{"id":824,"date":"2026-07-29T15:30:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clubhouses.buildprosites.com\/marcus-teale\/approach\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T01:44:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T01:44:21","slug":"approach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clubhouses.buildprosites.com\/marcus-teale\/approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Approach"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"824\" class=\"elementor elementor-824\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"section\" data-bps-section-slug=\"intro-01\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f31a1699 section light moa-lg e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f31a1699\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed25232c e-con-full moa-width-regular e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed25232c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"intro-01-headline-1\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-923378b3 bps-text-accent prehead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"923378b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Marcus Teale<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"intro-01-headline-2\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-607ee5b1 hero-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"607ee5b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Twenty years of walking into businesses on the <span class=\"bps-text-accent\">edge.<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"intro-01-subheadline-1\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7c3c0b4 hero-subtitle elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7c3c0b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Marcus Teale spent over a decade as a workout officer at a regional bank, deciding which businesses got another quarter and which didn&rsquo;t. He&rsquo;s since spent another decade on the other side of that table, fighting for the businesses instead of against them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"intro-01-subheadline-2\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e751da18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e751da18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We don&rsquo;t do soft landings or gentle framing. A rough plan on day three beats a polished one on day thirty &mdash; businesses in crisis don&rsquo;t have thirty days.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"section\" data-bps-section-slug=\"features-06\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b413986 section light moa-lg e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b413986\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c65a90f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c65a90f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-1\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-147858ab bps-text-accent prehead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"147858ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How it works<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-2\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b53899d section-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b53899d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Four phases, moving fast on purpose.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b6c8f52 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b6c8f52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccc1c5de e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ccc1c5de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddf7adbb e-con-full light moa-sd e-flex section e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ddf7adbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-30\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0f00a90 bps-text-accent stat-number elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0f00a90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">01<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-3\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-309cf6de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"309cf6de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Triage<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-subheadline-1\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5763f00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5763f00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Within 72 hours, a full 13-week cash flow map and a straight answer on whether the business survives the quarter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2862634f e-con-full light moa-sd e-flex section e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2862634f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-40\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf889d2a bps-text-accent stat-number elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf889d2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">02<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-4\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdb87bd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdb87bd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stabilize<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-subheadline-2\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd2cdd4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd2cdd4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Direct negotiation with lenders, landlords, and vendors to buy the time the rebuild plan needs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e95ebe4 e-con-full light moa-sd e-flex section e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e95ebe4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-50\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c71a3639 bps-text-accent stat-number elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c71a3639\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">03<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-5\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f5a5b3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f5a5b3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rebuild<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-subheadline-3\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3083dc4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3083dc4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A lean operating plan sized to the cash actually on hand, with weekly check-ins until the business is out of the red.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb8abd5d e-con-full light moa-sd e-flex section e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb8abd5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-60\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06d479eb bps-text-accent stat-number elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06d479eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">04<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-6\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15e7bbd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15e7bbd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step back<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-subheadline-4\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd61358d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd61358d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once it holds, we hand off the rebuild plan and move to monthly reviews. We&rsquo;re not built to be a permanent fixture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"section\" data-bps-section-slug=\"cta-04\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb4530e section dark moa-lg e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8eb4530e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82eae34e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82eae34e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92c57ed2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"92c57ed2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"cta-04-headline-0\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d98e6b85 bps-text-accent prehead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d98e6b85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What we don&rsquo;t do<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"cta-04-headline-1\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e7904db section-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e7904db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We don&rsquo;t coach healthy businesses to grow.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"cta-04-subheadline-1\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1177f2e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1177f2e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A strategist helps a healthy business grow. We stabilize a business that&rsquo;s actively at risk of missing payroll or defaulting on a loan. Different problem, different timeline &mdash; and if you&rsquo;re not there yet, you don&rsquo;t need us yet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"section\" data-bps-section-slug=\"cta-04-2\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec2dbc14 section light moa-lg e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ec2dbc14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd59b408 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd59b408\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c438e5b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c438e5b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"cta-04-2-headline-0\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e98f56b1 bps-text-accent prehead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e98f56b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Don&rsquo;t wait for Monday<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"cta-04-2-headline-1\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39a5f81c section-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39a5f81c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If it&rsquo;s this bad, call today, not next week.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"cta-04-2-subheadline-1\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7bd56db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7bd56db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every week you wait costs options. Tell us the number that&rsquo;s scaring you and we&rsquo;ll tell you within a day if we can help.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-455bc445 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"455bc445\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-907c230d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"907c230d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d9bf43b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d9bf43b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"cta-04-2-cta-text-2\" data-bps-type=\"cta_button\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a5f36e6 elementor-align-justify bps-bg-accent-3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3a5f36e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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