How I Work
Strategic advisory for moments of consequence.
How I Work
I work with capable people facing decisions that carry real consequences.
My role is to bring clear-eyed assessment and directness about what isn't working.
I identify a viable path forward, surface strengths that are being underused or misjudged, and apply steady pressure to reality — financial, relational, and practical.
Throughout the process, I serve as a steady voice of reason: grounded, candid, and focused on what actually moves the situation forward.
The work is finite. The engagement ends when the decision is resolved.
Dr. Richard Lustberg, PhD
Background
I came to this work after earning a PhD and two Master's degrees, decades of international travel, and years spent alongside people in business, law, and complex organizational systems. In those roles, I saw the same pattern repeatedly: capable people don't get stuck from lack of intelligence—they get stuck because they can't see what's truly at stake.
You can't read the label from inside the jar. That's where I come in.
In 1–3 sessions, you gain the strategic precision to see what you've been missing—and to act before the cost of inaction compounds.
Pricing
Option A
Strategic Advisory Session
$350 per session
Includes:
- • One decision-focused session
- • Direct assessment of the situation as it stands
- • No commitment beyond the session
- • Book again only if it's useful
Bring the situation. You'll leave with a read on what's actually driving it.
Most situations get named in the first session. Some take longer.
BookOption B
Strategic Advisory Retainer
$3,000 per month
Includes:
- • Up to 10 hours of access, used flexibly
- • Calls, analysis, direct feedback, real-time input as needed
- • Priority availability for the duration
- • Finite, decision-focused scope
Engagements typically run one to three months.
Not an hourly arrangement. You're paying for clear, experienced judgment while the decision is live. Hours do not carry over to the next month.
BeginReady to find the constraint?