Brad Nicolaisen

About Brad Nicolaisen

I build scalable, revenue-generating consulting platforms.My work sits at the intersection of growth strategy, operating model design, and execution. I specialize in taking complex capabilities and turning them into repeatable businesses with clear economics, defined governance, and the ability to scale without heroics.Across my career, I have built and scaled new consulting platforms in SAP, PMO, and AI by designing the full system. That includes the offering model, pricing and monetization approach, delivery architecture, governance, metrics, and go-to-market motion. The focus is always the same: create durable revenue streams that perform predictably at scale.I am most effective when I have clear ownership and a mandate to build. I am less interested in advisory roles, internal optimization, or strategy without execution authority. My value shows up in what exists after the work is done: new platforms launched, teams stood up, operating models institutionalized, and revenue lines that did not previously exist.Current areas of focus include:• Building and scaling productized consulting platforms• Designing monetization and pricing models with real economic gravity• Creating governance and operating models that enable growth without complexity creep• Applying AI pragmatically to improve scalability, margin, and execution consistencyI work best in environments that value builders over caretakers, clarity over consensus, and ownership over influence. If the mandate is to create something new and scale it responsibly, that is where I do my best work.

Experience

1. TotalTek

   Present

Education

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemical Engineering

  1990 — 1995

• Marquette University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, International Business

  2002 — 2003