Proven Performance.
Proven Results.
Veteran-owned executive leadership advisory, strategic business advisory, and business executive advisory—guiding organizations from Fortune 100 to startups through strategy, execution, and growth across all market segments, with specialized depth in the global defense, intelligence, and security sectors.
Services
Four operational fronts—executive leadership advisory, strategic business advisory, tactical capture, and regulated defense trade—engineered to move your organization from objective to outcome.
The
Command Center
Tailored guidance that elevates executive leadership—empowering leaders to drive strategic success, revitalize operations, and manage complex transitions for sustainable growth.
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War Room
We guide organizations in developing and executing comprehensive strategic plans—translating high-level objectives into actionable programs that align vision with day-to-day operations.
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Front Line
We help you identify and capture opportunities in today's government marketplace—crafting targeted engagement strategies and customer-driven capabilities that win contracts.
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Arsenal
DDTC-registered brokering of defense articles—weapon systems, aircraft, vehicles, ammunition, and munitions—in full compliance with the ITAR, EAR, and OFAC regimes.
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Founded in 2015, HQ Consulting delivers business executive advisory and executive leadership advisory—bringing the full spectrum of strategic business and operational expertise to organizations of every size—optimizing performance and growth from the top down through key engagement, targeted markets, and resilient program development.
Our team helps companies worldwide develop leadership, planning, and market solutions across every industry—with specialized depth in the global defense, intelligence, and security sectors. We take an idea from concept to completion—through deep understanding of target customers, customized products and services, winning plans, and go-to-market execution across the United States and around the globe.
In leveraging the expertise of our personnel, we offer clients unmatched insight into the priorities, preferences, and cultures of their customers and key stakeholders—whether commercial enterprises or government agencies—building tailored teams that master the nuances of every market and its buying process.
Track Record
From early-stage startups to defense primes—leadership, strategy, and turnaround across commercial, technology, government, and defense markets.
Eukairia Therapeutics
Founder-led pharmaceutical drug-delivery platform. Strategic and capital readiness: restructure the entity, resolve the regulatory and evidence questions that govern the business model, then package and rehearse the raise once, from documented readiness.
Executive leadership
Dacian Holdings, LLC
Wyoming-registered holding company in the manufacturing and defense sector, with operations in the USA and Romania—overseeing all operations and business activity to optimize institutional capacity and capabilities.
Black Creek Precision
Strategic advisory and executive leadership to the BCP leadership team and holding-company stakeholders across the development, construction, operations, and government compliance of a large-caliber munitions manufacturing facility.
raise underway
REACT Software, Inc.
Early-stage technology firm bringing a breakthrough emergency-communications innovation to market. Took the “back of napkin” vision and ideation through to realization.
early-stage funding
Levigato Fitness
Executive leadership across commercial strategy and growth.
TREDIC Corporation, Inc.
Advisory-board guidance across defense, government operations, and global enterprise.
supported
Boumarang, Inc.
AI-enabled autonomous systems across air, ground, and water.
maritime-drone manufacturer
Guinn Partners LLC
“Napkin-to-shelves” product design in robotics, drones, IoT, and electric mobility.
of record initiated
GoPlay Holdings / GelBlaster
Restructured, calibrated, and implemented their entire global operation—internal and external.
Design Systems International
DoD and federal engineering firm delivering autonomous and integrated weapon systems.
captured
Teleportivity, Inc.
Cloud-based access-control and communications SaaS.
Confidential Defense Projects
Full-scope strategic and operational turnaround for defense manufacturers.
Gulf State Aviation
Worldwide aircraft sales and acquisitions across private, commercial, and military assets.
sales contract
SBE Holdings
Portfolio of industry-leading OEMs, government contractors, and engineering firms.
ICS Nett
Integrated services and solutions for the U.S. Government.
OCR Global
Defense and security contracting and brokering of controlled commodities across 25+ nations.
captured
Swiftships, Inc.
Naval shipbuilding and maritime security serving 52 nations.
supported
Our Disciplines
Executive Leadership Advisory
We collaborate with your leadership to capitalize on core competencies—sharpening strategic insight, guiding executive function and decision-making, and structuring complex organizational optimization.
Learn More→Corporate Turn-Around Operations
We navigate organizations through critical turnaround situations—developing plans for financial stabilization, operational efficiency, and a clear path to renewed profitability and stakeholder confidence.
