Advisory
Fractional Strategy: a senior strategy seat beside a department head who can't hire one.
Three to four weeks, delivered in writing. Where you're structurally exposed, what matters most right now, and which trade-offs can't be avoided. You come out with three to five non-negotiable priorities, clear stop / start / protect decisions, and a 12-month roadmap your leadership can stand behind.
Credited in full against the first three months if the engagement starts within 60 days.
Credited in full if the engagement starts within 60 days.
A standing strategy executive inside your decision rhythm, without adding a line to the org chart. In a typical month: a recurring working session with the leader carrying the change; decisions pressure-tested before they go to the president, the board or donors; the roadmap kept moving across finance, compensation, development and compliance; and a read on what's shifting across the industry and what it means for you.
Three-month minimum, billed monthly.
Revenue sharing became a budget line. NIL moved under fair-market-value review. The portal turned roster management into talent management. Donors now have more places to give, and presidents, CFOs and boards are asking harder questions. Most departments were built for a model that no longer exists. The biggest risk isn't competitive. It's structural, and misalignment compounds quietly.
I've operated the comparable business: clubs with no media-rights money, where every commercial obligation had to be funded by earned revenue. College athletics wasn't built that way and is now being forced to.
This isn't a staffing replacement. It's decision support.
Strategy and capacity, never capital. No advice on transactions, valuations or raising money.
“Marques's unique vision and thoughtful approach have allowed us to take an unstructured plan and turn it into a formalized business model that has positioned us to take things to the next level. He made quick work of becoming a critical member of the center for innovation team.”
— Adam Glasofer, Chief Innovation Officer, Virtua Health System
Start with a 45-minute working session: pressure-test where you stand and decide whether a Read is worth doing.
Engagements are limited and usually booked a quarter or more ahead.