Chicago · United States
A growth consultant for founder-led B2B companies in Chicago.
Chicago B2B firms often sell considered services into established buyers. Cycles are longer, so a week of activity is a poor signal. The operating rhythm has to look at stage movement, not sends. Morning Central time is a workable call window from the UK.
How it runs from Chicago
Same standard. A calendar that respects the clock.
US Central time, six hours behind the UK. The discovery call is booked on this site. After that, the work is either a growth diagnostic, ongoing growth consulting, or a fractional chief growth officer if the company needs an owner inside the week.
There is no local team in Illinois and no claim of a client count in Chicago. The evidence for the operating background is the Growleady note, with its limits written on it.
Steven is not a fractional CFO. Companies searching for a finance lead in Chicago need a different person. The distinction is in the fractional CFO definition.
Practical questions
Local enough to be useful. Honest about the distance.
01Do you have an office in Chicago?
No. Steven is based in the UK and works remotely with companies in Chicago. US Central time, six hours behind the UK.
02Is this a fractional CFO in Chicago?
No. Steven is not a fractional CFO. A fractional CFO is a finance hire. This page is for growth leadership and growth consulting.
03How does the work start?
With a discovery call or a short written brief. If the problem is still unclear, the usual start is a growth diagnostic. If nobody owns the function, the conversation is about a fractional chief growth officer.
Start with the problem
Working in Chicago?
Bring the pipeline problem. We can tell quickly whether it needs a consultant, an embedded growth lead, or a different hire.
Book a discovery call