Services Guide

Lumina Foundation

Operational support
execution & business rhythm

Some founders need operational discipline before they need strategic input.

The inbox could be managed better. The systems exist in your head, not on paper. Things run because you remember them, not because they're built to run without you.

Foundation changes that. It creates the operational rhythm that lets you focus on your work without worrying about what's falling through the cracks.

This is the right starting point for founders who want to build better systems and habits before the load becomes unmanageable, and who want strategic support without a big upfront commitment.


… where you move from “I’m constantly catching up” to
“I finally have someone helping me hold the details”.

Inclusions may be:

  • Calendar and scheduling management

  • Document and proposal preparation and researching

  • Systems setup and administration

  • Vendor and contractor coordination

  • Process documentation and standard operating procedures

  • Client follow-up and correspondence

  • Weekly check-in and priority alignment

  • Presentation preparation

  • Light social media management and content scheduling

  • CRM and contact list maintenance

Best suited to:

  • Consultants and specialists testing executive-level support for the first time

  • Founders with a steady workload who need consistent, reliable operational help

  • Business owners who want to create better habits and systems before things become overwhelming

  • Those who may move to Lumina Partner as the partnership deepens

Investment:

  • Monthly retainer

  • 3-month minimum

  • Invoiced in advance

  • Guaranteed availability each month

  • Recommended 15 - 20 hours per month

From $1,200 per month

Lumina Partner

Strategic partnership
thinking alongside you

Some founders have their operational side sorted, but no one to think alongside them.

There's a plan somewhere … in a notebook, a voice memo, the back of your mind. The problem isn't ideas. It's finding the time and structure to turn them into something you can actually execute against.

Lumina Partner is for founders who want more than someone to clear the backlog. It's for people who want a thinking partner - someone who can sit with them on the hard decisions, challenge the assumptions, and help shape what the business does next.


… where you move from “I’ve got so much I want to achieve” to
“My business has a rhythm and someone to help me get to that next stage”.

What’s included:

Everything in Lumina Foundation, plus:

  • Strategic planning and business road mapping

  • Idea structuring and business case development

  • Marketing and communications strategy support

  • Growth planning and prioritisation

  • Stakeholder and client experience design

  • Monthly business rhythm and planning session

  • Proactive sounding board and advisory input (initiative, not just task completion)

  • Meeting preparation, agendas and follow-up

  • Internal and external communications support

  • Deadline and deliverables oversight

Best suited to:

  • Technical founders and specialist consultants with strong delivery but limited business infrastructure

  • Growing practices with ideas that need structure and execution to become reality

  • Founders who want a thinking partner, not just a task manager

  • Business owners whose complexity, visibility and moving parts have grown beyond what one person can hold

Investment:

  • Monthly retainer

  • 3-month minimum

  • Invoiced in advance

  • Guaranteed availability each month

  • Recommended min 20 hours per month

From $1,700 per month