CREO Business Advisory Partners – CREO is Latin for “create.” We help our clients create the business results they desire

Creating

Advising

Winning

We help our clients create the business results they desire.

Our seasoned executives apply their hands-on experience

We pride ourselves on our ability to seamlessly partner with our client’s leadership teams to identify, unlock and create value.
We are easy to do business with and are open to unique billing structures in partnering with our clients.

Creo's Services

Our team has a combined
125+ years of business experience

We are a firm of highly skilled, seasoned Business Advisors who operate as a team and serve as a Strategic Core Operating Partner to small and mid-sized businesses, private equity firms and venture capital firms. Our team has a combined 125+ years of business experience.

CREO Expertise

Strategic Planning
Business Performance Management and Optimization
Operations and Distribution Optimization
Sales and Marketing Optimization
Customer and Product Management Execution
Technology Delivery and Enablement
Organizational Design and Talent Strategy Development

Our Clients Call Us For:

Managing “Mission-Critical” programs and projects
Adding executive horsepower to the team
Identifying, unlocking and creating business value
Accelerating the achievement of business results
Transforming processes to unleash core capabilities

Client Engagements

Strategic Plan SWOT Analysis

Led Versique – a 100+ person organization through multiple facilitated sessions to develop a strategic growth plan. Every employee participated in the Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats S.W.O.T. exercise.

I.T. Spend Analysis

Hired by GMB Capital Partners to conduct an I.T. spend analysis for one of it’s portfolio companies. Our team reviewed the current state and made recommendations to improve the organization reporting structure and eliminate non-value-added costs.

Warehouse Design

Hunt Electric hired our team to conduct a Warehouse Design Master Plan. The client wished to gain efficiencies and reduce it’s overall footprint from 100,000 square feet to 60,000 square feet. Our support included the facilitation of space analysis, master planning, detailed design and pilot project identification.

Due Diligence – I.T. Operations and Cyber Security

Bassett Creek Capital hired our team to conduct an analysis of the I.T. Operations and Cyber Security protocols in place for a prospective new portfolio company. Interviews were conducted and a written feedback assessment was provided to help guide the decision-making.

Healthcare Advisory Services Practice Creation

Andros hired our team to assist with the development of an Advisory Services Practice which would provide differentiated consulting services to support Andros’ Healthcare clients. Our team provided subject matter expertise, facilitated the definition of new service offerings and developed the tools and templates required to execute the business plan.

Manufacturing Plant Design

Participated as a Manufacturing Industry subject matter expert on a 20+ person team at Andersen Corporation. The team completely reengineered the multi-step process used to manufacture the door product line. The work included the implementation of lean manufacturing concepts including; set-up reduction, cellular in-line work units, supplier KANBAN scheduling and in-line quality methods.

Medical Device Quality System Development

Participated as Project Manager for a 20+ person team at St. Jude Medical to modify its quality systems to be compliant with ISO 9000 and International CE Marking standards. The work involved the development of processes to show controls in place for product development, manufacturing and international distribution.

Medical Device Company M&A Support

Hired by Reemo to conduct a broad-based assessment of technology processes in place and make recommendations for improvements. The client utilized this information to assist in it’s Series B fundraising and ultimate M&A activity.

Lean Manufacturing Program Implementation

Hired by Daktronics, the world’s leading Electronic Scoreboard business to layout its factories and implement Lean Manufacturing principles. Our work was carried out over a multi-year master plan which included training, designing and implementing concepts across the country.

P&L Division Leadership

Initially hired by Le Sueur Incorporated to assist with the implementation of a corporate quality system to meet the certification standards of ISO 9001. Later served in the full-time capacity of General Manager – Plastics Division leading a $12 Million P&L while expanding its customer base into the Medical Device Industry.

Executive Team Strategic Alignment

Led LDI’s executive team through a multi-day strategic alignment retreat. The sessions were used to build commitment and teamwork around the corporate strategies and key initiatives in place to drive growth.

Business Unit Carve Out

Led a team of 8 consultants and 15+ clients to stand up a $500 Million Revenue Business. The business Transition Services Agreement – TSA required the new business to implement stand-alone IT systems and processes within twelve months of closing the transaction.

Testimonials

What Our Clients Say!

I had the pleasure of working with Jeff Larson and his talented team on a complex divestiture following the CJ/Schwan’s deal. Jeff worked directly with our CEO and the executive team to navigate the intricacies of the project. Jeff’s ability to break down complex issues and business processes into manageable solutions led to a successful outcome

Jared Kemper

General Counsel Schwan’s

I hired CREO to assist our executive team with establishing a strategy to grow our business and create alignment on our path forward. Jeff and his team worked closely with our management team to identify areas of opportunity to dominate in our core business. The CREO team met with our entire workforce and facilitated sessions to gain valuable insights on ways to capitalize on our core strengths and mitigate any weaknesses. Our investment in the project really “jump started” our business expansion.

Tony Sorensen

President and CEO Versique

Jeff engaged with Daktronics during a time when our revenue doubled over a three-year span. Jeff assembled a team to initiate a lean manufacturing transformation at Daktronics and transfer the knowledge to our leaders for a sustainable future. 15 years later, you can still see the impact of Jeff’s work on our operation at Daktronics.

Matt Kurtenbach

Vice President of Manufacturing Daktronics