Phoenix Strategic Consulting

The right hand behind founder-led teams.

Strategic operations and business development support for the people building real things. I help you move from stuck and overwhelmed into organized action.

First call is free. 15 minutes. No deck, no pressure.

Amy Mellinger, founder of Phoenix Strategic Consulting.
5+ yrs strategic ops · business dev · project coordination
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1:1 Always founder-direct
What I do

Five practices, one operator.

I'm built to be the operational support founders actually need — the systems, the coordination, the execution. Most clients hire me for one practice. Most stay for three.

Strategic Operations & Business Development

The right-hand work that turns a founder's vision into something the team can actually run.

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Project Management & Operations

Your strategy in calendar form. With owners, deadlines, and follow-through.

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Ecosystem & Partnership Building

Relationships that compound. Introductions that convert.

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Events, Programs & Stakeholder Coordination

From kickoff to debrief, I run the room.

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Marketing, Outreach & Digital Enablement

Visibility supported by structure and intention.

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Where I operate

Different industries. Same kind of problem.

I work across small business, food systems, schools, nonprofits, and community-led initiatives — usually with founders who've built something real and need an operator to help it grow. Different rooms, same pattern: turn the great idea into something the team can actually run.

  • Small Business & Startups
  • Food Systems
  • CEA & Agriculture Innovation
  • Schools & Education
  • Nonprofits
  • Community Initiatives
  • Creative & Cultural Orgs
Who I've partnered with

Real teams. Real outcomes.

  • Fox Chase Farm
  • Renzii Welding
  • Sensory Soundness
  • Pong Party Games
  • Hayman Enterprises
  • Tri-State Baseball League
  • Vela Counseling Group
  • Veggie Graffiti
  • Brandywine Med Spa
CEA · Agriculture Operations

Fox Chase Farm

Built the farm-to-school pipeline that doubled their wholesale revenue in 18 months.

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Welding & Fabrication Small Business

Renzii Welding

Replaced a tangle of email threads with a single source of truth — and shipped three quotes a day instead of one.

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Amy Mellinger working on Phoenix Strategic Consulting.
Meet Amy

The right hand for founders moving from stuck into shipped.

I started Phoenix Strategic because the operators I work with kept hitting the same wall: a great idea, mounting overwhelm, and no time for the unglamorous work of turning it into something the team can actually run.

My work is practical, human, and execution-oriented. I sit alongside founders — not in front of them — and build the systems, communication, and operational structure that move a business forward.

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Phoenix the Australian Shepherd at a desk with a Chief Morale Officer mug and a laptop.
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Phoenix, Chief Morale Officer.

Australian Shepherd. Eight years on the team. Shares his founder's anxiety disorder — believes approximately ten people on earth are his personal friends, and everyone else is suspicious until proven otherwise.

  • 100% stand-up attendance
  • ~10 humans on the trust list
  • walks negotiated mid-deadline

Job description: keep the founder grounded, the schedule humane, and the office floor warm.

Let's work together

The first call is free. No deck, no upsell, no "limited-time offer."

Tell me what you're trying to build. If I'm not the right fit, I'll point you to someone who is.

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