SERVICES
EIGHT WAYS WE ENGAGE-ALL OPERATOR LED
Not every client calls us in crisis.
Some call us before it gets there.
Same operator experience - different starting point.
Whether you are stabilizing a distressed business or building the margin structure that protects a healthy one, the work is grounded in 30+ years of having sat in the chair.
CRISIS & DISTRESS
DEPLOYED WHEN TIME, CASH, AND LENDER PATIENCE ARE RUNNING OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY.
OPERATIONAL TURNAROUND
WE IDENTIFY THE MARGIN LEAK, IMPLEMENT THE FIX, AND DOCUMENT THE IMPROVEMENT
Full P&L assessment, 13-week cash flow model, and operational playbook implementation. We identify the margin leak, implement the fix, and document the improvement for lender reporting. Margin improvement is the target - and it is in the engagement letter.​
CHIEF RESTRUCTURING OFFICER (CRO)
WE OWN CREDITOR COMMUNICATION AND THE 13-WEEK MODEL
Deployed when a workout or forbearance agreement is active. Stabilized cash flow, lender confidence restored, and a viable path forward defined. We own the creditor communication and the 13-week model. We report to the lender as well as to management.
LENDER-APPOINTED ADVISOR
NOT A FINANCIAL REVIEW - AN OPERATIONAL ONE
Independent operator assessment of the borrower's business. Recovery recommendation. Collateral protection guidance from someone who has operated inside these businesses. Not a financial review - an operational assessment by someone who has run this type of company.
INTERIM LEADERSHIP & OPERATIONS
DEPLOYED WHEN THE SEAT IS EMPTY, THE PRESSURE IS ON, OR THE UNIT ECONOMICS ARE BROKEN.
INTERIM CFO / PRESIDENT
P&L OWNERSHIP FROM DAY ONE. OPERATIONAL CONTROL RESTORED.
Operational control restored, reporting credibility established. P&L ownership from day one. Lender reporting current and accurate. Deployed during ownership transitions, leadership gaps, or sustained lender pressure.
RESTAURANT AND FRANCHISE MULTI-UNIT OPERATIONS
UNIT ECONOMICS REBUILT. SAME-STORE PERFORMANCE RECOVERED.
Unit level P&L analysis, labor and food cost reduction, same-store sales recovery. Deployed with franchisees and franchisors where economics have deteriorated to the point of threatening the system.
PERFORMANCE, VALUE CREATION & GROWTH
FOR OWNERS AND INVESTORS WHO SEE THE PROBLEM FORMING - AND WANT TO FIX IT BEFORE IT BECOMES A CRISIS.
PERFORMANCE & MARGIN IMPROVEMENT
MARGIN EROSION RARELY ANNOUNCES ITSELF. WE FIND IT BEFORE THE LENDER DOES.
Not every engagement starts in crisis. Some of the best work happens before it gets there - when an owner or PE sponsor sees margins sliding and wants an operator's diagnosis, not a consultant's report. We assess the full P&L, identify the highest-impact improvement opportunities across pricing, labor, procurement, and utilization, build the operational playbook, and implement it alongside your team. No report without execution. No execution without measurement.
VALUE CREATION & EXIT READINESS
WE ALIGN OPERATIONS, MARGIN STRUCTURE, AND FINANCIAL REPORTING TO SUPPORT A PREMIUM.
PE sponsors and owner-operators approaching a transaction need more than a clean audit. They need a business that performs as well as in an operational due diligence process as it does on paper. We work with management to close the gap - tightening cost structure, normalizing EBITDA, documenting operational improvements, and building the narrative that supports a premium multiple. We have been on both sides of this conversation. We know what buyers look for because we have looked for it.
GROWTH & OPERATIONAL SCALING
GROWTH WITHOUT OPERATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE CREATES ITS OWN CRISIS. WE BUILD THE FOUNDATION FIRST.
Companies that grow fast without building the operational structure to support it end up in our turnaround practice two years later. We would rather work with you before that happens. Whether you are expanding units, adding product lines, entering new markets, or integrating an acquisition, we build the operating infrastructure - financial controls, management reporting, KPI frameworks, and cost discipline - that makes growth sustainable. Same operator experience. Applied before the crisis, not during.