BUSINESS GROWTH STRATEGY & CONSULTING FOR EXPERt-led BUSINESSES
Turning experts into expert business owners.
Build the business that earns at the level of your expertise.
Ready for more predictable revenue?
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THE Predictable REVENUE Roadmap: The 5 key shifts to break the scrambled-squeezed-stagnant cycle.
(Even if you’ve tried all the *proven* formulas in the book)
Your expertise got you this far. But now your business feels harder to run than it should.
At this stage, you can't afford to be distracted by tactics built for someone else's business.
Right now, you’re scrambled:
Drowning in advice about what you “should” be doing—from social media strategies to sales funnels to time management—but none of it seems to fit your specific business.
And squeezed:
Running harder and investing more, but your profit margins and energy are shrinking. You know you’re overdelivering but can’t seem to break the cycle.
And stagnant:
Despite your deep expertise and proven results, your business isn’t growing. You’re stuck on a plateau, unsure what foundation to build on first.
The deeper truth?
Not every expert business should grow the same way.
Some experts want a profitable solo services business. Others want a small team, a speaking platform, an education ecosystem. And others want to scale to seven figures and beyond.
The question isn't: What's the best business model?
The question is: What's the right business for you?
And once you know that: What does your business need next?
Leaving the Casino
READ THE BOOK
Most business advice is built for startups chasing scale or influencers chasing likes. But that’s not what you’re here to do.
Leaving the Casino: Stop Betting on Tactics and Start Building a Business That Works is a field guide for coaches, consultants, creatives, and other expert business owners who are done gambling on surface-level tactics and hustle culture, and want a practical approach to growth.
You’ll explore the big questions that shape your business alongside how to make aligned decisions on pricing, marketing, and hiring, and more.
If you’ve been burned by six-figure promises, drained by B2B marketing hacks, or overwhelmed by “just manifest it” advice, this book is for you.
RUNNING A BUSINESS DIDN’T USED TO BE PART OF YOUR JOB DESCRIPTION. NOW IT IS.
You’re skilled at your craft.
Let’s make you skilled in running your business.
The Deeper Foundations™ Programs
Define Your Foundations
A 6-month guided journey to learn how an expertise business actually works—and build the foundations your specific business needs. Get structured business education, personal attention, and practical implementation support so you can stop winging it and make better decisions to grow a profitable business.
6-Month Cohort
Refine Your Foundations
For established expertise-based business owners making $10K+ monthly who need an experienced strategic partner across the whole business. We’ll diagnose what your business needs now and build what comes next—so it becomes more profitable and easier to run over time.
1:1 Consulting
Align Your Foundations
The business-building membership that gives you a path for what to build next, the weekly rhythms to do the work, and access to the resources and rooms where serious experts are building right alongside you. Perfect for learning the foundations or doing the work with accountability.
Deeper Foundations™ Membership
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“Jessica looked ‘under the hood’ of my business and was able to quickly and accurately assess what was going well and where I was out of alignment (with myself, my clients, my goals.)”
I now know where my business is going and how to get there. And I feel like I understand the financial big picture better than I ever have.
— Amelia Hruby, Owner of Softer Sounds and host of Off The Grid Podcast
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“Just because you can grow a business doesn’t mean you can successfully operate it.”
Jessica brought her skills and expertise to pragmatically solve the organizational mess that a brilliant marketer like me needed. I wanted to solve all the problems in our organization but had no clue which angle to attack from. She’s realistic and an absolute genius and gets into the details with you.
— Julie Morris, Persona Media
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“After my work in Deeper Foundations, I’m seeing consistently higher revenue, and I have a realistic plan for long-term growth.”
In the year after the program, my Schedule C income more than tripled. I grew my revenue AND cut my expenses AND stopped wasting time on things that didn't fit my business.
— Jennifer Bower, Fortuna Money
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“I was able to systematize [my business], versus trying to find an additional stream of income.”
— Kelley Bonner, Burn Bright Consulting
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“You’re really clear on keeping the human aspect of work and business in the center. I truly believe my business would not be where it is today without her support.”
— Linda Rhyne, Linda Rhyne Consulting
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Amidst all the noise of online “gurus” offering quick fixes and ready-made templates that fall flat, Jessica stands out as an authentic, no-nonsense guide to what really works in growing a business from seeds and roots up.
Jessica is brilliant, experienced, strategic, and knows systems inside and out. She is also accessible, kind, and generous, and everything she does is infused with integrity, value, and a desire to be of service. I’ve learned so much from her programs, and my business is much better for it.
