Scope definition session following the strategy workshop. Judith, David, and Sarah aligned on three workstreams for the engagement: organiza...

The workshop revealed a fundamental tension between Home Depot's stated strategic priority (Home Services growth) and actual resource alloca...

Judith shared her frustration with the pace of Home Services investment. She revealed that the Q4 board presentation was well-received but t...

Brief three-way intro call facilitated by Amanda Foster. Lisa Park shared high-level context on her new role as CTO at Meridian Health, with...

Follow-up with Michael Torres after his introduction call. Michael shared competitive intelligence on Lowe's Pro loyalty program expansion t...

First formal meeting with Judith and David to discuss Home Services strategy challenges. Judith outlined the $5B target and the organization...

Introductory call with Michael Torres from Home Depot's central strategy team. Michael is new to the company (6 months) and eager to make an...

Q4 review with Rachel covering progress on the patient acquisition funnel project. Tele-dentistry pilot results exceeded expectations with 2...

Planning session to scope the 2026 Home Services strategy engagement. Judith outlined her vision: a 6-month engagement covering organization...

Final wrap-up for the Acme Consulting positioning project. Robert was pleased with the deliverables, particularly the competitive analysis a...

First meeting with Rachel Kim, CMO of Aspen Dental. Discussed rising patient acquisition costs and the competitive landscape among DSOs. Rac...

Deep operational review with Sarah Nguyen, VP Operations at Acme Consulting. Sarah was promoted six months ago and is seeing the firm from a...

Introduction meeting with Marcus Thompson, newly hired Director of Acme's Healthcare Practice. Marcus joined from Deloitte in June 2025 to b...

Mid-year reconnection after a few months of lighter contact. Judith gave a candid state-of-the-union on Home Services: the SRS integration i...

Catch-up call with Amanda after several months. Her HBR article on corporate innovation was published in September to great reception. The I...

Follow-up conversation with Elena Rodriguez about the impact of our 2024 culture and talent strategy work. The "Best Places to Work" win was...

First check-in of 2025 with Judith after her VP promotion. She shared how the role is shaping up, she now has direct budget authority and a...

Deep-dive strategy session reviewing the Home Services landscape heading into 2025. Judith walked through the competitive positioning versus...

Met Amanda Foster at the Fintech Innovation Summit in NYC. Hit it off during a panel discussion on corporate innovation labs. Amanda shared...

Kickoff meeting for the Acme Consulting positioning project. Robert Chen walked through Acme's current state, $40M revenue, generalist posit...

Final session wrapping up the Home Services Market Assessment project. Reviewed the complete deliverable package and discussed implementatio...

Presented the full market assessment findings to Judith and David. Key deliverables included a competitive landscape map, customer segment a...

Kickoff session for the Home Services Market Assessment engagement. Judith secured a $85K budget for a 6-week market landscape analysis afte...

Working session to synthesize findings from the first two weeks of stakeholder interviews and data analysis. The biggest revelation was a cu...

Quarterly touch-base with Judith. The SRS acquisition had just been announced and she was processing the implications for Home Services reso...

First meeting with Judith Davis, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at Home Depot. She reached out after seeing our work referenced in...