Sandstone Strategy brings together carefully selected university analysts and an AI-augmented methodology to deliver serious strategic work at fees that make sense for growing businesses.
Get in TouchGrowing businesses face real strategic problems. Market entry, pricing, channel strategy, new product launches. The firms that can genuinely help charge fees that make no sense for a business doing $10 to $50 million. We built Sandstone to close that gap.
We recruit from Sydney's leading universities across a range of disciplines. Each team is assembled for the specific engagement based on sector knowledge, analytical skill and consumer fit. The work is principal-led, with Ben accountable for quality on every engagement.
AI sits inside every part of our process. Research, competitive analysis, market sizing, financial modelling. It compresses the time spent on data collection so we can spend more of the engagement on the thinking that actually matters.
We work with businesses targeting young consumers across hospitality, consumer brands, digital products and wellness. Our analysts are from the same demographic as our clients' customers. That is not a small thing.
We don't hand over a report and disappear. We run monthly check-ins through implementation and tie our success fees to agreed outcomes. If it doesn't work for you, it doesn't work for us.
We sit down with the decision-maker and define the problem properly. We agree on what success looks like, who is on the team, how long it takes and what it costs.
An embedded project with regular client updates throughout. AI-powered research, analysis and modelling. It ends with a structured advisory report and a clear set of recommendations.
We agree on an implementation plan, define the outcome KPIs and confirm the success fee structure. The execution fee becomes payable at this point.
Monthly check-ins through implementation. We optimise as results come in. Success fees are paid as agreed KPIs are met.
Your exposure is capped at the consulting fee. If the work doesn't create value, you've accessed serious strategic analysis at a fraction of what a traditional firm would charge. If it does, we grow together.
Covers team wages, AI tools and Sandstone management across the Scope, Consult and Execute phases. This is how the team gets paid.
Payable when you decide to move into the Deliver phase. It keeps Sandstone alongside you through implementation with ongoing strategic support and monthly check-ins.
A share of the upside that wouldn't exist without the work. Agreed at scoping and tied to specific, measurable outcomes. Everyone stays aligned.
We are currently completing our first client engagements. Case studies will be published here as work concludes. If you'd like to understand how we approach a specific type of problem, reach out directly and we'll walk you through our thinking.
We're a new firm doing serious work. We'd rather show you one real outcome than describe ten hypothetical ones. Check back soon, or talk to us directly about your situation.
Start a conversationStudying PPE at the University of Sydney. Ben leads client relationships, scoping sessions and engagement quality. He is the named accountable owner of every engagement Sandstone takes on.
Studying PPE at the University of Sydney. Cameron owns the full talent pipeline from recruitment and assessment through to onboarding and team welfare. He is the reason the best students want to work here.
Studying Economics at UTS. Jesse owns delivery quality end to end. That means the analytical rigour, the modelling, managing the team through the Consult phase and making sure every deliverable is worth reading.
We take on a small number of engagements at a time. If you have a specific problem and a deadline, fill in the form and Ben will come back to you within 24 hours. No sales process, just a conversation.
Your enquiry goes directly to Ben. He responds within 24 hours.