Leadership Mandates for Regulated, Family & PE-Backed Companies

- Lead - Build - Grow -
We lead when boards, owners, or sponsors need executive judgment, authority, and trust at the center of the work. We build the governance, leadership, culture, and operating systems required for long term value. We grow enterprise value by aligning purpose, accountability, strategy, and execution.

- Inflection Point Leadership -

We exist to lead companies through inflection points where

advice is not enough and experienced operating leadership is required.

Leading from Experience...

"I have known and worked with Geoff for over 20 years. He earned my father's confidence quickly, which was no easy task...Early in his career we witnessed Geoff's leadership qualities and ability to navigate challenges with calmness and integrity which were pivotal during difficult times...His sound judgment, combined with his compassion and fairness made him a true leader within our organization...Beyond his professional accomplishments, Geoff is a person of unwavering integrity, humility, and honesty...Consider yourself fortunate if you have the opportunity to work with him. ”

Tyler Merrick - 2024

CEO of Joyride Candy & Fmr President of Merrick Brand Pet Foods

Before EVP accepts a leadership mandate, we collaborate with the board, sponsor, founder, or owner to confirm the inflection point, define the leadership work required, and determine whether we are the right fit to execute the mandate.

- Mandates -

Public or Regulated Company Transformation CEO

For boards and owners of regulated companies facing governance pressure, regulatory scrutiny, leadership transition, stalled value creation or loss of stakeholder confidence. We confirm the leadership mandate and step into the operating role to restore trust, rebuild leadership, and execute.

Family & Controlled Enterprise Transition Leader

For founders, families, boards, and family offices navigating succession, governance reset, professionalization, ownership transition or leadership ambiguity. We help separate family ownership from operating leadership, define authority, preserve legacy, and build the executive structure required for the next generation of enterprise value.

PE-Backed Value Creation President / CEO

For sponsors whose portfolio companies need operating leadership, governance maturity, cultural accountability, or execution discipline. We help confirm whether the company needs a President, CEO, Executive Chairman, operating partner, or board-level leader to convert the investment thesis into the desired results.

The Arena

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

Teddy Roosevelt