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Work with Venus

Choose the level of engagement that matches the scale, complexity, and duration of what you are navigating. 

Strategic Field Reading 

One hour focused on what matters now. 

A Strategic Field Reading is a private advisory session centered on one specific question, decision, challenge, opportunity, or possibility. 

Before the session, you provide a brief overview of what you are navigating. During our conversation, we examine the situation, the forces influencing it, the implications of the available choices, and the direction that is beginning to emerge. 

A Strategic Field Reading can help you: 

  • evaluate an important decision 
  • understand a complex or changing situation 
  • prepare for a consequential conversation 
  • assess an opportunity 
  • recognize what may be limiting progress 
  • determine where to direct your attention and resources 

You leave with a clearer understanding of the situation, the factors that matter most, and the actions available to you. 

One hour · $500 

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Private Strategic Advisor 

Ongoing perspective for consequential leadership. 

Private Strategic Advisory is a confidential relationship for leaders who want continued access to my perspective as decisions, conditions, and opportunities evolve. 

Rather than approaching each issue in isolation, we maintain continuity across the larger body of your work. This allows us to recognize developing patterns, evaluate choices in context, anticipate implications, and respond as circumstances change. 

The engagement may include: 

  • regularly scheduled private advisory sessions 
  • priority access between sessions 
  • strategic review of decisions and opportunities 
  • perspective on sensitive leadership situations 
  • review of important communications or plans 
  • continuity across interconnected priorities
  • direct challenge when a decision or assumption requires deeper examination 

This work is designed for leaders whose decisions influence organizations, teams, communities, investments, or significant bodies of work. 

Each advisory relationship is shaped around the leader, the level of access required, and the nature of the decisions involved. 

Starting at $5,000 per month 

Initial 90-day commitment 

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“Venus took the time to understand who we are, what we do, and the unique environment in which we operate. Her guidance went far beyond generic consulting. She identified the funding pathways and foundational priorities that fit our stage of growth and brought clarity, confidence, and practical direction to the work ahead.”

– Sophia Patel, Founder & Executive Director
Functional Foundations Pediatric Services 

Vision-to-Architecture Advisor 

Senior strategic direction for organizational change. 

Vision-to-Architecture Advisory is a selective engagement for an organization entering a significant period of growth, transition, rebuilding, or redesign. 

I assess the organization as a whole, identify what is limiting its progress, define the architecture required for its next stage, and establish a clear sequence for moving forward. 

The engagement may address: 

  • organizational and leadership design 
  • governance and board function 
  • decision-making authority 
  • roles, responsibilities, and accountability 
  • financial stewardship 
  • operating systems and workflows 
  • organizational capacity 
  • strategic priorities and sequencing 
  • the transition from current conditions to the desired structure 

The work typically includes: 

  • an organizational assessment 
  • findings and strategic recommendations 
  • a defined architecture and implementation roadmap 
  • leadership advisory sessions 
  • guidance for the person or team responsible for implementation 
  • review and refinement as the work progresses 

I provide the assessment, architecture, direction, and senior strategic oversight. The organization designates an internal leader or team to manage implementation. 

This engagement is designed for organizations prepared to make substantive changes and commit the leadership attention and internal capacity required to carry them forward. 

Custom engagements begin at $15,000 per month 
Minimum engagement determined by scope 

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The Impact of the Work 

  • “Kristin Fay Venus helped lead the Blanche Fischer Foundation from a fragile, no visibility period into a new era of stability, professionalism, and purpose. Her strategic leadership strengthened  financial stewardship, rebuilt internal trust, and renewed the foundation’s presence in the disability community.” 
    — Kelsey Heinonen, President, Board of Directors, Blanche Fischer Foundation
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  • “Kristin Fay Venus played a central role bringing the vision for Lane County’s first gym dedicated to people living with Parkinson’s disease into a functioning, thriving organization. Her insight, strategic direction, and ability to move a vision into action were instrumental in bringing the work to life.”
    — Lori B. Havas 
    Founder, Oregon Parkinson’s Warriors Foundation
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  • “Kristin combines strong systems thinking with genuine care for people and mission. Her work strengthened governance, clarified responsibilities, improved decision-making, and created a steadier, better-organized environment for the board and organization.”
    Michelle Hollis
    Retired MLS and Realtor Association Executive