A2O Business

"Un-Stuck" Consulting Services

Our business consulting services will help you overcome by optimizing operations and strategies, driving growth and ensuring sustained organizational success and development.

Fractional Leadership Solutions

Unlock the potential of your organization with our short and long-term fractional leadership services. We provide experienced leaders who can step in as needed, guiding your team through transitions, strategic initiatives, and operational challenges without the commitment of a full-time hire.

Examples:

  • Our firm served as a fractional COO, optimizing operations, bringing in financial stability and then supporting an exit by acquisition.

  • We supported a nonprofit organization through a leadership transition, ensuring a smooth process that maintained team engagement and focus.

Targeted Growth Consulting

Our custom growth consulting services focus on specific projects to drive meaningful impact and bottom-line revenue growth within your organization.

- Operational Optimization: Streamline processes and enhance efficiency to maximize productivity.

- Cultivating a Culture of Innovation: Foster an environment that encourages creativity and forward-thinking, empowering your team to innovate.

- Strategic Selling Training and Support: Equip your sales team with the skills and strategies needed to excel in today’s competitive market.

Examples:

  • An HR technology platform company needed to reimagine their implementation process and onboarding of new customers. Customer satisfaction increased 22% and project completion on time and on/under budget increased 35%.

  • Our training program helped a services company achieve a 25% increase in sales by enhancing their strategic selling techniques.

International Market Launch & Growth

Breaking into the US market is one of the most complex moves a foreign-founded business can make. A2O Consulting provides the on-the-ground executive leadership, strategic partnerships, and sales execution that international companies need to establish a foothold and grow revenue in the US.

We become your trusted US partner — building the strategy, opening the right doors, and driving results.

Examples:

  • A2O successfully led an Australia-based talent intelligence platform in establishing its US presence through strategic partnership development, GTM execution, and sales team buildout — driving initial US revenue and customer growth.

  • A2O is spearheading the US market presence a European-based Build-Operate-Transfer venture entering the US market, leading ICP definition, go-to-market strategy, and partnership development from the ground up.

Comprehensive Business Evaluation

Identify the root causes of stagnation in your business growth with our thorough evaluation services. We develop and execute actionable plans tailored to your unique challenges, ensuring sustainable growth and success.

Examples:

  • Our evaluation revealed gaps in a global construction company's people development process, supporting the collection of data and a clearer identification of what "great" look like.

  • We helped a non-profit reimagine their messaging to address a more modern approach to donors and volunteers, increasing the former by over 150% and the latter by 60% in a single calendar year.

Strategic Growth Partnerships

Strategic partnerships — when built deliberately — can compress years of organic growth into months.

A2O identifies the right partners, builds the relationships, and drives the agreements that expand your market reach, create new revenue channels, and strengthen your competitive position. We don't just make introductions. We see partnerships through to results.

Examples:

  • We facilitated a strategic alliance for a tech company with a complementary service provider, resulting in a 50% increase in joint project opportunities.

  • Our support helped a nonprofit successfully partner with local businesses to expand its outreach and increase fundraising efforts by 220%.

Entrepreneurial Start-Up Support

Launching a new venture? Our start-up support services offer entrepreneurs the guidance and resources needed to navigate the early stages of business development, from ideation to execution.

Examples:

  • We helped a new app developer secure funding and launch successfully by providing strategic insights and connections.

  • Our guidance enabled a food truck business to achieve profitability within six months of launch.

Faith-Driven Leadership Coaching

Integrate your values into your leadership approach with our faith-driven coaching. We help leaders align their personal beliefs with their professional goals, fostering a purpose-driven culture within their organizations.

We offer both group/organizational coaching and individual 1:1 executive coaching models.

Examples:

  • Our coaching led a nonprofit organization to increase volunteer engagement by implementing faith-driven leadership principles.

  • We supported a family-based business to triple over a two year span, moving the owner into a true CEO role with a leadership team.

Dynamic Speaking Engagements

Inspire and empower your audience with our dynamic speaking engagements on a variety of impactful topics, including innovation, data-driven decision making, strategic sales, finding your highest purpose as a leader, and business leader soul care. Our engaging presentations are designed to provoke thought, spark creativity, and drive actionable insights.

Examples:

  • We delivered a keynote on innovation at a corporate retreat, resulting in a 30% increase in employee engagement in creative projects.

  • Our workshop on data-driven decision making helped a sales team implement new analytics tools, leading to a 25% boost in sales performance within three months.

Gap Identification and Strategic Planning

Our strategic planning services focus on identifying gaps in your current operations and market positioning. We work collaboratively to create a roadmap that aligns with your business goals and drives long-term success.

Examples:

  • We worked with a healthcare provider to improve patient care services by identifying gaps in service delivery and implementing a new patient management process.

  • Our strategic planning enabled a tech startup to successfully enter a new market segment by revealing untapped opportunities.

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Testimonials

A2O's strategic guidance was instrumental in driving Ninestone's sales growth to an all time YoY high.

Alex P.

A2O is the first company I've worked with that has actually gotten our core values in a place that are memorable and used on a regular basis. When I hire someone like A2O, I don't want someone that will simply agree with everything. Throughout working together, they never stopped asking questions and added friction to all our assumptions.

Also, the beard.

Chris L.

A2O was a pleasure to work with. The collaborative approach and commitment to deeply understanding our SaaS business and customers were invaluable. The tailored processes that were recommended were practical and aligned with our needs. We’re confident these changes will enhance customer satisfaction during the implementation process.

Josh B.

A2O has been crucial in my development as an executive leader and CEO of a multimillion dollar company. Through their knowledge and structured approach they helped to grow my confidence, leadership abilities and overall business knowledge. My company or I would not be where we are today without him - Thanks Dave & A2O!

Penny C.

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