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Results
Leadership, Teams & Value Creation
Success leaves clues. The recognitions are nice; the proof is the leaders you develop and the companies that increase in value after working with you.
What I Do
Leaders build leaders and develop their backfill. They teach, train, and empower them to do the same, creating teams that are technically and tactically proficient to manage and improve the business systems that, when managed well, deliver maximum value for the company, customers, team members, and investors through continuous learning, expansion, and improvement.
Evidence
- U.S. ArmyU.S. Army, 101st Airborne Division. Inducted into the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club.
- Hinge GlobalBootstrapped Hinge Global in 2015 and designed the business model and systems to rapidly transform marketplace and digital commerce for Fortune 500 and startup companies alike. A Best Places to Work finalist, through two private equity transactions in 2019 and 2023.
- AdvisingAdvisor at the University of Cincinnati 1819 Venture Lab and advisory board member at Toren.
How I Work
The same five steps in every engagement, whatever the industry. The full framework is something I share with the companies I work with.
- Business priorities. The starting point is the vision for the company.
- Where are we now? Baseline assessments of operations, sales, fulfillment, and financial predictability.
- Evaluate resources. What people, assets, and resources are available.
- Plan of action. Where to play and how to win, what must be true, and in what time frame.
- Execute with focus. Minimum repeatability framework, minimum standards framework, and minimum governance necessary.