I’m Sue Izzo…
I work with small to midsize business founders, entrepreneurs, and their teams to find the real friction in their business and help remove it.
That friction usually hides between what gets decided and what actually gets done. You know the meeting. Everyone nods, everyone agrees, and three weeks later that burning priority is buried by new burning priorities. Close that gap and decisions move faster, revenue stops leaking, and your best people get their energy back.
I founded Mosaic Sports Management, ran it for 17 years, and sold it to Octagon. I've co-founded a few more businesses since, so I know your chair well. Especially how working in your business can override working on your business.
I'm a diagnostic thinker. I ask questions, poke holes in assumptions, and follow the thread until we find what's broken and what's already working. Think Sunday dinner at an Italian table. Lots of questions, nobody leaves hungry, and everybody knows where they stand.
Then we fix it together, with a clear plan, real accountability, and results you can measure across people, product, process, positioning, and leadership.
I don't hand you a strategy and wave goodbye from the driveway. I do it with you and your team. Like any good Italian, I'm staying for a cannoli.
For small business founders who've built something real and know there's more in it.
You can't see the path from inside it.
You're too close to the business, and your bandwidth ran out in March. I bring the knowledge, outside view, and the extra hands.
Your team is smart and not quite in sync.
Everyone nods in the meeting, and three weeks later the priority is buried under new ones. We get clear on who owns what, and the work starts moving.
You're at an inflection point.
Scaling, restructuring, launching, rebuilding after a tough stretch or navigating a transition. You want someone who's been there and will roll up her sleeves.
You're growing into a bigger role.
The company grew. Now your leadership and team needs to catch up. You need a clear strategy and real steps. You've got enough cheerleaders.
If one of these sounds like you, let's talk.
How We Can Collaborate
the whiteboard session
1:1 Working Session
Best For: Stress-test an idea, solve a challenge that is costing you money, time, or both, or navigate the inflection point you are facing. We examine the assumptions, weigh the options, ask the questions, and identify the next move. This a working session where we get down to it.
THE FORMAT
Before: A 30-minute preliminary call to understand the situation.
Together: A 90-minute 1:1 working session via Zoom or in-person.
After: A customized written plan of insights and next steps along with the recording.
Follow Up: A 35-minute check-in two weeks later to review what happened.
Fee: Starting at $1,500.00
• $1,500.00 credited toward Strategic Business Advisory if we continue to work together within 30 days
Business Consultant and Strategic Advisor
Starting with 90-Day Engagement
Best For: For small to midsize business founders, entrepreneurs, and their teams aiming to scale, restructure, or navigate a crossroad in their business. I help diagnose the issue, facilitate the decisions and solutions, and work alongside you and your team to implement and execute the changes.
THE FORMAT
Diagnose & Prepare: Leadership and team discussions to identify and align on gaps, priorities, initiatives, and KPI's. From there a strategy is created where we document decisions, ownerships, and next steps.
Together: Weekly working sessions with leadership and team to execute strategy. Monthly meetings with Founders and Leadership.
By Month Four: We review progress, ensure your team can maintain it, and determine if further support is needed.
TEAM FACILITATION AND WORKSHOPS
Custom Built Private Facilitation and Workshops
Best For: Teams, peer-to-peer networks, organizations, and entrepreneurs
THE FORMAT
Design: Custom built based on your goals, desired outcomes, and length of time.
Presented: In-person or via Zoom
Deliverables: Custom workbook, written summary, and recording of the session
Workshop Topics: From identifying a specific issue to tackle to popular topics such as navigating transitions, removing bottlenecks, generative vs diagnostic questions to get unstuck, mindset for growth, to creative marketing and targeting your ideal clients.
Facilitation Services: Ideal for bringing structure, clarity, and momentum to team meetings and off-sites.
“If I were to start a new company Sue Izzo is the first person I would call. Gracious, but tough. Charming but with whipsaw intelligence, energy, and confidence. She’s absorbed in the mission—humble and totally fixated on helping others succeed. And she never stops smiling.”
