Strategy Has a Pulse

Know if your strategy will hold
before the next shock hits

Most strategy collapses not because the thinking was wrong, but because no one is watching. I help CEOs validate, stress-test, and govern strategy as a living discipline, not a binder.

Mark Haas - Founder

Common Triggers

When CEOs tend to call

Moment of Drift

The old plan stopped working. You can feel it.

New CEO Transition

You inherited a strategy you didn't build.

M&A or Growth Pressure

Growth is threatening the value you've built.

Disruption Response

AI or margin shifts made the plan obsolete.

How We Work

Single day or a full year.
Depth follows the problem.

1 Day

Calibrate

Diagnose where CEO and leadership are out of alignment.

See How To Calibrate →
30 Days

Clarify

Define the real problem, the key choices, and the logic behind them.

See How To Clarify →
90 Days

Build

Validated strategy with a board-ready operating plan.

See How To Build →
12 Months

Sustain

Strategy as ongoing discipline. Quarterly resets and live signals.

See How To Sustain →

The Difference

30 years of straight talk for CEOs who need it.

I have advised more than 100 organizations across energy, healthcare, nonprofits, and finance. Same discipline every time: validate assumptions, surface the real problem, hold the team accountable.

30+
Years advising
CEOs & boards
100+
Organizations
advised
CMC
Certified Management
Consultant

"In less than a year, he reenergized and revamped us to a level that amazes us all."

James Bullard · Director, CACI

Not sure where to start?

That's what the first conversation is for.