WHAT THIS PAGE ANSWERS
30
Minutes — the length of your first conversation. That’s all it takes to know if this is the right fit.
1–2
Weeks to start after the discovery call and a confirmed scope. No long intake process.
0
Pitch decks on the call. Just a direct conversation about your transformation challenge.
100%
Fixed fee for advisory engagements. Price is agreed before work begins. No surprises.
Fixed fees agreed upfront
Start within 1–2 weeks of agreement
Defined deliverables — not open-ended consulting
If it's not right, we'll tell you on the call
STEP ZERO
The Discovery Call Is Not a Sales Call.
The discovery call is a direct, unscripted conversation between you and Nono. You describe the transformation challenge — where you're stuck, what's failed, what you're trying to achieve. Nono listens, asks the questions that surface the real problem, and tells you honestly whether an engagement makes sense and which service fits.
No pitch deck. No pre-packaged solution presented before the problem is understood. If the fit is right, you'll leave the call with clarity on what the engagement looks like, what it costs, and what you'll have at the end. If it's not right, Nono will say so and point you in a better direction.
WHAT THE DISCOVERY CALL IS AND IS NOT
A pitch deck presentation
NOT THIS
We don’t present to you. You present to us — your challenge.
A 12-step onboarding process
Practical
No lengthy intake forms or pre-call questionnaires.
A pressure close
Practical
We’re not trying to sell you in 30 minutes. We’re trying to understand you.
THIS
A direct conversation about your problem
30 minutes. Your challenge. Nono’s honest read on what you need.
THIS
An honest assessment of fit
If we can help, we’ll tell you how. If we can’t, we’ll tell you that too.
THIS
Clarity on cost before any commitment
You’ll leave knowing what it costs and what you get.
THE FULL JOURNEY
From First Contact to First Deliverable
01
01 — DAY 1
Book the Discovery Call
Use the scheduler on our Contact page. Choose a 30-minute slot that works. No preparation required come with a clear description of your challenge and what a good outcome looks like.
⏱ 2 minutes to book
02
02 — DAY 1–7
The Discovery Conversation
30 minutes with Nono. You describe the challenge. Nono listens and asks direct questions. You both assess whether this is the right fit. If it is, Nono outlines what the engagement looks like.
⏱ 30 minutes
03
03 — DAY 7–14
Proposal & Scope
Within a week of the discovery call, you receive a clear written proposal scope, duration, deliverables, and fixed fee. Everything you need to take to your board for approval. No surprises.
⏱ 5 days to proposal
04
04 — DAY 14+
Engagement Begins
Once scope is agreed and the engagement confirmed, we schedule a kick-off session and the work begins. Advisory engagements have a defined week-by-week structure from day one.
⏱ Start within 2 weeks
WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE
Week by Week — No Guessing Required
Advisory Engagement
AI Governance Diagnostic
(4 weeks · Fixed scope · Delivered to your board)
Week 1
Discovery & Mapping
Stakeholder interviews, current-state documentation, and identification of where decisions are being made (and who’s making them).
Week 2
Gap Analysis
SPACE Test applied to your AI tools. FILTER Framework applied to your transformation pipeline. Governance gaps identified and mapped.
Week 3
Synthesis & Recommendations
Findings consolidated. Recommendations developed. 90-day action plan structured and validated with key stakeholders.
Week 4
Board Presentation & Handover
Board-ready report delivered. Nono presents findings and recommendations directly to your leadership team. Action plan handed over.
Fractional CDO Retainer
Ongoing Engagement Rhythm
Monthly cadence - 6 or 12 month commitment
Month 1
Onboarding & Baseline
Stakeholder mapping, strategy review, decision audit. We establish where the organization is before we advise on where it should go.
Monthly
Strategic Sessions
Dedicated session with Nono — strategy review, initiative evaluation, decision governance, vendor assessment. On-call access between sessions.
Quarterly
Board Reporting
Board-ready transformation progress report, including AI adoption status, governance health, and priority recommendations.
On Call
Decision Support
Access to Nono and the contractor network for time-sensitive decisions — vendor evaluations, governance questions, leadership alignment challenges.
6 or 12 Months
Review & Renewal
Formal engagement review at the end of each commitment period. Most clients renew. Some convert to a deeper advisory model.
WHO DOES THE WORK
Senior-Led.
In-House
Delivery.
Every engagement is led from the top, not handed to a junior consultant after the sales call. The lead stays with you from discovery to delivery, backed by twenty years of senior advisory across mining, financial services, supply chain, and retail in Southern Africa, the UK, and the USA.
Behind the lead sits a deliberately small in-house team of four disciplines: strategy and AI practice, data and analytics, software and integration, and quality and delivery. Every engagement draws from these disciplines directly, no contractors parachuted in, no hand-offs through agencies, no generalists doing specialist work.
Small by design. Small teams make sharper decisions, move faster, and carry the same conviction from strategy to shipping.
Engagement Lead
Senior Advisor
20+ years · Three continents · Retained through every engagement
Strategy & AI Practice
In-house
Data & Analytics
In-house
Software & Integration
In-house
Quality & Delivery
In-house