Enactive Strategy

I partner with visionary CEOs, guiding them through transformative growth and strategic excellence. My expertise lies in strategy and leadership, focusing on building more effective organizations and unlocking their companies' full potential.

Sample engagements include:

▶︎ Enterprise Software/SAAS – Provided CEO with advisory services on strategy, product development, scaling, and go-to-market optimization. Market valuation increased by 5X.

▶︎ Industrial Manufacturer – Provided strategic consultation and leadership development for the CEO, encompassing go-to-market strategies, lean performance enhancements, M&A, and executive team effectiveness. My involvement was instrumental in achieving a 7.5-fold increase in revenue and a remarkable 75-fold improvement in EBITDA, culminating in a successful $600 million exit.

▶︎ BioPharma Company – Assisted the CEO in overhauling key management processes, significantly enhancing product development efficiency. Conducted a thorough assessment and offered critical feedback on the strategic planning and strategy formulation processes, driving forward the company's innovative capabilities.

▶︎ Real Estate Brokerage – Advised CEO of a commercial real estate brokerage, focusing on go-to-market strategy refinement, partnership restructuring, and the formulation of a robust exit strategy, positioning the company for future success.

▶︎ Retail – Guided the CEO of a high-end women’s apparel retailer through challenges associated with leadership dynamics, sales team incentivization, and effective time management, leading to improved operational efficiency and team performance.

CEO Coach/Mentor

Specialization: Strategy Activation, Large-Scale Strategy, Technology, and Transformation Program Support

▶︎ Digital Transformation – Mentor and coach to the CEO of a major power generation company, crafting a digital transformation strategy that integrates IoT, blockchain, predictive analytics, and sophisticated technology platform strategies to propel the company into the forefront of digital innovation.

▶︎ Alternative Energy Services – Provided strategic advisory and post-merger integration support to an Alternative Energy Services CEO, focusing on go-to-market strategies and management process optimization, facilitating seamless integration and market positioning.

▶︎ Large regulated public energy utility -  Engineered a comprehensive action plan to enhance IT value and data governance for a large regulated public energy utility. Developed a strategic framework to advance data analytics capabilities, centralize business rules, and optimize capital allocation. Led the modernization of a legacy application, orchestrating evaluations of vendor proposals to mitigate operational risks and guide capital investment decisions effectively.

▶︎  Enterprise Software Company - Formulated a go-to-market strategy that amplified an enterprise software company's growth through an OEM software integration model. This strategy was pivotal in the company's acquisition at a five-fold multiple of the initial investment, showcasing exceptional strategic insight and value creation.

▶︎ Gaming Technology - Orchestrated the post-merger integration process for a $1.5 billion acquisition, ensuring a smooth transition and alignment of the gaming equipment manufacturer’s operations and strategy, setting the stage for sustained synergies and profitability. Realized $200 million in annual synergies.

▶︎ Leading Toy Company – Designed continuous improvement process for new product design and development to accelerate time to market and reduce costs of developing 5,000 new items every year

Strategy & Transformation Coach/Consultant

Specialization: Private Equity Investments, Acquisitions, and Strategic Business Optimization

Core Competencies:

Strategic Acquisitions & Due Diligence: Expertly navigate the complexities of acquisitions, from initial assessment through due diligence, ensuring investments are sound, strategic, and poised for growth.

Post-Merger Integration: Spearhead seamless integration processes post-acquisition, aligning operational, cultural, and strategic aspects to realize synergies and maximize value creation.

Strategy Audits & Executive Evaluation: Conduct comprehensive strategy audits and executive team evaluations to identify areas for strategic enhancement and leadership optimization.

Go-to-Market Strategy & Revenue Growth: Develop and implement robust go-to-market strategies, driving revenue growth and market penetration. Employ innovative approaches to margin enhancement, unlocking new paths to profitability.

Cost Reduction & Efficiency: Champion cost reduction initiatives and lean management practices, significantly improving operational efficiency and reducing waste without compromising quality or service.

Asset Productivity & Performance Improvement: Utilize the Theory of Constraints to identify and address bottlenecks, enhancing asset productivity and operational performance.

Fractional CSO & Operating Partner

HighPoint Associates

Senior Advisor

Tech Coast Angels

Investor

Sameday Technologies

Venture-backed (Accel Partners, THLee, idealab) supply chain SAAS and third-party fulfillment company.

