Pipeline Catalyst   

 with David A. Fields
  

Fill the Top of Your Consulting Funnel in 30 Minutes a Week.

Pipeline Catalyst is a 10-week program built around a single technique for consultants who want more high-potential leads without sales gimmicks.

Next Live Cohort Starts January 11, 2027

 

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You're Not in Enough Conversations

 

You're probably great at closing a project once you're in conversation with a prospective client.

The problem is you're not in front of enough prospective clients.

It's a common challenge: your top-of-funnel activities are sporadic, inefficient, and frustratingly ineffective.

Illustration of an ineffective, sparse top-of-funnel leading to disappointment

The usual fixes do not solve the problem.

  • Traditional lead generation approaches, along with many of the latest digital approaches, are poorly suited to consulting.
  • Cold email campaigns create noise, not trust.
  • The latest fad may help you gain views or followers, but not engagement.
  • Generic networking advice tells you to "add value" without showing you how.
  • A magic script sounds like a script.

What you need is a way to start real conversations with the right people, every week, without feeling like a salesperson.

There is no silver bullet.

However, there is a gold bullet that is effective, easy, and consistently fills the top of your business development funnel. 

The Technique is Simple

The heart of this approach is no mystery. It's a very specific form of outreach called 1:1:1 messaging.

I've taught this technique in public sessions and in my articles for years.

Yet, despite its simplicity, I’ve seen a pattern while deploying it with hundreds of consultants across firms of all sizes:

Consultants instinctively modify the approach.

Those seemingly minor changes dramatically reduce its effectiveness.

Here’s a real attempt at 1:1:1 messaging written by one of our clients. Nothing obviously wrong with it, is there?

A consultant's outreach message and the Pipeline Catalyst coach's feedback, showing five instant-fail violations

And here's the Pipeline Catalyst coaching tool's assessment: 
The 1:1:1 coach's assessment

Implementation is Key

You could work out how to implement 1:1:1 messaging yourself over months of trial and error. Or, with some expert guidance, you can get it right almost immediately.

I created Pipeline Catalyst to give you the essential implementation guidance needed to apply the technique correctly, not simply understand it.

For 10 weeks, you can run every outreach attempt through the proprietary Pipeline Catalyst coaching tool. It grades every attempt and tells you exactly what to change to maximize the impact on your pipeline.

By the end of 10 weeks you'll have the technique perfected and you'll have a top-of-funnel habit that will last you a lifetime.

Learn the technique. Use it. Get feedback. Improve. Repeat.

Pipeline Action, Fast

"Within two weeks of implementing the approach, I had 11 conversations, 4 identified opportunities, 2 discovery conversations, and 2 proposals in development."

Jeff C., Founder, 7-figure strategy consulting firm

Take Me to the Details

More High-Potential Opportunities in Your Consulting Pipeline.

 

Pipeline Catalyst's singular intent is one practical outcome: 

A stronger pipeline of consulting opportunities. 

The approach is deliberately focused on the top of your funnel, where everything starts.

Pipeline Catalyst funnel showing conversations, opportunities, pursuit, and projects

That's the stage most consultants avoid and where they struggle to succeed. Cold calling? No thanks! Thought leadership? Sure, but it takes years to develop, and AI is undermining your thought leadership efforts. 

You need a lead generation approach that is easy, repeatable, and perhaps even fun.

Pipeline Catalyst helps you put more high-potential opportunities into your pipeline. What happens with them after that—discovery, proposing, negotiating and closing—stays in your hands.

This isn't theory or hypothetical. It's proven. It's become the go-to top-of-funnel approach for our clients, from startups to $70M consulting firms. It works for them, and it will work for you too.

You don’t need a big network. 1:1:1 messaging works with the contacts you already have, and the program includes guidance for expanding your network quickly in case your current network is very small.

During the program, you'll generate real momentum in your pipeline with real prospects.

Once you master the method, you'll have a flywheel for constantly replenishing your pipeline in less than 30 minutes per week.

Who is Pipeline Catalyst for?

 

Consultants who need business development to be practical. 

