Business Consulting in Cherkasy
I'm Oleksandr Filyuk. 15+ years and 130+ projects helping businesses. I advise Cherkasy family-businesses, agri companies, regional retail and IT teams — from strategy to OKR and P&L.
100+clients received strategic consulting
30+startups mentored
15+years in digital business
100+Satisfied clients worldwide
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Describe your business, current challenges, and goals — I'll prepare for our meeting
Free diagnostics
A 30-minute call where I assess the situation and suggest a collaboration format
Strategy & action plan
You'll get a clear strategy with specific steps, timelines, and expected outcomes
Types of Business Consulting
I help businesses at different stages of digital transformation
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Digital Strategy
Development of a comprehensive digital strategy for your business. I define goals, channels, and tools for effective digital presence.
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Technology & Stack Selection
I help you choose the optimal technology stack for your project. I evaluate CMS, frameworks, hosting, and integrations based on budget and scale.
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Business Process Optimization
I analyze and optimize internal digital processes: from routine automation to implementing efficient team workflows.
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Startup Mentoring
Individual mentoring for startup founders in design, product, and digital. I help you avoid typical mistakes in the early stages.
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Digital Business Scaling
Digital business scaling strategy: infrastructure optimization, processes, and team management for sustainable growth.
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Digital Transformation
Planning and guidance for business digital transformation. From current state audit to implementation of new digital tools.
Work Process
1
Introduction & Diagnostics
I conduct an initial free consultation to understand your business, challenges, and goals. I identify key areas to focus on.
2
Current State Analysis
Deep analysis of your digital presence, technology stack, processes, and competitive landscape.
3
Strategy Development
I create an individual strategy with specific steps, timelines, and expected results for your business.
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Implementation Roadmap
I build a detailed execution plan with task prioritization, resource estimation, and key success metrics.
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Implementation Support
If needed, I support strategy implementation: advising your team, helping select contractors, and monitoring quality.
Pricing
Choose the optimal package for your project
Starter
Consultation
One-time online consultation 1 hour
$50$80What's included:
- 60-minute online meeting
- Analysis of your situation
- Specific recommendations
- Meeting recording
- Summary with action items
Response within 24 hours
Basic
Audit + Strategy
Comprehensive analysis and action plan
$200$300What's included:
- Current state audit
- Competitor analysis
- SWOT analysis
- Development strategy
- 3-6 month roadmap
- PDF report with recommendations
- Online results presentation
Results in 1 week
Business
Mentoring
1-month support
$500$700What's included:
- Everything from «Audit + Strategy»
- 4 online meetings of 60 min
- Plan execution monitoring
- Prompt feedback
- Decision-making assistance
- Tool recommendations
- Telegram support
4 weeks of support
Premium
Strategic Partner
Full 3-month support
$1200$1800What's included:
- Everything from «Mentoring»
- 12 online meetings
- Participation in strategic meetings
- Contractor selection and evaluation
- Implementation quality control
- Hiring assistance
- Priority 24/7 support
- Quarterly report with analytics
3 months of partnership
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the most popular questions
A coach asks questions so the client finds the answer themselves. As a consultant I bring expertise, frameworks (OKR, AARRR, RICE) and concrete recommendations. I don't just listen — I analyse your financial model, product strategy and team structure and propose solutions. If you only need emotional support, I'm not your guy.
1-2 full days offline or on Zoom. Day one: business context immersion, ICP, SAM/TAM/SOM, current financial model review, key bottleneck identification. Day two: collaborative 12-month strategy build, OKR cascade, execution roadmap. The deliverable — a Notion document and a video recording you can return to.
A format where I work with your company 1-2 days per week as an external strategic partner for 3-6 months. I join board meetings, performance reviews, financial modelling, OKR planning and the most important decisions. It's cheaper than a full-time C-level but delivers 80% of the value of an experienced co-founder.
I work with companies that already have PMF or a stable P&L: for product companies that's MRR from 20-30k USD, for services — stable revenue from 100k USD per month. If you're still at the idea stage I recommend MVP and validation first — there are other cheaper formats for that.
Yes, it's one of the most frequent tasks. I help with financial modelling, the metric narrative (MRR, churn, retention, LTV/CAC, MoM, YoY), pitch deck, term sheet review and investor communication. In my practice several clients closed seed and Series A rounds — of course with their teams and lawyers; my role is strategic preparation.
I start from the North Star — that one number reflecting value creation. Then I build company-level quarterly OKRs (3-5 objectives, 3-4 key results each), then cascade to team and individual levels. Separately I set up the review rhythm: weekly check-in, monthly review, quarterly retro. The first cycle is always imperfect, the second one starts working.