Learn More→Organizational Change Management
Every organization must transform to remain viable and scale. We turn enterprise-wide change into a major opportunity for growth and advancement—provided you know how to approach it.
Learn More→Crisis Management — Response · Resilience · Recovery
Too many organizations cling to "if it isn't broken, don't fix it." We build the readiness to lead through the storm—responding decisively, sustaining resilience, and resolving toward recovery.
Learn More→DDTC Brokering & Registration
As a DDTC-registered broker, we facilitate the lawful brokering of defense articles and services—weapon systems, aircraft, vehicles, ammunition, and munitions—in full compliance with the ITAR, EAR, and OFAC regulations.
Learn More→The 6 C's of Leadership
The command doctrine behind every engagement — a Tier-1 framework for executive leadership and operational effectiveness.
If the leader is unclear, the team is blind. The mission is lost.
Short message. Clear direction. Immediate action.
Repetition builds reliability. Reliability builds trust. Trust builds leaders.
Stay calm when others break, and they will follow you. Calm creates command.
Master yourself, then the situation.
Courage isn't loud — it is decisive.
Resources
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Services & Engagement Packages
Engagement tiers, scope, and pricing across our advisory and defense-trade service lines.
View & DownloadDDTC Registration Letter
Our active DDTC broker registration confirmation for ITAR-controlled trade. Provided to verified parties upon request.
Request AccessCapability Deck
A full-spectrum walkthrough of our four operational fronts, capabilities, and engagement models.
View OnlineEarly Stage Engagement Deck
Our concept-to-capital path for early-stage founders — validation, structure, and the investor-grade artifacts the room requires.
View OnlineThe 6 C's of Leadership
Our command doctrine for executive leadership — clarity, brevity, and disciplined action under pressure.
Read the FrameworkGround Truth Archive
Every issue of our monthly operating brief — one hard-won principle at a time, drawn from the disciplines where failure was not an option.
Read the ArchiveFrequently Asked Questions
What does HQ Consulting do?
HQ Consulting is a veteran-owned advisory firm founded in 2015. We step into companies as fractional executive leadership — CEO, COO, and board roles — and run the work: corporate restructuring and turnaround, operations, supply chain and logistics, go-to-market strategy, and capital readiness. Government capture, contracting, and DDTC-registered defense brokering are a specialized arm of the practice.
Does HQ Consulting work with commercial companies?
Yes — most of our work is commercial. Recent engagements include CEO leadership for an early-stage technology firm, carrying an emergency-communications concept from ideation through commercialization and $5M+ in pre-revenue funding; CEO leadership and commercial scaling for a fitness company; fractional COO leadership for a consumer products brand covering international supply chain, vendors, logistics, and a $7M manufacturing debt restructure; and product commercialization advisory across drones, IoT, and electric mobility.
What kinds of engagements does HQ Consulting take on?
Fractional executive leadership (CEO, COO, and director roles), board and strategic advisory, corporate restructuring and turnaround, debt reduction and capital-raise readiness, go-to-market and commercialization strategy, global operations and supply chain build-outs, and government capture and contracting.
What industries does HQ Consulting serve?
Commercial and technology first — consumer products, SaaS, robotics, health and fitness, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, maritime, and aviation — alongside specialized depth in the defense, intelligence, and security sectors, in the United States and worldwide.
What results has HQ Consulting delivered for clients?
Multiple corporate turnarounds and M&A transactions, $7M in manufacturing debt restructured, $5M+ in early-stage capital secured for clients, global operations build-outs spanning manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, and distribution, and more than $1.6B in government contracts secured.
Is HQ Consulting registered to broker defense articles?
Yes. HQ Consulting is registered with the U.S. Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) to broker defense articles and services in full compliance with ITAR, EAR, and OFAC requirements.
Where is HQ Consulting located?
HQ Consulting is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with U.S. offices in Washington, DC, New York, Denver, Tampa, and Charleston, and an international office in London, UK.
Begin an Engagement
The next step is a single conversation. Here is exactly how an engagement begins.
A focused 30-minute call with our principals to understand your objective and confirm we are the right fit.
We define the mandate, terms, and the team assigned to it — with a clear scope and timeline before anything begins.
A signed engagement letter and mobilization. From first call to active mandate is typically a matter of days.
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