Founder-led strategy & execution

Strategy with ownership.
Execution with accountability.

Aeneas Consulting helps businesses solve growth challenges, pursue commercial opportunities, and execute high-priority projects. We combine senior-level strategy, AI-native research, and hands-on execution to turn plans into measurable business results.

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Jody Stark

More than 20 years leading revenue, business development, media technology, partnerships, and AI-driven commercial initiatives.

Strategic advisorClarifies ambiguous business problems and converts them into practical recommendations and clear decisions.
Execution partnerCan directly lead outreach, deal development, partner conversations, and revenue realization once engaged.
Operator perspectiveBrings enterprise and growth-stage experience across AI, media, ad tech, martech, and digital platforms.
Aeneas is built for companies that need senior judgment, speed, and someone who can own the work.
ResearchInvestigate hard questions, evaluate options, and develop the right strategy.
DecideCreate decision-ready recommendations, priorities, and implementation plans.
ExecuteLead commercial initiatives and operational workstreams through action—not just advice.
01 / How clients engage Aeneas

Strategy, execution, or both—built around what your business needs.

Some clients want an independent, senior-level perspective and a clear strategic plan. Others need an experienced operator to take the lead and execute. Aeneas delivers either—and can combine both in one engagement.

Aeneas is not built around handoff consulting.

When the work requires execution, Aeneas can remain engaged to lead outreach, coordinate stakeholders, move decisions forward, and drive measurable outcomes. That is a core part of the model—not an afterthought.

Engagement model 01

Research, Strategy & Decision Support

We investigate the business challenge, do the research, structure the decision, and produce recommendations that are commercially grounded and ready to use.

Market and competitor research Special project investigation Go-to-market and growth strategy Vendor / platform selection Decision memos, roadmaps, and action guides
02 / Core capabilities

Focused capabilities. Flexible engagement models.

Aeneas can support strategic advisory work, execution-intensive operating assignments, or a combination of both depending on what the business needs.

Capability 01

Growth & Revenue Strategy

Go-to-market design, opportunity development, pipeline strategy, pricing, positioning, commercial planning, and revenue architecture.

GTM · Sales strategy · Commercial planning
Capability 02

Commercial Execution

Business development, partnership outreach, negotiation support, interim commercial leadership, and hands-on revenue realization.

Partnerships · Outreach · Revenue execution
Capability 03

AI-Native Strategy

Use AI thoughtfully to accelerate research, unlock operational leverage, and help businesses modernize how they plan and execute.

AI strategy · Workflow design · Transformation
Capability 04

Special Projects

One-off, research-heavy or action-heavy assignments that need a smart owner—from vendor selection to operational decisions and implementation plans.

Evaluation · Decisions · Action plans
03 / Special projects

The important work that often falls between departments.

A company may have a meaningful business issue, a time-sensitive opportunity, or an operational decision that no one internally has the bandwidth to fully own. Aeneas can investigate the issue, structure the options, recommend the path, and execute the workstream where useful.

Illustrative examples: payment-platform selection, market evaluation, operating-model questions, partnership research, commercial diligence, or execution of a defined growth initiative.

Illustrative project approach● ● ●
Example engagement

Choose the right payment partner for a difficult business model.

InvestigateCompare processor fit, underwriting requirements, reserves, approvals, restrictions, and platform compatibility.
ModelEvaluate economics, operational burden, risk, payouts, integration effort, and customer impact.
RecommendCreate a ranked shortlist, decision memo, risk register, and negotiating priorities.
ExecuteSupport vendor outreach, diligence, selection, implementation planning, and the first stages of rollout.
Illustrative project examples are intended to show how Aeneas thinks and works, not to imply standardized solutions.
04 / How Aeneas works

A practical model from diagnosis through execution.

The work starts by defining the problem clearly, then moves through research and recommendation into execution when the scope calls for it. The objective is always the same: convert ambiguity into action.

01

Define the objective

Clarify the business problem, decision owner, timeline, constraints, and what success needs to look like.

02

Investigate and analyze

Research the market, evaluate options, pressure-test assumptions, and identify practical paths forward.

03

Recommend the path

Provide a clear recommendation, rationale, risks, milestones, owners, and next-step priorities.

04

Execute with accountability

Stay involved to lead outreach, support deals, coordinate stakeholders, implement changes, and drive follow-through.

05 / Illustrative execution pathways

What a 30, 60, 90, or 180 day engagement can look like.

For qualified inquiries, Aeneas can provide an initial perspective on how a project like yours might be approached. This is not a generic free strategy. It is a tailored way of framing the problem, likely workstreams, and what a meaningful engagement could accomplish over time.

30 daysDefine the problem, review the current state, identify quick wins, clarify priorities, and begin the highest-value work immediately.
60 daysAdvance the active workstreams, initiate key outreach, establish process and decision cadence, and build traction around the chosen path.
90 daysRun the initiative with momentum: deepen outreach, manage execution, refine the approach based on feedback, and push measurable progress.
180 daysLead sustained execution through a more complete operating cycle and either continue, scale, or transition the work appropriately.
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06 / Founder

Jody Stark

Founder & President, Aeneas Consulting

Jody Stark brings more than 20 years of executive experience across AI, media, ad tech, enterprise technology, and revenue leadership. He has held senior roles at IBM Watson Media, Verizon, Piksel, Delivery Agent, ActiveVideo, and Transpera.

Aeneas reflects that operator perspective. Clients can engage Jody for strategic diagnosis and decision support, or for direct involvement in business development, partnerships, special projects, and commercial execution where accountability matters.

20+ yearsof senior operating experience across commercial growth, partnerships, media, and technology.
Execution-ledengagement model built around senior judgment, fast learning, and practical business results.
Selected career achievements and prior-company references should be validated and formatted precisely before public publication.
07 / Start a conversation

Let's talk about what you're trying to accomplish.

A commercial initiative, a complex operating challenge, a project without a natural owner—wherever you're starting, Aeneas can help you find a practical path forward.

01STRUCTURED PROJECT INQUIRYRECOMMENDED

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02THE FASTEST WAY TO CONNECT

Prefer to get right to it?

Skip the form. Text Jody directly with a quick introduction and a sentence about what you're working on.

Text Jody directly 310-729-7355
Executive-to-executive communication.

No intake team, no lengthy brief, and no automated sales process. Your initial message goes directly to the executive who would discuss your engagement.

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For an initial inquiry, no confidential documents are necessary. We can coordinate secure document sharing if the project moves forward.