5-Day Live Challenge / April 27 - May 1, 2026

Stop Trading Time for Money.
Start Building a $500K+ Consulting Practice.

In five days, I will show you exactly how I built a consulting practice that commands $75K per engagement. Not so you can copy mine. So you can build your own.

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April 27 - May 1, 2026 12:00 - 1:00 PM Eastern Live with Russell Raath
Russell Raath
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30+
Years Experience
6
Continents
200+
Leaders Studied
Former Deloitte Consulting Harvard / John Kotter Partnership Bank of America (Financial Crisis) Multi-Billion Dollar Client Impact
You Left the Big Firm.
Now What?

You are a highly skilled expert. You left because you knew you could do more. But somewhere between the leap and today, you became a high-paid freelancer instead of a business owner.

Where you are now

  • Unpredictable revenue. Great months followed by silence. No system to create consistent demand.

  • Custom-building everything. Every engagement starts from scratch. You are selling your time, not a system.

  • Trapped in delivery. When you have work, you cannot sell. When it ends, you have no pipeline.

  • Competing on price. Responding to RFPs, defending your rates, and hoping to be selected.

Where you should be

  • Predictable, premium revenue. A repeatable system that generates $50K+ engagements on demand.

  • A proprietary methodology. Your expertise codified into something clients cannot get anywhere else.

  • Workshops that convert. Engagements that lead to five-figure monthly retainers because you become indispensable.

  • Category of one. Clients come to you because nobody else offers what you offer.

Five Days. One Outcome.
Your Blueprint for a $500K+ Practice.

Each day, we work live together for 60 minutes. I open the hood on exactly how I built a consulting practice from scratch. You leave with a clear, actionable plan for your own.

Day 1
My Story
I share exactly how I went from experienced consultant trapped in the delivery cycle to commanding $75K per repeatable engagement. This day establishes credibility through vulnerability and shared experience.
Day 2
Your Differentiation
Articulate your contrarian point of view. Find the unique, defensible position that separates you from every other consultant in your field and begin to codify it.
Day 3
Your Results and Pricing
Learn how to articulate the results your approach delivers and price your work to reflect the value you create, not the hours you spend.
Day 4
Getting in Front of Prospects
Stop responding to RFPs. Learn how to confidently get in front of the right prospects as a trusted authority, not another vendor competing for attention.
Day 5
Your Next Step
Everything comes together. Your blueprint is on the page. For those who want to go further, I share the path to work together directly.
[Russell Headshot]

I built my blueprint. It is called The Ambition Playbook.
This week, we start building yours.

I spent over a decade as President of the consulting division at Harvard's John Kotter partnership. Before that, I was at Deloitte Consulting. I helped lead Bank of America through the financial crisis. I have worked across six continents with leaders building some of the most complex organizations in the world.

And then I went out on my own. And I experienced every single challenge you are facing right now. Unpredictable revenue. Custom-building every engagement. Competing for work instead of being sought out for it.

The solution was not working harder. It was building a proprietary system. I studied over 200 of the most ambitious leaders in history, codified what I found into The Ambition Framework, and turned it into The Ambition Playbook. Today, organizations invest upwards of $75K for a single engagement.

The Authority Blueprint Challenge exists because the methodology I used to build my practice is the same methodology that will work for yours.

$75K+
Per Engagement
10+
Years at Harvard/Kotter
200+
Leaders Researched
30+
Years in Consulting
Three Pillars. One Blueprint.
Your Path to $500K+.

This is not theory. This is the exact architecture behind a consulting practice that commands premium fees and converts engagements into ongoing partnerships.

01
The Code
Differentiation
We deconstruct your years of experience and instinct to find your contrarian point of view. Then we codify it into your own proprietary methodology. The thing that makes you incomparable.
02
The System
Confidence
Imposter syndrome thrives in ambiguity. We build your repeatable methodology so your confidence comes from your process, not your energy level on any given day. You stop winging the sale and start leading with certainty.
03
The Result
Impact
When you sell a blueprint rather than hours, your impact scales. Premium workshops get you in the door. Five-figure monthly retainers follow. You command the fees your experience deserves.
The Results Speak for Themselves.

