Right here. I help people at “Stage Zero” — the idea stage and just beyond. Before you quit your job, before you make expensive mistakes that are hard to undo. The foundational work we do together will help you avoid expensive mistakes and save you from months of guessing and pivoting.

This is incredibly common among smart, accomplished people. You’ve spent years — decades even — becoming the expert in the room. But building a business is a completely different skill set.

There’s no earthly reason you’d know how to do this. But I do. That’s why collaboration is at the core of how I work — you bring the industry expertise, I bring the expertise in how to build a profitable business that lasts. I show you what to focus on first, which questions to answer before you make decisions, and where to put your time and money.

Definitely not. Data actually shows that founders over 40 are more likely to succeed. You have real expertise, professional networks, and life experience. Those are assets, not liabilities.

No — I work with businesses of all kinds, ranging from clean energy to life sciences, retail to consumer products, entertainment, food & beverage, health and wellness, tech of all kinds and more.

I named my company Startup Distillery because I take all of the ideas, dreams, goals and concerns swirling in your head, synthesize them and then distill them into a coherent roadmap that gets you from here to there. (I also happen to enjoy distilled spirits.)