Private strategic advisory · Kristi Straw, MBA

You’re ready for more.
Let’s put a strategy behind it.

You’ve built the expertise. People already come to you for answers. Now you want the role, revenue, or business that reflects what you bring. Work privately with Kristi on the decisions, positioning, and commercial moves that get your next chapter underway.

What it’s like to have Kristi in your corner

Start with a conversation.
See what becomes possible.

Hear from Molly Lukes, BetterStory Studio™ Raleigh expansion partner, about meeting and working with Kristi.

A partner’s perspective · Filmed at BetterStory Studio™ Raleigh by Airwood Studios.

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Molly Lukes · Raleigh expansion partner

When to hire me

Executive Recalibration™

Decide your next move.
Make the case for your value.

You’re being considered for a bigger role, deciding whether to stay, or exploring consulting, fractional leadership, or board work. You have a track record. You need a place to examine the choices without having to perform certainty.

We clarify the direction that fits, sharpen how you explain your experience, and prepare for the decisions and conversations ahead. You leave with stronger executive positioning and a practical plan for your next move.

Jolaine Elien

Executive direction · Private advisory

“In only three sessions, Kristi helped me reframe my executive narrative, clarify a consulting offer that truly aligns with my strengths, and turn my former full-time role into my first official client.”
Jolaine Elien

Fractional COO · Former CFO

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Six months. A clear next chapter.

  • Eight private advisory sessions across six months; the three-hour VIP working session is the ninth session in the VIP option.
  • A focused decision brief after the opening diagnostic: the direction, tradeoffs, and decisions that matter now.
  • An Executive Recalibration Blueprint™: portfolio of skills and opportunities, target audiences, positioning and proof, 90-day action plan, and conversation priorities.
  • Working edits to the executive narrative and one priority asset, such as a résumé, board bio, LinkedIn profile, offer narrative, or introduction language.
  • Preparation for consequential conversations, decisions, and next opportunities.
  • Between-session advisory access as defined in the agreement.

$18,000 · $3,000/month for six months
Eight private sessions plus one three-hour in-person VIP strategy and implementation working session. We use that time to make key decisions, work on priority materials, and leave with owners and next actions. Travel and venue costs are separate.

$15,000 paid in full
Eight private advisory sessions and the same six-month strategic arc, without the in-person VIP session.

How to begin, in writing

The application asks about your current role, the decision you face, what delay is costing you, your timing, and how you are thinking about the investment. We review fit and availability. If the scope is right, we send the engagement agreement and payment instructions. You can review the terms without sitting through a sales call. Applying does not charge you.

Apply for Executive Recalibration™

Your agreement defines session length, between-session access, asset scope, and any travel arrangements. This is private advisory, with no job-placement, compensation, or launch guarantee.

Private business advisory · Strategic Authority™

You have the expertise.
Build the business around it.

People value your work, but each buyer needs a private explanation. Your offers, partnerships, and ideas are multiplying, and you need to decide which ones can earn and which ones deserve your time.

Work directly with Kristi on what someone can buy, who needs it, how to reach them, what to charge, and how to deliver it profitably. The work can connect advisory, fractional roles, intellectual property, partnerships, and live experiences.

M. Shannon Hernandez

Founder-led business · Sales strategy

“Kristi helped us revise our sales strategy, specifically by infusing design thinking into the process, as well as modifying our sales script, which saved us 40 minutes per initial sales prospect call!”
M. Shannon Hernandez

Joyful Business Revolution

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Work on the actual commercial decisions.

  • Define the offer: buyer, result, deliverables, price, and boundaries.
  • Choose the sales conversations and relationships most likely to move it.
  • Structure partnerships with clear contributions and commercial terms.
  • Prioritize what to launch, simplify, stop, or develop next.
  • Set a practical plan with decisions, owners, and a first test.

Start with the Commercialization Intensive™ · $3,500

Custom proposal for broader work. We define the objective, working rhythm, access, deliverables, and fee before you commit. Ongoing founder advisory or fractional chief strategy officer work can support decisions across the business.

You and your team implement the agreed actions. Production, technical builds, and publishing can be scoped separately when needed.

How to begin: Share the business decision, what you have already tried, and your timing. We confirm fit, then propose the first phase and its fee. Your agreement separates the work from the payment schedule.

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Company advisory + embedded work · Lighthouse

The priority is clear.
Get the team moving together.

Your company has grown, added leaders, or set a new revenue target. Decisions keep returning to the founder. Sales conversations need a clearer value story. Or leaders need help agreeing on priorities, ownership, and the next action.

Bring Kristi in to work on the business priority alongside the people responsible for it. The engagement can begin with a working session, continue as advisory, or include embedded support with your team.

Start with the business situation.

  • What needs to change and who owns the decision.
  • The leaders or teams who need to be involved.
  • The work Kristi will lead and the actions your team will own.
  • The working rhythm, deliverables, and measures of progress.

Custom proposal through Lighthouse Leadership Consultants™. Scope and involvement determine the fee.

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Pinnacle Powered™ · Washington National Opera fundraiser at Field & Main

Expertise, relationships, and a commercial application

Thirty people.
$20,000 raised.

My work with Nicki Scolaro Bland has connected her offers, voice, relationships, and live experiences. The Washington National Opera fundraiser brought artists, executives, and guests together around a specific purpose.

Nicki subsequently hired me as fractional Chief Strategy Officer. Our work continues into what people can buy, who needs it, and which opportunities deserve her time.

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Speaking, workshops + RARE Rooms™

Need the work for an audience?

Book a keynote or workshop for your team. Design a client dinner or live experience you will lead through Private RARE Rooms™. Or commission Lighthouse to design and facilitate it through Pinnacle Powered™.

Looking for a shorter, focused starting point?

Career Clarity Sprint™ · Three 50-minute sessions

Choose your next work direction.

Explore executive employment, consulting, fractional leadership, or a portfolio career. Bring your result from Your Bankable Brain™ if you have one. We decide on a direction, develop your positioning, and prepare a focused 90-day action plan.

Explore Career Clarity Sprint™

One positioning decision / $1,250 · 60 minutes

Trusted Brand Blueprint™

Bring one positioning, messaging, offer, introduction, or visibility problem. Leave with clearer language, a strategic direction, and a personalized Blueprint.

Explore Trusted Brand Blueprint™ · $1,250

Want tools first? Take the free Authentic Authority™ assessment or explore AMPLIFIED · $97.

Your next step

Bring the decision or the business situation.

You don’t need to choose the perfect service name. Start with what needs to move and your timing. Use the relevant inquiry above, or message Kristi on LinkedIn.

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