"We're growing fast and everything is breaking."
You scaled past $10M and the processes that got you here are crumbling. Decisions bottleneck at you. New hires don't know how things work because nobody wrote it down. I build the operational frameworks — financial models, decision rights, vendor strategy — that let you run like a company twice your size without hiring like one. Control without force. Structure without bureaucracy.
"Our tech stack is duct tape and prayers."
You're paying for 14 tools that don't talk to each other, your team built workarounds on top of workarounds, and nobody knows what you're actually spending. I've rationalized collaboration platforms for 200,000 users. I diagnose what's broken, optimize what's working, and maximize what you're already paying for — so your stack scales with you instead of against you.
"Something big just happened and we're not ready."
You just acquired a competitor, lost a key leader, landed a contract that doubles your capacity requirements, or a regulatory change just moved your timeline up by a year. I've had my architecture selected enterprise-wide when two banks of comparable scale combined, and deployed tools to 200,000 users under crisis deadlines. I know which corners you can cut and which ones will cost you everything.
"Revenue is good but margins aren't."
You're selling more than ever and somehow keeping less. Your cost structure grew unchecked while you were chasing growth. Most corporate executives can't operate leanly. Most entrepreneurs can't scale processes. I've done both — simultaneously. I dig into the P&L, find where money is leaking, and restructure so good revenue turns into real profit.
"We're doing too many things and none of them well."
You launched three product lines, two partnerships, and a new market — and now your team is spread across all of them with no clear priority. I sort through the noise, identify what's actually driving growth, and help you kill or park the rest. Trust without naivety. Your best people on your best bets.