Growth Priorities Assessment
Complete a structured questionnaire about your position, funding objectives and immediate challenges. ARTÉMIA reviews up to three existing business or communications materials relevant to your priorities.
New funding creates choices about markets, investments and the capabilities your next stage requires. Work with an experienced outside adviser to decide where to focus.
An independent assessment, two private strategy sessions with Barbara Wichmann and a written Executive Priorities Brief give your team a shared reference for the decisions ahead.
$5,995 fixed price · No ongoing retainer required
Your business context. Independent analysis. Clear areas of focus.
Where to concentrate leadership attention
What could affect your growth plans
Questions to resolve before committing
High-level actions to consider
New customer segments, market expansion, marketing hires and public relations can all compete for your attention. With finite resources and investor expectations to meet, pursuing too much at once can spread your team and budget thin.
The sprint brings an experienced outside perspective to your plans, helping you challenge assumptions, recognize overlooked dependencies and develop a clear rationale for where to focus.
Preparation, executive counsel and written analysis help your leadership team establish a shared set of priorities.
Complete a structured questionnaire about your position, funding objectives and immediate challenges. ARTÉMIA reviews up to three existing business or communications materials relevant to your priorities.
Spend 60 minutes with Barbara examining opportunities, challenges and tradeoffs. Evaluate your options, question assumptions and consider the implications of different choices.
Receive written findings and three to five recommended areas of focus informed by your objectives, submitted materials and leadership discussion.
Return for a second 60-minute session with Barbara to review the brief, discuss outstanding questions and consider what further planning, resources or expertise may be needed.
A concise written reference your leadership team can use for subsequent planning and discussion.
Identify which areas deserve attention as the company moves into its next phase.
Consider how communications, positioning and organizational factors may affect your plans.
Distinguish recommendations from questions requiring more information, specialist expertise or leadership agreement.
Use the findings to guide resource discussions, further strategy work and separately scoped implementation.
Founder and CEO, ARTÉMIA Communications
Barbara founded ARTÉMIA in San Francisco in 1995. She brings more than 30 years of experience advising startups and established businesses on positioning, market development, stakeholder communications and reputation.
Both strategy sessions are conducted directly with Barbara, combining an experienced outside perspective with the practical judgment of a fellow business founder.
The sprint is designed for founders, CEOs and leadership teams that have secured capital and need to establish priorities for growth.
It is especially relevant to B2B technology, cybersecurity, fintech, healthcare technology, cleantech and other companies navigating complex markets.
It works best when your team has specific decisions to examine and existing information to support the discussion.
Fixed price · No ongoing retainer
Submitting an inquiry does not commit you to a purchase. ARTÉMIA will discuss fit, scope, payment and next steps.
Scope: Comprehensive business, growth, marketing or communications strategy development, financial modeling, operational restructuring, investment advice and implementation are not included. Additional planning and implementation can be scoped separately.
Share your company details, funding stage and decisions under consideration. ARTÉMIA will discuss fit, scope, payment and next steps.
Complete the questionnaire and provide up to three agreed materials relevant to the decisions you want to address.
Meet with Barbara for your initial 60-minute session. ARTÉMIA then prepares your Executive Priorities Brief.
Use the second 60-minute session to review the recommendations and consider their implications.
The sessions are scheduled separately so the written brief can be prepared between them.
It is a focused advisory engagement that helps recently funded companies evaluate growth priorities, positioning, communications investments and related leadership decisions.
It includes an independent assessment, two private sessions with Barbara Wichmann and a written Executive Priorities Brief.
The sprint is particularly relevant during the first several months after a funding round, when leadership is establishing priorities and considering new commitments.
It may also suit companies reassessing their direction or preparing for significant growth.
Executive Strategy Sessions provide flexible counsel on the challenge or decision you bring to an individual meeting.
The sprint includes structured intake, review of up to three materials, an independent assessment and written synthesis between two sessions. Your team receives a shared set of recommended priorities and then returns to discuss those findings with Barbara.
The sprint helps leadership evaluate priorities and identify areas requiring further attention.
A comprehensive growth, marketing, communications or business strategy is not included. Additional planning can be scoped separately.
Founders and leadership teams bring essential knowledge of the business. An outside adviser adds another perspective on the assumptions, tradeoffs and connections between the decisions under consideration.
Barbara can ask follow-up questions, challenge the reasoning behind a proposed direction and help leadership examine implications beyond an individual initiative.
The written brief captures that analysis so the discussion can inform subsequent decisions.
Up to three existing materials relevant to your priorities, such as a pitch deck, business overview, marketing plan or positioning document.
ARTÉMIA will confirm which materials are most useful during intake.
You will receive an Executive Priorities Brief covering your current position, three to five recommended priorities, potential risks and gaps, key decisions and high-level next steps.
No. They are scheduled separately so ARTÉMIA can synthesize the assessment and initial discussion into your written brief before the follow-up session.
Founders, CEOs and senior leaders responsible for the decisions being discussed.
Keep participation focused on the people whose input and authority are needed to make the conversation productive.
No. It may also be appropriate for companies that have secured other forms of growth financing.
Yes. Additional positioning, strategic communications, public relations, integrated marketing or other support can be proposed as a separate engagement.
ARTÉMIA will contact you to discuss your priorities, confirm whether the sprint fits your needs and explain the scope, payment and preparation process.
Get an independent perspective on your growth plans, practical recommendations and a written brief your leadership team can use to guide decisions.
Tell us a little about your company and what you’re working toward. Our team will follow up with more information about the Post-Funding Strategy Sprint and how it could support your growth priorities.