Private Strategic Advisory

Ongoing strategic support for seasoned experts and professionals who are ready to grow with intention and want a trusted thought partner in their corner.

Private Strategic Advisory

Ongoing strategic support for seasoned experts and professionals who are ready to grow with intention and want a trusted thought partner in their corner.

Building a practice or consultancy around your expertise is one thing.

Growing it strategically, sustainably, and in a way that actually reflects your values and vision, is another.

Most experienced professionals reach a point where the thinking required to do that well doesn't fit inside the margins of a normal week.

The work fills the time.

The clients need attention.

The day-to-day wins.

And the bigger picture thinking keeps getting pushed to later.

Private Strategic Advisory is designed for exactly that moment.

It's a consistent, ongoing relationship that gives you dedicated time and space to think strategically about your business,

with an experienced advisor who knows your situation deeply and can help you navigate what's coming with clarity and confidence.

You have a clear vision for what you're building.

The problem isn't ambition or expertise, you have plenty of both.

The problem is that the day-to-day keeps pulling you back in, and every time you try to get strategic, something urgent gets in the way.

So you hire help. You try a new marketing approach.

You invest in the next tool or system.

And it helps, a little, for a while.

But nothing quite sticks, because underneath all of it,

there's no coherent strategy tying it together.

You're building on a foundation that was never fully designed.

What you actually need isn't another tactic.

You need someone to help you step back, see the whole picture, and build a strategy that's coherent, sustainable, and genuinely yours.

What’s missing isn't more action.

It’s clarity about the foundation those actions needed to be built on.

This is for you if:

  • You're an experienced professional or expert who has built something real and is ready to grow it more intentionally.

  • You want a sharp, direct thought partner who will help you think more rigorously, see your business more clearly, and make better decisions over time.

  • You value continuity. You want someone who knows your business, understands your vision, and can provide perspective that gets sharper the longer we work together.

  • You're ready to invest in sustained strategic support, not a one-time fix.

This is not a coaching program.

It's not a retainer with deliverables or a done-for-you service.

It's an ongoing strategic partnership with an advisor who will know your business deeply, challenge your thinking directly, and help you make better decisions over time.

"We refer to Rachel as Yoda."

"We refer to Rachel as Yoda. Her decades of experience are the North Star in my business. She has transformed my business from $500,000 to over $1,750,000 in revenue in our time together, and boosts the revenue on every single project by tens of thousands of dollars. We lean on the deep experience and intelligent strategies she brings that continually grow our revenue and success.

Maybe even more importantly, we all look to her for a greater perspective. She brings a calm, centered wisdom that keeps us focused on what matters most. Having that in my corner is extraordinary. It continually recalibrates me to the true heart of our work."

SARAH THOMAS | Founder & CEO, Upper Clarity School of Stone Medicine

Revenue growth: $500K → $1.75M+

What's included

Private Strategic Advisory is structured around three consistent touchpoints each month.

MONTHLY STRATEGY REVIEW

A structured, forward-looking call where we look at where you are relative to your goals, what's working, what needs to shift, and what decisions are on the horizon.

We're not just checking in.

We're actively steering the direction of the next 30 days.

MONTHLY WORKING SESSION

An open-agenda session driven by whatever is most pressing that month.

This might be a specific decision you're wrestling with, a new opportunity you want to think through, a challenge that needs a fresh perspective, or simply time to think out loud with someone who knows your business well.

DIRECT ACCESS

In between calls, you have direct access via email and messaging for strategic questions and time-sensitive input.

This isn't a hotline for every decision. It's a resource for the moments when you genuinely need a quick outside perspective before your next call.

"Collaborating since 2016, with sales tallying into the millions.”

"Rachel and I have been collaborating since 2016 on a huge range of projects and launches with sales tallying into the millions, and every single time I'm over the moon to be working with her. She has a brilliant brain for operations, marketing strategy, and team dynamics, evident in her track record of success and the results she delivers for her clients. She knows how to make anything she gets her hands on better, and that's a skill as rare as it is precious. There's no one out there like Rachel Anzalone.”

HILLARY WEISS | Founder, Statement Piece Studio

How we get started

Private Strategic Advisory works best when we begin with a solid foundation.

There are two ways to start:

If you've already completed a Private Strategy Intensive with me, we move directly into Advisory.

The groundwork is already done.

If you're coming straight into Advisory, we begin with a Strategic Onboarding:

Three focused sessions of 60 to 90 minutes each,

designed to give us both a clear picture of your business, your vision, your values,

and your priorities before our ongoing work begins.

The Strategic Onboarding investment is $4,500 and replaces the first month's calls.

"The rare ability to think strategically and follow through”

"Rachel has an exceptional business mind, with the rare ability to think strategically and follow through with an attention to detail that provides an unusual depth of support. We're continuously impressed by her understanding of our needs and her ability to communicate in a way that is appropriate to each of our communication styles."

ELAINE TAYLOR-KLAUS & DIANE DEMPSTER | Co-Founders, Impact Parents

25+

YEARS

Experience across growth, operations, and strategy.

100+

BUSINESSES

Advised across industries.

STRATEGY

CUSTOMIZED

To fit you and your business.

Commitment and investment

Private Strategic Advisory begins with a six month commitment, which gives us the time and continuity to do meaningful work together.

Following the initial six months, engagements continue on a quarterly basis.

Monthly investment: $3,000

The six month commitment ensures that we're both fully invested in the process and that you have enough time to see real, compounding results from the work.

"I was just successful enough to keep myself confused until Rachel.”

"I paid her to show me what she knows. Find out who your mentors go to to learn."

LISA NICHOLS | Founder & CEO, Motivating the Masses

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Let's find out if we're a fit.

I work with a small number of Advisory clients at any given time. This is intentional.

The depth of attention and the quality of thinking I bring to each client relationship requires that I stay selective about who I work with and how many clients I take on.

If you're considering Advisory and want to explore whether it's a good fit, the best next step is a conversation.