Strategic & Financial Advisory

Practical advisory work for founders, owners, and operators.

Rachel Aidan has spent more than two decades building, operating, and advising businesses. She works privately with founders, owners, and operators to stabilize finances, clarify decisions, and put operating systems in place.

Strategy & Financial Clarity

  • Cash flow modeling and financial projections

  • Financial visibility and reporting

  • Capital allocation and tradeoff analysis

  • Profitability and incentive structure design

Operating Model & Performance

  • Operating structure design

  • KPI definition and performance tracking

  • Execution cadence and accountability systems

  • Organizational focus and prioritization

Governance & Decision Effectiveness

  • Board formation and governance frameworks

  • Owner and founder decision support

  • Responsibility and accountability design

  • Stakeholder alignment

Growth, Capital & Transition

  • Fundraising strategy and preparation

  • Marketing budgets and ROI analysis

  • Growth readiness and transition planning

  • Risk assessment and scenario evaluation

Founder & Operator Advisory

  • Integrated financial and operational advisory

  • Decision containment during periods of pressure or change

  • Synthesis across money, structure, people, and responsibility

HOW I WORK

All work begins with a complimentary assessment call.

This call is used to:

  • understand your business and current challenges

  • determine whether my advisory work is a fit

  • clarify next steps

If you have an existing business and need clarity across finances, operations, and decision-making, you can request an initial conversation below.