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Sounding Board Companies · Partner for growth

We help business owners get more out of what they've built.

The strategy and finance team of a billion-dollar company — in your corner, every step of the way.

We help owner-led businesses operate with the rigor of a 1,000-person public company, without the overhead.

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What we do

Your strategy and finance partner.

Most growing businesses have great operators but very lean strategy and finance teams, if any at all. We fill that gap. We work alongside your team to set clear objectives, find where value is being left on the table, and drive execution.

  • Growth

    Identify and pursue the highest-return growth opportunities: new customers, new markets, pricing, partnerships.

  • Margin improvement

    Find and capture margin through pricing, cost structure, vendor terms, and operational efficiency.

  • Strategic initiatives & capital decisions

    Set long-term targets and priorities. Make clear capital decisions: investment, acquisition advice, dividends, and recapitalizations. Drive the initiatives that matter.

  • Systems & reporting

    Optimize tooling, financial reporting, and data so you can see the business clearly and make faster decisions.

How we work

Clear objectives. Hands-on execution.

We work closely with your team from 6 months to many years, against a small set of defined objectives (for example: double customer count, grow revenue 50%, add 5 points of margin).

  1. 01

    Diagnose

    Find where the value is. Understand the business, the constraints, and the opportunities.

  2. 02

    Plan

    Set targets, priorities, and owners. Agree on what matters and how we’ll measure it.

  3. 03

    Execute

    Work embedded with your team. Drive the priorities forward and measure progress monthly.

Who we work with

Great companies. Ready for the next level.

Great independent, owner-led companies that are ready for the next level.

About

Big-company rigor. In your corner.

Sounding Board Companies is led by operators and advisors with backgrounds in investment banking, equity research, public accounting, and running finance and strategy at high-growth companies. We’ve worked with leaders from $100B public companies to pre-revenue startups, and we bring that same rigor to every business we partner with.

Contact

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Based in Boston, Massachusetts · Working with owners wherever their businesses are