Expert Partnership Advisory

Strategic partnerships, built to last.

With over a decade of global partnerships experience — five years as a partnerships manager operating across international markets — I work with fintech and software firms to build, structure, and scale strategic partner ecosystems.

The Approach

Grounded in real operational experience.

Partnerships fail not from lack of ambition but from lack of structure. I bring a practitioner's eye to every engagement — having lived the complexity of co-sell motions, channel program design, and cross-border partner negotiations firsthand. The advice I offer is the advice I would have wanted.

Engagements

How we work together.

01

Advisory Retainer

Ongoing strategic counsel for partnership teams and leadership. Typically structured as a monthly engagement covering strategy, program design, and executive input as needed.

Suited to firms building or scaling a partnerships function who want experienced perspective without a full-time hire.

02

Project-Based Engagement

Focused work on a specific partnership challenge, program, or market entry. Scoped, time-bound, and outcome-oriented.

Suited to firms with a defined problem — a new channel to build, a partner program to formalize, or a co-sell relationship to structure.

03

Workshop & Advisory Session

A single intensive session for teams who need a clear-eyed external perspective on their partnership strategy or a specific decision.

Suited to leadership teams preparing for a board conversation, a new market, or a significant partnership negotiation.

Areas of Expertise

Channel & reseller program design

Co-sell and technology partnership strategy

International market entry via partners

Partner ecosystem structuring

Partnership team operating models

Fintech & software sector focus

The best partnerships are built on clarity — about what each party brings, what each party needs, and what success actually looks like. That clarity is the work.

Interested in working together?

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