This Master Terms of Engagement ("Agreement") governs all advisory services provided by Michelle Onuorah, operating through Onuorah Advisory ("Advisor"), to any individual or entity ("Client") who renders payment for an advisory engagement through Advisor's authorized checkout system.
By submitting payment for any Onuorah Advisory engagement, Client acknowledges that Client has read, understood, and agreed to the terms outlined in this document. No separate signature is required for enforceability — submission of payment constitutes acceptance.
This Agreement applies uniformly across all standard advisory offerings, including but not limited to the Diagnostic, Book Launch Bootcamp (group), 6-Month 1:1 Advisory, 12-Month 1:1 Advisory, and any other engagement Client purchases through Advisor's authorized checkout. Where an engagement involves customizations agreed verbally during a recorded discovery or results call, those customizations are governed by Section XII (Customized Engagements & Recorded Acknowledgment) below.
This Agreement establishes the universal terms. The specifics of any individual engagement — the project, the engagement window, the number of sessions, the investment amount, and any agreed customizations — are documented through (a) the line item on Client's purchase receipt from Advisor's checkout, (b) the written recommendation Advisor delivers as part of the paid Diagnostic process, and/or (c) the recorded Diagnostic Results Call retained by Advisor via Fathom Notetaker or comparable recording service. Together, these constitute the per-engagement specifics governed by the universal terms below.
Advisor: Michelle Onuorah, operating through Onuorah Advisory.
Client: The individual or entity who renders payment for an Onuorah Advisory engagement, as identified in the purchase receipt issued by Advisor's checkout system.
Purpose: This Agreement is entered into for the purpose of providing strategic advisory services to support Client in connection with their book project, business, intellectual property, thought leadership platform, or related professional initiative, as scoped by the engagement option Client has purchased.
Advisor will provide strategic advisory services consistent with the engagement option purchased by Client. Across Onuorah Advisory's standard offerings, services may include any combination of the following depending on the engagement selected:
The specific services included in Client's engagement are determined by the engagement option purchased and any customizations documented per Section XII.
Advisory services are delivered primarily through scheduled private sessions of approximately 60 minutes in duration, conducted via Zoom or other mutually agreed format.
The number of sessions, engagement term, and pacing are determined by the engagement option Client has purchased. Sessions may be scheduled flexibly during the engagement period based on mutual availability.
Unused sessions expire at the end of the engagement period and do not roll over to future engagements unless otherwise agreed in writing.
For group engagements (such as Book Launch Bootcamp), services are delivered according to the published cohort schedule, and the format may include group calls, peer accountability structures, and cohort-based deliverables in lieu of private 1:1 sessions.
Reasonable email communication is included for brief clarifications, scheduling, and questions directly related to recent session discussions. Email communication is not a substitute for scheduled advisory sessions and does not include extensive consulting, document review, or ongoing project management between sessions unless explicitly included in the engagement option purchased.
Advisor serves strictly in a strategic and advisory capacity. Advisor is not an employee, contractor, business operator, agent, publisher, publicist, attorney, accountant, or representative of Client.
Advisor's services do NOT include:
All implementation, execution, financial commitments, and final creative or business decisions remain solely the responsibility of Client. Advisor's contributions constitute strategic advisory guidance only.
Advisor provides strategic guidance based on professional experience and expertise. However, Client acknowledges that outcomes depend on numerous factors outside Advisor's control, including but not limited to Client's execution, market conditions, agent and publisher discretion, audience response, timing, and Client's independent decisions.
Advisor does not guarantee:
Advisor's sole commitment under this Agreement is to provide professional strategic guidance designed to position Client's work in the strongest manner possible within the scope of the engagement purchased.
Client agrees to:
Advisor is not responsible for managing Client's project timeline, deliverables, or outcomes.
The investment for Client's engagement is the amount stated on the checkout product purchased and reflected on Client's purchase receipt. Payment plans, where offered, are billed automatically according to the schedule selected at checkout.
This Agreement becomes effective upon Client's submission of payment for the selected engagement option. Submission of payment constitutes Client's acceptance of this Agreement in full.
