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Advising
Ongoing strategic support focused on sustainable growth and long-term clarity.


What Is Business Advising?
Carving out time to think through things with someone who is not deep in the day-to-day. Advising sessions provide you with strategic guidance that sets you up to grow your business sustainably. Emphasis on “sustainable” because quick spikes are not lasting. Business advising brings a partnership rooted in discernment, pattern recognition, and aligned action. When you bring in an advisor, you’re not asking them to do the work for you. You’re asking them to walk alongside you
Jamie Pulliam
Oct 193 min read


How Do I Know When I’m Ready for Advising?
If you’re asking the question, you’re probably close. Seeking an advisor isn’t something you do because you’re lost. It’s something you do because you want to lead with more clarity. It could be when you're feeling lost or too isolated. That's a great time to find the right advisor to support. It could be when you're facing a challenge and need experienced insight. Most of the time people reach out when they’re standing in some kind of fog—too many options, too many ideas, to
Jamie Pulliam
Oct 192 min read


The Difference Between Advising and Consulting
If you’re not sure whether you need advising or consulting, you’re not alone. The line gets blurry, especially when someone says they “do both.” This is how I define it in my practice: FACTORS ADVISING CONSULTING Core purpose Clarify, assess, align Build, apply, implement Focus Decision-making, discernment, leadership clarity Strategic execution, systems, messaging, deliverables How it works Real-time dialogue and reflection across your business Scoped, collaborative work al
Jamie Pulliam
Oct 192 min read


What Does It Mean to Be an Equitable Business Advisor?
Equity in advising doesn’t mean being everything to everyone. It means structuring the work so that clarity, not chaos, drives growth, and so that support without extraction is accessible. How I Build Equity Into My Advising: I anchor in clarity, not performance. No inflated hours. No jargon-filled sessions. I bring real-time reflection, grounded strategy, catered tools you can use, and knowledge sharing. I make it a point to not create dependencies, if we work together over
Jamie Pulliam
Oct 192 min read
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