StretchLearn Course

Build a Consulting Practice That Commands What You Are Worth

Positioning, pricing, proposals, and client systems for independent consultants ready to stop competing on rate.

Intermediate8 hr 46 minSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

Most consultants undercharge, overpromise, and grind for clients one at a time because they never learned the underlying practice-building mechanics. This course walks you through the full arc: finding a defensible niche, productizing your services into clear offers, pricing on value rather than time, writing proposals that close, and running engagements that generate testimonials and referrals. Every module is built around practical frameworks and worked examples drawn from real consulting practice patterns.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

Define a specific consulting positioning statement that differentiates you from generalist competitors

Design two to three productized service tiers with value-based pricing anchored to client outcomes

Write a professional proposal and Statement of Work that sets expectations and closes deals

Run a consulting engagement using a structured discovery-to-deliverable model

Build a referral system that generates warm inbound leads without cold outreach

Handle scope creep, difficult clients, and pricing objections with confidence

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: Positioning Your Expertise

You cannot win on value if clients cannot tell what you do. This module teaches you to carve a specific, defensible niche and articulate it with precision so the right clients immediately recognize you as the expert they need.

3 lessons

Why Specialists Earn More Than GeneralistsContent · 40 min

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Carving Your Niche: The Positioning MatrixContent · 45 min

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Crafting a Compelling Point of ViewContent · 38 min

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Module 2

Module 2: Productizing and Pricing Your Services

Packaging your expertise into defined offers and pricing them against client outcomes — not your hours — is the single highest-leverage change an independent consultant can make.

3 lessons

From Billable Hours to Productized ServicesContent · 42 min

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Value-Based Pricing: Anchoring to Client OutcomesContent · 50 min

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Building Your Service Menu and Rate CardContent · 37 min

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Module 3

Module 3: Proposals, SOWs, and Closing Engagements

The proposal is where most consulting revenue is won or lost. This module teaches you to write proposals that communicate value, set clear expectations, and close.

3 lessons

Running a Discovery Conversation That ClosesContent · 44 min

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Writing Proposals That WinContent · 52 min

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Statements of Work: Setting Yourself Up for a Clean EngagementContent · 46 min

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Module 4

Module 4: Delivering Engagements and Building a Referral Practice

Winning the work is half the game. Delivering in a way that generates testimonials, repeat business, and referrals is how a practice compounds over time.

3 lessons

The Engagement Model: From Kickoff to CloseoutContent · 48 min

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Deliverables That Create Lasting ValueContent · 41 min

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Building a Referral EngineContent · 43 min

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Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

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