Michelle partners with executive teams, investors, and founders to navigate inflection points where business models, infrastructure, and leadership need to evolve in step. Her advisory work draws on two decades of experience in healthcare, professional services, and private equity-backed growth — including operational leadership through scale-up, transformation, and acquisition.

Strategic and operational insight for growing companies and investors navigating complexity.

Advisory Services

Typical Engagements: Where Michelle Adds the Most Value

Michelle supports clients through multiple phases of growth — from diligence to transformation to integration.

Supporting private equity firms with qualitative diligence for potential investments — especially in healthcare and professional services.

This includes:

  • Market opportunity

  • Leadership readiness

  • Business model maturity

  • Organizational risk

  • Infrastructure to scale

Step 1: Pre-Investment Diligence

Advising founders and executive teams as they adapt their business models, delivery platforms, and operating structures to meet new growth demands.

This includes:

  • Transitioning from consulting-only services to tech-enabled or hybrid models

  • Building scalable infrastructure (people, process, and platforms)

  • Aligning leadership structures and internal capabilities to investor expectations

Step 2: Growth-Stage Transformation

Helping leadership teams manage complexity and culture as they integrate newly acquired companies, considering both strategic imperatives and human dynamics.

This includes:

  • Designing integration strategies aligned to deal thesis and business goals

  • Clarifying decision rights, roles, and communication structures

  • Navigating cultural differences and internal change readiness

Step 3: Post-Merger Integration

How Michelle Works

Her advisory engagements are lean, candid, and collaborative. She works directly with founders, investors, or CEOs as a strategic thought partner — delivering clarity, traction, and momentum without unnecessary layers or fluff.

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