On-demand Strategic Consulting for Product and Design Team Leaders.
A subscription for specialized skills without big contracts, scopes, or add-on fees.
Second Wave Dive is the business name of Ryan Rumsey.
Standard design leadership consulting only gets you so far. I offer something different.
Before I started working with design executives and their teams, I was a design executive and led design teams.
I made products and services at Apple, Comcast, and Sony. I’ve built and led teams at Electronic Arts (twice) and Nestlé. I was a corporate strategy executive at USAA. At some point in my career, I likely had the same responsibilities you have today.
I became a boss, a boss of bosses, and then an executive. And each time I was promoted, I was told, "You’re a quick learner. We expect you to figure it out."
I did figure it out, but the hard way, through a lot of trial and error, mistakes, and self-doubt. Not because that was how I wanted to learn but because no one gave me any other choice. And as I found out, this wasn't exclusive to me and my career.
Second Wave Dive is something better.
Your challenges and needs are unique. You often have no one to turn to. I fill that gap. I help you with the things you don’t have the time or the experience to do.
Whether figuring out a strategy for your team, predicting where and how your team can succeed, conducting statistical analyses to describe ROI, growing the skills of your people, communicating effectively with the C-Suite and Board, or all of the above, I specialize in providing real-world value when you have a short-time need.
I have the systems, playbooks, frameworks, and lessons I wish I had while I was leading in-house teams. You get all the benefits of this experience and expertise without all the back-and-forth, overhead, negotiating, and pressure to buy additional services.
Simply put, Second Wave Dive is Ryan as a Service (RaaS).
The plans
Monthly subscriptions to work with Ryan Rumsey
Standard Ryan Time
Four slots per month
$5000/m
How it works:
20 hours per month
One request at a time
Use it or lose it
Pay by credit card
Double Ryan Time
Two slots per month
$9000/m
How it works:
40 hours per month
One request at a time
Use it or lose it
Pay by credit card
On the fence?
Learn more about how Second Wave Dive On-Demand Consulting works and how it can help you.
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FAQs
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The main difference is most customers want the ability to have Ryan do a variety of things that go beyond any one project. Consultants are typically bound to a defined project or initiative. In this setup, you have full autonomy to determine what you want Ryan to work on.
Also, no big contracts, scoping out service agreements, invoicing, and being pressured to buy more add-on services. It’s always one month at a time, one thing at a time. -
Simply put, you’re hiring Ryan to do something for you. There’s a lot of things Ryan teaches, but this option is if you want Ryan to do the things. If that thing is teaching, Ryan will work hands-on with your team to apply any lessons directly to your work.
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With retainers, there’s defined scope and budget, but a lot of time waiting around too. That’s not fun for anyone in the end. This model is simpler; 20 hours of Ryan’s time for a calendar month. Use it or lose it.
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I prefer using Notion, but I can use Trello, Google Docs, Loom, Jira or whatever other tools you’re using. Everything starts with a conversation because we’re all adults here.
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Yes. And, you can cancel at any time. It’s set up this way because most customers want to work with Ryan over consecutive months and Ryan likes working with teams over consecutive months. Subscriptions ensure existing customers have the option to keep working with Ryan.
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Ryan does it. It’s only Ryan. No subcontractors or anyone else will be involved.
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It totally depends, but I’ll be straightforward with you. Generally though, if requests require time with you or your team, those take longer than requests that Ryan just does on his own.
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Of course! If you want to know if Ryan can do something, book a 30-minute call first.
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You can request a 100% (minus Stripe fees) up to 24 hours before the first day of the month. After that, I do not provide refunds.
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