Frequently asked questions
What is The Green Light?
A free sponsorship pre-mortem. Before you ask a powerful sponsor (a CFO, a board, a steering committee) for budget, people or air cover, it tells you whether your ask survives contact with that specific person — and the one objection to disarm, the reframe to the smallest reversible yes, and the proof to bring.
How does it work?
You pick which of five sponsor archetypes your real sponsor fits (Steward, Operator, Visionary, Guardian, Climber), then answer eight quick questions. It scores two axes — Sponsor Fit (is your ask in their language?) and Ask Safety (is it small, reversible and owned?) — and gives a verdict: Green Light, Conditional, or Won't Survive Yet. Deterministic, no AI.
Why do good ideas die in the sponsor's office?
Because most people pitch the idea they're excited about, not the decision the sponsor can safely say yes to. The fix is to frame the ask in the sponsor's own metric and shrink it to a capped, reversible first step with one named owner — which is exactly what the tool surfaces.
Is it free, and what do I get?
Yes, and no email is needed to see your verdict. Share an email only if you want the Sponsorship Readiness Card as a PDF and a pitch skeleton written for that archetype.
This is a taste of how I work.
These tools come straight from how I work with leadership teams — fast, structured, decision-first. When you're ready to bring that to a real challenge, let's talk.