Helping PE-backed companies accelerate people-powered value creation.
Download the first 3 chapters of my bestselling book, Winning Moves.
Learn proven practices—winning moves—for accelerating value creation in private equity-backed companies.
Hi, I’m Dan.
I'm a former PE investor... turned PE operator... turned PE advisor.
In 2021, I spun out of an in-house PE role so I could help more firms and their portfolio companies, and do work I love on my own terms.
Today, I write for, consult with, and create things for PE groups and their portfolio companies. My mission: to help PE-backed companies accelerate people-powered value creation.
READ THINGS I'VE WRITTEN:
Advice I wish I had when I joined my first PE Board
Ten traps for first-time PE CEOs and how to avoid them
A PE professional's blueprint for winning the first 100 days
WATCH AN INTERVIEW:
Elevating Private Equity | Investors & Operators Podcast
People-Powered Value Creation in PE | Private Equity CXO Podcast
WHERE I PLAY
RECENT PROJECTS
Things I've Created for Private Equity Leaders
BESTSELLING BOOK
WINNING MOVES | 105 Proven Ways to Create Value in Private Equity-Backed Companies
VALUE CREATION TOOLKIT
The ambitious PE leader's digital toolkit for accelerating value creation in their companies.
DIGITAL AI STRATEGY COACH
Discover practical AI use cases and tools that can help private equity-backed companies make value creation happen faster.
LEADERSHIP ACCELERATOR
Unlock leadership alpha with private equity-grade leadership development programs for high-potential portfolio company executives.
ARTICLES
Things I've Written for Private Equity Leaders
A PE Professional's Blueprint for Winning the First 100
10 First-Time CEO Traps, and How to Avoid Them
Advice I Wish I Had When I Joined My First PE Board
CONSULTING
Ways I Work with PE Firms & Companies
RESOURCES
Playbooks & tools for private equity leaders
ON-DEMAND WORKSHOP
Value Creation Planning: Simplified.
83% of private equity leaders surveyed by PWC said they need to improve their approach to value creation planning.
In this workshop, you'll learn a simplified approach to value creation planning, so you can make value creation happen faster, and generate stronger returns.
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VIDEO TOOLKIT
4 Must-Do's for a Multiple-Maximizing Exit
One of the five ways to create equity value in a PE-backed company is to drive multiple expansion. Are you thinking ahead to a multiple-maximizing exit for one of your portfolio companies? Focus on nailing these these 4 Winning Moves.
ON-DEMAND WORKSHOP
Building Your Company's People Plan
Most PE-backed companies have a value creation plan. But does yours have a people plan? A plan to get the right people into the right roles to make your value creation plan happen? In this workshop, I'll walk you through how to approach this.
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