Operating capability that sits beside the capital.
Funds and family offices in Los Angeles back companies in media, consumer, real assets and technology. What a founder remembers is who helped after the cheque cleared.
Where an investor needs an operator
The need usually takes one of four shapes:
Diligence with operating eyes
Someone who has operated a business like this one. They can say whether the plan survives real trading.
A seat has gone empty in a portfolio company
The finance lead has gone and the next round is near. A permanent search would take a whole season, and the portfolio company cannot wait that long.
The board lacks an outside voice
A family office or fund holds most of the seats, and nobody at the table sits independent of the capital.
A plan with no owner
The value-creation plan exists. What is missing is a named person accountable for delivering it.
Funds and family offices can draw on our collective of 800+ vetted C-suite operators, each matched to the company in front of them. Use it for diligence, for cover inside a portfolio company or for an independent board seat, on terms that finish cleanly when the work is done.
Who this is for, and who it is not
Best for
- Adding operational value to investees without taking on management risk
- Giving founders a vetted operator you can refer with confidence
- Supporting several portfolio companies from one standing relationship
- Professionalising an investee while respecting its existing culture
- Staying in your governance role while the engagement is run for you
Not for
- Installing a controlling manager to run the company for you
- A single one-off introduction with no ongoing oversight
- Investors who want to direct day-to-day operations themselves
- A freelancer directory rather than a managed engagement
How we work beside investors
One brief from you, and our involvement continues with the company and the executive for the length of the engagement.
Clear lines from the start
We agree in writing who the executive answers to, then check in with both sides on a set rhythm.
Breadth for each holding
Each executive can call on our collective of 800+ when a holding's problem falls outside their field.
Briefs we keep current
Each holding's brief stays with us and stays up to date, so any later search starts from today's picture.
Discretion first
For a family office especially, how quietly an executive works matters as much as what they know.
The partnership model
One relationship. Portfolio-wide coverage.
Establish the standing relationship
We understand your investment thesis, your portfolio, and the types of leadership gaps most common across your investments.
You introduce us when needed
When a portfolio company needs operational leadership, you make the introduction. We handle everything else.
The right operator, fast
Discovery, matching, scoping, engagement management, and ongoing oversight, without you managing or coordinating it.
Visibility without burden
Lightweight reporting to you, not operational detail, but confidence that the engagement is performing. Investor-grade oversight without investor-level involvement.
Support by investor type
Different investors carry different portfolio needs. We match the operator to the need and manage the engagement, so it never lands back on you.
The operators we embed in your portfolio companies
Every operator is matched to the portfolio company's stage, sector and challenge.
Our executives have worked across
