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CASE STUDY: Strategic Planning Sets Real Estate Developer’s Course
A commercial real estate development firm needed to maximize its growth opportunities following a corporate transition. The update launched the firm as a new real estate development entity leveraging long-held assets and decades of expertise. In addition, the post-COVID environment demanded the firm change course to adapt to dynamic market conditions. The firm sought Fahrenheit’s strategic planning expertise to chart…Read More -
CASE STUDY: Leadership Development Transforms Healthcare Firm’s Culture
After reviewing the results of an employee engagement survey, Polara Health’s new CEO set a vision for rebuilding a high-performing, engaged workforce that provides high-quality services. The firm selected Fahrenheit Advisors to provide leadership development and coaching services to enhance skillsets and strengthen Polara’s culture of engagement.
Fahrenheit’s Joan Hibdon, a leadership facilitator and certified coach, worked closely with…Read More -
CASE STUDY: Timely HR Operations Implementation for PE Acquisition
When private equity investors bought QED Technologies from its parent company, the precision engineering firm faced an aggressive timeline to implement a stand-alone HR operation. In less than two months, it needed new benefits plans to serve more than 60 employees, payroll and HRIS systems, and processes for onboarding, recruitment, and other core human capital functions. In addition, the firm…Read More -
CASE STUDY: Sales Growth in Private Equity-Acquired Company
Seeking better sales results out of a recently acquired industrial services company, a leading private equity group needed to develop and implement a comprehensive go-to-market sales strategy that would optimize the acquisition’s sales performance, increase its revenue, and accelerate its growth.
Fahrenheit began by conducting a comprehensive organizational and market assessment, including the company’s existing sales and service resources and…Read More -
CASE STUDY: Strengthened Sales Operations & Leadership for Portfolio Company
A leading New York-based private equity group needed to increase sales at one of its portfolio holdings. It engaged Fahrenheit Advisors to formalize the manufacturer's sales operations and elevate sales management to the executive level.
Fahrenheit Advisors began with an assessment of the sales team’s activities and its personnel, learning what strengths to build on and what challenges to address.…Read More -
CASE STUDY: Succession Plan Strengthened by Effective Leadership Recruitment
Empower Brands, a private equity–owned franchise platform with 30 years of success in commercial and residential services, needed to expand its senior leadership with seasoned professionals capable of achieving its aggressive growth goals. At the same time, these new leaders needed the qualifications to strengthen succession planning pathways for critical senior roles. With support and direction from its private equity…Read More -
CASE STUDY: Recruitment, Compliance & Finance Improvements Ready SaaS Provider For PE Investment
CommunityWFM’s rapid expansion in North America attracted significant outside investment interest from several private equity groups. Before investing, however, they wanted to see the software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider of workforce management solutions upgrade its accounting and financial reporting capabilities. Fast growth also stretched CommunityWFM’s human resources function, limiting the ability to recruit top talent actively and risking noncompliance with security and…Read More -
CASE STUDY: New Sales Plan Helps Software Company Expand Into New Geographies
Simple Thread, a custom software design company, has grown significantly since its incorporation in 2010. Primarily focused on serving small and mid-sized companies in the Central Virginia region, the co-founders hired Fahrenheit Advisors to develop a sales plan to target future growth, win new business, and expand beyond its current geographic market.
Fahrenheit took a two-phase approach. First, it completed…Read More -
CASE STUDY: Global Manufacturer & Retailer Prepares for and Capitalizes on Disruption
One of the largest paint and coatings companies in the world sought to identify potential disruptive innovations that could change the dynamics of their industry. The company engaged the business disruption planning team to help broaden their thinking, critically examine their competitive advantages, and identify potential disruptors in the markets they serve.
Led by Peter Grimm, the team leveraged…Read More -
Case Study: Interim CFO Advances PE-Owned Regional HVAC Firm
An interim CFO project sets a new standard for the financial operations of a PE-owned regional HVAC firm.
The sudden departure of the CFO at an air conditioning services provider in Southwest Florida presented its private equity owners a challenge and an opportunity.
The ownership team immediately needed the position filled with an experienced and skilled professional who could…Read More -
CASE STUDY: Fixes to HR Management Function Restore Growth & Employee Confidence
Fahrenheit Advisors' complete overhaul of Tidewater Fleet Supply's HR management functions resolved critical issues and put the firm's growth plans back on track.
Tidewater Fleet Supply (TFS), a regional supplier of heavy truck and equipment parts, trusted an outside company to handle its HR and payroll functions. Unfortunately, that company wasn’t qualified and incorrectly set up benefits, payroll, and other…Read More -
CASE STUDY: Global Manufacturer’s Strategic Pivot to Be Competitive
Fahrenheit Advisors’ Peter Grimm, a business strategy consultant and disruption planning expert, worked with a global manufacturer of heavy-engineered equipment to pivot it strategically from a historical product focus to a more customer-centric approach.
A global manufacturer of heavy-engineered equipment had long relied on the superiority of its products and strategic acquisitions to drive growth. Faced with increased competition from…Read More