Growth
2×Revenue in 14 months
$7.3M → $14.8M
Impact
Performance, made visible.
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A career impact dashboard across the measures that matter: growth, operating leverage, people, systems, and enduring capability.
73 placed27 ahead
Purpose advanced Work still to do
My fearless purpose goal
Help 100 people find the work they were built to do.
This is my reason for being. I want to help people discover the seat where their natural strengths, meaningful contribution, and the needs of the organization finally meet. Sometimes that happens through hiring. Sometimes through coaching, mentoring, redesigning a role, or making an introduction. The method matters less than the moment when someone realizes, “This is where I belong.”
73people placed in a right-fit role27more lives to elevate
“The measure of a leader is not how high they rise, but how many people rise because they led.”
Growth
20%Year-over-year growth
Scaled to $23M
Cash
$330KRevenue recovered
In a single month
Margin
$210KFirst-year savings
Systems and spend
People
82%Turnover reduction
60% → 11%
Systems
70%Fewer daily tools
21 daily tools → 6
Execution
112%Sales activity increase
Process and accountability
Value
2.5×P&L growth
In one year
Growth trajectory
2×Revenue expansion
Baseline14 months
Operating leverage
$540KCost and cash impact
78impact index
$210K saved$330K recovered
People system
-82%Annualized turnover
Before60%
After11%
89% retained
Systems clarity
-70%Daily technology stack
Before
→21 fragmented systems
After6 daily tools on 1 connected ecosystem.
Value creation record
Metrics with operating context.
Numbers matter most when they reflect a system that can keep producing after the immediate intervention is complete.
2025 – Present
National Legal-Services Firm
Chief Operating Officer
Building the operating platform for the next stage of enterprise value.
Installed a customized company-wide operating system, built the executive leadership team, reorganized the business into accountable departments, and implemented Zoho ERP/CRM as a single source of truth.
- $210K first-year savings
- $35K Q1 software savings
- Executive team built
2024 – 2025
GMKE
Chief Operating Officer
Doubled revenue while redesigning the firm for scale.
Implemented EOS, launched a fully staffed Tennessee office, introduced a dual-division litigation structure, and redesigned compensation, benefits, and operating accountability.
- $7.3M → $14.8M
- $330K recovered
- 14% benefits reduction
2020 – 2024
Cogentium
Interim & Fractional COO
Turned pattern recognition across companies into repeatable operating systems.
Led operating-system deployments, consolidated technology stacks, built KPI dashboards and playbooks, and aligned teams across engagements with P&L responsibility up to $27M.
- 21 systems → 6 daily tools
- 82% turnover reduction
- 20% YoY growth
Testimonials
People felt seen, supported, challenged, and better equipped to lead.
01Leadership development
“He recognized my strengths as a person and a leader.”
“He taught me how to manage my team in a way that allowed me to still be who I am as a person while being an effective manager.”
Direct report · Professional services · 2026
02Trust and support
“He’s a great listener and he really has a way of making you feel heard.”
“I felt supported, and he was always there to bounce ideas off of.”
Direct report · Operations · 2026
03Leading through change
“His ability to work through the crisis and develop new ways to achieve the targets were inspiring.”
“He was clearly invested in my success and interested in helping me grow.”
Direct report · Sales · 2022
04Investing in the team
“His thoughtful and comprehensive approach to providing his team with training opportunities in all aspects of professionalism immediately impressed me.”
“he is smart, creative and considerate, an excellent person to have on your side in any transaction.”
Leadership partner · 2021
05Executive presence
“Any organization would be lucky to have Jonathan as its leader.”
“Jonathan is a professional, helpful, and positive person.”
Executive partner · GTM · 2021
06Systems and execution
“He built, virtually single-handedly, an entire Sales system (PPT) for OGARA with limited executive leadership or support while executing AHEAD OF PLAN!”
“He’s a hard-worker, process thinker and a strong leader.”
Senior leader · Aviation sales · 2020
07Complex transformation
“Jonathan played a key role in translating complex business requirements into layman terminology.”
“Jonathan is an excellent communicator with deep underwriting and operations domain knowledge.”
Project partner · Operations and technology · 2016
08Reliability and judgment
“One of the most customer focused people I have ever met.”
“Jonathan is someone you can count on.”
Teammate · Private aviation · 2009
The next consequential chapter
Let’s build what lasts.
I’m interested in conversations with CEOs, founders, boards, and capital partners building through complexity, transition, or scale.