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Three challenges leaders bring me. Which one sounds like yours?

I work with founders and leaders of small and mid-sized Canadian organizations, typically under 50 people. Pick the one that sounds the most like your week.

Want to know which scenario is most like yours?

Northlight Advisory Services works with three kinds of leaders: founders who are the only ones who can see the whole plan, leaders whose teams keep a decision circling, and self-reliant founders who decide alone and want a second pair of eyes. Every engagement starts with the same free 30-minute Coffee Chat.

Alone at the Top

For the founder without a trusted team.

Three cold coffees, a plan that lives in your head, and a board meeting getting closer.

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Stuck on Consensus

For the leader with a team around them.

Forty messages in the thread, and still no decision.

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The Self-Reliant Builder

For the founder who decides alone and wants a second pair of eyes.

Past midnight, a proposal due tomorrow, and a number that looks too low.

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Whichever one is yours, it starts getting better the same way.

A free 30-minute Coffee Chat. If it feels like a fit, we have a second, longer conversation and agree on a plan. Nothing starts until you're satisfied.

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Thirty minutes, free, no prep.

Want the detail on what the work looks like? Read how we work together.

Frequently asked questions

I'm not sure which one is me. Is there a quick way to find out?

Yes. There is a five-question quiz that takes about a minute. Nothing's sent anywhere, and it points you to the page that fits best. If more than one sounds like you, that's normal. They all start the same way, with a free 30-minute Coffee Chat.

Is the work different for each one?

Somewhat. Embedded Advisory, about 20 hours a month inside your company, fits the first two. On-Call Advisory, up to 5 hours a month of one-to-one access, is built for the third. The first conversation is how we find which one fits.

What do all three have in common?

A leader's relationship to control and trust. The first has no one to trust with the whole plan, the second has too many voices to get past, and the third has chosen to decide alone.