It all begins with you. Your vision and your business plan for success.
The Parkland Group’s unique business consulting and coaching programs are designed to help business owners and managers achieve their vision, dreams and goals.
We help you maximize business performance, profitability and value by:
Optimizing strategic planning and thinking
Developing and implementing your best Opportunities for sales and profit growth
Enhancing the strategy, skills and execution of your sales team
Generating a collaborative, engaged and accountable culture
Facilitating informed decision-making
Optimizing efficiency and cost structures
Developing and ingraining best practices into your organization.
Honing leadership and executive skills
In today’s competitive business landscape, the difference between success and failure often comes down to two critical factors: strategy and execution. Larry Goddard, CEO of The Parkand Group, has worked with over 500 companies and has yet to find one that couldn’t improve by focusing on these two elements. In this video, he discusses how businesses can identify the right strategic approach and ensure their operations align with their goals.
Many companies either lack a clear strategy or struggle to communicate and implement it effectively. By optimizing both strategic direction and operational execution, businesses can experience significant performance improvements, increased profitability, and long-term value creation. Larry also introduces the Soar Growth Program, a software-driven solution that helps businesses develop their own strategic plans efficiently and cost-effectively—without the need for expensive consultants.
Whether you’re leading a startup, a mid-sized company, or a large organization, this video will provide valuable insights into how you can take your business to the next level. If you’re ready to unlock new growth opportunities and improve efficiency, watch now to learn Larry’s expert approach to business transformation!
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I've worked with over 500 companies,
and I've yet to find companies
that cannot improve
if they do the right things.If they identify the right strategy
and they implement the right execution,
almost every business can improve
and improve significantly.My name is Larry Goddard.
I'm the CEO of the Portland Group,
a consulting firm based in Cleveland,
Ohio, that works with companies
to improve their performance,
profitability and value.We have also developed the Soar
Growth Program,
which is a software program
that helps companies
develop their own strategic plans
in a fraction of the time
and at a fraction of the cost
that it would take if they were to hire
a top level consultant.We start by understanding the strategy,
helping them develop a strategy
that's going to put them in a position
to succeed,
and then also make sure
that their operational execution
fits with their strategy so that their
operation supports their strategy.Actually, the biggest challenge
in the most business of face
is, is really facing up to reality
of what it takes to succeed,
which is making sure
that you have the right strategy,
making sure you have the right people,
the right operations.Most companies
are comfortable with being okay,
and it takes a little bit of work
to become great.And so sometimes it's a little hard
to persuade
people that a little bit of extra
effort is worth their while.The runway to improve a business
can be anywhere from three months
to two years.
Some of our engagements.
Within three months,
we can get significant improvements.
And sometimes
some of the more strategic initiatives
take a little bit longer to implement.When we walk into a door
in most middle market companies,
they don't have a
clear strategy
that is leading them to success.And if they do have a strategy,
they haven't communicated
to all the people
in the company that needs to understand
how to execute the strategy.So the first thing we do
when we work with companies is help them
develop the right strategy
and then communicated to the team
and then put the operational execution
into place
to make sure that that strategy
is going to work.On average, most of our clients
have achieved significant improvement
in revenue growth and profitability.
Executive Coaching
We help executives develop leadership, management, tactical, interpersonal, and team-building skills to improve performance and assume new and challenging roles.
Our approach is based on:
Developing and communicating the right vision and strategy
Building and empowering the best team
Creating a culture of engagement, collaboration, and accountability
Continuously improving company results using data analytics to identify trends, patterns, anomalies, outliers, and underperformers
Being prepared to adapt and pivot when circumstances dictate
Growth Strategies
SOAR Growth Strategies™ is a technology-assisted program that is highly efficient and effective in helping businesses grow sales and improve profits. It’s based on over eighty cumulative years of executive and consulting leadership in a wide variety of middle market public and private companies.
The SOAR step-by-step approach allows your team to identify sales and profit growth opportunities and develop action plans that fit your resources and your marketplace.
There are hundreds of ways businesses can grow sales and profits. In a few hours, the SOAR program will help you identify which strategies are right for your company.
Board & Advisory Services
Whether you need assistance assembling a strong board of directors or advisers or require interim management, Parkland can help.
We have extensive experience setting up, and serving on, boards for both private and public companies, including companies with private equity sponsors. We provide Board advisory services and Board consulting services depending on your needs.
Family Business Consulting
Parkland helps family businesses find solutions to their evolving challenges and opportunities. From strategic development to succession planning, coaching next-generation leaders, and working through disputes or business-related family issues, we help ensure your business can successfully meet both internal and external challenges with our proven family business advising and consulting services.
Turnaround & Crisis Management Services
While consistent success is every company’s goal, most businesses will at some time hit bumps in the road. For most owners and managers, this can be a very stressful time. You are at risk of losing what you have worked so hard for; and likely face second guessing and questioning about your decisions and management skills from investors, bankers, suppliers, customers, and employees.
Having Parkland’s experienced and highly skilled team at your side to help you navigate through the myriad of challenges and options will provide both a sense of comfort as well as a path that optimizes the outcome for you and the business. We are a team of turnaround specialists with experience in crisis management and restructuring skills.
Sales Consulting and Training
At Parkland, we specialize in driving significant sales growth utilizing our proprietary and highly effective approach. We have helped hundreds of businesses achieve their goals by focusing on key areas:
Sales strategy and planning
Value proposition
Brand awareness
Sales execution
Sales training
We focus on the plans that have the best outcomes, implemented in the easiest and most cost-effective manner.
Our SOAR process will change the way you think about your business.
SOAR Growth Strategies™ is a technology-assisted program that is highly efficient and effective in helping businesses grow sales and improve profits. It’s based on over eighty cumulative years of executive and consulting leadership in a wide variety of middle market public and private companies.
The SOAR step-by-step approach allows your team to identify sales and profit growth opportunities and develop action plans that fit your resources and your marketplace.
Our collaborative process facilitates successful business strategy implementation while fostering engagement and two-way accountability for your team. By identifying a unique series of Opportunities and Necessities for your business, Parkland sets you up for guaranteed success.
Our qualified team has built billion-dollar businesses — and can do the same for you.
Our qualified team has helped hundreds of businesses significantly grow revenues, profitability and value — and can do the same for you.
The Parkland Group team is made up of seasoned executives who are passionate about sharing their hard-earned expertise.