Values & Approach

At EBITDA Catalyst, our values are our differentiators. We’ve got a lot of meaning, lived history, and stories to tell about each one. Chances are, if you work with us it’s because you’ve experienced them in action.

Our Values

#1: Client trust

  • Deliver, on time
  • Tell you what we don't know
  • Tell you what we know and you may not like

#3: Meet you where you are at

  • Everyone has pain points
  • We turn problems into opportunities
  • Respect the unique experience of a client's team

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#5: Sense of humor

  • Good humor is a panacea and a catalyst
  • Hard days are part of deep learning
  • The Golden Rule rules

#2: Client ROI

  • Pass if we don't see a path to 10X+ return
  • Minimize client investment in relation to results
  • Share risk with success-based fees

#4: Cost effectiveness

  • Start each project with exactly one consultant
  • Use JIT staffing (see below), minimize overhead
  • Create incremental option value for clients

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#6: Paying it forward

  • Practice gratitude for all we do have
  • Give 5-10% of revenue to worthy causes
  • Turn adversity into empathy for others

Our Values

At EBITDA Catalyst, our values are our differentiators. We’ve got a lot of meaning, lived history, and stories to tell about each one. Chances are, if you work with us it’s because you’ve experienced them in action.
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Client Trust

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Client ROI

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Meet you where you are at

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Cost effectiveness

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Sense of humor

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Paying it forward

Our Values

At EBITDA Catalyst, our values are our differentiators. We’ve got a lot of meaning, lived history, and stories to tell about each one. Chances are, if you work with us it’s because you’ve experienced them in action.
Icon-trust-handshake

Client trust

  • Deliver, on time
  • Tell you what we don't know
  • Tell you what we know and you may not like

Client ROI

  • Pass if we don't see a path to 10X+ return
  • Minimize client investment in relation to results
  • Share risk with success-based fees

Meet you where you are at

  • Everyone has pain points
  • We turn problems into opportunities
  • Respect the unique experience of a client's team

Cost effectiveness

  • Start each project with exactly one consultant
  • Use JIT staffing (see below), minimize overhead
  • Create incremental option value for clients

Icon-laughing-with-client

Sense of humor

  • Good humor is a panacea and a catalyst
  • Hard days are part of deep learning
  • The Golden Rule rules

Icon-helping-up

Paying it forward

  • Practice gratitude for all we do have
  • Give 5-10% of revenue to worthy causes
  • Turn adversity into empathy for others

Brands You Trust Have Trusted Us

Our Approach

The traditional “consulting business model” is not designed with middle-market clients in mind.

Ours is.

Consulting firms historically employ a heavy cadre of highly paid full-time consultants. Their offices often occupy prestigious addresses. This large fixed expense base results in pressures for consulting firms to sell multi-person “teams” of “that” talent at “those” rates. Unlike the Fortune 500, most middle-market firms do not have the scale and budgets to absorb the size of investment and create compelling ROI, especially on a risk-adjusted basis.

The EBITDA Catalyst approach is focused on exceptional results, with lower footprint and higher flexibility to scale to your needs. Call us “nimble catalysts” … “traditional consultants” are the other guys.

Here’s how we’re different:

Just-In-Time Staffing

We Do:
We don’t:

Distributed Talent Network

We Do:
We don’t:

Just-In-Time Staffing

We Do:

  • Start projects with only one consultant wherever possible
  • Add resources when incremental ROI is compelling
  • Leverage an outstanding network of freelance consultants

We don’t:

  • Bring in “a full team” of consultants (fees) on Day 1
  • See “your needs” through the lens of ROI on our payroll
  • Expect your teams’ priorities fall in the “orbit” of our project

Distributed Talent Network

We Do:

  • Bring in specialized freelancers to save you money
  • Sub-contract exactly the talent you need, for the time you need it
  • Build trust with our network before your project needs them

We don’t:

  • Drive up rates by limiting you to expensive full-time consultants
  • Front-load activity (fees) because “(our) time is money”
  • Believe in limiting your options to a small talent pool


Our Capabilities & JIT Staffing Model

Our Approach

The traditional “consulting business model” is not designed with middle-market clients in mind.

Ours is.

Consulting firms historically employ a heavy cadre of highly paid full-time consultants. Their offices often occupy prestigious addresses. This large fixed expense base results in pressures for consulting firms to sell multi-person “teams” of “that” talent at “those” rates. Unlike the Fortune 500, most middle-market firms do not have the scale and budgets to absorb the size of investment and create compelling ROI, especially on a risk-adjusted basis.

The EBITDA Catalyst approach is focused on exceptional results, with lower footprint and higher flexibility to scale to your needs. Call us “nimble catalysts” … “traditional consultants” are the other guys.

Here’s how we’re different:

Just-In-Time Staffing

We Do:
We don’t:

Distributed Talent Network

We Do:
We don’t:

Just-In-Time Staffing

We Do:
We don't:

Distributed Talent Network

We Do:
We don't:

Just-In-Time Staffing

We Do:

  • Start projects with only one consultant wherever possible
  • Add resources when incremental ROI is compelling
  • Leverage an outstanding network of freelance consultants

We don’t:

  • Bring in “a full team” of consultants (fees) on Day 1
  • See “your needs” through the lens of ROI on our payroll
  • Expect your teams’ priorities fall in the “orbit” of our project

Distributed Talent Network

We Do:

  • Bring in specialized freelancers to save you money
  • Sub-contract exactly the talent you need, for the time you need it
  • Build trust with our network before your project needs them

We don’t:

  • Drive up rates by limiting you to expensive full-time consultants
  • Front-load activity (fees) because “(our) time is money”
  • Believe in limiting your options to a small talent pool


Our Capabilities & JIT Staffing Model