The DoorKey System Wellness Check: How We Evaluate Fit Before the First Intro

One of the most common questions we get from prospective clients is: "How do you know the person you're connecting us with is actually good?"

It's a fair question. The internet is full of self-proclaimed experts, and the damage from a bad consulting match — wasted budget, delayed timelines, eroded trust — can be significant.

Our answer is the System Wellness Check: a pre-match evaluation we run on both sides of every potential engagement. On the partner side, this means reviewing credentials, examining past client outcomes, checking references, and conducting a direct interview. On the client side, we spend time understanding the real problem, the available budget, the internal decision-making structure, and what "success" actually looks like for them.

Only when we're confident there's genuine alignment on both sides do we make the introduction. This is more work upfront — but it's exactly why our match quality is as high as it is.

Learn more about how the process works at doorkeyconsulting.com/how-it-works.