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Taher Hamid Fox & Crow Group Consulting Review: What a Process-Focused Advisor Actually Looks Like
Thank you to Taher Hamid for this review of his experience working with Ian Richardson, Co-Founder of Fox & Crow Group.
First Published: October 1, 2025
Last Updated: May 1, 2026
There are consultants who talk about process, and there are consultants whose minds work in process naturally. The difference is immediately visible. One describes frameworks they have studied. The other looks at what you are actually doing and maps it in real time.
This Taher Hamid Fox & Crow Group consulting review is a specific, detailed account of what the second kind of consultant looks like in practice.
"Ian is process focused. You can just tell that's how his mind works. I remember jumping on the original call with him discussing our vertical specific marketing process for his Thursday Process webinars. I just answered questions. By the end of it, Ian had mapped out a beautiful flow chart which was basically identical to our internal SOP! I highly recommend having a conversation with Ian. He's a straight shooter and down to Earth. Very easy to talk to. You never feel like he's trying to get anything out of you. He's genuinely trying to help and that's rare and appreciated."
Process as a Natural Lens
Hamid's observation — "you can just tell that's how his mind works" — identifies something that is hard to fake and genuinely valuable: a consultant whose default mode is to see structure in complexity.
Most operational challenges in MSP businesses are not mysteries. They are processes that have never been documented, hand-off points where accountability disappears, decision criteria that exist in someone's head but not in writing, and workflows that grew organically and were never designed intentionally.
A consultant with a process-oriented mind does not need to be told where the problems are. They ask the right questions and the structure — and its gaps — reveals itself.
Ian Richardson built and operated an MSP before founding Fox & Crow Group. That operational background is what gives his process orientation real-world grounding rather than theoretical polish.
Mapping a Complex Process in a Single Conversation
Hamid describes a specific moment: he answered questions about his vertical marketing process, and by the end of the call, Ian had produced a flowchart that was essentially identical to their internal SOP.
That outcome illustrates several things happening simultaneously:
The questions were the right questions. Getting from a conversation to an accurate process map requires asking questions that surface the actual steps, decisions, and dependencies — not just the general shape of what someone does.
The listening was precise. Ian was not just collecting answers; he was building a mental model as the conversation progressed, which allowed him to produce a coherent output at the end.
The result was immediately useful. A flowchart that mirrors an existing SOP is not just impressive — it is a starting point for improvement. Once a process is visible, its inefficiencies and gaps become apparent.
This kind of rapid process mapping is one of the most valuable things an experienced MSP consultant can provide — because it compresses weeks of internal documentation work into a single focused conversation.
Straight Shooter, Down to Earth, Genuinely Helpful
Hamid's characterization of Ian as a "straight shooter" and "down to Earth" who does not make you feel like he is trying to get anything out of you is worth dwelling on.
In the consulting world, this is not universal. Many engagements begin with a sales dynamic that colors the entire relationship — the consultant is always, at some level, trying to expand the engagement, upsell a deliverable, or maintain the impression that their involvement is essential.
What Hamid describes is different: an advisor whose goal appears to be to genuinely help the person he is talking to. That posture makes the conversations more honest, the information shared more complete, and the outcomes more useful.
For MSP owners who have been through consulting relationships that felt transactional or self-serving, this distinction is significant. It is the difference between an advisor who helps you see more clearly and one who makes you more dependent on their ongoing involvement.
Why Process Clarity Drives MSP Growth
The value of the process mapping work Hamid describes extends well beyond documentation.
When an MSP's sales, delivery, and operational processes are clearly mapped and understood, several things become possible:
- New team members can be onboarded with greater consistency
- Bottlenecks can be identified and addressed before they become crises
- Leadership can evaluate what is working versus what is producing friction
- Growth does not break things, because the processes are designed to scale
Ian Richardson's consulting work focuses precisely on this kind of operational clarity — helping MSP leaders see their business as a system and make informed decisions about how to improve it.
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FAQ: MSP Business Process Consulting with Fox & Crow Group
What does MSP business process consulting involve?
MSP business process consulting involves reviewing how your business currently operates — sales, delivery, operations, team management — and identifying where processes are unclear, inconsistent, or creating friction that limits growth.
How quickly can a consultant map an MSP's processes?
An experienced consultant with deep MSP operational background can often produce a useful process map in a single structured conversation, as Taher Hamid describes in this review. The key is asking the right questions in the right sequence.
Why does process clarity matter for MSP growth?
Process clarity enables consistent execution, scalable onboarding, and informed decision-making. MSPs that grow without clear processes often find that growth creates chaos rather than capacity.
What is the Thursday Process webinar series?
Ian Richardson's Thursday Process webinar series explored how MSPs and IT channel companies structure their operations, marketing, and sales — using real-world examples from practitioners like Taher Hamid.
The business process clarity that Hamid describes connects to the operations dimension in Scott Wright's consulting review — both cover how external perspective helps MSP leaders see the gap between how processes should work and how they actually run. Ken Patterson's business strategy review approaches the same organizational visibility from a strategic rather than process angle.
The same process-focused discipline Hamid describes — mapping how a business actually operates before suggesting how to change it — is the foundation of how Fox & Crow builds the full MSP sales system, and what that discipline produces when applied across hiring, training, coaching, and management simultaneously is the clearest demonstration of it in practice.