The GAP · Enterprise value
Every year you delay, the less it’ll be worth.
Buyers see every weak spot. The fix is an Enterprise Value Office, set up years before a buyer shows up.
Potential exit value Value today if nothing changes: $20M
What a buyer sees
- A company that can’t run without you.
- One customer who makes up too much of your sales.
- Growth in sales but not in cash.
- A plan that lives only in your head.
Each of these lowers your price, and each takes time to fix.
How much time do you have?
The more years you have before you sell, the more EVOS can change, and the bigger your exit can be. Aim for at least three years.
1 year
Polish
Clean up the books, fix obvious risks and tell a better story. That’s mostly polish, so the price won’t move much.
3 years
Fix
Build a team that runs without you, spread out your customers, raise margins and add repeat revenue. These are real changes a buyer pays more for.
5 years
Transform
Transform the company. Launch new products, enter new markets, buy a rival and build a business that draws bigger buyers and bigger offers.
The bigger the exit you want, the more runway you need. Start now, while you still have the years.
Every year you wait, your best exit shrinks.
The gap between the bars and the line is value you can still create. It’s biggest right now. Each year you wait, the top of your range drops, because the big moves like new markets, a stronger team and repeat revenue need time to pay off. Your biggest chance to grow enterprise value is to start today.
Illustrative example
How would a buyer value your company?
Now vs. in 2, 3, or 5 years if you do what we recommend with the time you have. Pick a timeline to compare the EVOS path with doing nothing.
Illustrative example only, using the same example numbers as the chart above (value today $20M; potential exit value $30M with 2 years, $37M with 3, $55M with 5). Not a valuation and not a promise of results.
The EVO
Who fixes it? Your Enterprise Value Office.
Your company has people who sell, people who build and people who count the money. But nobody’s job is making the whole company worth more. That’s the Enterprise Value Office, or EVO.
Our method
How we build it: EVOS
We build and run your EVO with EVOS, our Enterprise Value Operating System. It’s our method for growing your company’s value: one living plan, an owner and a date for every fix, and a weekly check that it got done. Month by month, EVOS turns weak spots into value a buyer will pay for. We share in the new value we help create.
Every 2 weeks
Advisory
Former CEOs, CFOs, CMOs, and CTOs, in your corner.
Weekly 1:1
Accountability
One Managing Director. One CEO. Every week.
When the roadmap calls for it
Access
Capital, M&A, and talent, when you need them.
Who we work with
Made for the next stage.
Established companies. Proven products. Room to grow.
Size
$20M–$125M in revenue. Most often $30M–$80M.
Ownership
Founder-led. Family-owned. PE-backed. ESOP. Closely held.
Industries
Manufacturing, CPG, food and beverage, e-commerce, retail.
Strong team. Great product. Growth on pause? Let’s talk.
Operators. no paying for decks.
Operators, not observers.
Our team has built, scaled, bought, sold, and turned around companies. They advise. They hold the line. Your team runs the business, with support at every step.
Leadership
The people in your corner.
Questions, answered.
What is The GAP?
The GAP (Growth Acceleration Platform) is a performance-based, operator-led platform that helps established, privately held companies build enterprise value. It pairs experienced senior operators with an iterative strategic roadmap and weekly client accountability to ensure execution and progress against their biggest growth goals. The GAP was founded in 2026 as an alternative to traditional growth consulting services.
Who is The GAP for?
The GAP works with privately held companies with roughly $20M–$125M in annual revenue, most often $30M–$80M that desire significant growth and lack the plan to execute it. Clients include founder-led, family-owned, PE-backed, ESOP, multi-generational, and closely held businesses, with a primary focus on manufacturing, CPG, food and beverage, commerce, and retail.
How is The GAP different from a consulting firm?
The GAP delivers its services through a program called EVOS, the Enterprise Value Operating System. Unlike a consulting firm that delivers strategic reports or advisory sessions and steps away, EVOS keeps The GAP engaged through execution. It brings together a Living Enterprise Value Roadmap (LEVR) that is tied to your enterprise value goal and updated weekly; a dedicated Managing Director who meets weekly with the CEO (or designate) to drive accountability; an advisory board of experienced former executives that meets every two weeks to work through advanced growth plays; and access to capital, M&A, and talent resources when the roadmap calls for them. Your leadership team keeps ownership of the business and the work.
How is The GAP compensated?
Our model is performance-based. We’re rewarded for newly created enterprise value, never for the value you’ve already built. We share the engagement structure on a call, once we’ve learned about your business and confirmed we can make a significant difference. If we don’t believe we can grow your enterprise value by a large multiple of our engagement, we won’t propose working together.
How do I get started with The GAP?
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