headwinds outside their control.

Their own data told a different story. Two controllable levers had been sitting unused the whole time.

Leadership stopped writing off the decline and walked away with a plan built around things they could actually control.

Common Questions

What if our data isn't clean or organized?

During pre-work, we do a 30-minute data audit to assess quality and identify any issues. If significant cleanup is needed, we scope that separately before the diagnostic begins. This protects the sprint timeline and ensures we're working with reliable data.

Will the model become outdated as our business changes?

Most models are built for a specific point in time and break when pricing changes or you add a new channel. The model I build is built around what doesn't change: your core unit economics and value creation mechanics. When tactics shift, the model still works.

Why not just hire someone for this?

A full-time hire takes 90+ days to ramp and costs $120,000+ annually. A fractional CFO runs your finance function. Neither one gives you the cross-functional read across revenue, product, and go-to-market that tells you what's actually driving your business. The sprint delivers that clarity in 2–3 weeks at $8,000–$10,000, with a fresh outside perspective and pattern recognition from working across companies.

Contact

If you're making high-stakes decisions without confidence in what's actually working, let's talk.
We'll discuss whether you're a fit and what you'd walk away with.