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Best Practices for Client Discovery

What must the discovery process produce? Imagine a perfect discovery process. What might it include?

It would begin with strategic intent. Not vague goals or vague dreams—but a clearly defined destination. This is what we teach in the C3D certification and reinforce in the Growth-Drive Strategic Capacity analysis. In fact, in the Ridge Specialty Tooling case, Diane Ridge’s clarity around her intent was the catalyst for unlocking new capacity across her organization.

Your Clients, Recessions, and Strategic Capacity

In this short video, Growth-Drive Founder & CEO George Sandmann discusses why you should be...

Evaluating Owner Dependency Using Growth-Drive Tools

Discover how Growth-Drive tools can help assess and reduce owner dependency, ensuring your business...

THREE SKILLED PROS AND GROWTH ADVISORY

What happens when a pair of super-experienced business leaders meet with me to discuss how...

Are Wealth Advisors Relevant to Business Growth?

That’s a pretty provocative headline, right? And it’s a real question: Is a wealth advisor relevant...

What's a Business Advisor, Anyway?

Are You a Business Advisor? The 5 Levels of Business Advisory and Your Ideal Role in Driving...

NIRVANA: STRATEGIC INTENT

Unleashing the Power of Strategic Intent for Business Growth

As business advisors, we often find...

*New* 5-Year M&A Price Projection

There's an exciting new capability inside Growth-Drive's precise Strategic Capacity & Business...

C3D Sneak Peak: The Power of Aligning the SLT

Why an Aligned Senior Leadership Team is Crucial for Business Growth and Value

By George Sandmann,...

Open Letter to Wealth Advisors

Open letter to wealth advisories with over $500MM of AUM, with clients whose businesses generate...