Warren Belmont Advisors

Business advisory and negotiation consulting · Chicago

Business advice for owners and professionals with a hard call to make.

Warren Belmont Advisors is a Chicago-area advisory firm. We help small and medium-sized business owners and professionals think through difficult decisions, prepare for negotiations, and handle the conversations they have been putting off.

Get in touch Our services
Based in
Chicago and suburbs
Meetings
In person, video, phone
Engagements
One decision or ongoing
Clients
Owners and professionals

Common situations

What people bring to us.

Most people call about something specific. Some typical examples:

People

  • You and a business partner have had a falling-out, and you need to talk about what comes next.
  • A long-time employee is no longer doing the job, and you have avoided the conversation for months.
  • A relative works for you, and it is starting to cause problems.
  • You cannot take a week off because nobody else can run the business.

Deals and decisions

  • Your lease is up and the landlord is asking for a lot more.
  • You have a job offer and want to negotiate the pay and terms before you accept.
  • A dispute with a vendor or customer keeps dragging on.
  • You are deciding whether to expand, sell, or stay where you are.

AI

  • You know you should be using AI in the business but do not know where to start.
  • Your staff is already using AI tools, and there is no policy for what goes into them.
  • You want to use AI responsibly, without putting client information or your reputation at risk.
  • An AI tool gave you an answer that turned out to be wrong, and now you are not sure what to trust.

Services

Business advising, negotiation, and AI.

Some clients need help with one decision. Others keep us on call for whenever something comes up. Either way, the final decision is always yours.

Business advising

Think it through before you act

We get the facts straight, lay out the realistic options, and talk through what each one would cost you.

  • Partnership, hiring, and firing decisions
  • Planning what to say in a difficult conversation
  • Building a team you can hand work off to
  • Problems that come up without warning

Negotiation consulting

Walk in with a plan

We work out what you need, what you can give up, and the point where you will walk away. Then we rehearse it with you.

  • Leases, vendor contracts, and disagreements between partners
  • Job offers and compensation
  • Planning for how the other side will respond
  • Adjusting the plan between meetings

AI for your business

Put AI to work, sensibly

We find where AI can save you the most time, recommend the right tools, and help you roll them out to your team.

  • A review of where time is going today
  • Tool recommendations and what they cost
  • A simple AI-use policy for staff
  • Hands-on sessions so it actually gets used

How it works

It starts with asking for help.

Most business owners do not want to go to their employees for advice. Send a short email describing what you are dealing with. We will set up a call to talk it through and decide together whether we can help. If we can, we will explain how we would work and what it costs before anything begins. Everything is billed as a flat fee, not by the hour, so there is no meter running when you need help.

In person around Chicago By video from anywhere By phone when something comes up

Background

Who you would be working with.

The firm's founder spent more than a decade in public safety, then earned a law degree while working full time. He has since built and run his own businesses, and for years has led a large membership organization where negotiation and difficult conversations are part of the job.

People have long called him for advice when something goes wrong. He stays calm under pressure and tells clients what he actually thinks.

Think of us as first responders for your business. This is not a corporate consulting firm, and there are no junior associates, slide decks, or months-long studies. It is an advisory firm started by someone who has run his own small business and answered actual 911 calls, and who picks up the phone when something comes up.

ExperienceMore than a decade in public safety
LeadershipHead of a large membership organization
BusinessOwner of multiple businesses
EducationLaw degree and master's degree

Contact

Tell us what you are dealing with.

A short email is enough to start. What you tell us is kept private.

Based in
Chicago and suburbs