• Andy Jacob

    Find What's Holding Your Business Back.

    After decades of building businesses and interviewing 600+ founders, I’ve learned one thing: every business has one problem that’s driving all the others. I’ll help you find it.

  • Respected by some of the world's most successful entrepreneurs.

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    "ANDY IS INCREDIBLE. TALK TO HIM."

    Stan Christensen is a globally recognized negotiation expert, mediator, and educator who has taught business negotiation at Stanford University for over two decades. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and is the host of the popular podcast All Things Negotiation, where he explores real-world persuasion, influence, and relationship-building. Drawing on an extensive professional background that includes resolving international ethnic conflicts, navigating hostage negotiations across 75 countries, and running a Silicon Valley investment bank, Christensen balances high-stakes practitioner experience with academic prestige

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    "ANDY IS A HECK OF A COMPETITOR."

    Dan Gilbert is a prominent American billionaire businessman, investor, and philanthropist best known as the co-founder and chairman of Rocket Companies (including Rocket Mortgage) and the majority owner of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. After launching his mortgage empire at age 22, he took the company public in 2020 and expanded his influence into sports, e-commerce (co-founding StockX), and massive urban development projects. Through his real estate firm Bedrock, Gilbert has invested billions into revitalizing downtown Detroit and Cleveland. A dedicated philanthropist and stroke survivor, he also operates the Gilbert Family Foundation, which drives major investments in Detroit neighborhoods and funds critical medical research into neurofibromatosis.

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    "ANDY IS THE REAL DEAL"

    Les Brown is a legendary American motivational speaker, author, and former politician renowned for his empowering catchphrase, "You have greatness within you!" Born in Miami and adoption-raised by his mother Mamie, he famously overcame an early, incorrect childhood label of being "educable mentally retarded" to achieve global success. He later served three terms in the Ohio House of Representatives, hosted a nationally syndicated talk show, and won an Emmy for his acclaimed PBS specials, cementing his legacy as one of the world's most influential voices in personal development.

  • How We Work

    We begin with a direct conversation about the decision, problem, or opportunity in front of you. I review the business, ask the questions others may be avoiding, and give you my honest assessment of what is actually happening. Depending on the situation, we may work through one critical decision or continue through an ongoing private advisory relationship

  • This Isn’t Traditional Consulting

    There are no 100-page reports, no PowerPoint presentations, and no complicated frameworks you’ll never use. Just honest conversations, clear thinking, independent judgment, and direct advice when the stakes are high.