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Paid to Think

Business Coaching for Solo Marketing Strategists & Advisors

Sell access to your brain—not just your hands.

Paid to Think is a four-month program designed to help you transition from selling done-for-you execution to advisory services and knowledge products.

Is this you?

  • You’re stuck “in the weeds” managing projects or executing tasks.
  • You can never fully relax because of all the work you have to do.
  • You’re working too many hours and not earning enough in return.
  • You’ve tried selling coaching or consulting and it hasn’t taken off.
  • You want to earn more but don’t want to scale up an agency.
  • You’re too busy doing client work to work on your own business.

What if you could…

  • Increase your effective hourly rate and take-home profit by 2-5x.
  • Reduce or eliminate the need for deliverables and work between calls.
  • Feel like you’re working with your clients, not for them.
  • Give yourself time and space to think on behalf of your clients.
  • Spend less time on execution and more time thinking for your clients.
  • Build a business that you actually enjoy running.

What to expect

Working together, you’ll gain clarity on your niche, positioning, and value proposition as you transition from done-for-you to advisory services.

We’ll create profitable, streamlined advisory offerings that align with your greatest contributions.

You’ll begin to organize and codify your expertise into a repeatable methodology that gets consistent results for your clients.

And over time, you’ll turn your methodology into leveraged group offerings, memberships, and/or knowledge products.

Among other things, we’ll also develop a marketing plan that helps you attract the kind of opportunities you want—without depending on “random opportunities” that come your way.

Along the way, you’ll have other challenges that come up. We’ll address those too. This program is intended to be flexible to your needs.

How it works

You will get private and unlimited 24/7 access to me via Slack, Zoom, or email for four months.

  • Deep-dive advisory calls every other week.
  • Structured assignments for you to complete between calls.
  • Unlimited private access to me between calls via email, Zoom, or chat.
  • Access to the Mindtrust—a private Slack channel and group coaching with other marketers.
  • Access to MindshareOS to use in your consulting practice—including templates, systems, and a Trello board you can copy.

Pricing

Paid to Think is a four-month program designed to help you transition from selling done-for-you execution to advisory services and knowledge products.

The investment for this program is USD$2,000/month for four months, paid in advance of each month.

For most, the investment is easily recouped by signing even one new client.

100% Money-Back Guarantee

If we’re not a good fit, I don’t want your money. If you’re unsatisfied for any reason after the first 30 days, I’ll refund my entire fee in full. After that, there are no refunds under any circumstances.

Client Testimonials

“Within a relatively short period of time, Kevin legitimately transformed my consulting business. I was struggling with a lack of focus, my website didn’t speak to my target audience and my branding was misaligned. Considering my job is to help other companies find their way out of similar messes, it’s hard to believe my own business was in such bad shape. Kevin helped narrow my target market, write better copy and establish the tools and resources I needed to operate efficiently. Then he helped me design the engagement processes for my clients, providing me with a scalable and proven system I can use over and over again.”
—Doug Jones

“Working with Kevin has been a game-changer. Within six months, I doubled my already six-figure business, increased my average retainer size by 33%, and phased out of most of the tactical execution work I was doing before—freeing up my time and energy to take on more clients and grow the business further. His coaching has played a key role in helping develop systems and methodologies to underpin and strengthen my marketing advisory business. No more flying by the seat of my pants! As important, he’s encouraged me to embrace new approaches and ideas that I would have never considered.””
—Mark Evans

The fine print

The following is what you can expect things to look like when we start working together.

  • Contact me any day or time with questions. I reply within 24 business hours but usually more like 90 minutes during business hours.
  • You can share your clients’ marketing challenges with me to get a second opinion. However, you alone will be responsible for the outcomes of your client work.
  • I will never publish any of your communications, publicly or privately. Anything you share with me will be kept in the strictest confidence.
  • You are free to record any call for future reference without asking me first.
  • If you have a truly urgent question, you can text me on my personal cell number.
  • Payment is due in full before each month.
  • Work will immediately pause in the event of late payments.
  • Credit cards are the only accepted form of payment at this time.
  • You can pause the clock in the event of a family emergency or something of similar seriousness, but not for vacation or because you got busy.

 

Interested in working together?

To see if we’re a fit, contact me at hi@kevin.me and tell me a few details about your business challenges and objectives.

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