Deals That Break Deliver
I show deal sponsors where their strategy will come apart once real people run it, and the fewest moves to fix it first.
Amy Birks - THE HUMAN-FIRST M&A ADVISOR
Every number in the deal has people behind it.
The dashboard says green. Your gut says otherwise.
You’ve watched a successful business go into a broken acquisition machine before, and you’d rather not spend the next year cleaning up after this one.
Your deal team has the numbers covered. I show you what the numbers can’t.
Deals break in the distance between the boardroom and the front line.
You already have a plan. I show you exactly where it will come apart once real people have to run it, and how to fix it before it does, so the deal delivers the value you paid for.
ONE STRATEGY, NOT TWO
Your people are the load-bearing wall of every deal strategy. Build your plan with them in mind and the deal delivers.
BEFORE CLOSE, OR RIGHT NOW
The best time to start the people work is before close. If you missed it, the next best time is today.
The simplest path
We’ll use the fewest moves for the biggest impact. Usually simpler than the playbook makes it look.
What Made it Worth Buying Deserves Protecting
If your dashboard says green and your gut says otherwise, I know that gap from the inside. I spent ten years inside Wells Fargo, from managing branches through the Wachovia merger to enterprise strategy touching 150,000 people, watching plans meet real humans. For 13 years since, I’ve used my GPS Brain to see the whole field of play and find the simplest path to results for mid-market and Fortune 500 leadership teams, including IQVIA, Xerox, The NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, and dozens of others.
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See where your deal is most exposed.
In 30 minutes, we’ll look at your deal together and find the one place it’s most exposed, before close or after. You’ll leave knowing where to focus first, whether we work together or not.
If it’s worth a closer look, we start with a six-week, listen-first Assessment. I talk with your people, map where your strategy will meet friction, and give you clear direction for the next 90 days.
Leading HR or the integration? Bring your deal sponsor to the call. This work starts with their people-first buy-in.