Why You Need a Growth Readiness Diagnostic for Your B2B Team Most B2B leadership teams don’t lack ambition. They lack clarity. Revenue targets get missed not because teams aren’t working hard, but because the organization isn’t structurally ready to grow. Sales pushes harder; Marketing launches more campaigns; and Leadership adds headcount or new tools. And […]
As a fractional Chief Growth Officer (CGO), I am often brought into an organization at a critical inflection point – either when things are scaling fast or when they’ve hit a wall. My role to drive sustainable growth is the same in principle, but how I diagnose and operate varies drastically depending on the trajectory of the business.
Anyone who has been a business owner knows how hard it is. You are constantly bombarded with daily fires and trying to run the business, hire, obtain financing, manage cash flow, and win new business. And those are just the priorities! It is so hard to find the quiet time to focus on strategy and […]
Quite often, a company finds their way to me because they are facing an inflection point. An inflection point is a significant moment of change that marks a shift in the company's trajectory, either positively or negatively. Here are a few examples of inflection points that small tech companies may experience: Funding: Securing funding can [...]
I don’t usually make predictions. However, there has been such a powerful recent event that I am going out on a limb. If you are a business owner and don’t know about ChatGPT and how it will affect your business, you need to get on it. ChatGPT was released at the end of last year […]
January is the time of year that CEOs deliver the strategy that has been developed for the coming year. Often, the effort to set the strategy is a long process that took place the preceding year. Decks are make, polished to perfection and a great presentation to the entire company is the culmination. Then what? […]
In my role as a strategic partnership developer, I rely on many of the techniques that I use for a successful merger and acquisition (M&A). I look for a win-win opportunity for both companies. More often than not, it is a larger company that partners with a smaller company startup for a variety of reasons. […]