PRIVATE
ADVISORY
Private counsel for people whose public identity carries real weight.
One confidential hour to talk through something consequential with someone trained to listen closely, ask difficult questions and see what you may be too close to see yourself.
I LEARNED TO READ PEOPLE IN ROOMS WHERE PERCEPTION MATTERED.
My work in public identity and perception is shaped by a decade spent in diplomacy, politics and international affairs. I learned to read rooms, understand competing interests and communicate with precision. I’ve worked around political leaders, diplomats, public figures and decision-makers, where what was said, what was avoided and how something was perceived by the public could materially affect what happened next. That experience still shapes how I work today. I pay attention to language, patterns, contradictions, unspoken assumptions and the signals people may not realise they’re sending.
Success changes you.
Your public identity doesn’t always keep up.
THIS ROOM IS FOR PEOPLE WITH SOMETHING AT STAKE
Private Advisory is for founders, executives, public figures and decision-makers dealing with something where perception, judgment or positioning matters.
You may be making a move, entering a new chapter, dealing with a sensitive issue, preparing to communicate something significant or simply needing an outside perspective from someone who is not emotionally or politically embedded in the situation.
Private Advisory is confidential and focused entirely on you. NDAs are welcome.
There are no recordings, screenshots, public analysis or published case studies.
This is a private room for conversations that require candour.
SOMETHING YOU’RE TOO CLOSE TO SEE
A decision, situation or public perception problem that needs an outside read.
SOMETHING THAT ISN’T LANDING
Where what you intend to communicate and what people are actually receiving have started to separate.
WHAT ACTUALLY COMES NEXT
A transition, decision or next move that needs to be thought through before you commit to it.
QUESTIONS I HELP ANSWER
◽What’s actually going on here?
◽What are we too close to see?
◽What are people likely to perceive?
◽What are you communicating without realising it?
◽Where is the gap between intention and perception?
◽What needs to change before you make your next move?
PRIVATE. PERSONAL. CONFIDENTIAL.
I take a limited number of private advisory clients.
Every conversation remains private.
No recordings, no screenshots, no published case studies, no public discussion. NDAs are welcomed.
I am comfortable working within formal confidentiality agreements where sensitive commercial, institutional, reputational or personal information is involved. What is said in the room stays in the room.
I have previously worked in confidential advisory environments where the identity of the client, institution and substance of the engagement could not be disclosed. That level of discretion is normal to me.
PRIVATE ADVISORY
$1,500
One 60-minute session
Team/ institutional advisory from $3,000.
Short-term strategic advisory engagements from $10,000.
For institutional or multi-stakeholder engagements, request a briefing to discuss scope.