Capability Deck | HQ Consulting
HQ Consulting Capability Brief
Command & Control Strategic Services

Leadership. Strategy.

Execution under pressure.

Veteran-owned advisory that leads organizations through growth, turnaround, transformation, and transaction — from startups to the Fortune 100 — backed by a DDTC-registered defense trade practice.

Plan · Execute · Resolve Veteran Owned & Operated
Who We Are

We bring the discipline of military command to the boardroom — and the fluency of Fortune 100 leadership — to organizations from startups to the Fortune 100, navigating their most consequential decisions.

2015
Founded & veteran-led
Startup to
Fortune 100
Clients at every scale
$1.6B+
In government contracts secured for clients
1 · 4 · 2
Mergers · Acquisitions · Restructures
Full-Spectrum Capability

Four operational fronts.

01 · Executive Operations
The Command Center

Executive leadership advisory, corporate turnaround, change & crisis management.

02 · Strategic Operations
The War Room

Strategic planning, program & project management, market strategy & growth.

03 · Tactical Operations
The Front Line

Government market entry, opportunity capture, and customer engagement.

04 · Defense Brokering
The Arsenal

DDTC-registered defense brokering under ITAR, EAR & OFAC.

Across the Business Lifecycle

We lead organizations through every consequential stage — not just the first one.

01
Stand-Up & Launch

Leadership, structure, and market entry to launch on solid footing.

02
Growth & Scale

Strategy, go-to-market, and program execution to expand with discipline.

03
Turnaround & Restructure

Stabilization, operational restructuring, and a path back to profitability.

04
Transformation & Change

Enterprise change management and operating-model redesign that lasts.

05
Transaction & Transition

M&A, restructures, investor readiness, and executive succession.

Front 01 · Executive Operations

The Command
Center

Executive leadership advisory — and command of the situations that decide whether an organization survives, stabilizes, or scales. Including fractional and interim C-suite leadership.

The Command Center

Executive Leadership Advisory

Front 01
Executive Leadership Advisory

Executive coaching, decision support, and board & succession strategy that strengthens leadership capacity and performance.

Coaching · Decision support · Board & C-suite · Succession
Corporate Turn-Around Operations

Financial stabilization, operational restructuring, and a clear path back to profitability under acute pressure.

Stabilization · Restructuring · Turnaround roadmap · Profitability
Organizational Change Management

Enterprise transformation and operating-model redesign that turns disruption into durable advantage.

Change strategy · Transformation · Operating model · Adoption
Crisis Management

Response, resilience, and recovery — decisive incident command through the storm, and a stronger organization after.

Response · Continuity · Incident command · Recovery
Front 02 · Strategic Operations

The War
Room

Strategic business advisory that connects ambition to execution — comprehensive plans, governed programs, and market strategy that drives growth in the U.S. and worldwide.

The War Room

Strategy, Programs & Growth

Front 02
Strategic Planning & Positioning

See the whole board — competitive assessment, winning positions, and comprehensive strategic plans aligned to capability and resources.

Assessment · Vision & objectives · Roadmaps · Scenario planning
Program & Project Management

Translate objectives into governed programs — milestones, risk and dependency management, and disciplined operating cadence.

Governance · Portfolio & milestones · Risk · Delivery assurance
Market Strategy & Growth

Win and expand in U.S. and global markets — market entry, customer targeting, positioning, and partnership strategy.

Entry & expansion · Targeting · Positioning · Global GTM
Operational Alignment

Close the gap between strategy and operations — structure, processes, and teams aligned to your highest-priority initiatives.

Operating model · Process · KPIs · Continuous improvement
Front 03 · Tactical Operations

The Front
Line

Tactical government business development — entering and winning in the U.S. government marketplace, from market analysis and positioning through capture and award.

The Front Line

Government Capture

Front 03
Government Market Entry

Enter or expand in the U.S. government marketplace — market analysis, business-unit restructuring, and compliance positioning.

Analysis · Restructuring · Positioning · Competitive intel
Opportunity Capture

Disciplined pursuit from qualification and bid/no-bid through teaming, proposal strategy, and award.

Pipeline · Bid/no-bid · Capture management · Teaming
Customer Engagement Strategy

Insight into agency priorities and cultures — optimized engagement and relationship development across customer networks.

