THE CORDIS DECISION SHOP™
Where principals go
when the decision
can’t be improvised.
A private workspace of models, memos, and decision frameworks built for founders, owners, and families navigating inflection moments—where the outcomes affect not just capital, but everyone who depends on them.
NOT CONTENT. NOT THEORY.
THE WORK BEHIND PRINCIPAL-LEVEL DECISIONS.
WHAT THE DECISION SHOP™ IS
Not content. A working room for principal-level decisions.
The Cordis Decision Shop™ is where we codify the work that normally happens behind closed doors: models, memos, and decision architectures built for founders, owners, and families facing inflection moments with real consequence—for capital, control, and those who rely on their leadership.
Frameworks
Decision systems, not slides.
Readiness maps, decision trees, and inflection frameworks that bring structure to questions of timing, valuation, succession, leverage, and long-term alignment.
Memos
Clarity on what actually matters.
Principal-focused memos that distill complex situations into tradeoffs, risks, and next moves—so decisions can be defended to boards, families, and future selves.
Models & Maps
From moving parts to a single picture.
Visual maps and operating models that connect legal, financial, operational, and family dynamics into one coherent view of an inflection point.
The Decision Shop is where these tools are built, tested, and refined—before they ever shape a client mandate or family decision.
WHO THE DECISION SHOP™ SERVES
Built for founders, owners, and families navigating decisions that reshape the future.
The Decision Shop™ supports those responsible for outcomes that affect capital, control, continuity, and all who depend on their leadership.
Principals at Inflection Points
Owners preparing for a sale, succession, recap, or strategic shift who need clarity, structure, and alignment across every moving part.
Founders Launching New Ventures
First-principles guidance on formation, governance, economic design, and the decisions that determine trajectory from day one.
Families Managing Complexity
Multi-generational capital, liquidity, control, and purpose—treated as a single picture, not separate silos.
Operators & Executives
Decision frameworks for leadership transitions, incentive design, and strategic environments where precision matters.
If the decision carries weight—and people are depending on you—the Decision Shop™ was built for that moment.
HOW THE DECISION SHOP™ WORKS
A working room where models are built, applied, and refined around real decisions.
The Decision Shop is not a static library. It’s a live environment where frameworks and memos evolve alongside the situations they are built to support.
Step 1
Build around the real inflection.
We start with the actual decision context—sale, succession, recapitalization, venture build, or family complexity—and design frameworks specific to that principal, not a generic template.
Step 2
Apply across capital, control, and people.
Models and memos are then run through legal, financial, operational, and family lenses— aligning tradeoffs, timelines, and responsibilities into one coherent decision architecture.
Step 3
Refine and keep a record of judgment.
As decisions progress, frameworks are updated and memorialized, creating a clear record of how choices were made—and a reusable playbook for future inflection points.
Access to the Decision Shop™ is limited. It is extended to principals and advisors whose work sits closest to pivotal decisions.
Step Inside the Decision Shop™
A private environment where founders, owners, and advisors sharpen judgment, challenge assumptions, and refine the decisions that define outcomes. Access is limited, participation is intentional, and every insight reflects the real work occurring across the Cordis ecosystem.
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