President, CEO & Board Chair

The Boston Consulting Group

Specialties: Transformation, Technology,  Strategy, Governance, Executive Effectiveness, Scaling, M&A 

Industries: Industrial Goods, Energy, Oil & Gas, Private Equity, Utilities, Health Care, Technology, Consumer Products, Manufacturing

Selected Project Portfolio:

🔹 Supply Chain Optimization for Major Automotive Manufacturer - Developed industry-leading dealer forecasting, ordering, allocation, and secondary auction system linking dealers, distributor, and manufacturing onto a common platform. Reduced order-to-delivery cycle times by 50% and operating costs by 40%.

🔹 Strategy Development for Leading Australian Tissue and Table Top Products Manufacturer- Developed new product and marketing strategy for leading toilet tissue brand, facial tissue, and paper towel division leading to market share growth of 20%. Developed business and profitability maximization strategy for leading table-top products company.

🔹 Reorganized Major Gas Transmission, Storage, and Distribution Utility - Reorganized into business units reducing costs by 20% and preparing the organization for deregulation

🔹 Reorganized $15 billion Automobile Sales, Marketing, and Distribution company - Reorganized field and national organizations to improve management of 1400 dealer retail organizations. Increased vehicle sales by $1.5 billion in two years following the reorganization

🔹 Performance Improvement for $1 billion Financial Services and Travel company: Redesigned retail branch network and telephone services increasing branch revenues by 17% per year

🔹 M&A and post-merger integration (PMI) support
- Life insurance: Post-merger integration of two life insurance companies generating 20 percent reduction in operating expenses
- Managed Care: Post-merger integration of two managed care subsidiaries realizing 15% administrative cost reduction
- Hospitals: Assisted with post-merger integration of two $500 million academic medical centers

Partner and Director

Unlock your potential with the power of Enactive Leadership: Cultivating Conditions over Commanding Compliance

I help CEOs and executives become strategic leaders that people want to follow. 

As a CEO and Board Director, I know the unique challenges of being a strategic leader. My mission is to provide the guidance and support every top executive needs to excel.

I've worked with CEOs across diverse industries, including software, manufacturing, renewable energy, retail, and healthcare. 

My focus is on elevating their performance and leading with purpose. As a guide, mentor, coach, and advisor, I help CEOs reimagine their businesses and achieve extraordinary success.

How I Can Help:
▶ CEO Coaching: Personalized coaching for CEOs and Business Unit leaders of 8+ figure businesses, designed to build robust systems for success.

▶  Consulting: Strategy and consulting services for Fortune 500-1000 companies, including strategy development, digital transformation, M&A support, and performance improvement initiatives.

▶ Online Training Programs:

  💡 Strategic Thinking For Advantage: A program for aspiring executives to sharpen their strategic skills.

  🏆 Win Your Day: An online course sharing my productivity system to help you become more effective.

Example Engagements:
🎯 Enterprise Software/SAAS: Helped increase market valuation by 5X through strategy and M&A guidance.

🎯 Industrial Manufacturer: Achieved 7.5X revenue and 80X EBITDA growth with strategy and leadership development.

🎯 BioPharma Company: Redesigned management processes to improve product development.

🎯 Digital Transformation: Advised on digital strategy and technology platforms for a power generation company.

🎯 Alternative Energy Services: Assisted with strategy and post-merger integration.

🎯 Real Estate Brokerage: Guided on go-to-market strategy and partnership structure.

🎯 Retail: Advised on leadership, sales force compensation, and time management.

Ready to elevate your leadership and performance? Book a call today, and let's start your transformative journey.

You can’t pour more water into a full jar.
Yet every organization keeps trying.

Strategy execution doesn’t fail because people aren’t capable.
It fails because the system is already full.

Most teams are buried in projects, meetings, and firefighting.
Then we add new strategic initiatives on top — and call it “execution.”

But when an organization is at capacity, every new priority just spills over.
Nothing moves.

Real execution starts with subtraction.
Stop. Offload. Create space before you add anything new.

So when people tell me the hard part is executing the strategy…

I can’t help thinking strategy execution would be a lot easier
if we took a more strategic approach to executing strategy.

P.S. Have you ever learned more by watching and listening than planning and talking?
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I'm Alex Nesbitt. I help CEOs build more effective companies. Follow to activate your strategic mind.

Until next time, give yourself an advantage -> Be strategic.
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