No One Is Paid to Hold the Whole Picture.

I've been recovering from the practice of law for nearly two decades.

But I keep seeing the same opportunity from the business side: a trusted advisor model that is more complete, more responsive, and more cost-effective.

Somewhere along the way, the owner became the general contractor for their own advisors. The lawyer. The real estate broker. The insurance broker. The CPA. The banker.

All good at what they do. But each working from their own page.

I’ve been writing a lot about the widening gaps in professional services. Recently about how getting faster costs a law firm money. That’s part of the problem.

Another part: no one is paid to hold the whole picture. So the owner holds it.

I think the model can be better.

Here’s our working guess at better:

One person knows your whole business. They bring in the right advisors, keep them on the same page, and stay in the room after.

Radical responsiveness. Speed can show up as better experience and as savings.

We're still building this with Centered Partners and Centered Legal Partners. Help us get it right.

Owners: what has playing general contractor for your advisors cost you? Time, money, a deal, sleep?

Attorneys: would you rather be the first call your client makes than the hours on their invoice? What would it take?

The trusted advisors were never the problem. The model around them might be.