Revenue Model · No. 47
DEI Consulting
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The Verdict
Good money. It leans on you to make it.
Quick Facts
| Best-Fit Founder | Multi-offer founder |
|---|---|
| Revenue Type | Mixed / repeat |
| Capacity Level | Low · start lean |
| Archetype | Lucrative Job (High Return · High Cost) |
| Evidence Tier | Modeled |
What This Revenue Model Is
A DEI practitioner with 20 years of expertise, a graduate degree, and a transformation track record is billing at $150 an hour, while a management consultant with a framework and a PowerPoint is billing at $500. The expertise is not the gap. The positioning is.
Consulting rates, sold as outcomes not hours.
$200-500
per hour, senior
$5K-15K
per month, retainer
project
or ongoing
DEI work is bought as organizational change, and it prices like senior consulting. The trap is letting it become endless facilitation that runs through you.
Senior consulting retainers run $5,000 to $15,000 a month at $200 to $500 an hour.
Benchmarked to 2025-2026 consulting rate data (Consulting Success, ConsultFees).
Evidence tier: Modeled. Figures are modeled estimates, not observed results. Ranges are illustrations of how the model prices, not predictions of your results.
The Two-Axis Placement
Return score: 3.0 / 10. Personal Cost score: 3.2 / 10. That combination places this model in the Lucrative Job quadrant: high return · high cost.
AssetHigh return, low personal cost
Lucrative JobHigh return, high personal cost
TrickleLow return, low personal cost
TrapLow return, high personal cost
Score Breakdown
Return
Personal Cost
Could this model work in your business?
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