We bring structure and direction to complex situations so that leaders can clearly see and act on the decisions that matter most.
How We Work
We work with owners and boards when complexity has outpaced decision clarity. Our role is not to advise on execution — it is to bring structure and direction so leaders can see the decisions that actually matter.
We create a contained environment where decisions can be clarified without pressure to act immediately. Most of our work is about distinguishing what is important from what is merely urgent.
We enter. We do the work. We leave.
No long retainers. No junior teams. No ongoing dependency.
Our Engagements
All engagements are fixed fee. No hourly rates. No retainers.
ENGAGEMENT 1
Decision Qualification
Concise 10 – 14 days · Delivered by Senior Partners · Investment confirmed at first conversation ·
The entry point to every engagement
The starting point for every engagement. A paid, time-bound diagnostic to determine whether deeper work is warranted — and whether it makes sense for us to be involved. In complex environments, proceeding without this would be irresponsible.
ENGAGEMENT 2
Decision Recalibration
6 – 8 weeks · Delivered by Senior Partners · Engagements from NZD $25,000 ·
The cost of clarity is rarely as high as the cost of continuing confusion
For organisations where friction, misalignment, or unresolved decisions are slowing progress. We identify what is creating decision drag and establish the clarity needed to move. Short. Contained. Senior.
ENGAGEMENT PLUS
Complex Decision Recalibration
Up to 90 Days · Delivered by Senior Partners · Engagements from NZD $60,000 ·
For situations where the cost of getting it wrong is materially higher
For situations involving multiple stakeholders, elevated risk, or competing priorities. Deeper diagnostic work. The engagement is bounded. The exit is deliberate.
STANDALONE ENGAGEMENT
CEO Decision & Governance Reset
4 – 6 weeks · Delivered by Senior Partners · Engagements from NZD $25,000 ·
For CEOs carrying decisions the organisation should own
We redesign decision rights, clarify accountability, and restore executive leverage. Fewer decisions on your desk. Stronger ownership below you.
Who We Work With
A strong fit
CEO or founder of a 50 – 300 employee business
Facing growth, risk, or strategic complexity
Willing to act on what is found
Prepared to trust a defined process
Not a fit
Organisations seeking ongoing advisory retainers
Those wanting validation rather than clarity
Businesses unwilling to confront what the situation requires
About Us
We are a firm of two. We take fewer clients.
Quality is not a constraint of our size — it is the reason we are only two.
Our involvement is brief. The clarity it produces is not.
We protect our judgement, our time, and our authority as fiercely as we protect our clients’ decision quality. We have worked inside the problems we now help others navigate. We are not observers.
Vanessa Hudson brings two decades of experience working with owners and boards of complex organisations at critical inflection points.
Felix Andrade brings a background in institutional advisory, governance, and operational risk across private and listed businesses.
Begin a Conversation
If the decision is consequential and your path is unclear, we restore clarity. You act with confidence.
Engagements begin with a short qualification conversation.