Our Services

Seven service tracks. Evidence-based frameworks. Priced for the market we actually serve.

Track 1
Enterprise & Mid-Market

For Series B–D companies ($10M–$100M ARR) with a CRO, VP of Sales, or RevOps leader who needs to rebuild the revenue system — fast.

Cost of Inaction

Replacing one under-performing sales rep costs $415K–$854K in fully-loaded costs. A misaligned quota structure costs 15–25% of total quota capacity annually. Source: DePaul University Sales Effectiveness Survey · SHRM

Service Investment Duration Best For
Free Discovery Wizard Free 15 min Any company — entry point online diagnostic
POV Sprint $5K–$8.5K 3–5 days Rapid diagnostic on a single focus area
Full Sales Diagnostic $12.5K–$18.5K 2–3 weeks 5-Pillar assessment of the full team
Sales Acceleration Program $20K–$35K 90 days Full performance transformation
GTM Realignment $25K–$45K 6–10 weeks ICP, messaging, and motion rebuild
Manager Effectiveness Program $18K–$30K 8 weeks Coaching cadence + playbook build
Revenue Architecture Review $28K–$45K 8–12 weeks Full revenue system audit
Sales Hiring Quality System $18K–$28K 4–6 weeks Hiring criteria, scorecard, process
Fractional CRO Retainer $7.5K–$12.5K/mo 3 mo min Ongoing strategic revenue leadership
Track 2
AI Adoption Advisory — ARIA Framework

For companies running AI experiments with no measurable ROI. The ARIA framework — Assess, Roadmap, Implement, Adapt — turns scattered tools into a revenue-producing system.

Cost of Inaction

AI-enabled sales teams close 50% more deals than non-adopters. Early adopters are 1.5× more likely to increase revenue year-over-year. Most companies are 18–24 months behind. Source: McKinsey · BCG

Service Investment Duration Best For
AI Readiness & Quick-Win Scan $1.5K–$2.5K 48 hrs SMB — current state audit, immediate wins
AI Quick-Start Sprint $4K–$7K 3 weeks SMB — first AI tools in production
AI Sales Transformation Advisory $12K–$22K 6–8 weeks Mid-Market — full sales function AI integration
Track 3
SMB & Commercial

For $2M–$50M revenue companies that need real answers — not a 200-page deck. Owner-operators and commercial leaders who can't afford to wait six months for results.

Cost of Inaction

SMBs lose 10–20% of annual revenue to misaligned GTM motions (Gartner). 82% of SMB failures trace to unclear strategy (SBA). The 20–30% EBITDA gap between top-quartile and average SMBs is almost entirely explained by commercial execution. Source: Gartner · SBA · McKinsey

Service Investment Duration Best For
AI Business Performance Scan $1.5K–$3K 48 hrs Quick AI readiness check for SMB operators
SMB Business Health Diagnostic $4.5K–$8.5K 2–3 weeks Full commercial diagnostic — GTM, sales, ops

Compare: McKinsey serves SMBs at $500K–$5M+ engagements. Bolden S&C delivers equivalent diagnostic rigor at $1.5K–$18K.

Track 4
In-House Leader Enablement

For VPs and Directors who have the title but lack the infrastructure, playbooks, and GTM clarity to perform at it. The title doesn't come with a manual.

Cost of Inaction

A VP of Sales operating without proper infrastructure and GTM clarity underperforms by $400K–$700K per year in quota capacity. This isn't a talent problem — it's a system problem. Source: Gartner · Bain & Company

Service Investment Duration Best For
VP of Sales Advisory Retainer $3.5K–$7K/mo 3 mo min VP operating without full infrastructure
Marketing Director Advisory Retainer $2.5K–$5K/mo 3 mo min Marketing Director lacking GTM alignment
Track 5 — New
Revenue Operations

For companies where Sales and Marketing are running in different directions — and the pipeline and forecast are paying the price. RevOps alignment is a revenue recovery play, not overhead.

Cost of Inaction

Misaligned orgs lose 10% of annual revenue to GTM friction (HBR). There is a 24-point performance gap between aligned and misaligned organizations (Aberdeen/Forrester). Misaligned companies spend 30–40% more to generate the same revenue (McKinsey).

Service Investment Duration Best For
RevOps Quick Scan $6.5K–$9.5K 2 weeks Identify the top 3 revenue leaks fast
RevOps Diagnostic Sprint $14K–$22K 4–5 weeks Full pipeline, CRM, and alignment audit
RevOps Fractional Retainer $5K–$8.5K/mo 3 mo min Ongoing RevOps leadership without a full-time hire
Track 6 — New
Post-Pivot GTM Realignment

For startups and growth-stage companies that have pivoted their product or ICP but are still running the old GTM motion. The market changed. The playbook didn't.

Cost of Inaction

42% of startups fail due to no market need — most are post-pivot organizations running the wrong GTM motion (CB Insights). Bain research shows aligned post-pivot companies achieve 3–5× better CAC:LTV ratios than those that delay the rebuild.

Service Investment Duration Best For
GTM Clarity Sprint $7.5K–$12K 2–3 weeks Rapid ICP and messaging realignment
Post-Pivot GTM Realignment $14K–$22K 4–5 weeks Full GTM motion rebuild post-pivot
Track 7 — New
First 90 Days Sales Leader Program

For newly promoted or hired VPs of Sales and CROs. The first 90 days define the next 18 months. Most new leaders don't have a system for that window — and the org pays for it.

Cost of Inaction

40–50% of first-time sales leaders fail within 18 months (CEB/Gartner). The average manager receives their first leadership training 10 years after they begin managing (HBR). The total org cost of a failed VP of Sales: $1.3M–$2.3M.

Service Investment Duration Best For
First 90 Days Essentials $9.5K–$14K 90 days New VP/Director with a team of 5–15
VP Accelerator + Retainer $5K–$8.5K/mo 3 mo min Ongoing advisory beyond Day 90

The Honest Comparison

We built Bolden S&C because the advisory market had a gap: firms with the diagnostic rigor of the Big 3, but built for the companies Big 3 won't touch at a price they can actually afford.

Criteria McKinsey / Bain / BCG Deloitte / Big 4 Bolden S&C
Typical Price $80K–$2M+ per engagement $50K–$1M+ per engagement $1.5K–$45K
Diagnostic Approach Hypothesis-led (answer first) Framework-led (tools first) 5-Pillar evidence-first diagnostic
Deliverable Type Strategy slides & reports Consulting reports & frameworks Working playbooks, CRM configs, scorecards
Accountability Model Fixed fee, paid regardless Fixed fee, paid regardless 70/30 — 30% held at Day 90 KPI gate
AI Integration Available at premium add-on Pilot programs available Native — every engagement is AI-augmented
Who Leads Partners pitch, analysts execute Directors pitch, staff execute Mario Bolden leads every engagement
Market Served Enterprise ($500M+ ARR) Enterprise ($250M+ ARR) Series A–D, $2M–$100M ARR

Paired Engagements for Maximum Impact

Some challenges are better solved together. These bundles address related problems at a combined investment below what you'd pay a boutique for either piece.

Post-Pivot GTM + Sales Acceleration

Rebuild the GTM motion and accelerate the team to execute it in a single 90-day engagement.

$28K–$48K combined
vs. $65K–$95K at a boutique advisory firm
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First 90 Days + Sales Hiring Quality System

Set up the new VP for success and ensure the next 3 hires actually stick — at the same time.

$26K–$46K combined
vs. $60K–$90K at a boutique advisory firm
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