The Mazava Analytics Studio Model™
We Run Analytics Like Architects Run Studios
Ever wonder why the best buildings come from architecture studios instead of construction companies? Or why breakthrough brands come from design studios, rather than marketing agencies?
It's the studio model: small teams of senior practitioners working on select projects, where craft matters as much as completion, and the goal is creating something that lasts.
We brought that same model to analytics.
Most analytics consultancies operate like factories with junior armies, billable hour targets, and cookie-cutter solutions. We operate like a studio: senior craftspeople, selective projects, custom solutions built to last.
What Makes a Studio Different?
Like Architecture & Design Studios, We Believe In:
The Atelier Approach
In architecture studios, junior drafters don't design your building while partners golf. Senior architects work directly on your project. Same here. Senior analytics experts handle your implementation, not fresh graduates with good intentions.
Limited Portfolio by Design
Zaha Hadid didn't design 500 buildings a year. Great studios take on select projects where they can obsess over every detail. We maintain 8-10 active clients. That's it. Your project gets the attention it deserves rather than the attention we can spare.
Craft Over Scale
Studios perfect their craft on each project rather than rushing to the next one. We'd rather solve 10 problems brilliantly than 100 problems adequately. Each client gets our best thinking for their specific needs, not a template solution.
Collaboration, Not Service
In a studio, clients are collaborators in the creative process. You're not ordering from a menu, you're part of the team building something custom. We work with you, not for you. Your expertise plus ours equals better solutions.
Legacy Through Teaching
Great architecture studios teach clients how to live in the buildings they design. We don't just build analytics systems, we teach you to master them. We don’t look at knowledge transfers as an add-on; it's the entire point.
The Right to Refuse
Great architecture studios turn down more projects than they accept. We only take on analytics challenges where we can deliver exceptional results, which means turning down work that others would gladly take. That selectivity protects our quality, your outcomes, and everyone's sanity.
The Five Pillars of Our Studio
1. Senior Practitioners Only
Your healthcare analytics are handled by people who've navigated HIPAA for years. Your cannabis compliance is managed by people who speak METRC fluently. Your attribution problems are solved by people who've untangled them dozens of times.
No learning curves. No supervision needed. No surprises.
What this means: When we say "senior," we mean 10+ years doing exactly what you need. Not managing people who do it. Not theorizing about it. Actually doing it.
2. Limited Portfolio by Design
We're not trying to be the biggest. We're aiming to be the best option for a specific type of client. Eight to ten active clients, maximum. No exceptions, no matter the opportunity.
Why it matters: You get direct access to senior experts, not account managers. Your challenges get discussed in our weekly studio reviews. When you call, we know exactly where your project stands.
3. Implementation Over Recommendations
There’s a dirty secret in consulting. Most strategies never get implemented. Roadmaps get "deprioritized." Recommendations gather dust. Instead, every engagement includes implementation. Every implementation includes documentation. Every project ends with your team more capable than when we started.
4. Transparent Process
In design studios, clients see sketches, iterations, and decision-making in real-time. No big reveal after months of mystery. We work the same way. You’ll experience watching us work in your systems, seeing alternative approaches, and learning the “why”, not just the “what”.
5. Knowledge Transfer as Success Metric
Most consultancies’ models require dependency: complicated systems only they understand, processes only they can run. We measure success differently: how quickly you don't need us anymore. Transfer includes: live documentation created during the project, recorded training sessions for your team, and frameworks & templates you own forever.
How The Studio Model Works
From commission to capability in 12 weeks
Commission Phase
Like architecture studios start with intensive design sessions, we begin with deep discovery. All stakeholders, problems, and possibilities on the table.
Build Phase
Senior practitioners working in your environment, creating custom solutions while explaining every decision. Open studio where you see the craft in action.
Transfer Phase
Your team takes the lead while we guide. Documentation completed, training delivered, independence achieved. Like receiving blueprints you can actually use.
Evolution Phase
Like buildings need architects for renovations, you might need us for new challenges. But never for the same problem twice. Each engagement expands capabilities.
Ready to Commission Your Analytics Studio?
We take on 8-10 clients per year. Each one gets the full studio treatment: senior expertise, custom solutions, complete knowledge transfer.
If you're ready to stop renting analytics help and start building analytics capability, let's talk about what we could build together.