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A partner for decisive leaders.

Independent, partner-led advisory since 2006. We help boards, founders and investors make the decisions that define the next decade.

WHO WE ARE

Senior advisors for the decisions that shape what comes next.

We stay small on purpose. The partners you meet are the partners who do the work, from first diagnosis to delivery. Twenty years and more than 400 engagements later, that model still sets us apart.

Eleanor Hayes
MANAGING PARTNER
Northvale office
20+
YEARS
400+
ENGAGEMENTS
3
GLOBAL OFFICES
NEW YORK HEADQUARTERS · 350 PARK AVE
01 Independent No products to sell and no conflicts of interest. Our only incentive is your result.
02 Partner-led A named partner on every engagement, in the room every week, accountable for the outcome.
03 Measured Every plan is tied to targets we track and report on with you, quarter by quarter.
OUR STORY

Twenty years, one standard.

2006
Founded in New York

Three partners leave a global firm to build a senior-led practice.

2011
London office opens

Our first European base, serving clients across the UK and EU.

2016
M&A practice launched

A dedicated transactions team joins to support buy- and sell-side work.

2020
Singapore office opens

Expanding into Asia Pacific with a regional leadership team.

2026
400+ engagements

Twenty years in, 38 partners and a 94% client return rate.

Twenty years of results, measured honestly.

Figures for calendar year 2025. We report outcomes the same way we ask our clients to: against the plan, every quarter.

SINCE 2006
546
Engagements delivered
RETENTION
94%
Client retention rate
PARTNERS
38
Senior partners
CAMPAIGN REACH
1200+
Campaigns launched
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LEADERSHIP

The partners behind the work.

Meet all 38 partners →
Eleanor Hayes MANAGING PARTNER
Marcus Bell BRAND STRATEGY
Sofia Lindqvist OPERATIONS
David Okafor BRAND & DIGITAL
Dalia MorenoJames WhitcombePriya Natarajan
★★★★★
4.9 / 5
400+ CLIENT REVIEWS
CLIENT VOICES
“Northvale asked the questions our board had been avoiding. The plan they built is one we could actually execute.”
Dalia MorenoCEO · HALDEN CAPITAL
“The partners were in the room every week. That level of senior attention made the difference on a complex rebrand.”
James WhitcombeCFO · ARBOR & STONE
“Practical, fast and candid. They helped us launch a new brand in record time.”
Priya NatarajanCOO · FIELDGRAIN FOODS
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