Most advisory relationships end at the recommendation. Ours is structured so that ending there would work against us too.
In exchange for its services, Mentec takes a position in the partner business alongside a substantially more affordable retainer than a standalone consulting fee. That single structural choice changes almost everything else about how the relationship runs. The equity position itself is optional — see how it trades off against the retainer →
| Traditional consultant | Mentec partnership | |
|---|---|---|
| How they're paid | Hourly or fixed fee, regardless of outcome | Equity and/or retainer |
| What they deliver | A strategy document or slide deck | A strategy, a plan, and hands-on delivery |
| Where they sit | Outside the business, engagement by engagement | Inside the business, through delivery |
| What happens after sign-off | The engagement typically ends | The work continues — this is where value is created |
| Their incentive | The next engagement | The enterprise value of your business |
We start inside the numbers and the model — where enterprise value is genuinely being created, and where it's quietly leaking. This stage asks questions and reviews real processes and documents, not assumptions carried in from another industry.
Strategy becomes a sequenced, deliverable project plan — with owners, milestones and financial targets attached. High-level thinking gets broken into simple project plans someone can actually run.
Mentec stays and drives delivery — reporting, cash discipline, the commercial calls — until results show up in the numbers, not just the plan.
We align on what matters to each party and what "success" needs to mean here.
A high-level program is presented and agreed by all parties before any work begins.
We ask questions and review the real processes and documents — not assumptions.
Initial due diligence pressure-tests the plan before it's locked in.
The high-level plan is translated into simple, deliverable project plans.
Progress is reported to all parties, and Mentec works inside the business to drive delivery.