Engkauani Gomes Advisory is an independent consultancy helping owner-led American companies modernize operations, sharpen strategy, and prepare for what comes next — without the noise of a large firm.
Each engagement is led personally by founder James W. McCreary and supported by a small bench of long-time collaborators — accountants, fractional operators, and brand strategists we have worked with for years.
One- and three-year roadmaps that survive contact with reality, built around your real economics.
Reduce friction, rebuild processes, and reclaim leadership time without expensive software rollouts.
Get a cash-honest view of the business and the dashboards a banker, board, or buyer will trust.
Confidential, candid 1:1 coaching for founders and their second-in-commands. Monthly cadence.
Refocus your offer, your story, and your price. We work alongside your existing marketing team — not around them.
Whether you're stepping back, bringing family in, or preparing to sell, we help you build the next chapter on purpose.
Big firms send junior associates with a deck. We send a senior partner with seventeen years of operating scars. Every engagement is scoped on a fixed fee, capped at the number of hours we both agreed to up front. No staffing surprises, no expanding statements of work, no slide theater.
We work with established American small and mid-sized businesses — typically $2M to $50M in annual revenue — across professional services, light manufacturing, regional retail, and B2B distribution.
Read our story →James gave us our weekends back. The cash flow model he built was the first time, in nine years, I actually trusted the numbers.
Engkauani Gomes Advisory feels less like a consultant and more like a steady second-in-command for the founder.
We came in expecting another strategy deck. We left with eight pages of decisions, a quarterly rhythm, and a calmer team.
A short, no-cost 30-minute call. We listen, ask a few hard questions, and tell you honestly whether we can help — or who else might.
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