For engagements paid in installments, failure to maintain payments may result in suspension of advisory services. Client remains responsible for the full investment amount regardless of session attendance, project pace, or external circumstances.
Quoted pricing is valid for the period stated at the time of quote and may be adjusted thereafter at Advisor's discretion.
Due to the strategic nature of advisory services and the reservation of time within Advisor's calendar, all payments are non-refundable.
Client may terminate this Agreement at any time with written notice. However, termination does not relieve Client of financial responsibility for the full investment outlined in the engagement purchased. Any remaining balance under an active payment plan remains due and payable according to the agreed schedule. Unused sessions are forfeited upon termination.
Advisor reserves the right to terminate this Agreement at any time with written notice, including but not limited to circumstances where Client materially breaches its terms. In such case, Client shall not be responsible for any future payments beyond those already made. Any payments previously rendered are non-refundable and compensate Advisor for time reserved and services made available up to the point of termination.
Both parties agree to maintain the confidentiality of any proprietary, personal, or sensitive information shared during the course of the engagement, including unpublished manuscripts, business strategies, intellectual property, and personal information, except as required by law.
Advisor retains the right to reference the engagement in general portfolio or advisory experience terms (such as case studies or testimonials) without disclosing confidential material, provided Client's express written approval is obtained for any disclosure of identifying details.
All intellectual property created by Client prior to or during the engagement, including but not limited to manuscripts, frameworks, models, and original creative or business work, remains the sole property of Client.
Advisor retains ownership of all proprietary advisory frameworks, methodologies, templates, processes, and strategic tools developed independently in the course of professional practice and used during the engagement. Materials shared by Advisor — whether written, verbal, or digital — may not be recorded, duplicated, distributed, or shared without Advisor's written permission.
Nothing in this Agreement grants either party ownership of the other's intellectual property.
Where the engagement Client has purchased includes customizations agreed verbally between Client and Advisor (or Advisor's authorized representative) during a recorded discovery, diagnostic, or results call, those customizations are incorporated into this Agreement by reference, provided that:
Customizations may include, for example, modifications to the number of sessions, the engagement window, additional deliverables, or specific focus areas. They do not override the universal terms in Sections V through XI of this Agreement, which apply uniformly to all engagements.
In the event of any conflict between the universal terms of this Agreement and customizations recorded under this Section, the universal terms control unless the customization is explicitly identified as a modification of a specific clause and acknowledged in writing by Advisor.
For engagements involving theological, doctrinal, medical, legal, financial, or otherwise specialized subject matter, Client retains full responsibility for all interpretations, conclusions, and decisions related to that subject matter. Advisor provides strategic advisory guidance only and assumes no professional liability for the substantive content, accuracy, or appropriateness of Client's work in such specialized domains.
This is a professional advisory relationship between independent parties. Nothing in this Agreement creates an employer-employee, partnership, joint venture, or fiduciary relationship between Advisor and Client. Advisor is not authorized to bind Client to any third-party agreement, and Client is not authorized to bind Advisor to any third-party agreement.
Any expansion of services beyond those included in the engagement Client has purchased — and beyond customizations governed by Section XII — must be agreed upon in writing and may require a revised scope and adjusted investment. Continuation into a new or extended engagement requires a new payment commitment; there is no automatic renewal.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state in which Advisor operates, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
This Agreement, together with the engagement specifics documented through Client's purchase receipt, the written recommendation delivered by Advisor as part of any paid Diagnostic process, and any customizations recorded and acknowledged per Section XII, constitutes the full understanding between Advisor and Client regarding the advisory engagement. This Agreement supersedes any prior verbal discussions, informal correspondence, or marketing materials.
If any provision of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
By submitting payment for any engagement offered through Onuorah Advisory's authorized checkout system, Client acknowledges that Client has read, understood, and agreed to all terms outlined in this Agreement.
No additional signature or written acknowledgment is required for enforceability.
Questions about these terms can be directed to Onuorah Advisory through the contact channel listed on the checkout page or in the engagement confirmation email.