Growth Strategy.
AI Execution.
Measurable Impact.
We architect growth strategies and build the models to execute them - from AI transformation to M&A integration, with quantified results across every engagement.
Strategy Built With You, Not Just For You
We don't stand on the sidelines - we build shoulder to shoulder with your team. Every engagement is grounded in real collaboration, driven by outcomes, and tailored to your unique context.
Your Goals, Your Strategy
Every solution is designed around your objectives, market, and realities. We don't recycle playbooks - we build from the ground up.
90-Day Pilots, Not 12-Month Studies
Every engagement is designed for speed. Structured pilots with clear go/no-go criteria, three core validation questions, and kill criteria defined upfront. We prove value in weeks, not quarters.
True Partnership
Trust, transparency, and shared ownership guide every step. You get the senior strategist from day one through delivery - not a handoff to junior analysts.
What We Do, Start to Finish
Four practice areas, one operating principle: the strategist who designs the plan builds the models and stays through delivery. Every engagement runs the same Diagnose, Design, Build, Scale arc.
AI Strategy & Execution
For leadership teams asking what to actually do about AI. Use-case discovery and prioritization across the business, 90-day pilots with go/no-go criteria defined upfront, and governance that carries pilots into production.
- —AI opportunity assessment & use-case portfolio
- —90-day pilot design and delivery
- —Governance, scaling & model lifecycle frameworks
M&A & Transaction Advisory
From diligence through Day 100. Synergy identification and quantification, financial models built for the negotiating table, integration planning that starts before close, and exit preparation that lifts valuation before you go to market.
- —Due diligence & synergy quantification
- —Day 1/100 integration planning
- —Exit strategy & sale preparation
Growth Strategy
Market entry, go-to-market design, and build-vs-buy-vs-partner decisions - grounded in probabilistic financial modeling rather than conviction alone. Delivered across healthcare, energy, technology, consumer, and federal markets.
- —Market entry & go-to-market strategy
- —Federal contracting growth strategy
- —Scenario & probabilistic financial modeling
Private Equity Value Creation
For investors and their portfolio companies. AI-readiness assessment during diligence, value-creation plans that pair operational improvement with AI execution, and exit-readiness work - all on PE timelines.
- —AI & technology diligence on targets
- —Portfolio company value-creation plans
- —Exit readiness & positioning
Not sure which fits? Every engagement starts the same way - a conversation about the problem.
Start a ConversationResults, Not Recommendations
Every engagement is measured by the impact it delivers. Here are some recent outcomes.
Fortune 500 Healthcare Acquisition
Directed due diligence and Day 1/100 integration for a ~$300M acquisition. Cross-functional synergy identification and financial modeling.
AI Strategy for Fortune 500 HealthCareCo
Evaluated 50+ AI use cases, built an ML model with 90%+ accuracy as a quick win, and designed a portfolio of pilots that got CEO buy-in.
Healthcare Federal Contractor Growth Strategy
Rebuilt growth strategy using federal procurement data and probabilistic financial modeling. Dynamic model incorporating win probabilities and resource constraints.
Mid-Market PharmaCo Exit Strategy
Identified optimal acquirers across four segments, positioned US manufacturing license as core value driver, created competitive three-way bidding process.
FinTechCo ML Value Investing Model
Built ML-driven value investing model using CatBoost across ~2,600 stocks with 20 years of data. Scaled research from 3-4 manual evaluations per week to full-universe coverage.
Solar O&M Middle East Go-to-Market
Devised Middle East entry plan leveraging IoT monitoring technology as core value proposition with strategic regional partnerships.
How We Work
A proven methodology refined across 15+ years of strategy and AI engagements.
Diagnose
Leadership interviews, dataset analysis, and market intelligence. We surface the real drivers of opportunity and risk - not just surface-level symptoms.
Design
Co-develop strategies built for execution. Stress-test ideas, model scenarios, and integrate the right technologies. Impact vs. feasibility prioritization.
Build
90-day pilots with three core questions: Does the AI work technically? Does it integrate into workflows? Does it deliver business outcomes?
Scale
Phased rollout with governance infrastructure. Model lifecycle management, drift detection, adoption tracking. From pilot to production, systematically.
Why SC Strategy
Strategy and Execution, Not Just Strategy
Most consultants deliver a deck and leave. We architect the plan, build the models, and stay through implementation. The senior strategist who leads the engagement is the one doing the work.
Quantitative Precision
With foundations in actuarial science, data science, and machine learning, every recommendation is backed by rigorous analysis - not intuition dressed up as insight.
Cross-Industry Pattern Recognition
Results delivered across healthcare, telecoms, financial services, pharma, technology, consumer goods, federal contracting, energy, and insurance. Growth patterns translate. Specifics don't - and we know the difference.
AI That's Built, Not Just Discussed
We don't just advise on AI strategy - we build ML models, deploy solutions, and have a proven six-phase methodology for taking organizations from pilot to production.
Proven, Quantified ROI
$100M in revenue synergies. 25% valuation lifts. 2X revenue growth roadmaps. Every engagement is measured by the impact it delivers, not the hours it bills.
"The gap between pilot and production isn't technical - it's governance."
Chintan Dhanji
Founder | Growth Strategist | Ex-Bain Consultant
Most strategists hand off to data teams. Most data scientists don't sit in the boardroom. I do both - and that's the difference between a strategy that gets presented and one that gets implemented.
At a Fortune 500 healthcare company, that meant personally building the ML model with 90%+ accuracy that catalyzed an entire AI transformation program - 50+ use cases evaluated, 10 pilots approved in 90 days, each projecting 25%+ ROI. The strategy and the model came from the same person.
15+ years of this across healthcare, telecoms, financial services, and technology. Former Bain & Company case team leader. Actuarial foundation. MBA from IE Business School. Andrew Ng's Deep Machine Learning Specialization. The quantitative rigor is real - not a talking point.
Let's Talk
Whether you're navigating an acquisition, building an AI strategy, or planning your next phase of growth - we'd welcome the conversation.