My focus is building middle-market business value through strategy, innovation and profitable growth.My approach is built on years of practical experience; I have launched companies in alternative energy, internet services, software and professional services, partnering with entrepreneurs as their President, COO and Director. I was Chief Strategy Officer for a Fortune 100 company, where I managed a portfolio of 50+ new product and new business initiatives. I have also been a Partner and operating executive for several professional services business, including 10 years as a Partner with Bain & Company. As a consultant, I have been a trusted advisor to over 200 CEOs and management teams from nearly 50 industries and 15 countries, developing and executing practical value-building strategies. . I like to work with highly motivated leaders and management teams who can capitalize on my broad business experience, deep strategy expertise and strong leadership and communications skills to drive change and growth.Areas of expertise include: - Value-building growth strategies.- Developing and aligning products, services, channels and messages to add new customers, retain and grow profitable customer relationships.- Capital markets readiness: developing and executing strategies to build business value in preparation for raising capital, sale, recapitalization, M+A transactions- Innovation, lean start-up and scale-up processes. - New product/business evaluation, planning,capital raise.- M+A target identification, valuation, due diligence.- Practical processes for strategic planning, new product development, mergers and acquisitions.