  • Leaders and owners of boutique consulting firms under $100M per year
  • Senior consultants with business development responsibilities
  • Rainmakers who want more activity at the top of the funnel
  • Any consultant who wins business through conversations with prospects (vs. arms-length RFPs)

This is a strong fit if you want to create more high-potential conversations without building a complicated marketing machine.

What Happens After 10 Weeks?

 

After 10 weeks, you're no longer wondering what you have to do each week to create new opportunities. 

Instead of starting from scratch, hoping a lead magically appears, or trying (yet another) lead generation service, you'll quickly implement this easy, repeatable, free process that you know works. 

Lead generation becomes less of a mystery or a project you have to psych yourself up for, and more of a repeatable rhythm you can use to fill the top of your pipeline.

Built for Busy Consultants

 

I know you're already working hard.

You're balancing client delivery, firm management, and business development.

The program helps you create a repeatable rhythm that fits the way consulting actually works.

Low time requirements.

Low complexity.

No software to buy.

No ad spend.

No hype.

Just a practical method to keep high-potential opportunities flowing into your pipeline.

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Is Pipeline Catalyst a Done-For-You Business Development Solution?

Pipeline Catalyst is an "Easy-For-You" solution that makes filling the top of the funnel quick and simple to do yourself.

Pipeline Catalyst is not:

  • A cold email template kit
  • A LinkedIn campaign
  • A content marketing program
  • A paid ads strategy
  • A pressure-based sales system

Consultants Just Like You Are Filling Their Pipeline

"Holy cow... I just landed a project, and I have another in the works. Pipeline Catalyst is FANTASTIC!"

Scott K.

COO, 7-figure marketing consultancy

"Within the first day of using Pipeline Catalyst, I had a new opportunity."

Corinna Z.

Founder, solo consultant

"I wasn't doing any BD before this — none. Now Pipeline Catalyst is the crux of my BD, and I've won work directly from it."

Wiles K.

Consultant, 7-figure innovation consultancy

The Details

Everything you Need to Know Before Joining Pipeline Catalyst.

What’s Included

  • Live, virtual 90-minute Pipeline Catalyst Technique Interactive Work Session with David A. Fields 
  • 10 weeks of unlimited access to the Pipeline Catalyst coaching tool, with every attempt graded and specific feedback on what to change 
  • Two live, virtual 50-minute Implementation Q&A Sessions with David A. Fields 
  • An interactive Outreach Plan Builder that creates a detailed implementation guide for your long-term success
  • An Expand Your Network instructional video to kick-start your 1:1:1 efforts if your current network is small
  • Pipeline Catalyst templates
  • Success tracking and benchmarks

What’s Not Included

  • A CRM
  • One-on-one coaching
  • Help with other parts of business development, including your Fishing Line, offering, qualifying prospects, discovery, proposing, pricing, negotiating, or closing
  • Chocolate (sorry)

The Dates

Three live, virtual sessions are included in Pipeline Catalyst. Each session will be recorded for replay.

90-Minute Pipeline Catalyst Technique Work Session
January 11, 2027 | 11:30 AM ET | 8:30 AM PT | 4:30 PM GMT

50-Minute Implementation Q&A Session
February 1, 2027 | 12:45 PM ET | 9:45 AM PT | 5:45 PM GMT

50-Minute Implementation Q&A Session
March 15, 2027 | 12:45 PM ET | 9:45 AM PT | 4:45 PM GMT

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Time Requirements

Implementing the Pipeline Catalyst method requires less than 30 minutes per week.

"You had me try out the technique while you were teaching it to me, and that try helped me land a $90K project. I've made a practice of using the approach religiously, and my practice has almost tripled. "

Ian S.

Founder, Solo Consultant

Investment

$1,295  

per person

One payment for the full 10-week Pipeline Catalyst program.

 

Enrollment closes November 19, 2026.

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Important Notice for Teams and Boutique Firms

Every consultant at your firm or in your group who wants to learn the technique taught in Pipeline Catalyst must enroll individually.

Want your whole team to learn? Ask us about a Firm License.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Business Development Habit.

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without sales gimmicks, additional tools, or ad spend.

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