Agency mapping · Call planning · Relationships · Influence
Capability Development

Build customer-driven capabilities aligned to exactly what the customer values and is ready to buy.

Gap analysis · Solution shaping · Past-performance · Skills
Front 04 · Separate Service Line

The Arsenal

A DDTC-registered broker with the U.S. Department of State, authorized under 22 CFR Part 129 to facilitate defense trade between U.S. and foreign parties — a distinct, regulated line governed by its own compliance framework.

Registration
DDTC Registered
Compliance
ITAR · EAR · OFAC
Structure
Per transaction
The Arsenal

Defense Trade Brokerage

$1.4B+
In weapon systems, ammunition & munitions contracts
DDTC Brokering & Registration

The full lifecycle of ITAR-controlled transactions — registration, prior approvals, structuring, and transfer.

ITAR Part 129 · Prior-approval · Structuring · Reports
ITAR & EAR Export Controls

Jurisdiction, classification, and licensing across the USML and CCL — with compliance programs built to withstand scrutiny.

USML / CCL · Licensing · TAAs · MLAs
OFAC Sanctions & Screening

Screen counterparties against SDN and sanctions lists, verify end use, and keep every transaction clean.

SDN screening · Denied-party · End-use · Risk
Defense Articles Brokerage

Broker the full spectrum — weapon systems, aircraft, armored vehicles, ammunition, and munitions — between qualified parties.

Weapon systems · Aircraft · Vehicles · Munitions
How We Engage

Four ways to bring us in.

From early-stage ventures to enterprise scale — engagements sized to your stage, your situation, and the outcome you need.

Fractional & Interim Leadership

Embedded CEO, COO, CFO, or CSO leadership to run turnarounds, change, and growth — without a permanent hire.

Retained · monthly
Strategic & Board Advisory

A durable outside voice in the room for the decisions that matter most — strategy, capital, key hires, and commercial choices.

Quarterly retainer
Fixed-Scope Engagements

Defined deliverables — diagnostic, strategic plan, business plan, financial model — with fixed scope, fixed fee, and clear timelines.

Fixed-fee · project
Defense Trade Brokerage

DDTC-compliant brokering of defense articles and services, scoped and priced per transaction under ITAR, EAR & OFAC.

Per transaction
For Founders & Early-Stage

The Fixed-Scope Ladder

From concept to a due-diligence-grade model. Each tier includes everything before it.
0
Strategic Diagnostic
Working session + written follow-up — credited toward any engagement.
90 min$1,500
1
Proof of Concept Assessment
Feasibility & market viability — go / adjust / kill.
1 week$5,000
2
Business Structure Plan
Entity, equity, governance & org design.
2 weeks$9,500
3
Strategic Plan & Roadmap
12–24 month roadmap, GTM & risk register.
4 weeks$25,000
4
Business Plan Build-Out
Investor-and-board-ready, 25–35 pages.
8 weeks$45,000
5
Financial Model Development
Validated, stress-tested, due-diligence-grade.
12 weeks$70,000
How We Operate

The 6 C's
of Leadership

A Tier-1 Framework for Executive Leadership & Operational Effectiveness

The Framework
01Clarity

If the leader is unclear, the team is blind. The mission is lost.

02Concise

Short message. Clear direction. Immediate action.

03Consistency

Repetition builds reliability. Reliability builds trust. Trust builds leaders.

04Calm

Stay calm when others break, and they will follow you. Calm creates command.

05Control

Master yourself, then the situation.

06Courage

Courage isn't loud — it is decisive.

Why HQ Consulting
Command discipline

Veteran-led. We bring the rigor of command-and-control to leadership, strategy, and execution.

Due-diligence-grade

Benchmarked, stress-tested plans and artifacts built to hold up under real scrutiny.

Defense-market fluent

DDTC-registered and fluent in the priorities and procurement of government customers.

“We plan, we execute, and we resolve — and if the analysis says the plan is wrong, we’ll tell you. That’s the point.”

HQ Consulting

We are the
decisive strategic advantage.

Leadership, strategy, growth, turnaround, transformation, transaction, and defense trade — one firm, command discipline throughout.

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