Governance, Risk, and Compliance Consulting
Build the Foundation Before You Need It
Practical GRC consulting that helps you manage risk and compliance without bureaucracy, building controls that fit how your organization actually works.
How We Work Differently
We start by listening. Not to check a box, but because we can't build something effective without understanding your organization, your mission, your constraints, and how decisions actually get made where you work. Then we build lean, purposeful frameworks designed to be read, understood, and actually followed by real people doing real work.
We Start By Understanding You
We can't build something effective without understanding your organization, your mission, your constraints, and how decisions actually get made where you work.
- Deep discovery sessions to understand your organization's unique needs
- Analysis of existing processes and how work actually gets done
- Identification of cultural factors that impact policy adoption
- Assessment of your team's capacity and technical maturity
Lean, Purposeful Frameworks
We help you structure policies that reflect your values and support your mission—not generic templates that sound good but deliver no value.
- Policies written in clear language people can understand and follow
- Frameworks designed to enable your organization, not constrain it
- Connected documentation where each level supports the others
- Nothing exists just to "sound official"
We Walk the Entire Path With You
We don't disappear after the policy is written. We stay close through implementation, training, and adoption—because that's when the real work begins.
- Training your people so they understand what's expected
- Integration of controls into existing workflows
- Building accountability mechanisms that create real ownership
- Measuring what matters and adjusting based on results
The Full Spectrum—From Strategy to Execution
Whether you need high-level risk strategy or detailed implementation support, we provide the full range of GRC services.
Risk Management Planning
Define risk acceptance criteria, perform risk analysis that identifies real threats, and develop detailed remediation plans with clear implementation guidance.
Policy & Governance Structure
Build governance frameworks that start with high-level policy, include practical implementation guidance, and provide detailed procedures—all in clear language.
Implementation Support
Policy without implementation is expensive paper. We help you train people, integrate controls, build accountability, and measure what matters.
CMMC Compliance
Controlled Unclassified Information protection for defense contractors, built on strong GRC foundations.
HIPAA Compliance
Protected Health Information security for healthcare organizations, supported by robust governance frameworks.
The Problem with Most GRC Consulting
Most GRC consulting is priced by the pound. You get a 200-page policy manual that sounds impressive, looks professional, and sits on a shelf gathering dust because nobody can actually use it. The consultant disappears after delivery, leaving you with a document that's too dense to read, too complex to implement, and too disconnected from how your organization actually works.
Documents That Nobody Reads
Your team ignores it. Auditors see through it. And when something goes wrong, everyone claims they never really understood what they were supposed to do anyway.
Disconnected from Reality
This approach fails because it treats compliance as a document problem instead of what it really is—a people and process problem.
Left Holding the Bag
The consultant disappears after the policy is written, right when the real work of implementation begins. You're left with no guidance on how to actually make it work.
Why GRC Foundations Matter
Strong GRC isn't just valuable on its own—it's foundational for success with virtually any compliance framework you'll encounter. Organizations that try to pursue compliance without this foundation end up building on sand.
The Foundation for All Compliance
Each compliance framework—CMMC, HIPAA, and others—builds on core GRC capabilities like risk management, policy governance, implementation discipline, and continuous improvement. Get GRC right first, and specific compliance requirements become much more manageable.
Why Starting Now Matters
Once you reach about 20 employees, you need to start building GRC infrastructure. Not because regulators require it (they might not yet), but because informal methods start to break down. By 100 employees, retrofitting becomes exponentially harder—you're changing entrenched habits, not just building systems.
Built for Growth, Not Bureaucracy
It's easier to build the foundation before you've built the rest of the house. Whether responding to immediate pressure or planning for growth, the question isn't whether you need GRC—it's whether you want to build it thoughtfully or scramble to bolt it on later.
We Stay in Your Vicinity
Implementation is hard, and that's exactly why we stay close to help. Most consulting relationships end right when the real work begins. We're different—we walk the entire path with you from strategy through execution.
Practical, Not Performative
We help you answer foundational questions: What risks are we actually facing? Which ones matter most? What level of risk can we accept? What does a practical remediation plan look like? Real answers, not theoretical frameworks.
Mission-Focused Frameworks
Good policy should enable your organization, not constrain it. We build frameworks that reflect your values and support your mission—designed to be read, understood, and followed by real people doing real work.
Common Questions About GRC Consulting
We don’t disappear after delivery. Most firms give you a massive policy manual and leave. We walk the entire path with you—from understanding your organization through implementation and training. We build lean frameworks designed to be actually used, not impressive documents that gather dust. And we stay close because implementation is when the real work begins.
It depends on your organization’s size, complexity, and existing maturity. A basic risk management framework might take 6-8 weeks. A comprehensive GRC program with policies, procedures, and implementation support typically takes 3-6 months. We can fast-track well-documented environments, or take more time to build sustainable foundations for organizations starting from scratch.
Strong GRC foundations make specific compliance frameworks much easier. CMMC, HIPAA, and other frameworks all build on core GRC capabilities—risk management, policy governance, implementation discipline, and continuous improvement. Organizations that try to pursue compliance without GRC foundations end up building on sand. Those who get GRC right first find compliance requirements become more manageable.
Once you reach about 20 employees, you should start building GRC infrastructure. Not because regulators require it (they might not yet), but because informal tribal methods start to break down. By the time you reach 100 employees without these foundations, retrofitting becomes exponentially harder. You’re not just building systems—you’re changing entrenched habits.
A practical framework has three connected levels—(1) High-level policy that sets clear direction for leadership, (2) Implementation guidance for managers who need to operationalize it, and (3) Detailed procedures for teams doing actual work. Everything is written in clear language people can understand and follow. Nothing exists just to “sound official.” Each level supports the others.
Yes, this is a common problem. Existing policies are often too dense to read, too complex to implement, or disconnected from how work actually gets done. We help you rebuild lean, purposeful frameworks that people can actually use, then walk through implementation, training, and accountability—the parts where most consulting relationships end and where we really get started.
Implementation support includes training your people so they understand what’s expected, integrating controls into existing workflows (rather than bolting them on), building accountability mechanisms that create real ownership, and measuring what matters so you can adjust based on results. Policy without implementation is just expensive paper—we help ensure adoption actually happens.
Most relationships start with a discovery session where we understand your organization, mission, constraints, and how decisions actually get made. From there, we might conduct a risk analysis to identify gaps, build governance frameworks, or provide implementation support for existing policies. We’ll tell you what you actually need—no pressure, no overselling. Let’s talk about your situation and we’ll show you what makes sense.
Ready to Build GRC Foundations That Actually Work?
Whether you're responding to immediate pressure or planning ahead for growth, let's talk about building compliance frameworks that enable your mission—not ones that gather dust.