Rawhide Executive Solutions Information

Rawhide Executive Solutions helps owners build companies that run without them in every room — with stronger leadership, better operating systems, and more options when they’re ready to step back. WHO WE WORK WITH Owner-led manufacturing and service companies across the Ohio Valley, roughly $20–75M in revenue and 60–200 people. Many are three to seven years from a sale, ESOP, gift, or generational handoff. Others are facing operating gaps or harder questions from their lender. Founded by Matt Gillespie, the firm draws on hands-on experience as a manufacturing COO, century-old national brand president, and single-family office CEO overseeing more than a dozen operating companies. HOW IT WORKS One question tells us where to start: can the company run for 30 days without the owner? • Working Visit — A 90-minute on-site session with a one-page Transition Readiness Snapshot. • Transition Readiness Audit — A three-week diagnostic across six dimensions, with a written value-creation plan and prioritized roadmap. • Operator’s Partner Engagement — Sustained, in-person work alongside the owner and senior team, with a defined finish line. • Targeted Projects — Senior-team development, reporting maturity, customer concentration, successor onboarding, and pre-transaction readiness. Fees are flat and all-inclusive. No equity or success fees. PORTFOLIO CONTINUITY We also work with family offices and other long-hold owners to find where their operating companies depend too heavily on one person. A CLEAR BOUNDARY WITH RAWHIDE CAPITAL Rawhide Capital acquires much smaller businesses (roughly $2–8M in revenue). Advisory clients are not acquisition candidates, and information from advisory work is not used for acquisition sourcing. That boundary is written into every engagement. Start with a conversation. No cost, no pitch: rawhideexec.com/contact