Is The Meaning Studio the Right Fit?
This page in intended to help you decide whether working with The Meaning Studio will meet your needs. While our work involves developing strategy and ideas, but we do not begin our conversation there. The plans and roadmaps we architect emerge from careful attention to the core ethos, identity, and vision of those we steward. They are not driven by tactics, trends, or hype.
A Brief Breakdown of Fit
We recognize that this work is not for everyone. It is designed for founders, leaders, organizations and families who sense the weight of their responsibility and want a trusted partner to help them handle future decisions with care.
Likely a Fit
The Meaning Studio is likely a good fit if:
You care more about enduring well than growing fast
You feel that something valuable could be lost if decisions continue at their current pace
What you’ve built once felt clear and alive, but now feels thinner, noisier, or harder to hold
Growth, success, or visibility has begun to quietly shape your judgment
You value clarity that comes before execution and are willing to slow down long enough to see clearly
You want help deciding what must be preserved, what can evolve, and what can be set aside
Likely Not a Fit
The Meaning Studio is likely NOT a good fit if:
You are primarily looking for tactics, speed, growth shortcuts, or social media execution first
You want strategy separated from questions of identity, culture, and meaning
You need constant availability or hands-on operational involvement
You are seeking motivation, certainty, or formulas rather than discernment
You believe visibility alone is what creates endurance
You are looking for reassurance rather than honest reflection or challenge
Practically speaking, this work assumes:
A willingness to engage over months, not weeks
An understanding that this is advisory, not execution or management
Comfort with discretion, trust, and clear boundaries
Respect for discipline and focused engagement
If this immediately rings true, we hope you’ll reach out.
“I recognized the interconnectedness of everything. I noticed how seemingly unrelated initiatives can contribute to a larger strategic objective when viewed through the lens of long-term direction.”
- Jason Stephens, CEO of Women’s and Girls/Minority Owner, Leyton Orient Football Club
View on Strategy
When we speak about strategy, we are not referring to gameplans for momentum, rapid scale, or frameworks applied from the outside. We are referring to the connecting of dots that comes from understanding who you are, why the work exists, and what cannot be lost as it grows.
We are interested in your real story. Not the one assembled to unlock a response, but the one rooted in how the work began, what has shaped it, and why it matters.
That is why our work starts by attending carefully to:
Core ethos
Identity and culture
The origin of the work
Long-term intention
The constraints that protect what matters