Team

Operators first, advisers second.

Everyone here has run something real: a plant, a ward, a budget. It shows in how we work.

  • Maren Halden

    Maren Halden

    Managing partner

    Twenty years running plants and supply chains before she started advising them.

  • Theo Pierce

    Theo Pierce

    Partner, strategy

    Former CFO of a regional food group. Asks the question behind the question.

  • Ines Okafor

    Ines Okafor

    Principal, operations

    Lean and flow specialist; happiest on a shop floor with a stopwatch.

  • Rafael Dunmore

    Rafael Dunmore

    Principal, healthcare

    Helped three hospital networks shorten waiting lists without new beds.

  • Sana Whitlock

    Sana Whitlock

    Senior consultant, data

    Turns messy spreadsheets into one number everyone trusts.

  • Owen Achebe

    Owen Achebe

    Consultant, change

    Plans the rollout so the new way actually sticks.

How we behave

Three promises

We will tell you when we are not the right fit. It happens about one call in five.

We price the work, not the hours. You never pay for us to learn your business slowly.

We leave. Success is the day you stop needing us.

We are hiring consultants who have run things.

Operations, healthcare or finance background; curiosity required.