Our services are priced in USD.

Our advisors are located worldwide, allowing us to accommodate various time zones. However, our primary operations are based in Eastern Time (ET), which is UTC-5 during Standard Time and UTC-4 during Daylight Saving Time, ensuring consistent scheduling and communication.

We partner with small to medium-sized businesses across industries who are looking to expand into or optimize their engagements with Asian markets through better strategy and execution. Our specialty is advising companies in the manufacturing, consumer goods, and professional services sectors. However, our versatile expertise allows us to provide impactful guidance to any company aiming for improved operational efficiency and sustainable growth through Asian market prioritization.

Our core offerings fall into two main areas: Advisory Solutions: This includes tiered advisory programs with dedicated consultant support to help develop and execute tailored go-to-market strategies, supply chain optimization, market expansion roadmaps, and other high-impact planning for Asian market engagements. Options range from extended strategic advising partnerships to focused project consultations. Insight Reports: Comprehensive Asia-focused market research and data analysis reports that provide detailed industry landscapes, opportunity identification, competitive insights, and actionable recommendations customized to your specific needs and objectives.

Blueprint Plus: This service builds on your Blueprint Report, providing a personalized deep dive into your business strategy. Together, we explore strategic action plans to drive your success. Note that this requires a purchase of the Blueprint Report. Ask an Advisor: Perfect for those seeking cultural intelligence in the Asia market, this service allows you to ask specific questions without the need to purchase a Blueprint Report. Asia Ready: Designed as a retainer service, we collaborate closely on your projects, ensuring you are well-equipped for success in Asian markets.

We have extensive expertise advising clients across diverse industries engaged with Asian markets and supply chains. Our successful case studies range from building materials for global brands to OEM sourcing and logistics setups for retailers. However, we understand each client's situation is unique. A fresh, specialized perspective is often needed to develop truly impactful strategies and insights. Before accepting an advisory engagement, we thoroughly review your specific context. This allows us to confidently ensure we can apply our experience in a tailored, highly valuable way for your particular needs and objectives. Our diligent up-front assessment filters for only the client situations where our advisors can provide transformative guidance. We want you to have a productive, solution-oriented experience partnering with our firm. If we identify any potential shortcomings in serving you optimally, we'll make that clear from the outset. We are committed to evaluating your case critically and being fully transparent about our ability to drive impact. Your success is our priority. Rest assured, we take on clients judiciously to deliver maximum value through our specialized expertise.

We take a data-driven yet highly collaborative and iterative approach to developing customized strategies tailored for each client's unique situation and objectives. The process starts with a comprehensive Discovery & Assessment phase. We conduct in-depth interviews to fully understand your business model, goals for Asian market engagement, challenges faced, competitive landscape, and key stakeholder perspectives. In parallel, our analysts perform exhaustive research into your industry, target markets/regions, consumer dynamics, and the latest trends. With this solid foundational knowledge, our cross-functional team of subject matter experts across strategy, operations, marketing and data analytics converges. We synthesize all insights and facilitate working sessions to ideate potential high-impact initiatives optimized for your circumstances. At this stage, we present a preliminary strategy recommendation and continuously incorporate your feedback over several iterations. We refine and pressure-test the approach based on your criteria until we co-develop a final, pragmatic roadmap you have conviction in. Throughout the entire process, we emphasize transparency through weekly status updates and structured knowledge sharing. Our goal is to transfer our Asia expertise to empower your team for effective execution and long-term success even after the engagement ends. The final deliverable consists of a detailed playbook outlining strategic rationale, defined initiatives, execution plans, projected ROI analysis, and consultation on implementation. We can also provide post-delivery advisory support for seamless transition into the execution phases if desired. Our end-to-end methodology melds robust data/insights, creative problem-solving, field/cultural expertise, and close collaboration with your stakeholders. This comprehensive approach ensures strategies are not only analytically-grounded but pragmatic, aligned, and ready for action to drive meaningful impact for your Asian market engagements.

The process is simple - first, fill out our online advisory request form. A senior advisor will then carefully review your submission to determine if we have the right expertise to help your specific business case. If we believe we can provide valuable guidance, we will propose a tailored advisory program and pricing structure suited to your particular needs and objectives. However, if we identify any potential limitations in effectively serving your situation, we'll make that clear upfront. We only want to proceed with advisory engagements where we can confidently drive meaningful impact. Our initial evaluation ensures we take on clients judiciously and structure engagements with advisors who deeply understand the context relevant to your company's circumstances. Once we've established a clear path for creating value through our strategic support, we'll work together to define the final advisory scope, timeline and process. Does this make sense? Let me know if you need any clarification on getting started.

Our advisory sessions are designed with efficiency and effectiveness in mind: Blueprint Plus & Ask an Advisor: These are intended to be shorter, focused sessions, typically lasting around one hour. We aim to address your questions and expectations within this timeframe to ensure a productive experience. If necessary, sessions may extend but generally not beyond two hours. Asia Ready: This is a comprehensive retainer service with a minimum engagement of three months, providing at least 20 hours of advisory support per month. This structure allows us to work closely with you on ongoing projects and strategic initiatives.

We carefully hand-pick advisors with highly relevant industry experience, functional expertise, and proven track records aligning to your specific needs. You'll work with seasoned professionals who have first-hand understanding of dynamics in your sector and Asian markets. This intentional teaming allows us to quickly pinpoint core challenges and accelerate impact.

For strategy engagements, we recommend weekly working sessions plus additional meetings as needed. This regular cadence facilitates efficient progress and seamless knowledge sharing. For implementation guidance, meeting frequency is customized - from embedded staff augmentation to bi-weekly/monthly checkpoints as your capabilities grow. Our virtual collaboration tools enable productive engagement regardless of location.

