Mandi Ellefson
Business coach for consulting and agency owners on pricing and scaling
| Hourly rate range | $85 to $160 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | Scaling and growthAgenciesOperations and systemsFinance and profitCoaches and consultantsCEO and founder coachingFounders who sell |
| Works with | Founders and business owners and Executives |
| Also coaches | Executive coach and Sales coach |
| Practice | Hands-Off CEO |
Mandi Ellefson is a business coach who helps consulting agency and service firm owners raise their fees and scale without staying stuck in the day-to-day. She founded Hands-Off CEO and has worked with consulting firms, agencies and service businesses for over a decade. She wrote The Hands-Off CEO, which lays out the Power of 1s Formula, the Irresistible Offer and Vision Selling. She works with firms that earn $3M to $15M or more.
What Mandi helps with
Mandi works with established firm owners whose revenue is growing but whose margins, deals and workload are not improving. The goal is more profit without making the founder the bottleneck.
- Raising fees and pricing
- Positioning a consulting or service firm
- Removing the founder from the day-to-day
- Getting out of sales and key decisions
- Landing higher-value deals
- Improving thin margins
- Easing strain on delivery and team capacity
- Finding growth hidden in the current business
Who Mandi works with
Mandi works with established consulting and service firms that earn $3M to $15M or more. Her clients are owners who are still in sales, delivery and key decisions. Many win work but not the right work, and feel margins, delivery or capacity under strain. Some have invested in growth before and it did not stick.
How Mandi works
Mandi's approach is built on three tools from her book: The Power of 1s Formula, the Irresistible Offer and Vision Selling. The work aims to find growth opportunities inside the current business. It does this without adding complexity, burning out the team or making the founder the bottleneck again. Owners start by applying for a session.
Background and qualifications
Mandi Ellefson founded Hands-Off CEO and leads its team. She and the team have spent over a decade working with consulting firms, agencies and service businesses around the world. They focus on the gap that keeps deals stuck and CEOs trapped in sales. Mandi wrote the book The Hands-Off CEO. More than 400 consulting firms have used the process.
Mandi Ellefson pricing
Programs and services
- Application-based sessions
- Courses
- CEO Toolkit
Mandi Ellefson reviews
The CoachVouch take
She wrote The Hands-Off CEO and built her method around getting consulting firm founders out of sales and delivery.
Best for consulting and service firm owners at $3M to $15M or more who want higher fees and less reliance on themselves.
Common questions
How much does Mandi Ellefson charge?
Coaching with Mandi runs $85 to $160 an hour. Message Mandi from this page for an exact quote.
What does Mandi Ellefson help with?
Mandi Ellefson helps with raising fees and pricing, positioning a consulting or service firm, removing the founder from the day-to-day and getting out of sales and key decisions.
What size of firm does Mandi Ellefson work with?
She works with established consulting and service firms in the $3M to $15M or more revenue range.
What is the Hands-Off CEO approach?
It uses the Power of 1s Formula, the Irresistible Offer and Vision Selling. The aim is to grow profit while removing the founder from day-to-day work.
How do I contact Mandi Ellefson?
Send Mandi a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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