Photo credit: sun damage and a hotel hallway mirror
Andrew Mochulsky
founder
Working in highly-regulated industries since 2009, Andrew brings years of experience fitting square pegs into holes that government regulators describe as “round.” Whether running up multi-million dollar savings in complex settlement negotiations, or launching first-in-market cannabis products and services, Andrew approaches regulatory frameworks as exploitable systems. With enough tech savvy to navigate any number of specialized fields, Andrew is most comfortable on the bleeding edge.
Activities & Affiliations
• Coachella Valley Water Counts Academy, Class of 2021
• Student Site Council, Rancho Mirage Elementary School
• Coachella Valley Cannabis Alliance Network
Education
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
COLLEGE OF LAW
Juris Doctor, 2019
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
B.A., Political Science, 2007
consulting philosophy
“Problem solving is not something I do, it’s something I am. Everything in this world is ultimately a puzzle: inputs, constraints, and objectives. Whether learning to cook, writing a catchy song, or completely overhauling the design of a tunnel boring machine, the challenge lies in identifying those core elements. From there, it’s an iterative process to first solve, and then optimize. I’m as comfortable spearheading a cost-saving initiative as I am designing a company logo or laying out an assembly line. And most importantly, I simply refuse to leave a challenge incomplete. To quote the late great Ol’ Dirty Bastard, ‘if I got a problem, a problem got a problem ‘til it’s gone.’”
The & Co.
Now that you know about the Mochulsky, what about the & Co.? It’s not just a fun addition to the name. & Co. is the secret sauce, the killer app, the third thing that stands for uniqueness.
& Co. means…
an extensive talent network
The best consultants for the job are entirely dependent on your objectives. As a result, there’s no benefit in rattling off a laundry list of consulting partners that may not address your business needs. With years of experience in the private sector, and a substantial network at all levels of government, we can identify specialists in every industry to provide second-to-none insight and guidance. From New York financial advisors, to Chicago attorneys, to California artists, the & Co. brings expertise to every consultation.
a can-do-it-all attitude
Bootstrapping, dogfooding, whatever you want to call it, & Co. means developing skills across business functions to keep it all in house. The & Co. is why we can provide you architectural drawings of your facility at the same time we talk cost accounting. It is the & Co. approach that designs this website, writes this copy, and brews this coffee (a precondition to the other two). Our goal is to make a Swiss Army knife look like a particularly dull spork compared to the flexibility and adaptability of & Co.
dedication to collaboration
& Co. doesn’t happen without the mighty ampersand, bringing together diverse and discrete strands into a single idea. That spirit of collaboration and community sits at the core of how & Co. operates. We are avid users and enthusiasts of free/libre open source software, running our operation on Linux workstations using community-driven productivity solutions (don’t worry: we’re fluent in both Mac and Windows). & Co. provides pro bono guidance to municipal governments, school boards, non-profits, and other organizations that can help grow the larger community.
Interested? Intrigued? Want to tickle-fight? Reach out to us.