Strategy and software for your next step.

We help organizations figure out where to go and build the tools to get there. Bring us in for one or both.

What we do.

Strategy

Know where you are, and where to go.

  • Discovery and requirements

    How work really runs today, and what your teams need next, written so a builder or vendor can act on it.

  • Process documentation

    Every activity’s owner, steps and handoffs, written down so people new to a role can learn it.

  • Priorities and roadmaps

    What to protect or fund first, and a plan your leaders agree on.

Build

Software your people actually use.

  • Platforms and apps

    One system in place of forms and spreadsheets, with the right screen for each person, on any device.

  • Websites

    Fast sites built around the one thing you want a visitor to do, like call, book or request a quote.

  • Dashboards, automation and AI

    Reports that update themselves, and scripts and AI assistants that take repeat work off your team.

How a project runs.

The same four steps, whether you bring us in for strategy, software or both.

  1. 1

    Discover

    We listen, then map how your work, systems and data run today.

  2. 2

    Define

    We agree on goals and rank the changes that will matter most.

  3. 3

    Develop

    We do the work in short cycles and send you an update every week.

  4. 4

    Scale

    We train your team, hand everything over and check one agreed result at three and six months.

Recent work.

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Ascent Base Camp
One map of how transmission projects get built
From how work runs today to a three-year roadmap
One trusted contractor for the whole property
Deciding which systems to protect first
A playbook for life after high school
Bringing more men into mentoring
Every document in its place

Ascent Mentors

Ascent Base Camp

The platform a growing mentoring nonprofit runs on: 14 chapters and about 1,000 people a month.

  • 14 chapters in 2 countries
  • About 1,000 people use it each month
  • More matches by October than all of last season

Start with a conversation.

Tell us where you are and where you want to go. We reply within two business days.

Luke Lackey

Luke LackeyFounder. Has led strategy work for utilities and energy companies, and built the software growing organizations run on.Get to know Luke