Operational Advisory

You know what's
broken.
We help you act.

A free one-hour working session with two senior operators who have led businesses at scale. No pitch. No PowerPoints. Just a clear diagnosis and a concrete path forward.

Apply for a Session
1 hr
Live working session focused entirely on your real problem
No cost
Completely free. No pitch. No follow-up pressure. No strings.
5 days
Written recommendation report delivered within five business days
The Problem

You are not short on knowledge. You are short on bandwidth.

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You can see the problem clearly. You know what needs to change. You could probably solve it yourself if you weren't already running at full capacity managing everything else.

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Your team can't get there alone. The knowledge lives in your head. You need a framework your people can execute without you walking every single step.

03

You're skeptical of consultants. You've seen the decks. You've paid for the frameworks. You need operators who get in the weeds and tell you what's actually true.

One session. One report. Zero fluff.

We work with a small number of founders and operators each month for a free one-hour diagnostic session. You bring a real problem. We bring 40+ combined years of operational experience from Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and beyond. You leave with a written recommendation report — not a slide deck, not a framework to buy — an actual prescription for what to do next.

We are transparent: these sessions may be featured anonymously on our podcast. You will be asked for permission before anything is published.

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Submit Your Application

Tell us about your business and the problem that's limiting your growth. We review every application personally.

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60-Minute Working Session

A real working session with both advisors. Not a sales call. We come prepared, ask hard questions, and tell you what we actually see.

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Written Recommendation Report

Within five business days you receive a clear, written diagnosis and a concrete set of recommendations. No PowerPoints.

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No Pitch. No Pressure.

This is not a discovery call disguised as a free session. There is no upsell waiting at the end. If we can help further, we will say so plainly.

Who We Are

Operators. Not coaches.

Mariam Laes
Co-Founder & Senior Advisor

Mariam has owned P&L responsibility for a $40M+ aerospace business unit and held senior operations and general management roles across aerospace, manufacturing, and technology. She brings a systems-first lens to every problem — identifying root causes, restructuring operations, and building teams and processes that scale without requiring the founder to be everywhere at once.

P&L Ownership General Management Supply Chain USC MBA Industrial Engineering
Sean Genovese
Co-Founder & Senior Advisor

Sean spent nearly 14 years at Boeing leading large-scale organizational change across $56B business units, directing cross-functional teams in manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, and IT. He now runs SG Enterprises and teaches engineering management at CSUN. Sean brings the rare combination of enterprise-scale operational rigor and the practical instincts of a business owner.

Organizational Change Lean Manufacturing Cross-functional Leadership Boeing Alumni Industrial Engineering

Tell us what's in the way.

We review every application personally. If your problem is a good fit for a session, we will reach out within 48 hours to schedule.

This is not a sales funnel. We will not add you to a mailing list or follow up with offers. Your application is reviewed by Mariam and Sean personally.