Strategic Services

I DON'T DO
CONSULTING PROJECTS

I do strategic transformations. My minimum engagement is $50,000 because the strategies I build create $50M+ in value. If you want cheaper, hire McKinsey—they'll charge you $500K and deliver in 12 months what I can give you in 12 weeks.

What You're Paying For

Value Delivered, Not Hours Billed

Traditional consultants bill by the hour. I deliver outcomes. Here's what $50,000 buys you compared to traditional consulting firms.

$1.5M-4M
Consulting Value Delivered
12 weeks
vs. 12 Months Traditional
$50M+
Typical Client ROI
Service Offerings

Three Ways to Work Together

Choose the engagement that matches where you are and what you're building.

Foundation

Private Consultant

$50K
One-Time Engagement

Comprehensive relocation and deployment strategy tailored to your specific situation, capital, and ambitions.

  • Economic development strategy (where to deploy capital)
  • Production company setup framework
  • Cultural positioning (how to shape El Paso)
  • Binational access optimization
  • Real estate + infrastructure guidance
  • Network introductions (city, Meta ecosystem, creatives)
  • 3-month implementation roadmap
  • 20-40 hour engagement over 12 weeks
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Most Popular

Executive Producer

$50K
+ $10K/month Advisory

Not just strategy—active partnership. Learn to produce, get credits, build your production company with ongoing guidance.

  • Everything in Private Consultant tier
  • 12-month ongoing advisory ($10K/month)
  • Executive producer credit on projects
  • Access to production frameworks + templates
  • Network + relationship leverage
  • Deal structure guidance (Netflix, Amazon, Apple)
  • Quarterly strategy sessions
  • Priority access for future ventures
  • Turn capital into content creation engine
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Enterprise

Partnership

Custom
Performance-Based

For institutions, cities, or large-scale economic development initiatives. Retainer + performance fees + equity participation.

  • Retainer: $15K/month baseline
  • Performance: 1-2% of capital raised/deployed
  • Equity: 3-5% in ventures helped start
  • Full strategic advisory (film, economic dev, culture)
  • Network facilitation at scale
  • Framework development + implementation
  • Team training + knowledge transfer
  • Ongoing optimization + iteration
  • Multi-year partnership structure
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Why $50,000 Is Actually Cheap

Speed Premium

Traditional consultants: 6-12 months to deliver strategy.
Me: 12 weeks.

For a $100M initiative at 10% annual return, executing 9 months earlier = $7.5M in opportunity cost saved.

Synthesis Value

Most consultants specialize. Film OR economic development OR tech infrastructure.

I synthesize all of it. You get cross-domain strategies that create 10x more value than siloed advice.

ROI Multiple

Typical client deploys $10M-50M in capital.
My strategies optimize deployment to create $50M-200M in value.

$50K for $50M+ return = 1,000x ROI.

First-Mover Advantage

Meta just arrived. Billionaires are coming. Infrastructure is building.

In 3-5 years, this opportunity is gone. $50K today buys positioning that's worth $10M-50M in captured value.

The Comparison

Me vs. Traditional Consulting

Metric
Traditional Firms
Luis Ruiz
Typical Fee
$500K - $2M
$50K - $170K
Timeline
6-12 months
12 weeks
Deliverable
PowerPoint deck
Executable strategy
Specialization
Siloed expertise
Cross-domain synthesis
Implementation
Extra cost
Included
Network Access
Limited
Direct introductions
Ongoing Support
New engagement required
Available (EP tier)
Client Profile

Who This Is For (And Who It's Not)

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This Is For You If:

You're an active builder, not a passive consumer. You see $50K as cheap for $50M in value.

  • You're leaving California (or thinking about it)
  • Wealth is solved, now you want impact
  • You want to produce content, not just consume it
  • You see El Paso's binational advantage
  • You value speed over bureaucracy
  • You want first-mover positioning
  • You're building, not retiring
  • You think in decades, not quarters
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This Is NOT For You If:

You're looking for cheap advice, passive investments, or someone to validate decisions you've already made.

  • You think $50K is "expensive"
  • You want to retire, not build
  • You need hand-holding through execution
  • You're looking for tax dodge, not opportunity
  • You want consensus, not contrarian insights
  • You're risk-averse (this is frontier)
  • You need guaranteed outcomes
  • You want traditional consulting theater

Let's Build Something Significant

I work with 10-15 clients per year. Selectively. I turn down more projects than I take. If you're serious about building in El Paso—and you see the convergence happening—let's talk.

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Luis Ruiz | Strategic Advisor

luisruiz@storiesfordays.com

El Paso, Texas

The Core Thesis

I don't give away intellectual property—I create markets for my services. By showing what's possible, I prove I can think at this level. By demonstrating speed and synthesis, I position myself as irreplaceable. The city might use my frameworks. The billionaires I attract will hire me as their guide. And that's worth more.

Luis Ruiz | El Paso, Texas | 2026
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