Thoughtsand - Executive IT Consultancy

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I am setting myself up as an individual Executive IT Consultant DBA 'Thoughtsand'. I have an initial name template as attached and am looking for a logo to go with this (but if you have a better aligned name template I am also open to that). Something simple and easy to recognize but also signifying a high level professional service. I was thinking about combining the lightbulb 'thought' or 'idea' image with a hourglass 'sand' timer as they are both similar shapes. However I am not sure this would work so am open to other ideas. The logo does not have to indicate 'Thoughtsand' but needs to work with or without the 'Thoughtsand' name. I want to emphasize innovation, quality and speed and have a logo that looks good in color (black, blue, sand) and black and white.
Update: I have had a number of entries but nothing has quite wowed me yet (though a few are being modified). Please see the must haves I have added below as a result of entries received to date.
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Target Market(s)
Small and medium size businesses needing strategic IT leadership and planning
Industry/Entity Type
Information Technology
Logo Text
The logo is just an image, no wording is needed (unless you have a great way of integrating it). It does need to work though when paired with the name.
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Requirements
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- Ability for logo to work in color and black and white.
- The 'S' in 'Thoughtsand' needs to stand out but still flow as in the sample attachment I provided, i.e. sand colored in the color version and italicized for the black and white version.
- No more lightbulbs on top of hour glasses or hour glasses inside lightbulbs please.
- The logo image must stand alone as well as compliment the wording.
- I am open to a logo not associated with lightbulbs or hour glasses but it has to still have some relevance and relation to the name.
- Don't overcomplicate it, simple and clear is good.