It's too vague, too big, or you're solving the wrong thing entirely. And until you fix that — until you break the problem down into something you can actually see and solve — you're just spinning.
Most people hire a consultant at this point. Don't.
You're not getting someone who's paid by the page to produce a 150-page deck. Because you don't need 150 pages when 150 characters will do.
You need someone who has the practical experience to understand what's currently broken but also the creative capability to envision what might change the game.
Not just step forward, step change.
We get in the room. Ask not just tough but creative questions. Listen. Lean in. Cut through the noise until it's clear — because clarity is everything. Then, only then, do we engage the right people — ours, yours, whomever's — to get the job done.
"Scott makes lateral connections that others simply don't. Those insights create the opportunity for action... and the big guy knows how to create momentum."— Jeff Severts, Executive Director, University of Chicago RISC Center
Best Buy. Wynn Resorts. High Alpha. Startups and Fortune 100s. Retail, SaaS, gaming, hospitality, biotech. Scott's worked with Steve Levitt. He's been consistently called in by CEOs, Innovators, and CMOs who were stuck and needed someone who wouldn't soft-coat them.
People hire Covalent because they want solutions…not just more sophisticated-sounding problems.
- Clarity on what's actually broken — not what you hope is broken
- A path to fix it, fast
- The right people assembled to execute
- Someone who leaves when it's done
- A 5+ year recurring billing relationship
- PowerPoint to add to your PowerPoint
- Someone who does all the work for you
- A trademarked framework or model
- Hand-holding and ego stroking
- You know you've got a problem but can't quite pin it down
- Tired of consultants who talk in circles as they add zeros to the check
- Ready to move fast once you know what you're actually solving
- Work in spaces that are underdeveloped, idealistic, or changing
- Want someone with an edge who won't muck around
I'm also selective — because most people don't actually want to know what the real problem is. They want someone to make them feel better about the problem they think (or hope) they have. I won't do that.
"Scott is to the corporate boardroom what James Carville was to Clinton's war room: incisive, disciplined, and tenacious; he has a unique ability to strip away the "noise" of the market and compel the team to focus on a singular, winning strategy."— Andrew Heddle, CEO, Three Strand Publishing
Consultants love problems. To them, "problems" is French for "Dollars." I'm in love with opportunities. Because once you see what's actually broken — once the problem is clear — the opportunity becomes obvious.
That's where the real work is. Not sitting in the problem. Not petting it like it's a hypoallergenic Bernedoodle. Seeing it. Fixing it. Moving on.
You call me. Not to start a 6-month engagement. Not to get an emotional support deck. To break down your problem so you can finally fix it.
We'll talk. I'll tell you if I think we're a match. If we are, we'll figure out what's actually broken, assemble the right people, and get to work. If we're not — I'll tell you that too.
But if you're still reading this, you already know something's not working. So let's figure out what it is. Together.
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