We serve independent business owners who’ve outgrown DIY success
and need help with what’s next.
Sila BusinessIF YOU ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS
How can I grow my business without losing what I love about it?
How does my business need to evolve to support changing life goals—family, college tuition, aging parents?
How do I reignite passion for my business when I'm feeling burned out?
How do I plan an exit that honors both financial security and the legacy I've built?
THE ANSWERS WILL FIND YOU
This isn’t about templates or formulas.
It’s about understanding your business, your goals, and your life.
We’ve seen this. We’ve done this.
You’ve got this.
MY APPROACH
I grew up around small business owners.
People who took care of their families, did right by their communities, and made a living without screwing anyone over.
The business owners who tend to find their way to me aren’t trying to take over the world. They don’t need to be in Forbes. They want a profitable business that supports their life, treats people well, and holds up under real pressure.
And the pressure is real.
Business gets complicated at inflection points. The answers aren’t obvious but the tradeoffs are real. Growth v. stability, money v. meaning, opportunity v. obligation.
My role is to help you see clearly when the stakes are high. Sometimes that means getting analytical and precise. Sometimes it means slowing things down enough to explore what actually matters.
Think of me as your business consigliere, the trusted partner who always has your back but tells the hard truths. My job is to help you make clear, informed choices with your best interests at heart.
We don’t move quickly and break things.
We move nimbly and build things.
We succeed through good choices and wise decisions.
We take care of what matters.
HOW I WORK
I work in two distinct modes, depending on what you’re navigating.
Some situations call for hands-on, time-bounded advisory work, often where something specific needs to get done, and getting it right matters. Others benefit from a longer-term relationship focused on building value over time through improved judgment, leadership, and alignment.
Many clients move between these modes as business and life evolve.
Advisor Mode
Discrete, hands-on, high-stakes work
Advisor mode is for moments when the margin for error is small. I’m actively involved—directing, overseeing, and helping get real work done on your behalf.
This is project-based or transaction-focused work with a clear scope, timeline, and outcome. I bring experience, pattern recognition, and judgment to maximize value, reduce risks, and move things forward
Counsel Mode
Ongoing work with long-term leverage
Counsel mode is for longer arcs, when what’s needed isn’t a single decision, but the ability to make better decisions over time.
The work includes regular conversations, clear priorities, accountability, and reflection. Those tools may look like coaching. But the aim is different. We’re developing the real-world capacity to think clearly amidst complexity, to weigh tradeoffs honestly, and to recognize that in order to lead a business as it grows and changes, our relationship to the business (and to ourselves) must also change.
CASE EXAMPLES
Building Capacity Without Burning Out
A service business owner had built a thriving practice around work she genuinely believed in. Demand was strong, and the company’s reputation was solid. But the business was starting to outgrow her ability to “just handle it.”
She knew exactly what she needed–a clear understanding of cash flow and simplified pricing–but had no clue how to get there.
Working together, she quickly found her way. We cleaned up service data, simplified pricing, and built a decision framework she could actually use. Once the pieces were named—unit pricing, margins, capacity, cash flow—everthing fell into place. That clarity paid dividends beyond pricing: steadier scheduling, more confidence with staff, and a more predictable take-home.
The crisis passed. More importantly, she stopped guessing and started making decisions based on clear financial data.
All names and identifying details have been changed to protect client privacy.
Holding a Business Steady During a Forced Transition
A professional services firm faced a forced ownership transition under tight constraints. The business was viable, but external rules required a 50/50 split. There was no way for one party to “win.”
The first problem was clarity. The books were good enough for minimizing taxes, but unusable for valuation. On the other hand, the business would continue to generate stable profits for the partner who remained in the business.
My role was to help establish a shared economic baseline so decisions could be made rationally rather than emotionally. That meant untangling the financial picture, naming real risks, and structuring conversations so mediation focused on preserving enterprise value and apportioning the risks and rewards of the buyout.
The principals ultimately chose to continue without transaction support. But the work held as the financial anchor point for whatever takes shape.
All names and identifying details have been changed to protect client privacy.
Designing a Succession That Honors
Business & Legacy
A high-end service business reached a moment many founders dread: how to step back without selling to a stranger, while still being fair to the designated heirs, a pair of longtime employees.
The challenge wasn’t the firm’s value. The company was healthy and profitable. The challenge was structure. The successors didn’t yet have the experience, or the trust, to take the business on outright, and a conventional sale would have forced bad tradeoffs on all sides.
My role was to slow the problem down and widen the field of view. We built a clear valuation, separated operations, and modeled multiple transition paths, each with explicit tradeoffs around risk, income, timing, and control.
All names and identifying details have been changed to protect client privacy.
LET’S TALK
A short conversation can bring a lot of clarity.