STRATEGY · CONSULTING · COACHING

25 YEARS · PATTERN RECOGNITION

Every growth stage hits a different wall.
I know how to break through.

The old playbook stopped working months ago. Or you don’t have one yet. Either way, I find what’s broken or missing and we fix it.

Let’s talk
25Years across industries.
20+Organizations supported. Billions of dollars of value created.
$10M+ARR floor for client engagements.
6–12Months minimum. Real change takes time.

THE QUIET PART · OUT LOUD

Marketing’s been dying
for over a decade.
Deep down, you know it.

AI didn’t kill it, but it did speed up the funeral. We killed it ourselves the day marketing became a lead factory and a service desk. We stopped owning the story and started counting impressions.

I’m interested in the gaps. The chasm between what you say and who you really are. The expanse between when your playbook stopped working and when you’ll stop pretending. Find them, name them, close them.

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DIAGNOSTIC

Growth doesn’t just stall out.
There’s always a reason.

Most consultants need the work, so they’ll tell you what you want to hear. I won’t.

Find out if this fits
  1. 01You’ve been doing all the right things and growth has flatlined anyway.
  2. 02Your team can’t explain what you do without a five-minute warm-up.
  3. 03You’re heading into a funding round, acquisition, or IPO and your story’s not tight.
  4. 04Marketing keeps running plays for sales instead of building something that scales.
  5. 05Your AI strategy is ‘use more of it’ and hope for miracles.

PICK YOUR PROBLEM

I’ve solved it before.

01

Messaging & positioning.

Your pitch deck makes rich people’s eyes glaze over. Your website was written by committee. I find the real story and say it plainly.

02

Growth-stage breakthrough.

Your proven strategy stopped working. I find what broke, reset the priorities, and move the number.

03

AI strategy, minus the hype.

No recycled prompt library. We work out what AI fundamentally changes about your marketing, messaging, and team.

See the work
Crystal Gettemy Jones
Pattern recognition.

HOW I DO IT

Your team is too close to see it. I’m not.

What you’re actually hiring is 25 years of pattern recognition across industries and growth stages. I identify what your team can’t see—and I have the standing to say it without torpedoing internal relationships.

Think of me as your consigliere: outside the org chart, inside the problem, and willing to take the heat.

More about me

LISTENING ROOM · SIDE A

Marketing,
Honestly.

Two marketers step off the hamster wheel to examine what’s happening beneath the surface noise. No quick fixes or algorithmic hacks.

Listen on Spotify ↗
Marketing, Honestly podcast with Pauline Kalil and Crystal Jones
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READING ROOM · SIDE B

Field notes, to consider.

Long-form takes on marketing, growth, leadership, and the patterns companies keep calling unique. No listicles, no algorithmic hacks.

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YOUR MOVE

You need someone who can say the thing everyone’s avoiding—and help you build what comes next.

It doesn’t hurt to chat