{"id":9,"date":"2025-10-20T02:18:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T02:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xdood.com\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-10-20T09:32:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T13:32:29","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.xdood.com\/?page_id=9","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>XDOOD LLC is an eclectic strategic consulting firm built around one core belief: complex problems demand multidimensional thinking.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At our core, we are problem solvers, helping clients find clarity and creative solutions when conventional approaches fail. 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Unique Solutions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-38fbdc71\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-c1d4f1c6\">\n<div>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-f17ebab5\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-bac450bf\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-789da3ee\">\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"531\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xdood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Michael-McGauley-Profile-202207-v3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Michael McGauley Profile 202207 V3 1\" class=\"wp-image-18\" title=\"About Us\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xdood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Michael-McGauley-Profile-202207-v3-1.jpg 798w, https:\/\/www.xdood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Michael-McGauley-Profile-202207-v3-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.xdood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Michael-McGauley-Profile-202207-v3-1-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<div class=\"gb-text gb-text-cf7ec6a9\">Michael McGauley<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-text gb-text-76f07d49\">Owner &#8211; Founder<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-text gb-text-1873b43d\">He is a seasoned entrepreneur who brings a distinctive vision to cross-disciplinary consulting. 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