StoneLark Advisory
Retained Advisory for Business Owners and Leaders
“I want experience alongside me.”
StoneLark Advisory is a retained relationship for business owners and leaders who want an experienced, senior presence alongside them. Strategic, operational or both.
Some business owners and leaders reach a point where what they need is not a programme or a structured session. It is a trusted, experienced presence alongside them on an ongoing basis: someone who understands the weight of leadership, knows the commercial landscape and is genuinely invested in better outcomes.
StoneLark Advisory is a retained relationship. The engagement is bespoke, the input is consistent and the focus is always on making the business stronger and the leader more effective over time. Whether the relationship is strategic, operational or both, it is built around what the client actually needs, not a fixed format.
What Advisory Looks Like
StoneLark Advisory is a retained monthly relationship. There is no fixed session structure and no standard programme. The engagement is shaped around the client: their situation, their priorities and the kind of input that will make the most difference.
Advisory may involve:
- Strategic direction, priority-setting and commercial challenge
- Leadership support at key decision points
- Operational review and improvement
- Acquisition, growth, sale preparation or transition support
- An independent voice at board or leadership level
- Succession, people and culture planning
Contact may include regular calls, in-person meetings, written input and ad hoc availability. Engagements are reviewed quarterly. Pricing is agreed individually with each client.
Working With StoneLark Advisory
Each Advisory engagement begins with a conversation. There is no rate card and no fixed package. Pricing reflects the nature of the retainer, the time commitment involved and the scope of the relationship.
Engagements are typically structured as one of three arrangements:
- Non-executive director style: an independent voice at board or leadership level, providing challenge, perspective and governance without day-to-day involvement
- Retained strategic adviser: a senior thinking partner available across the month, providing strategic input when it matters
- Operational retainer: active involvement in specific operational priorities alongside the leadership team
To discuss what an Advisory relationship might look like for your business, book a complimentary consultation below.
Who Advisory Is For
Advisory is for business owners, founders and senior leaders who have built something of substance and want an experienced, independent presence alongside them as they lead it.
It is a good fit for those who are:
- Carrying significant strategic or commercial responsibility and want a trusted sounding board at that level
- Navigating a period of change: growth, acquisition, succession or transitionLooking for independent challenge and perspective at board or leadership level
- Operating in the property and lettings sector and want sector-specific senior input
- Ready for a longer-term relationship, not a one-off engagement
Tanya was also able to provide valuable advice across a number of other areas of the business, drawing on her extensive industry experience and practical approach. She is highly knowledgeable, easy to work with and focused on delivering solutions that add real value.
Taking the Next Step
The right advisory relationship does not just provide answers. It provides a consistent, experienced presence that makes the quality of thinking, deciding and leading better over time.
StoneLark Advisory exists to be that relationship.