I help social impact startup founders get their operations under control and focus on what really matters. Most consultants tell you what to do. I've actually done it - multiple times, in high-stakes situations where failure wasn't an option. I've been in the trenches as Chief of Staff turning around a loss-making company (delivered first profitable year in 3 years). Took over struggling international health programs when existing leadership couldn't deliver. Run my own business and experienced firsthand what it's like when things don't work out - including closing it and losing my own money. This isn't theoretical knowledge. I know what it feels like when: Your team is underwater and you don't know who to trust The financial picture keeps you up at night Every decision feels like a potential disaster My track record as an operator: Nirogam Ayurveda (Chief of Staff): Took over operations, built financial discipline, delivered profitability, eliminated 70% of daily firefighting. Gago Foods (Founder): Bootstrapped a D2C specialty foods business from concept to fulfilment. Learned firsthand what it's like when things don't work out. Community Empowerment Lab (Director, Social Impact): Brought in when existing team was struggling. Turned around the critical project within 13 months. Helped the Founder raise $1M CAD in further scale up funding. Earlier at CEL (Study Team Lead): Took over intervention leadership. Within 9 months turned around the struggling intervention operations in one of the world's largest community-based newborn health trials (27,000+ participants). What this means for you: When I help diagnose your operational dysfunction, I'm not working from a framework I learned in business school. I'm working from pattern recognition built by actually turning around multiple organisations. I know the difference between: Symptoms that look scary but are manageable Red flags that indicate systemic failure Quick wins that create momentum vs. changes that take longer but actually stick What founders can realistically implement vs. what sounds good on paper How I work with founders now: Operational assessment and diagnosis System building (financial discipline, decision frameworks, team accountability) Implementation support - not just strategy documents you'll never use Pattern recognition from having done this before Connect if you: Need someone who's actually fixed this before, not just studied it Want operational help from someone who understands founder reality Are ready to build sustainable systems instead of constantly firefighting