The decision beneath the decision
Separate the visible question from the ownership, identity or relationship issue shaping it.
Private Counsel
The conversations that do not belong in the board deck.
A high-trust relationship where founders can become present, tell the truth, see clearly and make aligned decisions with someone who understands the larger context.
The work
Bring the whole thing.
The deeper value is not another stream of business knowledge. It is a room where the founder can become present enough to see what is true.
Private Counsel is close enough to understand the business, independent enough to challenge the founder and broad enough to follow the real issue wherever it leads.
Sometimes the conversation begins with a board, a hire, a financing or a strategic choice. Sometimes it begins with a sentence such as “I cannot keep doing it this way.” The work is to understand what changed, what the moment is asking of you and what a responsible next move looks like.
The situations and services may change. Gal's role remains stable: presence, discernment, judgment, perspective and relationship. He stays beside the founder without taking the founder's agency or responsibility away.
The relationship usually combines a regular meeting rhythm with an open channel between conversations, so the founder does not have to wait for the next appointment when the real moment arrives.
Start with a private conversationWhat the room can hold
Serious business. Human stakes.
The work can move between these subjects because the founder does not become a different person when the agenda changes.
Founder role and freedom
Clarify who you are becoming, how you want to live and where you want to go - then examine where the company still relies on you and what greater freedom would require.
Boards, teams and partners
Prepare for difficult conversations, changing expectations and decisions that affect people you care about.
Capital and consequence
Think clearly about financing, ownership and strategic options without allowing the transaction to become the whole story.
Accountability without performance
Create a private room where candor matters more than appearing certain.
Faith without editing
When faith is part of your life and leadership, prayer and discernment can remain in the room alongside rigorous analysis.
“Gal has an uncommon ability to understand both the business situation and the person inside it.”Tal Harel · founder and executive · public recommendation
The container
Structured around access, not a script.
The conversation remains responsive because the relationship around it is clear.
After an initial matching conversation, Gal proposes the engagement length, meeting rhythm, access, economics and boundaries that fit the situation. The founder knows what the relationship holds before the work begins.
As needs emerge, Gal may activate an operator, relationship or specialist while retaining strategic context, or make a direct introduction when that is the more useful answer.
What it is
Close, candid and clear.
A recurring relationship built around current reality - not a curriculum, content library or fixed sequence of sessions.
What it is not
No forced category.
It is not generic coaching, outsourced management or transaction brokerage. When the situation calls for execution, that becomes an explicit decision - not a hidden sales path.
A private first step
You do not need a polished brief.
Bring the decision, the tension or the sentence you have not been able to say elsewhere. The first conversation is private and exploratory.