Executive Counsel

A partner for the whole move.

Bespoke, with structure. Beside you for as long as it takes.

Is this you?

The move matters, and the variables are complex.

You’re a senior leader, or about to be. This isn’t a routine step — there’s market timing to read, board and investor dynamics to manage, and a great deal decided in what is left unsaid. You don’t want a course. You want someone in the room with you, thinking — and creating alongside you.

The Idea

Competence is the ticket, not the prize.

At this level, capability is assumed. What decides the outcome is harder to see from the inside: how you’re read, where the real leverage sits and the conversations that shape a role before it’s advertised. By the time we work together, you know how to run a search. What you want is sharper judgement, better access and someone alongside you while you use them.

How it works

A foundation, then counsel.

Foundation — weekly, across eight weeks.

One session a week: executive positioning and narrative, a complete executive CV and LinkedIn rebuild, a networking architecture, and a clear read on your target audience, including ExCos, boards and investors.

Counsel — flexible, month to month.

After the Foundation, we keep going at whatever rhythm the search needs:

• Two 60-minute sessions, or four 30-minute sessions — whichever suits the month
• Unlimited 10-minute calls for the quick things
• Introductions, market intelligence and important-conversation prep
• A quarterly refresh of your materials, with priority time held for you

The Rationale

Why it works this way.

The hardest part of a senior search is rarely the start. It’s the middle, when momentum is gathering, and that’s exactly when counsel matters most. We set the foundation, commit to the first stretch together and continue only while it’s earning its place.

Where it sits: Executive Counsel runs the entire Basel Method with you — all three movements, continuously — with the Mindset core held steady throughout.

“What we did was human-focussed. You transformed my search and how I approach it. With the first board appointment in place, the next one will be much easier to get.”

Chief Medical Officer

Investment

What Executive Counsel Costs.

Foundation — CHF 4,950

(+ VAT for Swiss-based clients)

Counsel — CHF 1,495 / month

(+ VAT for Swiss-based clients)

An intensive eight-week Foundation, then flexible monthly Counsel: two 60-minute sessions or four 30-minute sessions, plus unlimited 10-minute calls and a quarterly refresh. Plan for the first three months of Counsel, with the option to break after the first month. After that, month-to-month with 30 days’ notice. You’re never locked in. The Foundation can be paid in one or two instalments.

Results

Roles secured.

Board Seats

C-Suite appointments

Venture Partner roles

Roles created where none existed before

FAQs

Common Questions.

What does "daily access" actually mean?

Exactly that — I’m available through the duration of the move, not booked in fortnightly slots. When a conversation lands, an offer arrives, or a board dynamic shifts, you can think it through with someone in real time.

How long does it run, and what does the monthly cover?

The Foundation is intensive and upfront; the monthly Counsel runs flexibly for as long as the move takes. Some moves resolve in a couple of months, some take longer — you’re not locked into a fixed term.

Why multiple narratives — isn't one strong story enough?

Not when you’re being read by boards, investors and internal stakeholders at once. Each room runs a different calculus. The work is giving you a positioned narrative for each, all true, none contradicting the others.

Is this done for me or with me?

With you. Materials are built alongside you, not handed back, because in the room you have to own every word. The aim is that you leave more capable, not more dependent.

“The outcome exceeded what we set out to achieve: a dual-focussed role, working with the most visible deal-makers in the industry, and the financial freedom to control my future.”

Chief Commercial Officer

Insights

A partner for the whole move.

Bespoke, with structure. Beside you for as long as it takes.

The move matters, and the variables are complex.

Competence is the ticket, not the prize.

A foundation, then counsel.

Foundation — weekly, across eight weeks.

Counsel — flexible, month to month.

Why it works this way.

“What we did was human-focussed. You transformed my search and how I approach it. With the first board appointment in place, the next one will be much easier to get.”

What Executive Counsel Costs.

Foundation — CHF 4,950

Counsel — CHF 1,495 / month

Roles secured.

Common Questions.

“The outcome exceeded what we set out to achieve: a dual-focussed role, working with the most visible deal-makers in the industry, and the financial freedom to control my future.”

Related reading.

Every Networking System Answers a Different Question

The Job Description Trap

You’re Listing Mandates, Boards Are Buying a Thesis

If you're ready to find your direction, let's talk.

A partner for the whole move.

Bespoke, with structure. Beside you for as long as it takes.

The move matters, and the variables are complex.

Competence is the ticket, not the prize.

A foundation, then counsel.

Foundation — weekly, across eight weeks.

Counsel — flexible, month to month.

Why it works this way.

“What we did was human-focussed. You transformed my search and how I approach it. With the first board appointment in place, the next one will be much easier to get.”

What Executive Counsel Costs.

Foundation — CHF 4,950

Counsel — CHF 1,495 / month

Roles secured.

Common Questions.

“The outcome exceeded what we set out to achieve: a dual-focussed role, working with the most visible deal-makers in the industry, and the financial freedom to control my future.”

Related reading.

Every Networking System Answers a Different Question

The Job Description Trap

You’re Listing Mandates, Boards Are Buying a Thesis

If you're ready to find your direction, let's talk.

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