Yes, but carefully. I'm not HR and I don't write job descriptions. My role is to help the owner see whether the org structure matches product strategy, where role conflicts exist and where ROI per role is too low. Specific hiring/firing decisions are yours and your HR's. My format — a quarterly strategic org-design session.
Strategy session — fixed price for 1-2 days. Fractional advisory — monthly retainer depending on scope (1 or 2 days per week). Supervised execution — retainer plus success fee for specific initiatives. Exact numbers we discuss after a short discovery call — each case is individual.
Second-generation agri family-businesses are a big topic for the region. I help with transformation: shifting from manual founder control to systemic management, building financial models with seasonality, ERP integration, digitising field operations. Particular attention to inter-generational power transfer — the toughest part.
Regional retail is my favourite segment. If your stores are in Lyubava, Dnipro Plaza or street locations on Khreshchatyk — we'll discuss omnichannel strategy, average order retention, loyalty programmes, CRM segmentation and resisting marketplace pressure. I understand offline retail working capital and seasonality well.
Yes, but adjusted by stage. For early stage Cherkasy IT Cluster startups (pre-seed, seed) I advise a sprint format: a 4-week sprint focused on PMF and financial model. For Series A and beyond — fractional advisory. I often help with the transition from outsource to product — the hardest transformation for Ukrainian IT teams.
DTC e-commerce is a dedicated layer of expertise. I help with unit economics (CAC by channel, LTV by cohort, contribution margin), channel strategy (organic, performance, retention), tech-stack selection and scaling to national level. If your brand was born in Cherkasy but targets the whole of Ukraine — that's my typical case.
Why choose me?
Comparison with other options
| Me | Other consultants | |
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| Expertise | Blend of product and financial thinking, 130+ projects | Either finance only or marketing only — no cross-functional perspective |
| Engagement format | Strategy session, fractional advisory or supervised execution | Only discrete hourly consultations |
| OKR practice | I cascade from North Star down to individual level with review cadence | OKRs as a one-off template without implementation |
| Local context | I understand Cherkasy family-business, agri, retail and IT cluster | Templated approach with no specifics awareness |
| Transparency | I tell you what I see — no diplomacy, for the business' benefit | Polished presentations that are pleasant to hear but lead nowhere |
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Business consulting in Cherkasy: market context
Cherkasy is a regional capital on the right bank of the Dnipro with around 272 thousand residents. The city and region run a diversified economy: chemical industry (Azot), machine building (Bohdan Motors), sugar production, agricultural processing, regional retail and a vibrant IT sector thanks to the Cherkasy IT Cluster. This creates a unique consulting environment — you must understand industrial cycles, agricultural seasonality and SaaS product dynamics simultaneously.
I advise founders who already have MRR or a stable P&L but face the classic growth barriers: blurred strategy, missing OKRs, co-founder misalignment, inefficient unit economics, unclosed PMF. My job is not to write a pretty strategy but to help make and execute decisions that produce visible improvement within a quarter.
Engagement formats
Format one — a 1-2 day strategy session. Deep business review: ICP, SAM/TAM/SOM, unit economics, competitive landscape, North Star, 12-month OKRs. Suitable for owners who need an outside perspective before an important decision.
Format two — fractional advisory: I work 1-2 days per week as an external strategic partner for 3-6 months. Includes financial model work, OKR cascade, product strategy and investor communication. Format three — supervised execution: I'm not only an advisor but also co-executor of specific initiatives (new product launch, team restructuring, fundraising prep).
Key questions we solve
How to transition a family-business from founder generation to heirs without losing culture and momentum? How to build an OKR system that actually works in a 30-150 person company? How to build a financial model that links MRR/ARR with cohort retention and CAC? How to step out of operations and start working on the business, not in the business? How to prepare for fundraising or a sale?
Cherkasy region local context
Regional retail in Cherkasy (chains, fashion, electronics) often faces marketplace pressure — they need omnichannel strategy and LTV retention. Second-generation agri family-businesses are actively digitising — a major topic where I help combine industrial heritage with product mindset. Cherkasy IT Cluster teams are seeking the transition from outsource to product — the toughest transformation path.
What to expect from the engagement
I don't play diplomatic games. I say what I see: where structure is broken, where the team mismatches the task, where the financial model is self-deception. I'm not there to be liked — I'm there to deliver value. This format isn't for everyone, which is exactly why I work with a limited number of clients at once.
Confidentiality and ethics
All projects run under NDA. I never take two direct competitors simultaneously. All financial data stays strictly within the client's internal perimeter.