Strategic consulting for the next chapter of your business.

From intimate local ventures to large-scale developments on Wall Street, we bring insight and boots-on-the-ground experience to every business we touch. This is consulting shaped by real-world results, grounded in the belief that how you build something matters just as much as what you’re building.

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Full Service Consulting

Whether you're starting up a business from scratch, reworking an existing operation, or seeking support with management, design, or systems, our team provides the strategic guidance and hands-on experience to elevate your business.

Operational Strategy
& Financial Planning

From deep-dive operational audits to budget development and business planning, we work with you to create the structure and financial models that support long-term success.

Concept Development
& Experience Design

Whether you're shaping a business concept, planning a signature event, or sourcing every item on the opening-day checklist, we help turn great ideas into executable plans.

Ongoing Management
& Oversight

Think of us as an extension of your leadership team, helping you maintain standards and stay focused on growth.

A Fully Equipped
Team of Experts

From front-of-house service strategy to backend financial systems, we offer complete solutions for businesses that want to grow with intention and excellence.

Start-to-Finish Support

We offer integrated support across every phase of your project, from planning and design to execution and optimization, so you can move forward with less stress and more momentum.

Ready to move forward with confidence?

We’re here to help you get where you’re going strategically, thoughtfully, and with a team you can trust.

Built from Experience

After years growing Shale Hill Hospitality, planning hundreds of events, opening successful restaurants, and building a reputation for doing things “right,” Dallas Gilpin, Founder, began getting calls from other business owners looking for support, strategy, and structure.

We’ve helped launch businesses, grow teams, and streamline systems. This work is now its own branch of what we do: business consulting grounded in real operational experience and high-integrity leadership.

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Dallas Gilpin, founder and CEO of Shale Hill Strategies in the Hudson Valley, NY. She stands in the doorway of one of her restaurants, Millstream Tavern, in Woodstock NY.

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founder of shale hill

Coming Up

The Strategy Circle

Our signature one-day strategy intensive retreat for founders who want to pause, regroup, and move forward with purpose.

Designed for women entrepreneurs and built for impact, this retreat offers clarity on your business model, confidence in your numbers, and systems to scale—without the burnout.

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Let’s Work Together

From single-day intensives to long-term consulting partnerships, we offer strategic support for businesses at every stage of growth.