A traditional Business Consultant is a specialist who is hands-on, solving a singular problem for you (e.g., setting up a system). A Certified Business Advisor (like Warrick Strydom) is focused on the long-term. We improve you and your leadership team, providing the insights, tools, and structure needed to solve problems in-house. It’s an ongoing transfer of skills that builds sustainable capability and operational independence.

Clients primarily achieve three major outcomes:

1. Time Freedom: You move from constantly working in the business to strategically working on it, breaking the chain of founder dependence.
2. Enhanced Business Value: By systemizing operations and stopping profit leaks, we significantly increase your company’s valuation and attractiveness to buyers.
3. Exit-Readiness: You are no longer vulnerable to unexpected exits. We build a clear plan to ensure you are exit-ready and control the timing and price of your final sale.

Absolutely. This is the most common symptom of unstructured growth. We bring strategic clarity to the chaos by first conducting a financial analysis to understand the true story your numbers are telling. We then implement the structure and accountability needed to convert fast growth into scalable, controlled success.

Exit Planning is not just about selling; it’s about making your business an asset that runs without you. Since over 50% of SME exits are unexpected, planning now is crucial for risk mitigation. Every step we take to increase systemization, reduce founder dependence, and improve profit margins automatically maximizes your valuation, whether you sell next year or in ten years.

This retainer-based program provides consistent, structured engagement. It includes a Monthly Strategy Review to measure progress against your goals, leadership coaching to transfer skills to your team, and guaranteed access for quick counsel. It ensures consistent execution and prevents the strategic plan from gathering dust.

We tackle founder dependence head-on. The core of my advisory approach is building the business away from yourself. We systematically implement systems, clear roles, and strong internal peer accountability within your leadership team, making the company a self-sustaining entity that grants you operational independence and genuine time freedom.