Private counsel for founders and business owners who want the next move to be the right one.

Since 2009 I’ve advised hundreds of entrepreneurs and founded more than a dozen businesses. I’m selective about where I spend my time. When the alignment is right, I’m a partner through to the finish.

I’m T.J. Typinski. Special Forces by nineteen. The White House by twenty-one. First exit before thirty.

I’ve built, advised, and invested for most of my adult life, mentoring hundreds of entrepreneurs and founding more than a dozen businesses across industries I was genuinely curious about. Today I lead Lionmaker Systems, Lionmaker Leadership Development, and a Detroit real estate practice transacting 10+ properties a year.

Three decades building things, long before anyone called it AI. I’m selective about the work I take on. Only the projects where I can genuinely move the needle. When the alignment is there, I’m in. Hands-on. Through the finish. With the precision and judgment that only come from having done it before, at scale, under pressure.

I don’t work alone. I have a small bench of specialists I trust to execute alongside me on the projects that pique my interest most.

When it makes sense to talk, the next step is a private conversation. Fifteen minutes by phone or video. I’ll tell you what I’d do in your position, and whether I’m the right person to help you do it. You’ll leave with a clearer read on the move you’re weighing, and a direct answer on fit.