The Five Facets of Business™ Operating System

Lead a Business That Carries Its Own Weight

Most businesses don’t struggle because they lack a plan, but because what used to work no longer holds as the business grows and becomes more complex.

Frameworks and tools get added, but they don’t stick—and the burden stays with you.

Put a system in place your team can actually run, so ownership shifts back onto the

business, execution sticks, and you are no longer the one holding it all together.

Help Your Clients Build a System That Works

Become a Five Facets of Business™ Certified Operator and give your clients the one thing most frameworks never deliver: a business that runs without them.

THE PROBLEM

You already know how to consult. The question is whether your clients' results outlast your involvement.

Most consultants help clients build good systems. But when the engagement ends, the weight of running those systems slides back onto the owner — because the system was never designed to transfer ownership in the first place.You've probably seen it. A client who made real progress during your engagement, then slowly reverted. Not because they weren't trying. Because nothing in the system was built to make the change stick. The Five Facets of Business™ was built specifically to solve that problem.

THE FRAMEWORK

Five facets of a business.

Three leadership conversations.

One integrated operating system.

The Five Facets of Business™ Operating System connects Culture, Strategy, Operations, Story, and Finance into one system — so that decisions, priorities, and actions reinforce each other instead of working against each other. Most frameworks organize the work. Five Facets changes how people own it.Certified consultants leave engagements knowing their clients can run the system without them. That's not a bonus. That's the point.

What's Included

Five Facets of Business™ Operator Certification

Full understanding of the Five Facets of Business™ Sales, Discovery and Implementation processes.
9 pre-work video modules with companion worksheets (approx. 8 hours total)
9 companion worksheets — one per module, designed to be applied to a real business
Access to the Five Facets of Business™ video library and implementation tools — ongoing at $250/month
Two-day live certification workshop with Dave Newell and Hannah Pniewski
A supervised volunteer engagement on an active client project before you go solo
Listing in the Five Facets of Business™ certified consultant directory
Digital certification badge and promotional materials
Monthly Certifieds Check-In with the Evolve team
Access to the private 5F Consultant Community
Weekly office hours during your certification period

Who is this for?

Five Facets of Business™ Operator Certification

This Certification is for you if:

Not a fit if:

You're an established consultant, coach, or fractional leader who wants to add a complete operating system to your work

You're looking for a passive income product or a quick certification

You want a proven framework with real support behind it — not just a methodology you figure out alone

You're not currently active in a consulting, coaching, or advisory capacity

You're ready to build a consulting practice around something that genuinely transfers ownership to clients

You're frustrated that your engagements produce results that don't last

NEXT WORKSHOP IS COMING UP

Must sign up by October 20th to participate

October 22nd & 23d, 2026

Who Is This NOT For?

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Five Facets of Business™ Operator Certification

$250/m

+$2500 one-time enrollment fee

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to be a full-time consultant to enroll?

No — but you should be actively working with business clients in some capacity. The certification is designed for practitioners, not people learning consulting from scratch.

What happens after the workshop?

You will practice via a simulated engagement, then receive your full certification. From there, you have full access to run Five Facets engagements independently, partner with Evolve on shared engagements, or both.

What does $250/month give me?

Ongoing access to the full video training library, the private consultant community, monthly check-ins with the Evolve team, your directory listing, and all future updates to the framework and tools.

How long does certification take?

The next workshop is October 22nd & 23rd, 2026. Pre-work takes 2–3 weeks, so enrolling by early October keeps you on track. After the workshop, you will practice via a simulated engagement.