Strategic Advisory · Herban Mystic

Strategy that holds
the whole of you

For founders who are building something that cannot be separated from who they are — and need strategy that knows the difference.

Intake is selective · Limited to a small number of engagements per season · Led personally by Naiya Taylor

The nature of this work

Advisory at HM — what it is
and what it is not

Advisory at Herban Mystic is strategic support for founders and brand builders who are operating at the intersection of vision and execution — and need someone who can move fluidly between both.

Sessions are working sessions. We build offers. We interrogate positioning. We map messaging against what your audience actually needs to hear. We identify what's not converting and trace it to its root — which is sometimes structural and sometimes energetic, and often both.

The Alchemy Deck is used as a working tool throughout the engagement — not as decoration, not as a spiritual aside. It surfaces what the analytical mind glosses over and grounds decisions in a fuller picture of what's actually happening in your business.

Practical where needed. Intuitive where useful. Not one or the other.

This is not
  • Coaching — there is no fixed curriculum, no homework prompts, no cheerleading
  • Therapy — we do not process the past; we build toward what is next
  • Done-for-you execution — advisory produces clarity and a map, not deliverables
  • A mentorship program — this is a peer-level strategic relationship, not a container for learning HM's methods
  • Available to founders in crisis mode without a foundation to build from

On the Alchemy Deck: The Deck is an HM-developed working tool used to read the energetic and strategic landscape of your business. When something is blocking conversion, visibility, or momentum, the Deck helps name what's beneath the surface — so strategy can address the actual obstacle, not just its symptom.

Offerings

Two containers.
One standard of work.

I 90-Day Engagement

The Ritual Strategy
Engagement

Bi-weekly sessions · Virtual · Three-month container

For founders who need sustained strategic clarity across a defined season of their business. Not a sprint — an arc. We move through offer architecture, positioning, and messaging over 90 days with integration built in. Every session builds on the last.

Container arc
Intake
Foundation Sessions
Midpoint
Activation
Integration
Investment $3,500 – $6,000
3-month container · By application
Payment plans available
II VIP Intensive

The Intensive

Single full day · Virtual or in-person · By arrangement

For founders who need a breakthrough on something specific. An offer that isn't converting. A brand that has drifted from its center. A pivot that needs grounding before it can move forward. One day. Full focus. You leave with a clear strategic map and a concrete 90-day outline.

Day structure
Orientation
Deep Work
Strategic Map
90-Day Outline
Investment $1,500 – $2,500
Single engagement
By application
Areas of focus

What we actually work on

01

Offer Architecture

What you're selling, at what price, in what sequence — and whether the structure you have actually supports your income goals.

02

Positioning

Where you sit in the market, who you're speaking to, and whether the space you're occupying is actually yours to own.

03

Messaging

The language doing the work — or not. What your audience needs to hear versus what you've been saying, and how to close that gap.

04

Operational Rhythm

How the business actually runs: delivery, content cadence, intake process, and whether your current structure is sustainable at the scale you're building toward.

05

Spiritual Alignment

The energetic layer — whether the work you're doing is in season, whether resistance is practical or intuitive, and what the Deck surfaces that strategy alone cannot see.

Fit

Who this is for —
and who it is not

This is for you if
  • You are an established founder — you have an offer, an audience, and a body of work, even if they need restructuring
  • You are building a brand with a specific philosophical orientation that cannot be separated from your strategic decisions
  • You have tried conventional business strategy and found it insufficient for what you are building
  • You want a strategic partner who can think alongside you — not someone to hand things to or receive prescriptions from
  • You are willing to look at the whole picture, including the parts you have been avoiding
  • You are ready to make decisions and implement — not to sit with more uncertainty
This is not for you if
  • You are pre-offer or in the earliest stages of defining your work — advisory assumes there is something to strategize around
  • You need someone to build things for you or manage your operations
  • You are looking for validation or encouragement rather than honest strategic reflection
  • You are in acute financial crisis and are hoping advisory will produce immediate revenue — that is not the right tool for that moment
  • You have fundamental doubts about whether your offer has value — that belongs in a different conversation before this one
From Naiya

"I built advisory because I kept meeting founders who had everything they needed — the idea, the depth, the audience, the voice — and still couldn't make their business move. Not because of effort. Because the strategy they were applying was built for someone else's business.

What I do is not hand you a framework and tell you to execute it. I sit with your specific business, in your specific season, and I think with you. I bring everything I know about offer architecture, positioning, and messaging. I also bring the Deck, because some of what is blocking a business cannot be named analytically — it has to be read.

This is not a space for everyone. I work with a small number of founders per season because this kind of attention cannot be scaled. If we work together, you have all of me."

Naiya Taylor · Founder, Herban Mystic

Begin here

Intake is selective.
Apply when you are ready.

The inquiry form is the first step. Applications are reviewed personally by Naiya. If there is a mutual fit, you will be invited to an alignment call before any agreement is discussed.

Applications reviewed on a rolling basis · Engagements limited per season
Questions? Reach Naiya at peace@herbanmystic.co