Before the search
Every acronym, product and company on your brief is read before a single person is contacted. A search run against a brief nobody understood is how a plausible-looking stranger ends up on your calendar.
Expert Network & Primary Research
The right people.
A clearer perspective.
Expert calls, pay as you go.
No retainer. No subscription. Pay only for the calls you take.
Pay as you go
How pay-as-you-go works.
Three steps. You work with TCE directly, and you are charged after the call.
01
Tell us the question
Send the question you need answered. A short note is enough to start.
02
We recruit and screen experts
TCE finds people with the relevant experience and sends a write-up before the call is scheduled.
03
Pay per call, after it happens
You are charged after the call. There is no retainer, and you pay only for the calls you take.
- No retainer or minimums
- Direct relationship with TCE
- Fast turnaround
- Pay per call
500+
Projects briefed to our team
2024
Firm established
9
Sectors covered
Silver
Inex One Partner, 2026
Care in the details
Discretion, at every step.
Before the call
Every expert arrives as a write-up: what they have done, what they can speak to, and where their knowledge stops. You decide whether the hour is worth spending before you spend it. Only what survives that reaches you.
Through the engagement
The people who take the brief are the people who run it. No handoff to a bench, no staffing pyramid, and no explaining your question twice.
Before you spend the hour
Know why this person belongs on your call.
A title is a starting point. We look for direct experience with the specific issue you are investigating, and put the screening in writing.
What an expert search includesThe expert write-up
Relevant experience
The roles, markets, and decisions that connect an expert to your question.
Screening answers
Written responses that help you assess fit before you book the conversation.
Clear boundaries
What the expert can speak to, where their knowledge stops, and the scope of the call.
Clients
Who we work with.
Consulting
Relevant experts for your engagement. We manage the search and screening; your team leads the research and owns the conclusions.
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Corporate Teams
First-hand perspectives to inform market entry, product decisions, competitive research, and corporate development.
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Private Equity
Expert conversations to support your diligence and portfolio research, scoped around the experience you need.
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Hedge Funds
Industry perspectives for your investment research, with screening and call coordination handled by our team.
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Ready when you are
What do you need to understand?
Read our InsightsSilver Partner, Inex One 2026Rated by Inex One, the expert network marketplace. Up from Bronze in 2025.
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