Executive Advisor to Founder-Led Companies

Experienced Perspective. Better Decisions. Stronger Execution.

I work with founders and CEOs navigating growth, leadership challenges, and organizational complexity.

With more than 30 years of operating and advisory experience, I help leaders identify what's holding their businesses back, determine what matters most, and figure out what to do next.

Let's start with a conversation.

A focused 15-minute introduction to understand your business, the challenge you're facing, and whether I can help.

Growth Changes the Problems You Need to Solve

The approaches that got a company to its current size don't always work for the next stage.

I work with founders and CEOs when:

Growth has stalled. You need to identify what's constraining revenue and determine where to focus.

The leadership team isn't executing. Priorities compete, accountability slips, and results don't match expectations.

The founder has become the bottleneck. Too many decisions depend on one person, limiting the company's ability to scale.

People decisions carry greater consequences. You need to hire, promote, restructure, or better understand the capabilities of your leadership team.

The business needs experienced leadership. You need an executive perspective or hands-on operating leadership to navigate an important transition.

The first step is understanding the problem—not assuming the solution.


Experience Informs Judgment. Evidence Brings Clarity.

I've spent more than 30 years building businesses, leading teams, and advising executives.

That experience helps me recognize patterns, ask better questions, and identify the underlying issues that aren't always obvious.

I bring an operator's perspective to consequential decisions involving leadership, organizational complexity, and execution.

My approach is practical: understand the situation, identify the underlying constraints, and focus on the decisions that will make the biggest difference.


How I Help

Find the Right Solution to the Right Problem

Every company is different. My role is to help you understand what's happening and determine the most effective way forward.

Executive Advisory

Work through consequential business decisions, clarify priorities, and identify the actions most likely to improve results.

Leadership & Team Effectiveness

Understand individual working styles, strengthen leadership teams, and improve organizational alignment. When appropriate, I use Culture Index to help leaders make better people and organizational decisions.

Growth & Execution

Identify the constraints limiting growth, strengthen accountability, and turn business priorities into measurable results.

Executive Operating Leadership

For selected opportunities, I work directly with companies that need experienced CEO, COO, or other executive-level leadership.

The engagement depends on the problem. We start by understanding what you need.


Have a Business Challenge Worth Solving?

Whether you're navigating growth, evaluating your leadership team, facing an execution problem, or considering your next stage of leadership, let's start by understanding the situation.

In 15 minutes, we can establish whether there's a reason to continue the conversation and what the appropriate next step might be.

No assumptions about the solution. Just a focused conversation about your business.


Know a founder or CEO facing one of these challenges? I'd welcome an introduction.