Performance Clarity. Operational Precision. Proven Results.
UnitStride Advisory brings institutional-grade analysis to every engagement — whether you manage a portfolio of companies or built your business from the ground up.
Decades of experience scaling billion-dollar multi-site businesses — now applied to yours.
UnitStride Advisory was founded on a straightforward premise: the strategies that drive performance at the highest levels of private equity should be available to every serious operator, regardless of company size.
We conduct a full performance diagnostic on your business using the same analytical lens that world-class financial institutions apply when evaluating investments. That means examining unit economics, cost structure, leadership effectiveness, procurement leverage, and growth architecture — simultaneously and systematically.
The result is a clear picture of where value is being created, where it is being lost, and exactly what to do about it.
What We Do
Unit-Level Performance Optimization
Identify and close the performance gap between your top and bottom performing locations to unlock compounding margin improvement across the entire portfolio.
Margin Growth & Cost Structure
Systematically analyze your cost architecture to surface hidden margin leakage and build a sustainable path to improved profitability at every level of the business.
Procurement Strategy
Leverage your purchasing power more effectively through consolidated vendor relationships, contract renegotiation, and category management discipline.
Multi-Vertical Expansion
Evaluate adjacent service verticals with a disciplined framework — assessing market fit, operational readiness, and return on capital before you commit.
M&A Diligence
Provide operational diligence that goes beyond the financials — assessing management quality, unit economics, integration risk, and true earnings power.
Pre-Sale Performance Optimization
Maximize enterprise value before going to market by improving EBITDA quality, operational documentation, and the story your business tells to buyers.
Leadership Assessment
Evaluate the leadership team's capacity to execute at the next level — identifying gaps, succession risks, and the organizational changes that unlock growth.
Executive Coaching
Work directly with owners and operators to sharpen decision-making, build accountability systems, and develop the leadership behaviors that drive lasting performance.
Who We Serve
Private Equity Firms
We serve as an operational partner to PE firms seeking deeper insight into portfolio company performance, pre-acquisition diligence, and value creation planning.
- Portfolio company performance diagnostics
- Pre-close operational diligence
- 100-day value creation planning
- Pre-sale EBITDA optimization
Owner-Operators
We work directly with owners of multi-site service businesses who want to run a tighter operation, grow more profitably, and position for a stronger exit.
- Your business runs better — immediately
- You keep more of every dollar you earn
- You grow with a strategy, not just momentum
- You sell for more when the time comes
The UnitStride Diagnostic
We examine your business through the same lens world-class financial institutions use to evaluate investments — then we tell you exactly what we found and what to do about it.
Assess
A comprehensive review of your unit economics, cost structure, leadership, procurement, and growth architecture. No assumptions — only evidence.
Strategize
We translate findings into a prioritized action plan with clear ownership, timelines, and expected financial impact. Specific, not generic.
Execute
We stay engaged through implementation — providing guidance, accountability, and course correction as the strategy meets reality.
Why UnitStride
PE-World Experience, Applied to Your Business
Our principals have spent decades scaling multi-site service businesses inside private equity — managing hundreds of locations, hundreds of millions in revenue, and the full complexity that comes with it.
Strategies Built for Your Scale
We don't deliver off-the-shelf frameworks. Every engagement is built around your specific business, your market, and your goals — whether you have 3 locations or 300.
No Retainer Theater
We are not here to run the clock. Our engagements are structured around outcomes — clear deliverables, measurable impact, and a relationship that earns its keep.
Fluent in Both Worlds
We speak the language of institutional investors and the language of operators who built their business with their own hands. That fluency is rare — and it matters.
Ready to See What's Possible?
Whether you're a PE firm evaluating a portfolio company or an owner-operator ready to take your business to the next level, we'd like to hear from you.
info@unitstrideadvisory.com