Strategy for the second decade.

An independent strategy practice based in Athens and Brooklyn. We work with founders, family offices, and a handful of governments on the questions that will matter most in ten years.

Est. 2017Athens · BrooklynHand-picked retainers
Practice

Four questions. One studio.

01 · Strategy

Where to be famous for.

The single most undervalued exercise in modern business is deciding what you'd most like to be known for. We help our partners pick. Then we keep them honest about it.

02 · Brand

How to be remembered.

Voice, identity, point of view. Brand is the cost of being legible. Most companies pay it twice — first reluctantly, then in panic. We argue for paying it on purpose.

03 · Capital

How to be patient.

Sequencing, fundraising, succession. We do not raise money for our clients but we are unusually good at telling them when and from whom to raise it.

04 · Succession

How to step aside.

Two of our most rewarding engagements have been advising founders on the year before they stopped being CEO. The plan is everything. Begin three years out.

Case · 2024 · Financial services

Paragon's second decade.

An eight-year repositioning of a Northeast lender from regional player to category-defining advisor. We led the rebrand, the office redesign, and four years of executive coaching.

2.4x
AUM growth
+38
NPS
14
Partners hired
Case · 2023 · Hospitality

The Alva portfolio.

Strategic positioning for a family-held hotel group. From three small boutique properties to a 12-hotel portfolio with a coherent voice. Six years of monthly retainer.

12
Properties
$184M
Rev '25
3
Acquisitions

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