Testimonials – LEAP Strategy Partners

I engaged LEAP to “crash test” the strategy for a young, high-growth company in our portfolio.

They met with my team, distilled our strategy, and assembled a panel of impressive CEOs with relevant experience…the result was remarkable…[they] affirmed many aspects of our plan, challenged others, and offered invaluable insights, many that can only come from someone who has sat in my chair.

I’d describe it as something like a YPO Super Forum, different from other consulting firms and a valuable new tool in any CEO’s toolkit.

We are exploring other opportunities to use LEAP in this company and other situations across our portfolio.

J.R. Kingsley Ward
Managing Partner
VRG Capital

Having been a CEO for several companies, it’s really easy [for me] to express the value of LEAP to another CEO.

The reality is you’re [as CEO] very much alone, and the only place you can go to for help is your board or your team, and sometimes you want to have these strategic conversations with people who know where to go. You can bounce some ideas off them before you bring it in front of a board or change strategy or whatever you need to do.

The LEAP process actually creates an opportunity for you to partner with a CEO. To truly partner with them and do so in a way that allows you to deliver the straight goods and, at the end of the day, that’s really what they want to hear.

So, it’s extremely valuable and confidential, and that’s what I really love about it.

Joe Magnacca, Advisory Partner
CEO, Board Member & Investor
Massage Envy, American Apparel, RadioShack
Walgreens, Duane Reade, Shoppers Drug Mart, Loblaw

The numerous and simultaneous challenges and demands on a CEO and their time are multi-dimensional. How does one person address issues varying in importance, urgency and time frame? When to stay the course, challenge the status quo, or pivot?

This is when experience matters.

With the insight and foresight from experienced CEOs who have been in the seat, in the line of fire, and who have successfully dealt with a similar challenge: a geographic expansion; launch of a critical new product or service; rapid scaling of a business to capitalize on an emerging trend; dealing with a highly effective and key but problematic executive; integration of a significant acquisition; determining whether to, or the ideal time to, acquire, merge or sell.

LEAP’s roster of CEOs has seen and navigated almost every challenge. Now they are available to assist in addressing your issue, crisis or opportunity. Handpicked to match the circumstances, LEAP’s Panel of CEO Advisors will guide you through a rapid process to a practical, actionable recommendation.

Lewis Rose, Advisory Partner
Board Director, Investor, Former CEO, Strategic Advisor