A standing retainer for the hard calls in front of you, from growth and strategy to the sustainability detail, without the cost or commitment of a hire. You bring the decision, and we work through it together.
Discuss a retainerThere is a set of calls a leadership team would rather not make alone: a claim that could attract scrutiny, a target that has to be set with a straight face, a question from the board that needs a credible answer. None of them justifies a hire or a large consulting engagement, and all of them are easier with someone who already knows your context.
This is a retainer built for that. You have me on call when something urgent comes up, and we keep a regular rhythm of check-ins so the planning stays strategic and well informed. I am there for the peaks as well as the routine planning and execution.
Your customers, investors, and partners are now well across what real sustainability looks like, and many have built the capability in-house. The exposure is sitting across the table less informed than the people you are trying to win, in a meeting you rarely get a second go at. Most customers will not tell you to your face that you did not clear the bar, they just go quieter.
A retainer keeps your team ahead of that conversation. We prepare for the meetings that matter and sharpen the position, and where it helps I take the technical questions directly so your team is not the most exposed voice in the room. The point is a team that can hold these conversations on its own rather than lean on outside help every time, with a clear view of where to take sustainability and impact next and how to put the risks and opportunities in front of the board.
I co-founded Edge Impact in 2008 and handed over the CEO role in early 2024, the year it was sold to RSK Group. I kept doing the technical work the whole way through, so the strategic view and the read on what sits under a claim come from the same person, without a layer in between.
Defined access and a reliable response time, so you always know what you can call on.
No surprise invoices. It is a standing retainer, easy to start and easy to leave, and you keep your own team throughout.
The retainer is typically $5,000 a month. That covers ongoing access, a regular rhythm of tactical and strategic sessions, and capacity for the peak periods when you need more. The fee is agreed before we start and stays the same each month, so there is nothing to reconcile and no meter running in the background.
Fees exclude GST.
No. It is a retainer you draw on as needed. You keep your own team and bring me the decisions where an outside view helps.
Strategic sustainability questions, claim and target sense-checks, and board and leadership-team input. It is advice and judgement, with any delivery referred to Edge Impact as a partner.
We agree a monthly rhythm and a response time up front, so you know when you can reach me and how quickly I will come back to you.
Where a decision turns into delivery, that is referred to Edge Impact as a partner. The retainer stays focused on judgement, which keeps it independent.
A monthly retainer, typically $5,000, covering ongoing access, a regular rhythm of working sessions, and capacity for peak periods. Agreed up front, the same every month, with no surprise invoices.
Yes. There is a simple off-ramp. The arrangement should earn its place each month, and it is easy to leave when it stops doing that.
Tell me about your business and the decisions on the horizon, and we can size a retainer that fits.
Discuss a retainer