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Every engagement begins with a defined mandate, a measurable exit milestone, and an outcome-based fee. The founder delivers every engagement. No bait-and-switch. Always.
Outcome-based fees. Scope and price are tied to defined results, not time spent. No financial incentive to extend or complicate.
Named exit milestone. Every engagement begins with an agreed definition of done, before a single billable hour is spent.
Founder-delivered. The person with the track record does the work. On every engagement. Not handed off after the first meeting.
What triggers this engagement
PE sponsor is asking questions. The CEO has a plan and a team that isn't moving fast enough. The COO is drowning in complexity with no structural order. MK is built for exactly this situation.
What MK does
What gets produced
Right for you if
You're a PE-backed business where a growth strategy has been defined and approved — but is not translating into commercial results — and the sponsor is beginning to ask questions.
What triggers this engagement
New business unit launch. Market entry. A product that's been built but isn't selling at the pace the board expects. A GTM strategy that was designed but never properly executed. MK has built GTM from zero to revenue — and will do it again.
What MK does
What gets produced
Proof point
MK's founder built a GTM strategy and commercial operating model for a new business unit. The sales processes, CRM infrastructure, and KPI frameworks built during that engagement are still in use.
What triggers this engagement
Large-scale transformation behind plan. M&A integration with unclear workstream ownership. A new CEO who needs to understand what's real and what's noise, fast. MK has led a $1.5B integration from the inside. This is the core of the firm's operating experience.
What MK does
What gets produced
Proof point
MK's founder drove the IMO on a $1.5B acquisition — fifteen workstreams, $250M+ in synergies identified, operating under mandate from the Executive Committee.
Service 04
"We need senior execution talent, possibly permanently." MK is the only consulting firm that actively enables its consultants to become part of your team, with no friction, no fee shock, and a commercial model that makes it a win for every party. Derisk talent acquisition. The model no utilization-driven firm can replicate.
For the Client
Evaluate senior talent in your real environment — over a live engagement — before committing to a hire. No agency guesswork. No onboarding surprises. You've seen them perform under real conditions before you decide.
For the Consultant
Not a back-channel, rather an explicit, transparent opportunity built into the engagement model from day one. No restrictive covenants. No friction. A career development path that is clear and honest from the start.
For MK
A recruitment fee at standard rates. A reference. A future client relationship. MK treats every conversion as a success, because the model is outcome-based, not utilization-based. Every conversion proves the model works.
Why no other firm does this
Big 4
Utilization-based. Every consultant-day billed is revenue. Losing a consultant to a client is a write-down. The model structurally prohibits it.
Strategy Boutiques & PE-Backed Firms
Headcount equals enterprise value multiple. Losing billable FTEs directly reduces valuation. Incentives point the other way, always.
MK
Outcome-based. Senior network. Integrity-driven. Every conversion is a proof point, a reference, and a future client relationship. The model makes it the rational choice.
The MK Operating Rhythm
The 90-day default. Four phases. Weekly accountability. A named exit milestone agreed before work begins. Not a methodology document — a live operating structure.
Week 1–2
Align on the real problem. Define success in measurable terms. Agree on the exit milestone before any work begins.
Week 2–4
Build the execution infrastructure: governance, KPIs, workstream design, accountability model, decision rights.
Week 4–10
Execute. Weekly checkpoints. Escalation paths live from day one. Problems surface in week four — not week twenty-two.
Week 10–13
Document what was built. Train the team. Define success criteria post-MK. Then leave — cleanly and completely.
MK vs. The Alternatives
The structural differences between MK and the alternatives are not rhetorical. They are built into the commercial model of each firm type — and cannot be fixed by hiring better people or writing better proposals.
| What matters to the buyer | Big 4 | Strategy Boutiques | MK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who delivers the work | Partner sells, junior team delivers | Senior analysts, methodology-led | Founder delivers every engagement |
| Fee structure | Daily rate, incentive to extend | Project fee, advisory-focused | Outcome-based, fixed scope |
| Exit milestone | Scope creep is the norm | Handover at strategy phase | Agreed before work begins |
| Execution depth | Advisory with implementation support | Strategy to handover, rarely beyond | Stays through to live results |
| Talent conversion | Structurally prohibited | Attrition risk — discouraged | Built into the model — encouraged |
| Honesty about fit | Rarely declines work | Rarely declines work | Will say "we're not the right fit" |
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No deck required. A direct conversation about whether MK is the right fit, and if not, what would be.