Mike Koziol

Feeling stuck? I help founders earn more while working less. | Helped 900+ Solo & Entrepreneurs Gain Freedom | 📈 6-Figure 86% Profit Margin Biz 💵 | Daily posts on how

Most consultants think scaling means hiring, managing, and grinding harder.
That’s why they burn out before they ever hit real freedom.

I help solo-consultants and agency owners scale to $100K/month with lean, high-margin businesses.
No big teams. No chaos. No 80-hour weeks.

We build clean systems, productized offers, and simple growth engines that let you earn more while working less.

If you’re doing $10–30K/month and want to scale to $100K without losing your sanity -> that’s my specialty.

👇 DM me “$100K” if you want to see how my clients do it.

MBA Faculty Lecturer -  Business Strategy, Business Ethics, CSR

MBA program faculty member  Department of Marketing, Strategy and Entrepreneurship.

Most consultants chase more leads, but that's a mistake.
 
Here's what they actually need instead of new leads:
 
Higher prices. Better packaging. Longer client relationships. Cleaner delivery.
 
I’ve worked with 900+ consultants at this point, and here's what I found:
 
95% were undercharging. Most were overdelivering. Almost all were chasing new clients instead of increasing LTV.
 
That’s the hamster wheel.
 
Project → hunt → project → hunt.
 
Real growth happens in a completely different place. It happens when you:
 
Raise prices. Standardize delivery. Increase lifetime value. Track your pipeline. Treat your business as a machine with cogs you can optimize.
 
I broke down 15 hard truths in scaling in the carousel below.
 
Which one hit you the hardest?

↳ I help consultants scale by simplifying offers, redesigning delivery, and attracting better clients

15 Hard Truths Scaling Consulting

I’ve been floating about on here for 10+ years. 
And I just crossed 13K followers, so it feels like a good moment to (re)introduce myself.

I’m Mike, a 44-year-old consultant helping other consultants build simpler, more scalable businesses, born in Poland - where winters are long, people are direct, and resilience is kind of built into the culture.

This is my story so far

2006: Built a career in corporate as a lawyer, fraud investigator, and consultant inside large organizations 
2016: Left Poland and moved to Canada with imperfect English and a lot to prove 
2017: Burned out hard and walked away from corporate life without a clear plan 
2017–2020: Built and scaled multiple agencies across different countries and learned that “bigger” doesn’t always mean “better” 
2021: Shifted into solo consulting and started helping experts productize their work and scale without building teams 
Today: Running programs, workshops, and advisory helping consultants simplify their offers, redesign delivery, and scale with fewer, better clients

And that's only half of it.

I'm also here to help consultants turn messy services into clear offers, scalable delivery models, and predictable client growth.

So if you need some help → shoot me a DM :)

Look forward to meeting everyone!

PS - What’s one belief about scaling consulting that you think is complete nonsense?

Executive Coach◾ Leadership Consultant◾ Relationship Expert 𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒆!

Leadership decisions shape outcomes long after the hire is made.

For more than 30 years, I’ve worked alongside CEOs, senior leaders, and HR executives at moments when leadership judgment truly matters—selecting the right leaders, developing their effectiveness, and navigating the consequences that follow.

As Founder and CEO of 𝐑𝐂𝟑 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, I operate at the intersection of 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 with the belief that hiring well is only the beginning. The real work begins once a leader steps into complexity, pressure, and accountability.

My experience spans Sports & Entertainment, Financial Services, nonprofit organizations, and growth-oriented enterprises—each with its own leadership demands, cultural dynamics, and risk profile. Across every engagement, I remain personally involved, hands-on, and accountable for outcomes—not just placements.

Clients work with me because they value clear thinking, disciplined execution, and a partner who understands the weight of leadership decisions—not someone selling a process.

I’ve completed executive coaching training through the University of Georgia and hold certifications including SHRM and Everything DiSC®. These tools support the work—but judgment, experience, and follow-through ultimately drive results.

Outside of work, I’ve been married to my childhood sweetheart for decades, and we live in the countryside with two oversized doodles who keep life grounded and rarely take leadership advice.

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