My pricing is as easy as you can get.
I have two different ways clients can purchase my time: an hourly rate or a daily rate. What I offer is my best advice. To be clear, I’m in the advice business, not in the deliverables business. Note: I don’t really consider myself a consultant per se as I think most consultants fancy themselves as people who come up with deliverables.
What clients get when they interact with me is simple: (1) distilled knowledge and advice; (2) a no bullshit approach; and (3) advice on demand. And, as mentioned I will not try to sell you anything else – no follow on services or engagements. I’m NOT in the retainer business. I desire flexibility – in how I work, when I work, from where I work, and, most importantly, whom I work with. That’s why I created this business.
For folks who want to book me hourly, I’m $300 per hour. It’s simple to book my time – we can talk on the phone about what we want to achieve with our time together. I’m happy to sign an NDA, if required. Once we book our time together, I’ll be prepared for our conversation. And that’s it – advice on demand.
For folks who want to book me using a day rate, its $10,000 a day plus travel and accommodation expenses. Booking a full day is more involved because of travel and the need for preparation. To book a day with me looks like this: 1) We need to sign a mutual NDA; 2) I’ll want to see all documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDFs, etc) that we’ll be discussing; 3) Most important to me, we need to agree on expectations for the session, so that I can be 100% prepared.
For planning purposes, a day usually equals a typical 8-hour day – it doesn’t matter when we start or end the day, as long as it is about 8 hours. Usually a day session involves travel. Travel and accommodation are covered by the client. I can pay for it and invoice it, or the client can take care of it. Either way, I’m particular about certain things. For example, I only fly American Airlines (first class) and I only stay at Hilton Hotels.
That’s it. My pricing is transparent and non-negotiable. Me in the room = greatness.
