Spero Studio Pricing Calculator
Pricing Intelligence Tool

What is this work
actually worth?

Most consultants underprice complexity, risk, and the expertise no one else has. This tool fixes that. Set your base, stack your premiums, and know your walk-away number before you enter the room.

Foundation
Step 01
Base Monthly Retainer
$20,000 / month
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Step 02
Engagement Length
12 months
1 mo6 mo12 mo18 mo24 mo
Risk & Complexity Premiums
Premium 01
Client Complexity?Fortune 100 = more stakeholders, slower approvals, higher-touch management. Price accordingly.
+$0/ month
Premium 02
Reputational Risk?How much social capital are you putting on the line? Your community will notice. Price that exposure.
+$0/ month
Premium 03
NDA / Portfolio Risk?If you can't claim this work publicly, the prestige upside disappears. You should be paid for that loss.
+$0/ month
Premium 04
Specialized Labor?Race-conscious work, political navigation, high-stakes community programs — rare expertise has a price.
+$0/ month
Monthly Rate
$20,000
per month
1.0× your base rate
Total Contract Value
$240,000
over 12 months
Negotiation Band
Open At
$24,000
Target
$20,000
Floor
$17,000
Fee Breakdown
Base retainer$20,000
Complexity premium—
Reputational risk—
NDA / portfolio penalty—
Specialized labor—
Monthly total$20,000
Why This Is Your Floor
Walk Away Below $17,000

Below this number, the economics stop working in your favor — you're absorbing risk and complexity without adequate compensation. Going lower signals uncertainty about your own value, which costs you more than the deal is worth.