You have a plan. You have the people. And yet — there is still a gap between expectations and execution. Our proprietary approach is designed for middle market operators looking for a repeatable system to ensure effective execution over time.
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MANAGEMENT CONSULTING FOR MIDDLE MARKET
Feeling stuck?
of lower and middle market companies are stalled or declining — not because of bad strategy, but because of execution gaps.
Our work with middle market operators has uncovered four common 'Fault Lines'
Operating in the middle market has never been more complex and challenging.
What's holding you back?
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THE REALITY
"We all have access to the same data, but we interpret it differently."
Misaligned Expectations
Ineffective Teaming
"Our strategy requires us doing something new —this takes more time than we have."
Capability Gaps
"The culture that got us here is different than what we need to grow."
Cultural Stagnation
"We don't comunicate well cross-functionally."
of CEOs are replaced during the hold period
HOW WE HELP OUR CLIENTS
A proprietary execution system designed for the middle market
THE FAULT LINE DIAGNOSTIC
Find out exactly where your team is getting stuck
Take our diagnostic and we'll send you a personalized scorecard showing where your team's execution gaps are most likely hiding — and what to do about them.
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A short, targeted assessment of your team's execution health. Fast, but built to surface the real gaps.
In 5 minutes, you'll know exactly which execution patterns are slowing your team down — and get a concrete starting point for fixing them. No pitch. Just straight answers about what's blocking progress and where to focus first
We'll send you a personalized 1-page summary of where your execution gaps are most likely hiding — and what's driving them.
A 90-minute conversation to walk through your results and talk about what it would take to close the gap.
HOW WE WORK WITH OUR CLIENTS
Our unique approach is designed to be right-sized for the middle market, flexible, and comprehensive based on your needs.
When to reach out
We're committed to working closely with you until execution is no longer the bottleneck.
Examples of how we have supported executive teams in bridging execution gaps.
Align
Moderated mission, vision, value sessions. Facilitating quarterly business reviews.
Leadership Offsites
Single-day executive sessions focused on addressing the greatest area of need.
Single-day integration kick-off sessions to align the team. Custom solutions to support achieving integration milestones.
Kicking Off an Integration
Single-day session to align company leadership and investors on strategic priorities.
Single-day execution session to map strategy, capabilities, priorities, and goal setting.
Annual Planning & Strategy
Post - Acquisition
Single-day executive transformation kick-off sessions. Custom solutions to support transformation journeys.
Launching a Transformation
Moderated mission, vision, value sessions. Facilitating quarterly business reviews.
Upskilling
Activate
Tailored coaching, development, and accountability sessions for individuals, teams, and functions to ensure progress sticks.
Advise
Custom advisory solutions to support your biggest challenges.
What our clients say about working with us
We're former strategy consultants who went in-house, ran teams, missed targets, fixed organizations, and learned what it actually takes to execute. We built Oak Cliff because we couldn't find the firm we wanted to hire.
Built by operators, for operators
Jerrod Vaughan
CO- FOUNDER & PARTNER
Former CEO and leader in Bain's Commercial Excellence practice. Passionate about serving others and partnering with operators and investors to build organizations marked by strong execution, meaningful growth, and enduring impact.
Andrew Meyer
WHO WE ARE
CO- FOUNDER & PARTNER
Former Chief Growth Officer and Head of Transformation for a national healthcare organization. Former leader in Bain's Organization and Operational Model practice. Passionate about helping others write their results story.
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