Tell me what you are trying to decide
The most useful first message describes the decision in front of your board, not the framework you think you need. From there, most work follows one of three engagements.
Most relationships begin with diagnostic work
I take a limited number of engagements annually to ensure depth and quality. Most client relationships begin with diagnostic work and expand into implementation or ongoing advisory.
The work
Four-week intensive assessment of your current sustainability initiatives, identification of where compliance spend can create business value instead, and integration frameworks customised to your business model.
You receive
- Current state diagnostic and gap analysis
- Financial impact model — cost reduction, revenue opportunity, risk mitigation
- Board-ready integration framework
- 90-day implementation roadmap
- Leadership workshop (3 hours)
The work
Vela reads the disclosures or the deal file; I interpret the findings with your team.
You receive
- Findings traced to their source
- A contradiction and gap map
- A committee question pack
- A board or committee session
The work
Twelve-month strategic advisory relationship including quarterly board sessions, monthly CEO and CSO calls, leadership workshops, written strategic briefs, and ongoing access for major decisions.
You receive
- 4 quarterly board advisory sessions (2 hours each)
- 4 leadership team workshops (half-day)
- 12 monthly executive calls
- 4 strategic briefs on emerging patterns
- 2 annual strategy offsites (full-day)
- Platform access for scenario modelling
- Ongoing advisory support
Start with thirty minutes
Most conversations begin with a short exploratory call where we discuss your specific challenges, timeline and goals. I will be direct about whether we are a good fit and which approach makes sense for your situation.
If you want a read on where you stand before that call, the Seven Principles diagnostic is a free fifteen-minute self-assessment — a mirror rather than a rating, designed to start the conversation from reality rather than ambition.
Currently booking 2027 engagements
Board advisory retainers begin at any point in the year; diagnostics and evidence reviews are scheduled in sequence.
Other ways we might work
Talks and board sessions
Eleven talks for boards, investors and executive teams — from the integration gap to quantifying sustainability ROI for sceptical boards.
Executive educationProgrammes and cohorts
Open and custom programmes at CEDEP, INSEAD, SMU, SKEMA and IUM, plus in-house executive sessions.
PlatformsVela Intelligence and the Sustainability Compass
The decision-intelligence platform that takes a file from documents to decisions, and the assessment that tests what a company can prove on sustainability. Several engagements are built on both.
Let’s find out whether there is a fit
Describe the decision, who is involved and when it has to be made. I will be direct about which engagement, if any, makes sense.