"Buddy" was my childhood nickname, the one my mom and sister have always called me. My art studio goes by Studio Buddy, and Buddy Co grew right out of that. Think of "Buddy" as its own multi-verse mullet: Buddy Co. in the front, Studio Buddy in the back. The name carries the whole idea behind the work. It should feel like building something with a friend, a confidant, someone in your corner and doing the work right there alongside you.

I help nonprofits build partnership programs and the systems that keep them going. The pipelines, the frameworks, the follow-through that turns a one-time supporter into someone who keeps showing up. That covers corporate sponsors, institutional funders, in-kind collaborators, and brand partnerships where a company makes something real with you. I don't roll in with a list of contacts to call. I build the infrastructure so your own team can find the right partners and grow them, long after I'm gone.

Arts, civic, youth-serving, and public health organizations ready to build or rebuild how they bring partners in. What matters more than your sector is having someone inside who's ready to own the work and run it once we're done.

It's not my main thing. Partnerships are the center of what I do, though individual giving often rides alongside it. If individual giving is your biggest need, I'll point you to someone who lives in that world.

I'll help with grant strategy and the case for support inside a bigger engagement, but I'm not your high-volume proposal writer. When that's the need, I'll connect you with a grant writer who's great at it.

Both. The plan is the start. I stay in it with you through the doing, the data, the coaching, and the adjustments as real life happens.

Yes. Ground Floor is built for exactly that. Your size matters less than having someone inside who can take the work and run with it after I'm gone.

Most consultants come in with a template. I come in with questions.

A few things you'll notice. I build for the day I leave, so two people can run the work instead of one. I'll tell you what your team's time is going to cost before you sign, in real hours. And I know where the line sits between thanking a sponsor and advertising for one, which gets expensive when nobody's paying attention.

Then I stay in it, on a schedule, holding you to the goals we set together until you can hold yourself to them without me.

Project-based or a monthly retainer, depending on the scope and the value, never hourly and never a cut of what you raise. I'll give you a clear number after our first conversation.

Fully remote. I'm based in Atlanta and happy to travel now and then when it's built into the work.

Yes. If you're a consultant who needs partnership and corporate giving expertise on a client engagement, I'm glad to come alongside.

A 30-minute call. I want to hear about your organization, what you're working on, and where you're stuck. You'll hear about how I work and whether there might be a fit. No pitch, no pressure. Just a conversation.

Now and then, yes. When there's a vacancy or a coverage gap, I'll step into an interim fractional fundraiser or major gifts role for a defined stretch to keep things moving.