The 808MPH Difference

We've spent decades watching consulting firms prioritize optics over outcomes. Here's what we decided to do differently.

Our clients are leaders capturing new opportunity and navigating problems where the stakes are real and a managed process isn't going to cut it.

CEOs, Chief Strategy Officers, and Chief Innovation Officers at Global 1000 companies.

CVC organizations building or rethinking their venture programs. Corporate Development building acquisition and partnership strategies.

PE partners and board members at portfolio company inflection points.

Startup founders who need genuine senior expertise, not a coach.

How We Engage

We structure engagements around what you actually need, not what we want to sell.

Long-Term Advisory

Some problems need ongoing access. A retained relationship where we are consistently in the room as the situation evolves. We offer fractional General Partner, Operating Partner, and Board guidance.

Discrete Projects

Some problems need a defined scope and a hard finish line. We go deep, we design workstreams with you, we solve it, and we're done.

Hybrid

Most engagements end up being some combination of both. We figure out the right structure in the first conversation.

How We Deliver

The biggest opportunities and the problems worth solving don't wait. Neither do we.

We Move Fast

The problems worth solving don't wait for a consulting timeline. We move from diagnosis to action faster than any firm in the industry, because speed is how you stay ahead of the problem.

We Blow Things Up

If the structure is broken, we say so. If stakeholders need to hear tough messages, we’re skilled at delivering those. We don't work around bad foundations or protect comfortable assumptions. If something needs to go, we'll tell you, and we'll help you build what comes next.

We Track Results, Not Deliverables

We don't hand you a slide deck and call it done. Every engagement is measured by whether the needle actually moved. If it isn't working, we tell you that too.

Your Outcome Is Our Outcome

We don't win unless you win. That's not a value statement, it's how we structure every engagement. Your result is the only result that matters.

Values

Values aren't wall art. They're decision filters and the standard we hold every engagement to.

  • We ask questions that make people uncomfortable. That's usually where the real answer can be found.

  • We track what actually moves the needle, not what looks good in a deck. We are deeply skilled at identifying the near term leading indicators and the long term lagging indicators of success, and we’ll give you a plan for tracking those.

  • Our time is precious to us and costly to you. We only work on problems where the solution will matter. If it won't, we'll tell you.

  • We're direct. We're also human. Those aren't in conflict. Kindness and compassion are vital to creating the safety to navigate difficult times with courage.

  • We are not vendors. We’ve felt a lot of your pains. We're in the work with you and radically transparent in the process.

  • We're very comfortable with uncertainty. In fact, our sweet spot is navigating change. The opportunities worth grabbing and the problems worth solving don't come with clean answers and often require transformation.

  • We will work for exceptional outcomes. We measure our success entirely by what happens to your business and we’re adamant about defining success and how it will be measured up front.

“Chris and Valerie from 808MPH didn’t just help us “build” an advisory business at Inflect, they helped us actually understand what we had, what it could become, and how to get there with intention. They rolled up their sleeves, talked to everyone, pressure-tested our assumptions, and left us with a real foundation (financially, operationally, and strategically).

What stood out most is that they didn’t live in slides; they helped us make actual decisions and move. And on top of all that, they’re just incredibly thoughtful, detail-oriented, and genuinely fun to work with. Couldn’t recommend Chris and Valerie more highly to anyone needing to take a deep look at their business and creating something that lasts a lifetime.

Andrew Smith, Chief Business Operations Officer at Vituity, President at Inflect Health