What We Do
Knowledge development for strategic business and investment decisions
Southern Pulse curates and sources information to develop the knowledge you need to make strategic decisions for employees, business operations, and investments in Latin America.
We have been focused exclusively on Latin America for twenty years – over two decades of relationships, experience, practice, and data are brought to bear against your challenges and need for knowledge.
We apply a robust yet flexible methodology to our work, but every engagement we take on is tiered and tailored to your needs from start to finish.
How we work with you
DISCOVERY
All engagements begin with a free 30-minute discovery call. We are focused on getting to know you and answering your questions about how we operate.
From there, we determine whether or not it makes sense to continue the conversation. If so, we begin discussing potential types of engagements that best fit your needs. The majority of our client relationships include both La Cabecera and longer-term or more complex engagements.
ENGAGEMENT
Questions, or intelligence requirements (IRs) drive engagements.
We shape the team, collections architecture, and deliverables based on what you need, not a rigid format or cookie-cutter template.
Our methodology for collection and analysis is robust yet flexible and our access to sources is developed and well practiced.
Our delivery standards for narrative-based writing are high, we often bring visuals, oral presentations, follow up, and higher-level advisory elements to your work product.
Our tiered and tailored approach ensures that you receive the knowledge and confidence you need to take action, make decisions, and support and protect business operations, employees, and investments.
Typical engagements generally align with the following types of projects:
- Source-inquiry led, pre-transaction due diligence on companies and individuals;
- Location, community, organization or network assessment/monitoring;
- Scenario mapping with predictive analysis;
- Market entry studies for oil/gas + renewables, mining, or middle-market investments;
- Influence, relationship, and “power” mapping/monitoring; and,
- Mis/disinformation assessments and media rankings and reviews
- Bespoke investigations that typically require on-the-ground presence and/or subject-matter expertise
- Training focused on Latin America-specific threats and realities.
To discuss an engagement, book a call.
ADVISORY
Over time, some engagements lead to an opportunity for Southern Pulse to support you as an ongoing trusted advisor.
Currently, our advisory practice is led by our Founder, Sam Logan.
NelsonAI
In March 2025, Southern Pulse launched Latin America's first AI research companion, called Nelson.
Designed for corporate threat intelligence practitioners, NelsonAI has evolved as a research tool for students, journalists, geopolitical risk researchers and others who are eager to draw quick, reliable and contextualized information from trusted sources in Latin America and beyond.
NelsonAI is was created by Southern Pulse founder, Sam Logan.