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Clarity Session
A 90-minute video call with Mara, focused on whatever is most pressing. You send a short brief beforehand (one page, no template required) …
$250Think clearer. Work lighter. Start now.
Your best thinking, in good light.
FlowShiftWaveMind is a consulting practice for people who want to work with more clarity and less noise. We take our time, ask the right questions, and help you figure out what actually needs to change.
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Monthly Advisory
A standing retainer that gives you access to Mara's thinking on an ongoing basis. Includes up to three calls per month, unlimited async mes…
$600 / monthLong light
Strategy Sprint
A four-week engagement built around one defined problem. Includes six calls, async support between sessions, and a final written plan. Mara…
$1,800Golden hour
Team Workshop
A half-day or full-day session designed for teams of four to twelve people. Mara runs a short intake with two or three participants beforeh…
From $2,400With respect
The story behind us
FlowShiftWaveMind started in the autumn of 2019 when Mara Sollis left a senior strategy role at a mid-sized logistics firm in Portland and decided she was done writing recommendations that nobody read. She had spent six years producing sli…
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First light
06:15
Walk and think
07:00
Deep work begins
09:00
First calls
13:00
Golden hour
17:30
Lights off
19:00
News & Announcements
News & Announcements
2026-06-30
When Your Real Problem Is Not the One You Think
There is a version of business problem-solving that goes like this: something is not working, you identify what it is, you fix it, and it stays fixed. That version exists, but it is rarer than most people think. More often, the thing that is not working is pointing at something else, and fixing the surface problem just moves the pressure somewhere new.
Read more →2026-05-20
How to Prepare for a Strategy Session (So It Is Not Wasted)
A 90-minute strategy session can be one of the most useful things you do this month, or it can be a pleasant conversation that produces nothing actionable. The difference is almost entirely in the preparation. Not hours of preparation. Usually about 20 minutes of the right kind of thinking before you open the video call.
Read more →2026-04-28
The Case for Doing Strategy Work in Writing
Most consulting happens on calls. There are good reasons for that. Calls are fast, they allow for tone and nuance, and they feel productive. But there is a version of strategy work that happens better in writing, over a few weeks, with time to think between exchanges. We introduced the written strategy format in 2022 and it has become one of the most-requested things we offer.
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What we actually do
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Clarity sessions
A 90-minute conversation that cuts through the noise. We map what you are carrying, what is actually urgent, and what can wait. Most people leave with a shorter list and a clearer head.
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Strategy sprints
A focused four-week engagement where we work through one real problem together. Not a framework, not a deck. A working plan you can act on the following Monday.
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Ongoing advisory
A monthly retainer for founders and team leads who want a thinking partner in their corner. We talk when it matters, not on a fixed schedule that nobody needs.
Maker
Who runs the shop
Founder, Established since 2019
Mara Sollis
Mara Sollis founded FlowShiftWaveMind in 2019 after six years in strategy and operations at a Portland-based logistics firm. She holds an MBA from the University of Oregon, where she wrote her thesis on decision-making under ambiguity in small teams. Before consulting, she spent two years as an in-house strategist for a regional healthcare network, which taught her more about organisational inertia than any textbook. She is a slow reader who takes notes in the margins, a habit she has carried into client work. On most mornings she walks the same three-mile loop before opening her laptop, and she credits that walk with most of her better ideas.
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