ADVISORY

Fourteen years of enterprise strategy, now on your side of the table.

I work with climate, energy and impact founders on the three things that tend to decide whether a good product scales: how you go to market, who you partner with, and how you grow.

GOOD FIT IF YOU ARE

Seed to Series B in climate, energy or social impact

Selling into large corporates or complex public institutions

Preparing for a raise, a pilot or a new market

WHAT I HELP WITH

Three areas, one goal: momentum you can measure.

01  Go-to-market strategy

Customer personas, pricing, market entry and the narrative that gets you from pilot to purchase order.

02  Corporate partnerships

Finding, pitching and structuring partnerships with the enterprises I spent a career inside of.

03  Scale-up planning

Operating models, team design and program roadmaps that hold up as you grow from ten people to a hundred.

Michael D. Hughes leading a workshop session at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit

HOW IT WORKS

Simple engagements, scoped to what you actually need.

1  Intro call

Thirty minutes to understand where you are, what is blocking growth and whether I can help.

2  Focused sprint

Four to six weeks on one problem, such as a go-to-market plan or a partnership pitch, with a clear deliverable at the end.

3  Ongoing advisor

A monthly retainer for founders who want a strategic sounding board and warm introductions as they scale.

PROOF FROM THE ENTERPRISE SIDE

What I built before going independent.

$10M

Global impact portfolio built from inception

2,600

Suppliers across 22 multinationals on a decarbonization platform

$115M

Savings identified through targeted technology adoption

90%+

Year-over-year satisfaction on a 2,500-company accelerator

2,000+

Business signatories in response to a global creative campaign

GET IN TOUCH

Building something in climate, energy or impact? Let's talk.