How we work
Four ways to work with us, one clear way of working.
Whether you need a thinking partner, a consulting project, an interim operator or a long-term retainer, theeCommlab shapes the model around the outcome, bringing domain knowledge, financial discipline and data-driven decision-making to every engagement.
Engagement models
Pick the shape that fits the moment.
Advisory
Ongoing strategic counsel for founders and boards, regular decision-making cadence, on-call between sessions.
Best for: Founders, boards, chairs
Consulting Project
Defined-scope engagements with clear deliverables, timelines and success measures.
Best for: Growth plans, credit prep, commercial resets
Interim Operating
Embedded senior leadership during a transition, raise or growth phase.
Best for: Interim CFO, Commercial Director, Chair
Retainer Partnership
Continuous senior support across growth, capital and commercial priorities.
Best for: Scaling brands wanting one long-term partner
Process
From first call to delivered outcome
Discover
Free 30-minute call to understand your business, stage and priorities. No pitch, no pressure.
Diagnose
Short scoping engagement to pinpoint the highest-impact levers across growth, credit and commercial.
Design
A tailored plan, aligned with your leadership team, board and lenders, with clear scope, fees and outcomes.
Deliver
We execute alongside your team, advising, consulting or embedded, and leave the business stronger.
Principles
What you can expect
Three things clients tell us feel different from the advisory work they've had before.
Transparent scope & fees
Fixed fees, retainers or success-linked structures. Everything documented before we start, no open-ended billable hours.
Senior in every session
Engagements are led by a senior partner from the first call to the final board pack, so you get judgement and accountability in every meeting, not juniors billed by the hour.
One set of numbers
Growth, capital, margin, pricing and cadence connected as one system, so decisions about spend, pricing and funding are made from the same numbers rather than three that disagree.