— Jenny McKee, Sky Whispers Astrology
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"What I'm learning with you has helped me grow in self trust and the systems I have in place and am growing make me feel so much more capable."
I'm so glad I was referred to work with you. It's honestly been one of the best experiences I've had as a business owner. Having my worst month ever since I started barely caused me to bat an eye because I knew why and I know what I need to do to change it. That is absolutely huge. No panic (well maybe mild panic but very manageable), but I'd looked ahead a few months ago and saw it might come and agreed to teach this summer to offset it. Your work is so powerful.
— Candice Neveu, Candice Neveu Coaching
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Within months, Jessica’s methodology and 1:1 guidance literally saved my business.
Her approach to relationship building helped me not only connect with incredible people, but also develop my point of view, double my rates, and feel the peace of mind that I’m doing the things I need to do to keep my business viable long-term. Now I’m doing work I love with predictable revenue that perfectly fits the “zone of enoughness” for this season of my life.
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All those seeds you helped us plant are showing signs of spring, with so many concrete wins in the last several months.
It's validating to see your strategies working in real time. Thanks for your continued support and practical guidance that has generated real momentum. We're starting to feel like actual business owners, versus skilled consultants throwing spaghetti at the wall.
- Julianne Guinasso and Poonam Natha, Level Up Leaders
You need business foundations built for your expertise to make your business more predictable, profitable, and easier to run over time.
AND NO, I’M NOT TALKING ABOUT SOFTWARE OR TECH TOOLS.
I’m talking about the interconnected core functions that make your business work:
• How you find clients
• How you deliver your services
• How you manage your money
• How you spend your time
Your business foundations aren’t static—they evolve as your business grows and your vision expands. The work is understanding how these functions fit together, what good looks like at your stage, and what your particular business needs next, whether that’s building something new, refining what’s there, or simply running it well.
I’m Jessica Lackey, business strategist and advisor for experts.
From B2B, B2C, B2B2B, B2SMB, B2GOV—I’ve successfully navigated just about every B of business.
I spent my corporate career learning how businesses actually work: how strategy, operations, finance, sales, and people fit together.
Then I entered the online business world and found those same disciplines chopped into disconnected tactics, formulas, and cookie cutter advice.
My approach brings rigorous business thinking into the deeply human reality of running an expertise business. We look at the numbers, systems, strategy, and market—but also your capacity, values, relationships, and the kind of business you actually want to run.
I help you see how the whole business works, decide what it needs from you next, and put the right systems, practices, and priorities in place to make it profitable and sustainable.
My background
Business Education
Fortune 500 Experience
Consulting Foundations
Life Coach Training
Business owners served
Get the sophisticated strategic thinking of high-level consulting with the practical, step-by-step implementation support of a trusted advisor who understands both the science and art of sustainable business growth.
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Systematic Success, Not Random Tactics
You already know there are no shortcuts or magic secrets to business success. Instead of jumping from strategy to strategy, you’ll learn how your business actually works and what it needs to thrive.
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Real Business Experience Meets Holistic Understanding
I bridge multiple worlds, bringing sophisticated business acumen from Fortune 50 companies, startups, and non-profits, along with a deep understanding of what sustainable, human-centered growth looks like.
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Practical Implementation, Not Just Strategy
You don’t need more theory or information. You need practical help implementing systems that stick. I provide hands-on support in setting up dashboards, refining workflows, and building foundations that make your business easier to run over time.
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Business Foundations Designed For You
If you want to scale, I’ll help you scale. If you want to remain a company of one, be on stage, or nurture your audience from behind your laptop at 20 hrs/week, we’ll make the methods, model, and math work for you, instead of forcing you into someone else’s model of success.
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Systems That Compound
Everything we build works together to create momentum. Your marketing feeds your sales. Your delivery systems strengthen your authority. Your operations support consistent growth. Instead of starting over with each new goal, you’ll build foundations that appreciate and compound over time.
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Community Without the Noise
You won’t find motivational hype or pressure to “hustle harder” here. Instead, you get an engaged community of thoughtful business owners and direct access to expert guidance when you need it. You get real support focused on sustainable success, not vanity metrics or false urgency.
It’s time to have a business advisor who understands how the whole business works.
Build your right-sized business
Leave the gambles behind and take the unsexy steps that lead to very sexy stability.
Each week, get a grounded, systems-minded, and deeply honest essay on what actually works to grow a profitable expert-led business.