Leaders and consultants who have worked with Russell and experienced The Ambition Framework in action.

★★★★★

"Russell's ability to cut through noise and get to the heart of what makes a team and a business work is unlike anything I have experienced. The frameworks are practical, deeply researched, and immediately applicable."

JD
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Senior Leader, Fortune 500
★★★★★

"I went from competing on price and responding to RFPs to having a proprietary approach that clients seek me out for. The shift in how I think about my business was transformational."

MK
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Independent Consultant
★★★★★

"The Ambition Playbook session was one of the most impactful investments our leadership team has ever made. The conviction and clarity that emerged were immediate and measurable."

SL
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Chief Operating Officer
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I am going to open the hood on exactly how I built a consulting practice that commands $65K-$75K per engagement with very high margins. Not so you can copy mine. So you can build your own.

Russell Raath / Founder, The Ambition Company

This Challenge Is Built for a Specific Person.

Not everyone. Not beginners. This is for experienced consultants who know they are capable of more and are ready to build the system to prove it.

This is for you if:
  • You have deep subject matter expertise, typically 10+ years
  • You left a firm or corporate role to build your own practice
  • You are earning revenue but know you should be earning significantly more
  • You are tired of custom-building every engagement from scratch
  • You want to be known as an authority, not just another consultant
This is not for you if:
  • You are brand new to consulting with no client experience
  • You want a plug-and-play template instead of building your own
  • You are looking for a passive income scheme or side hustle
  • You are not willing to invest serious effort over five days
  • You want to be told what to think instead of how to think
Choose Your Level of Access.

Both tiers include all five days of live content, frameworks, exercises, and session recordings.

General Admission

Full challenge access

$ 200
  • Five 60-minute live sessions with Russell
  • Core frameworks and exercises
  • Daily action guides and workbook
  • Lifetime access to all session recordings
  • Your Authority Blueprint outline by Day 5
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Mon - Fri, 12:00 - 1:00 PM Eastern

First challenge: April 27 - May 1, 2026. Subsequent challenges run monthly. Spots are limited to maintain quality.

Before You Decide
Each day we meet live for 60 minutes (12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Eastern). Creator Circle members join an additional hour of VIP Q&A beforehand (11:00 AM to 12:00 PM). I teach a specific component of building a premium consulting practice, drawing directly from how I built mine. You will have action items each day that build on each other. By Day 5, you will have a clear blueprint for your own practice.
This challenge is specifically designed for consultants who are already earning but know they are capable of significantly more. If you are custom-building every engagement, struggling with the acquisition-delivery paradox, or competing on price instead of authority, this will help you break through to the next level.
No. I will teach you the methodology I used to build The Ambition Playbook so you can build your own proprietary system. You will see my framework as a case study and proof of concept, but the goal is for you to develop your own intellectual property, your own approach, and your own premium offering in your area of expertise.
Both tiers include the full five days of live content, frameworks, exercises, and recordings. Creator Circle adds one hour of VIP Q&A with Russell before each session (11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Eastern), giving you direct access for personalized feedback on your specific challenges and positioning. If you want the highest level of proximity and guidance during the challenge week, Creator Circle is the right choice.
Every session is recorded and available immediately after. You will get the most from attending live because you can ask questions and participate in real-time exercises. But the recordings and action guides ensure you can complete the work on your own schedule.
Yes. On Day 5, I share two options for consultants who want to continue building their practice with my direct involvement: The Authority Blueprint Accelerator and The Authority Blueprint Intensive. This is entirely optional and only presented to those who opt in to hear the offer. The focus of the challenge itself is on delivering value and getting you to a clear blueprint, not on selling you something else.

I Built My Blueprint.
It Is Called The Ambition Playbook.
This Week, We Start Building Yours.

Five days. Sixty minutes a day. One clear outcome: the blueprint for a consulting practice that commands premium fees, attracts the right clients, and scales beyond $500K.

Register for the Challenge →

April 27 - May 1, 2026. General Admission $200 / Creator Circle $350.