Apply for private advisory

Apply when a business decision needs outside judgment.

This is private advisory for founders, operators, ownership teams, and boards carrying a decision with real consequence. The work is a direct conversation that names the hidden structure, the wrong frame, the authority problem, or the tradeoff the room is avoiding.

Why there is an application Stan needs the situation before saying yes. Your application is read personally. Within 48 hours you get one of three answers: yes with a proposed time, no with a reason, or a redirect to a better structure.
What you bring The decision, conflict, transition, or room that will not move cleanly.
What Stan does Reads the structure underneath the story and names the real decision.
What happens next If there is fit, the first conversation confirms scope, tier, and fee.
Tell Stan what is happening Choose a tier if obvious
Choose the closest fit

The tiers are about the shape of the decision.

Choose Tier 01 if one decision has to close. Choose Tier 02 if the desk keeps producing consequential decisions. Choose Tier 03 if the decision belongs to a board, ownership group, founding team, or leadership room. If you are not sure, use the general application below.

Tier 01

Private Engagement

Use this when one decision is stuck, expensive, or too loaded to keep circulating.

Choose this if

  • You need one decision reframed and closed.
  • The issue belongs mostly to one founder or operator.
  • Two to four conversations are likely enough.

From $2,500

Apply for Tier 01
Tier 02

Principal Circle

Use this when the decisions keep coming and the operator needs a recurring outside read.

Choose this if

  • You are carrying a continuous founder or CEO decision surface.
  • The topic changes, but the stakes stay high.
  • You want two 60 to 90 minute conversations each month.

From $4,500 per month

Apply for Tier 02
Tier 03

Operating Partner

Use this when the decision cannot be solved by one person because the room itself is part of the work.

Choose this if

  • A board, ownership group, founding team, or leadership team is involved.
  • The decision crosses authority, governance, succession, or control.
  • The work may need to happen in the team's actual meeting.

By application

Apply for Tier 03

Tell Stan what decision is live.

Use this general form when you do not know the tier. Three required fields: name, email, and the situation. Phone is optional.

Useful if timing is acute. Email is enough if you prefer.

No need to name the tier. Stan uses this answer to decide the right structure or redirect.

By submitting, you are applying to be considered. Personal reply within 48 hours. Engagement begins only after a signed engagement letter and confirmed payment. Engagement fees are non-refundable except in the narrow circumstances stated in the terms.