Rapid, High Impact Advisory Services for Small to Midsize Enterprises
Consulting, training and technology deployment services
Grow Revenue. Optimize Processes. Maximize Your Valuation
Dominate Your Marketplace.
When was the last time you really evaluated your marketplace? If more than a year, you are due for a refresher. If more than five, you may need a full market assessment.
Why? Because customers change, sales channels morph and product expectations evolve. Competitors add features and foreign entities may have entered the market. The world changes and the marketplace follows along.
So now what? Once the market assessment is done, what happens next? This is where strategy comes into play. And once you realize where in the market you fit, the real work begins. We'll guide you through this entire journey. (See our Strategy offering below.)
Technology As A Competitive Advantage. Really.
Small to midsize enterprises have unique and differing needs than large corporations. Essentially, you share most of those technology capabilities as the Fortune 500, but with much smaller teams and limited budgets.
How can you meet those expectations with limited resources? But can you take it a step further and really move your technology forward? Can you make your technology platform a source of competitive advantage? You can. (See our Technology Consulting services below.)
Process Optimizations That Actually Matter.
Industry and peer benchmarks are a great reference. But why be a follower? Set the bar.
First, know which improvements are imperative for your organization (which relates to our strategy methodologies - see above). Focus on improvements that grow market share, increase gross margins, EBITDA... something impactful. Don't optimize a process that will mean nothing to your P&L and doesn't affect market performance.
Let's clarify and delineate process improvement opportunities vs. gaps in your technology. We'll use a simple but highly effective Enterprise Architecture framework to identify root causes, solutions and individual (as well as aggregate) impact.
If beneficial, we'll also develop a cost-benefit model that will serve as the basis to measure potential improvements. Let's sort, quantify, prioritize and then 'do.' And as Enterprise Architects, not just process consultants, no one integrates system and process improvement opportunities as well as we do.
Grant Funding
Federal, state and even county/city based funding exists for some services. As an example, in CA, there are multiple funding sources, especially for manufacturing (almost all sub-industries) to help pay for consulting, training and technology deployments.
Worth looking into.. and we do it for you.
About Us
Leadership
MasterClass Advisors is run by Jonathan Lee, a professional with 32 years of experience (22 years in consulting and 10 within industry). Formally trained in strategy, technology and process optimization, Jonathan has spent 22 years with premier firms like PricewaterhouseCoopers, SAP, Grant Thornton and Infor. His industry experience includes a dual role as a Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Technology Officer at California's oldest manufacturer.
Jonathan has an MBA from the Marshall School at USC and a BA in Sociology from UC Irvine. Among his many certifications, he is also a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner, which means our improvements 'stick.'
it all starts with a simple call
Put us to the test. If we can't impress you on the first call or the first site visit, we'll thank you for your time and walk away friends.
Our conversion rate suggests you'll be glad you called. There is never a charge for the first visit or conversation. At the least, you'll have an additional idea or two.