Your advisor utilizes our proprietary data platforms, market intelligence tools and knowledge bases specific to Asian markets. Combined with time-tested frameworks from decades of global experience, we rapidly uncover opportunities and develop high-impact, de-risked solutions tailored to maximizing your Asian market potential.

We believe in clear, affordable pricing with no hidden costs so business advisory services are accessible to smaller businesses. Our FREE Aha! CHECKUP provides no-commitment insights to kick things off. For more robust market intelligence, our stand-alone BLUEPRINT market research reports are $599 each and deliver data-driven analysis tailored to your targeted Asian markets/sectors. If you'd like guidance applying the BLUEPRINT's insights, we offer BLUEPRINT PLUS hourly advisory add-on services at $199/hour. Need advice without purchasing a BLUEPRINT report first? Our hourly advisory consulting rate is $299/hour. For more extensive, longer-term support, our ASIA READY program is likely the best fit. This retainer-based consultant package costs $250/hour with a minimum 20 hour/3-month commitment and provides comprehensive strategic development + hands-on implementation guidance. No matter which option you choose, you get complete pricing transparency from the start. We want to make actionable Asia market expertise affordable and accessible for businesses of any size to gain a competitive edge.

Cancellation: Clients may cancel their booking up to 42 hours before the scheduled time without any charges. Cancellations made within this period will be fully refunded. Rescheduling: Clients are allowed to reschedule their appointment up to three times, provided changes are made at least 24 hours before the scheduled time. This flexibility ensures you can adjust your session to a more convenient slot if needed. Session Punctuality: Our advisors will wait for a 15-minute buffer period beyond the scheduled start time. If you do not join within this window, the session will be considered a no-show, and no refund will be provided.

Our in-depth market research reports provide customized data-driven analysis, opportunity evaluation, competitive benchmarking, growth forecasts, and pragmatic strategic recommendations - all specific to your targeted Asian markets and industry sector. Key report components typically include: Market landscape and sizing Consumer/buyer segmentation Competitive intensity mapping Channel/go-to-market strategy Supply chain/operational best practices Risk mitigation planning Strategic roadmap and initiatives

Our full-scale Strategic Advisory tier provides comprehensive support including a dedicated advisory team, onsite/virtual collaboration, weekly working sessions, and a final strategic playbook with defined initiatives and implementation planning. The Focused Advisory option covers targeted needs like market entry, optimizing existing presence, or specific operational/sales challenges. Deliverables include diagnostic assessments, customized analysis, and concrete solution roadmaps. For the Implementation Advisory tier, deliverables can range from workstream planning to interim staffing support, training programs, and capability transition - guiding execution of your defined strategic initiatives.

Absolutely. We offer a complimentary 30 min initial consultation to introduce our thinking, evaluate fit, and outline how our services can drive impact for your specific situation for ASIA READY package before any commitment.

We accept Paypal as well as traditional invoicing (for ASIA READY only).

Our geographic expertise spans across major Asian markets including: • China • India • Japan • South Korea • Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) We have particularly deep experience in industries and sectors that are operational/manufacturing-intensive or have complex regional/localized supply chains and distribution networks across Asia. Some of our core focus industries include: • Building Materials (Bathroom & Kitchen) • Consumer Goods & Retail • Industrial Manufacturing We also have dedicated practice areas for Professional Services firms seeking to expand their footprint in Asia. Our cross-functional advisory capabilities cover strategy, operations, supply chain, digital transformation, market entry, partnerships/M&A, and organizational/talent enablement. No matter the specific region or industry, we apply consistent rigor through our proven methodologies adapted with deep expertise cultivated from decades of immersive pan-Asia experience by our advisors.

Maintaining an information edge on rapidly evolving Asian markets is critical for our advisory team to provide timely, relevant guidance. We employ a multi-pronged approach: Proprietary Market Intelligence We've built robust proprietary databases and market intelligence platforms tailored specifically to Asian countries/regions. These include real-time data feeds, localized insights, analytical models and scenario planning tools customized for diverse industries and market segments across the continent. On-the-Ground Network Many of our advisors have extensive personal/professional networks built over decades operating in key Asian hubs. We continually tap these local connections across government, industry and academic circles to gather granular qualitative insights that complement quantitative data. Dedicated Research Team Our in-house research analysts relentlessly monitor economic indicators, policy shifts, consumer trends, competitive landscapes and emerging disruptions impacting Asian markets. Their focused tracking and synthesis provides our advisory teams with a constant flow of relevant market updates. Capability Building Programs We invest heavily in continuous learning opportunities for our entire advisory staff - from immersive field visits to masterclasses led by subject matter experts. This ongoing capability development embeds deep market context that informs our real-world recommendations. By combining cutting-edge technology platforms, human research prowess, entrenched local networks and continual learning curricula, we ensure our advisors maintain comprehensive command over Asian market dynamics. This multi-dimensional approach allows us to discern signals from the noise and provide clients with timely strategic foresight.

We take a granular, localized approach recognizing that Asia comprises vastly diverse countries/regions that require segment-specific strategies to navigate differing consumer preferences, business practices, and market dynamics. Our proven analysis frameworks account for geographic, socioeconomic, language, regulatory and cultural nuances at a granular level across rural, suburban, and urban settings within each country/territory.

Our advisors draw from real-world operational experience leading ventures and solving complex challenges within Asian markets versus solely consulting from the sidelines. This battle-tested expertise informs more grounded, practical recommendations designed for effective execution - not just illustrative strategy decks. We also emphasize enablement from day one to build lasting organizational capabilities within your teams through structured coaching and knowledge transfer.