Quarterly strategy days
Facilitated planning sessions that cut through noise and leave the quarter with three priorities, not thirty.
- Quarterly
- Cadence
- Monthly
- Deep dives
- On-call
- Sounding board
Overview
Clarity at the moments that shape a company.
Every founder and executive team hits questions no dashboard can answer: Are we telling the right story? Is this the right hire, the right market, the right moment to change course? Advisory gives you a seasoned outsider who listens like an insider.
Marlow works with a small number of companies at a time — joining quarterly planning, pressure-testing strategy, coaching founders through hard calls, and keeping the human side of the business honest while it scales.
The result isn't a deck. It's better judgment, faster decisions and a leadership team that trusts its own thinking.
What's included.
Founder sounding board
Regular one-to-ones with the founder — the conversation you can't have with your board, your team or your co-founder.
Narrative & positioning
Sharpen the story: what you do, why it matters, and how to say it so customers, hires and investors believe it.
Leadership team coaching
Group sessions that build candour, resolve tension early and turn a group of strong individuals into a team.
Decision reviews
A structured pre-mortem and post-mortem rhythm, so big calls get better instead of just getting faster.
On-call access
When something breaks on a Tuesday, you don't wait for the next session — you call.
How it works
A steady rhythm, not a project.
Diagnostic month
Conversations across the leadership team, a read of the strategy, and an honest map of what's working and what isn't.
Quarterly cadence
Strategy days, founder sessions and team coaching in a rhythm the business can rely on.
Review & renew
Every two quarters we review progress against the map — and decide together what the next chapter needs.
I came in with a lot of questions and left with a completely different perspective. The conversation changed how I approached my next chapter.
Marcus ReedExecutive Advisor A deliberately small number, so every client gets real attention. If there's no capacity, you'll join a short waitlist with a clear start date.
Advisory is fee-based so advice stays independent. For early-stage founders, a reduced fee plus a small option grant can sometimes be arranged.