The work speaks for itself.
Twenty-five years leading companies through every stage of growth — from founding through scale, from private to public, from turnaround to transaction.
I'm a CEO and executive with 25 years of experience building and running companies across every stage and structure: bootstrapped startups, VC-backed growth companies, PE-owned platforms, and publicly traded enterprises.
I've sat in the seat through hypergrowth and restructuring, through acquisitions and divestitures, through board battles and breakthrough quarters. I've scaled revenue past $1B, navigated complex stakeholder environments, and made the hard calls that define a company's trajectory.
JHK Consulting is how I put that experience to work for others — as a trusted advisor to peer CEOs navigating inflection points, and as an operating partner to PE firms who need someone who has actually run the companies they're evaluating.
I don't offer frameworks. I offer pattern recognition built from two and a half decades in the room where decisions get made.
Bootstrapped
Built from zero — no institutional capital, no safety net. Learned to make every dollar count and every hire matter.
VC-Backed
Scaled fast with venture capital. Managed board dynamics, hit growth milestones, and navigated the pressure of investor expectations.
PE-Owned
Operated inside private equity portfolio companies. Understood value creation from the inside — EBITDA, leverage, and exit readiness.
Public Company
Led through the scrutiny of public markets — earnings calls, analyst relations, and the discipline of quarterly accountability.
Clarity over consensus
The best decisions aren't made by committee. They're made by leaders who can cut through noise and act with conviction.
Operators, not theorists
Strategy only matters if it can be executed. I've always been more interested in what works than what sounds good in a deck.
Long-term thinking in short-term environments
Whether the pressure is quarterly earnings or a PE hold period, the best leaders keep one eye on the horizon.
Work with me.
If you're a CEO navigating a pivotal moment or a PE firm evaluating an opportunity, I'd like to hear about it.