You’re in the midst of it all.
A private advisory for people and companies moving into Saudi Arabia and the Levant. We sharpen strategy, unlock the right partnerships, and refine your public profile and story. We stay through signature, and make real opportunity available to those ready to claim it.
The Blind Test
We reach your business the way your customers do, by phone, message, email or in person. Then we do the same with your competitors. In two weeks you will know exactly where you are losing people, and how to stop it.
Commissioned in writing. Staff names stay out of the report.
Vision is not what the eye can see.
No single sense can contain it. It has no tense, and it is bound by no deadline, no timeline, no bottom line. Sight is held to what lies in front of you and fixed to where you stand. Vision travels far, and it takes you with it, from where you are to where you can be.
Plans & Prices
All prices in US dollarsEssential
Ten contacts by phone and WhatsApp, and the same test on one competitor.
- Mystery shopping
- First contact and sales response
- 1 competitor, scorecard and fixes
Complete
Twenty contacts across every channel, one visit in person, three competitors, and a second test after 60 days.
- Customer experience audit
- Benchmark against 3 competitors
- Retest after 60 days
Monitor
A new test every month, so you see your team improve and catch any slip the week it happens.
- Monthly test, every channel
- Service quality scorecard
- Tracked month on month
Private Session
Sixty minutes with a partner on any question, business or personal. You leave with written notes and a clear next step.
- 60 minutes, in person or by call
- Written notes within 48 hours
Executive Profile Review
How you or your company come across today, across the web, social and press, with your story rewritten to match where you are going.
- Full public profile review
- Reputation and positioning check
- Story and bio rewritten
Story & Position
Where you stand in the market and the story that puts you there, built with our creative partner and ready to use.
- Reputation and positioning
- Brand storytelling
- Built with Knockout
Sight
See clearlyResearch on the ground you want to enter, a map of every risk, and a Blind Test of where you stand today.
- Fixed fee
- 2 to 4 weeks
Vision
Plan and positionEverything in Sight, plus the strategy, a shortlist of the right partners, and a refined public profile and story.
- Fixed fee
- 6 to 10 weeks
Passage
With you to signatureEverything in Vision, plus introductions, negotiation and setup. We stay until the agreement is signed.
- Monthly retainer
- Success fee agreed up front
Counsel
A partner on callA trusted advisor rather than a single project. Individuals from $1,500, companies from $3,500 a month.
- Partner on call
- Quarterly Blind Test
Deposits are paid securely through PayPal. The balance is invoiced on delivery. Every engagement can start with a private conversation, at no fee.
Practice
What we take onResearch & Risk Mitigation
Before you commit, we study the ground in depth: the demand, the competition, the rules and the people who decide. Then we map every risk and set out how to reduce it, so you move with your eyes open.
- In-depth research
- Competition and pricing
- Regulatory review
- Risk mitigation plan
Entry & Positioning
Whatever you are bringing, a company, a product or a personal venture, we work out where it fits, how to present it, and the way in.
- Positioning
- Pricing
- The way in
Partners & Agreements
We find the right people, open the door, and carry the terms through to signature.
- Partner search
- Introductions
- Terms and signature
Setup & Access
Licences, registrations, and the programmes that open doors in the region.
- Licensing
- Registrations
- Programmes and applications
Profile & Story
We refine your public profile and your story, then our creative partner builds the presence that puts you in front of the right people.
- Your story
- Public profile
- Brand and campaigns
Blind Testing
- Mystery ShoppingWe buy from you as a stranger would, and report what happened.
- Customer Experience AuditsEvery step a customer takes, scored from first look to after sale.
- Competitor BenchmarkingThe same test run on your rivals, side by side with you.
- Sales Response TestingHow fast your team answers, and whether they close.
- First Contact AnalysisThe first call, message or visit, where most customers are won or lost.
- Service Quality ScorecardsOne clear score per channel, tracked over time.
Business Strategy
- Private AdvisoryA partner on your hardest question, in confidence.
- Strategic PartnershipsThe right partners found, vetted and introduced.
- Executive Profile ReviewHow you come across today, and how you should.
- Reputation and PositioningWhere you stand in the market, and where you should stand.
- Brand StorytellingYour story, told so the right people remember it.
- Market Entry AdvisoryThe way into Saudi Arabia and the Levant, mapped and opened.
- Negotiation SupportA partner at the table, from first offer to final terms.
- Deal AdvisoryStructure, terms and checks before you sign.
- Retained CounselAn advisor on call, month after month.
Work
Selected engagementsMarket Entry, KSA
An international manufacturer of industrial chemicals and building materials. Pricing strategy across 23 products, a full distributor map, and the partnership terms for entering the Kingdom.
IndustrialIn progress
National Hydro-Farms
A hydroponic fodder venture for Saudi farms. Financial model, investor material and accelerator applications.
Agri-techVenture
Knockout
Our creative partner in Riyadh and Beirut. Brand, content and campaigns for the people and companies we bring in.
CreativePartner
Silent Key Technologies
Private communication and private AI. The technology behind how we keep client work confidential.
TechnologyPartner
NOAI for Business
Advisories, family offices and law firms hold information they cannot paste into a public AI. NOAI gives your team the speed of AI while every file stays on your own machine. We use it on every engagement.
Authentic power does not elaborate.
We take on a small number of clients at a time. Every engagement is led by a partner, and every conversation stays confidential.
Start a conversation
Tell us where you are and where you want to be. A partner will reply within two working days.
