“Our equity sponsor introduced us to John before our deal closed to get a head start on the Value-Creation Roadmap. The leadership team and the investor team huddled to align on priorities for post close strategies. We subsequently asked for John’s support on several deliverables which enabled our success. I nicknamed him a “resultant”. John remains a trusted advisor to this day.”

Todd Siegel

CEO, Centered Solutions, LLC

“John and I share enthusiastic devotion to operationally driven value-creation in the lower middle market. We seek the critical thinking questions which reveal obstacles and opportunities. We share insights and best practices for coaching aspiring business leaders to capture market share concurrent with enhancing their companies’ enterprise value. My partners and I respect John’s track record and trust his insights.”

Tamika Tyson

Co-Founder & Partner of TGC Impact

“I've gotten to know John through professional associations. He is a thoughtful, resourceful business man who is skilled at providing sound advice around sales organizations and their process. He was very helpful recently with an assessment and a road map for more effective sales strategy for one of our portfolio companies. I appreciate his insights and candor. I recommend him as a sounding board for middle market company executives or private equity professionals who wish to examine the value creation cycle and revenue generation processes.”

Karin Gregory

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Blue Highway Capital

“About twenty years ago, a friend recommended John Lanier to me for a project with a company we owned. What started as a consulting assignment, grew into a fascinating long-term professional and personal relationship. (And that company we owned ended up being a spectacular success).

John was an Operating Partner at two different private equity firms. He developed the bi-lingual skill of communicating with both portfolio company managers and private equity professionals… and often has the role of helping each side better understand the other.

He is superbly connected and works in the strictest of confidence with his clients. He prefers long-term relationships over the normally transactional nature of project assignments. And lastly, he is always, always entertaining.”

Eric Larson

Chairman and Co-CEO, Tilia Holdings

“John Lanier is a real process nerd! I have had the distinct pleasure of working alongside him for the past 15 years; he is a guru in Value Creation. John’s passion centers on actually helping his clients achieve meaningful improvements. He doesn’t just offer solutions; he ensures that his clients realize tangible, impactful results.

John’s strategic thinking informs his process focus and change management acumen. John works with his clients to design and then realize a stronger and stable future. His insights and guidance have consistently led to significant advancements and successes for those he works with.”

Tim Van Mieghem

Founding Partner, The ProAction Group, LLC

“We have worked with John on several merger integration projects over the years, and in each one he has proven to be an exceptional leader/coach to the combined organizations. John’s methods center around empowering leaders to cut through the clutter and focus on repeatable, measurable processes that yield sustained results. John has a knack for leading through teaching – applying a proven playbook for project managing a business combination to deliver the best organizational solution. John has also been extremely generous with sharing his extensive network of high-performing executives to supplement his services or who might be a better fit for a particular assignment. I would highly recommend working with John!”

Keith Pennell

Managing Partner, DFW Capital Partners

“I have had the pleasure of knowing John for almost ten years. I met John consequent to our partnership with an equity sponsor, shortly after our "first bite". His first deliverable with us was the Value-Creation Roadmap. This proved useful for rationalizing growth priorities between our leadership team and the equity sponsor. John provided the perfect balance between the entrepreneur (myself) and the PE / Board priorities. He was also a great sounding board and educator on how ‘it’ all works and how to navigate the process more smoothly. John's expertise and approach, particularly his tools and process, enable a smoother relationship with PE and helped us to scale the business from 30 employees to over 175 employees in three years. John has remained a friend and advisor, even after my second exit in 2020. He is a wealth of experience and advice, for all stages of business... and life.”

Rich Wartel

Founder, One Lab Innovations, LLC

“John is a passionate, ethical and devoted resource with experience across many industries. Our organization retained John to assist in building out our first three-year strategic plan, which he pursued with enthusiasm and vigor. There isn’t a problem, challenge or opportunity that John isn’t excited to help tackle. If your company has a strategic or operational need, John likely has the tool in his toolbox to help get it done.”

John Dunlap

Founding Partner, The ProAction Group, LLC

“I met John through a project at a previous firm and when we started our new venture, I knew he would be a very helpful resource. His solutions "toolbox" is deep and his network of complementary resources is broad. He has completed numerous projects across all of our portfolio companies and I particularly like his approach to defining "unique value propositions" from the customers’ perspective, along with the metrics to prove it.”

Russell Beard

Managing Director, Brinkmere Capital Partners, LLC

“John has been helping my partners and me drive strategic planning and integration planning efforts for many years. We trust John since he delivers actionable tools that our management teams use to improve results. The combination of John’s experience and emotional intelligence also help him quickly build credibility and rapport with our entrepreneur partners on day one. Whether it’s quarterly strategic planning, add-on integration(s), or ongoing organizational development, John is a proven veteran at helping PE backed companies reach their goals and a valuable extension of our team."

Mac Hampden, CFA

Partner, Fruition Partners, LLC

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