SIMPLIFY YOUR BUSINESS
CLARIFY YOUR MESSAGE
BOOST REVENUE
COACHING & SERVICES
Here's how the Ashford Agency can help your non-profit or small business:
Simplify Your Business
Leadership & Operations
No leader should have to go it alone. That’s why we offer Fractional COO services, coaching, and workshops to help leaders hone their organization’s vision, mission and guiding principles; align the organization accordingly; determine the critical actions that will propel them forward; build effective systems and processes for management, marketing, sales, and product/service optimization. So you can sleep well at night.
Clarify Your Message
Marketing & Messaging
No business or nonprofit should suffer from low visibility when, in fact, it offers high value. That’s why we offer Fractional CCO services, coaching, and workshops to help leaders clarify their message, create highly effective in-house marketing collateral, build sales or donor funnels, increase the subscription list, create effective sales campaigns, elevate website traffic, and motivate customers
or donors to act.
Build Your Platform
Content Creation
Few leaders or organizations are readily able to create all the content necessary for optimal success. That’s why we provide full-service writing and editing for print books, ebooks, websites, lead generators, email campaigns, press releases, public talks, research documents, and more. Our award-winning writing has been featured in national outlets, prominent publishers, political campaigns.
A TRUSTED PARTNER FOR YOUR LIFE'S WORK
Certified Coach: Small Business Flight Plan
Growing a successful business or nonprofit is not easy, but it's also not impossible. If you find yourself overwhelmed, we employ the "Small Business Flight Plan" and "Storybrand" frameworks to help you create a dependable plan for leadership, marketing, sales, product optimization, and operations, and cash flow.
Certified Coach: Unreasonable Hospitality
Every business or nonprofit can choose to be in the "hospitality" industry because every client, customer, or constituent wants to be "seen" and taken care of. If you need a competitive advantage, we leverage the "Unreasonable Hospitality" framework to help your business or nonprofit exceed goals, elevate KPIs, and outstrip the competition.
HOW IT WORKS
A SIMPLE PROCESS THAT DELIVERS THE RESULTS YOU DESERVE
1
Schedule a Free Discovery Call
Tell me where it hurts. We arrange a 30-minute phone consultation to talk about your organization, your goals, your challenges. No sales pitch. No pressure.
2
Take a Slightly Deeper Dive
If we're a fit, I'll recommend a 1-2 hour consultation via video or in-person. We'll take a deeper look into your current challenges . Yes, there's a fee but it pays for itself.
3
Choose Your Path and Enjoy Peace of Mind
Once we've completed the slightly deeper dive, I will suggest a path forward and you can either hire me or do it yourself.
WHY THE ASHFORD AGENCY?
NO LEADER SHOULD HAVE TO GO IT ALONE.
With more than two decades of experience in executive leadership for nonprofits and small businesses, we understand the challenges. Leadership is a complex and demanding enterprise, and it can be lonely at the top. But no leader should have to go it alone. That's why we help leaders and organizations rise to the challenge, navigate uncertainty, and achieve their mission. We offer custom-built solutions. With our client-centered approach, we tailor each engagement around our client's unique needs, avoiding the cookie-cutter approach of larger agencies. We have skin in the game. As a boutique firm, we succeed only when you do. That's why we are able to provide solutions with unprecedented value, reliability, and efficiency. Ready to win? Partner with us to rise above your challenges, find growth, and achieve your mission.
Small Business
Flight Plan Assessment
Every nonprofit or small business needs an "operating system" that works. Business Made Simple's "Flight Plan" is a proven framework that can be custom-tailored to your nonprofit or business. As a certified coach, I will guide you through each step to improve the 6 key areas of your business (Leadership, Marketing, Sales, Products, Management/Productivity, Cash Flow) so you can simplify operations, clarify your marketing, and increase revenue.
Unreasonable Hospitality
Great brands care about people, not just profit. Will Guidara’s Unreasonable Hospitality Framework helps nonprofits and small businesses elevate the customer journey and make people feel seen, known, and cared for. As a certified coach, we walk you through the Customer Journey Advantage Map, where you’ll learn how to elevate meaningful touchpoints that drive long-term loyalty and success.