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THE CORE METHODOLOGY

Stop Giving Away Your Best Work for Free.

The Wedge Strategy turns your proposal process into a $3,000 to $50,000 paid assessment. You get paid to diagnose before you prescribe. McKinsey's been doing this for decades. Now you can too.

THE PROBLEM

Here's What Happens Every Time a Prospect Says
"Send Us a Proposal."

You spend 20-40 hours creating a custom strategy for someone who hasn't paid you a dollar
You present alongside 3-4 other firms doing the exact same thing
The prospect takes your ideas, compares on price, and either ghosts you or gives it to the cheapest option
You just gave away $10,000+ in strategic thinking for free
And you wonder why your margins are 3% while McKinsey's are 30%
THE SHIFT

You are not in the proposal business.
You are in the diagnosis business.

THE MCKINSEY MODEL

The Wedge Closes This Gap.

How You Sell Now
Give strategy for free
Compete on price
Win 20% of proposals
Low margins (3-7%)
60+ day sales cycles
Positioned as vendor
How McKinsey Sells
Charge for diagnosis
Prescribe from authority
Close 80%+ of engagements
Premium margins (30%+)
14-21 day sales cycles
Positioned as trusted advisor
THE METHODOLOGY

How the Wedge Works.

Six steps that change how every prospect sees you before you ever get in the room.

1

A prospect asks for a proposal. You don't send one.

Instead of jumping into proposal mode, you pause. You've just been handed an opportunity, not an obligation.

2

You offer a paid strategic assessment.

Position it as a diagnostic. You need to understand their business before you can prescribe a solution. Doctors don't give free diagnoses. Neither should you.

3

The assessment reveals problems they didn't know they had.

You go deeper than their original ask. You find the gaps, the risks, the opportunities they couldn't see from the inside.

4

You present findings from a position of authority.

You're not pitching anymore. You're diagnosing. You're the expert who already understands their business better than the other firms who sent proposals.

5

The prospect sees you as the expert, not the vendor.

When someone pays for your assessment, they've already committed. You're not competing with 4 other firms. You're prescribing the next step.

6

The bigger engagement closes itself.

The $15K assessment leads to the $200K implementation. The $5K diagnostic leads to the $50K project. Because trust was already established.

AUTHORITY POSITIONING

When they pay for your thinking,
they stop comparing you to everyone else.

THE PROOF

$15K Assessment to $405K Deal. 72 Hours.

A LinkedIn connection led to a VP who had just become president of a major firm. Instead of sending a capabilities deck, Brian offered a paid assessment. $15,000 to diagnose before prescribing. The assessment revealed problems the company didn't know they had. The findings presentation became the sales pitch. The full engagement signed within 72 hours.

CONTACT
LinkedIn
VP connection, new president
WEDGE
$15K
Paid assessment, not free proposal
TIMELINE
72hrs
From first contact to signed deal
RESULT
$405K
Full engagement signed
THE TRAINING

What You'll Learn.

Six modules. Each one built from real deals, real wins, and real frameworks Brian has used for 25+ years.

MODULE 01

The McKinsey Heist

What you're giving away for free and why it's destroying your margins.

MODULE 02

The Revenue Thermostat

Why sales is the only fix for your business, no matter what you think the problem is.

MODULE 03

The Prospect Ecosystem

Finding the 10% of prospects who are ready to pay for your expertise right now.

MODULE 04

The Wedge Framework

Turning proposal requests into $3K-$50K paid assessments. The exact script and structure.

MODULE 05

The Close

From paid assessment to full engagement. How the findings presentation becomes the sales pitch.

MODULE 06

The Case Study

$15K Wedge to $405K project in 72 hours. Dissected step by step so you can replicate it.

THE REAL COST

How Much Are Free Proposals Costing You?

"Diagnose before you prescribe. Get paid for what you know, not what you do."

THE WEDGE STRATEGY

STOP GIVING IT AWAY

Ready to Get Paid for Your Expertise?

Take the free assessment. We'll show you exactly where the Wedge fits in your sales process and how much revenue you're leaving on the table.

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