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San Diego, CA  —  Est. 2025

STOIC

Research & Development

Where consulting meets execution.
We do not just advise. We build alongside you.

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Who We Are

A firm that partners.
Not just advises.

Stoic Research & Development is a consulting firm focused on supporting small businesses through strategic, hands-on engagement across finance, marketing, operations, and sales. We act as true business partners, seeing every decision through from analysis to execution.

We serve businesses often overlooked by large consulting firms, offering accessible, high-impact support rooted in data, partnership, and long-term thinking. Our promise is simple: we bring the full breadth of our expertise to every engagement, and we deliver our best every time.

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Specialty
Finance
Financial planning, analysis, and performance optimization
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Specialty
Marketing
Brand strategy, positioning, and growth marketing
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Specialty
Operations
Systems, workflow design, and operational efficiency
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Specialty
Sales
Pipeline development, process building, and revenue growth

What We Do

A full suite of consulting services.
Delivered with precision.

Stoic R&D offers a comprehensive range of consulting services designed to meet small and mid-sized businesses wherever they are. Whether you need a financial overhaul, a stronger brand presence, streamlined operations, or a more effective sales process, we deliver a tailored, academically grounded approach across every discipline.

We do not specialize in one area and leave the rest to chance. We provide a little bit of everything, and we promise to deliver our best in all of it.

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Finance
Financial modeling, budgeting, performance analysis, and cash flow strategy. We build the financial foundation your business needs to grow with confidence.
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Marketing
Brand identity, market positioning, content strategy, and customer acquisition. We help you get in front of the right people with the right message.
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Operations
Process design, workflow optimization, and organizational structure. We create the internal systems that allow your business to scale without breaking.
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Sales
Pipeline strategy, CRM development, team alignment, and revenue systems. We turn your sales function into a repeatable, high-performing engine for growth.

Our Process

The 4-Stage Framework

A repeating cycle that diagnoses, builds, executes, and refines. Every engagement begins at Analysis and the cycle never truly stops.

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Analysis
Diagnose challenges and opportunities using data, market insights, and operational benchmarking to build a clear picture of where the business stands today.
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Buildout
Design customized growth strategies and operational frameworks aligned to the client's goals, resources, and long-term vision across all service areas.
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Execution
Implement solutions directly alongside leadership teams, ensuring real change through accountability, embedded partnership, and measurable results.
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Reassessment
Measure impact, refine strategies, and restart the cycle. Continuous improvement is built into every engagement from the very first conversation.

Our Values

The 5 Pillars of Stoic R&D

Every engagement is governed by the same five principles that define who we are and how we show up for every client.

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Strategy
We approach every challenge with a clear, data-driven plan and a long-term perspective that goes beyond the immediate problem.
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Transparency
We communicate openly with every client, presenting findings and recommendations without filter, spin, or hidden agenda.
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Objectivity
Our analysis is grounded in evidence and current academic research. We remove bias from decision-making and keep facts at the forefront.
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Innovation
We pursue creative solutions and leverage emerging frameworks and tools to deliver outcomes that traditional consulting firms cannot replicate.
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Consistency
Sustained excellence over one-time wins. We build systems and habits that produce reliable, measurable results well beyond each engagement.

Growth Model

Three phases.
One long-term vision.

Stoic R&D is built for the long game. Our model begins with consulting and evolves alongside the businesses we serve, deepening the partnership at every stage of growth.

Phase One
Consulting First
We begin with underserved small businesses overlooked by large consulting firms. We provide accessible, high-impact advisory services across finance, marketing, operations, and sales, bringing the full weight of our expertise to every client engagement from day one.
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Phase Two
Embedded Partnership
As relationships deepen, we transition from advisors into embedded partners, working directly within the business to drive execution. We are not just present for strategy sessions. We are in the room when decisions are made and outcomes are measured.
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Phase Three
Ecosystem Expansion
Through our growing network of client businesses and subsidiary ventures, we build a self-reinforcing ecosystem where shared resources, referrals, and collective expertise elevate every business in the portfolio. Modeled after the integrated structures of Berkshire Hathaway, Amazon, and Apple.
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Chief Executive Officer
Christina Nosratpour
Currently completing her MBA at the University of Denver with a specialization in Marketing. Christina applies the latest academic frameworks in consumer behavior, brand strategy, and organizational psychology directly to every client engagement, ensuring Stoic R&D's marketing and positioning work is always grounded in current research and real-world results.
MBA Candidate — Marketing · University of Denver
Stoic R&D Crest
Academically Backed
Chief Financial Officer
Henry Ortega
Currently completing his MBA at the University of Denver with a specialization in Finance and working toward his CFA accreditation. Henry brings active, graduate-level training in financial analysis, investment theory, and economic modeling to every engagement, translating cutting-edge academic knowledge into financial strategies that work in practice.
MBA Candidate — Finance · University of Denver

Our Leadership

Meet the Team

A multidisciplinary team combining psychology, finance, marketing, and operations to deliver results that are both academically grounded and practically applied.

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Christina Nosratpour
Chief Executive Officer
Background in Psychology, organizational behavior, and systems. MBA Candidate at the University of Denver, specializing in Marketing. Christina directly applies her graduate coursework to client engagements, ensuring every marketing and strategy recommendation reflects the most current thinking in the field.
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Henry Ortega
Chief Financial Officer
Background in Psychological Science, Behavior, Finance, and Investment Analysis. MBA Candidate at the University of Denver, specializing in Finance, and currently pursuing CFA accreditation. Henry translates active graduate-level financial training into precise, actionable analysis for every client we serve.
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Myles Phillips
Chief Operating Officer
Background in sales, business ownership, and entrepreneurship. Myles brings a practitioner's lens to every engagement, drawing on direct hands-on experience to design operational systems and sales processes that are built for the real world, not just the whiteboard.

Client Testimonials

What our clients say.

We let our results speak for themselves. Testimonials coming soon from the businesses we have had the privilege of partnering with.

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Inspired By

Proof of concept exists. We are building on it.

Berkshire Hathaway
Long-term capital allocation
Pershing Square
Active partnership model
Amazon
Deep to wide expansion
Apple
Self-sustaining ecosystem

Get In Touch

Let's build
something together.

Whether you are a small business owner ready for a true consulting partner or you are interested in learning more about what we do, we want to hear from you.

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619.772.6677
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info@stoicrnd.com
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www.stoicrnd.com
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San Diego, CA