Ways to work with me

Strategic counsel for Christian business owners who want greater order, stronger leadership, and more faithfulness across the stewardships God has entrusted to them.

Different seasons call for different kinds of help.

This is not theoretical work. When things start coming back into better order, the fruit usually shows up both in the business and at home.

Some men arrive here knowing exactly what they need. Others know something needs to change, but they’re not yet sure what the right next step is.

The goal of this page is not to push you into the biggest commitment. It’s to help you choose the path that best fits where you’re at right now.

Core ways to work with me

These are the primary paths for men who are ready for serious, structured help.

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Dominion Advisory

Best for: Men who have already built something real, feel the limits of personal effort, and want serious strategic counsel to help them lead, delegate, systemize, and build more faithfully.

Designed to help with:

  • Clarifying what you actually want
  • Diagnosing the real bottlenecks
  • Building better systems and rhythms
  • Strengthening leadership and delegation
  • Creating a more profitable business that no longer consumes all of you
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Fellowship Forge

Best for: Men who want challenge, community, consistency, and structured conversations that help them follow through and grow.

Designed to help with:

  • Getting out of isolation
  • Clarifying priorities
  • Following through on what matters
  • Learning from other serious men
  • Growing in leadership, discipline, and accountability
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Seasonal Premium Intensive

Ironmen Tactical Sabbatical

Best for: Men carrying significant responsibility who need a rare, focused season of clarity, counsel, reflection, and strategic decision-making.

Designed to help with:

  • Stepping back from daily noise
  • Reordering priorities
  • Thinking deeply about business and life
  • Making major decisions with greater clarity
  • Returning with renewed conviction and direction

Best ways to begin

Not every man should start with a major commitment. For many, the wisest first step is to gain clarity before deciding what kind of help is needed.

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Godly Man’s Life Inventory

Best for: Men who know something feels out of order, but need clearer insight into where to focus first.

Designed to help with:

  • Seeing the whole picture
  • Identifying neglected domains
  • Gaining honest clarity
  • Reducing overwhelm
  • Taking a wiser next step
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Open Table Session

Best for: Men who would benefit from a serious conversation before considering a longer path, or who want to work through one meaningful issue with focused attention.

Designed to help with:

  • Bringing clarity to one pressing issue
  • Thinking better about a hard situation
  • Experiencing your style and process firsthand
  • Identifying possible next steps

Not sure where to start?

Here is a simple way to think about it:

  • Start with Dominion Advisory if you want deep, private help and know you are ready for serious work.
  • Start with Fellowship Forge if you want challenge, structure, and brotherhood in a cohort setting.
  • Start with the Life Inventory if you need honest clarity before deciding what kind of help fits.
  • Start with an Open Table Session if you want to bring one real issue into a focused conversation.
  • Join the Ironmen Tactical Sabbatical waitlist if you are drawn to a concentrated, premium intensive when it next opens.

Why men trust me with this kind of work

  • 20 years in startups, executive leadership, and entrepreneurship
  • 50+ men helped in one-on-one advisory relationships
  • Experience across trades, software, manufacturing, ranching, nonprofit, ministry, and more

Not ready for one of these yet?

Here are a couple of other options

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You don’t need to choose the whole path today.

You just need a wise next step.

If you already know you want serious help, explore the path that fits your season. If you’re not sure yet, start by getting honest clarity.