Operations · Logistics
Meridian Logistics — Turnaround & Refinancing
Led a 9-month operational turnaround and refinancing for a regional logistics carrier bleeding cash.
+38%Revenue
+9ptsEBITDA margin
-22%Overhead cost
OperationsFinanceRestructuring
Strategic Business Consultant & Growth Advisor
📈 $280M+ growth driven
✦ Open to new advisory engagements
Big strategy decks don't grow revenue.Disciplined execution does.
I partner with founders and executive teams to fix what's broken, scale what's working, and close the deals that actually move the business forward.
$280M+Growth driven
60+Businesses advised
14Countries
92%Client retention
Private Equity /SaaS & Technology /Healthcare /Retail & Consumer /Manufacturing /Logistics /EdTech /Family Offices /Private Equity /SaaS & Technology /Healthcare /Retail & Consumer /Manufacturing /Logistics /EdTech /Family Offices /
01About
Strategy first, spreadsheet second.
Focus areas
- Growth & market strategy
- M&A and deal advisory
- Operating model redesign
- Executive coaching & leadership
I've spent the last twelve years inside boardrooms and balance sheets — first as an operator, then as the consultant founders call when growth has stalled or a deal needs to close.
A strategy deck that never leaves the conference room is worthless. I get paid to be in the business, not just advise it from the outside — which is why I measure my work in revenue, margin, and closed deals, not slides.
02How I Work
One roadmap. Every engagement.
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Diagnose
A clear-eyed audit of the business, the market, and the numbers — no sacred cows.
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Strategize
One plan, built around the single constraint that's actually holding growth back.
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Align
Get leadership and every team pulling in the same direction, with accountability attached.
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Execute
Hands-on implementation alongside your team — not another slide deck nobody opens again.
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Scale
Systems, dashboards, and habits that keep compounding long after the engagement ends.
03Case Studies
Results, not just recommendations.
Tilt a card — every engagement here was measured against a number the business actually cared about.
Growth Strategy · Retail
Northstar Retail Group — Market Expansion
Built and ran the playbook for expanding a regional retailer into six new metro markets.
6New markets
+54%Revenue
-40%Time to launch
Market EntryStrategyRetail Ops
M&A · Healthcare
Falcon Health Systems — M&A Advisory
Advised on the sell-side of a $42M healthcare services acquisition, from diligence to close.
$42MDeal value
5 moTime to close
$6.1MSynergies
M&ADiligenceNegotiation
Fundraising · SaaS
Vantage Software — Series B Readiness
Rebuilt the growth narrative and unit economics story ahead of a Series B raise.
$18MRaised
+71%ARR growth
3.2xValuation step-up
FundraisingSaaS MetricsNarrative
Operations · Manufacturing
Coastal Manufacturing Co. — Operating Model Redesign
Redesigned the production planning and floor operating model for a mid-size manufacturer.
-31%Lead time
+24%Throughput
-18%Defect rate
Lean OpsProcess DesignManufacturing
Brand Strategy · EdTech
Bright Path Education — Brand & Growth Strategy
Repositioned the brand and rebuilt the enrollment funnel for a growing EdTech platform.
+47%Enrollment
-29%CAC
+22ptsNPS
Brand StrategyGrowthPositioning
04By The Numbers
A track record, not a pitch.
$0.0B+Total deal value advised
0+Businesses transformed
0Countries engaged
0%Avg. client revenue growth
05Global Footprint
Advisory work, on six continents.
Keep scrolling — the ring orbits through six active engagement hubs while the globe stays pinned.
NOW VIEWINGNew York — Advisory practice HQ
06Behind The Engagements
Where the strategy actually happens.
07Experience
Twelve years across the table.
Founder & Managing Partner · Navarro Strategy Group
2019 — PresentLead a boutique advisory practice helping founders and executive teams across 14 countries fix growth, operations, and deal-readiness.
Growth StrategyM&A AdvisoryExecutive Coaching
VP of Strategy & Operations · Brightline Holdings
2014 — 2019Ran corporate strategy and operating model redesign across a five-company portfolio for a private holding group.
Corporate StrategyOps RedesignPortfolio Management
Senior Consultant · Meridian Capital Advisors
2010 — 2014Advised mid-market clients on M&A diligence, valuation, and post-merger integration.
M&A DiligenceValuationIntegration
08Core Competencies
Six disciplines, one practice.
Every engagement draws on the same core skill set — weighted differently depending on whether the work is a turnaround, a raise, or a deal.
- Strategy95%
- Finance & M&A92%
- Negotiation90%
- Leadership88%
- Operations85%
- Fundraising82%
StrategyFinance & M&ANegotiationLeadershipOperationsFundraising
09Credentials
Certifications & education.
MBA, Strategy & Finance
Harvard Business School
2010
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
CFA Institute
2012
Certified M&A Advisor (CM&AA)
Alliance of M&A Advisors
2016
B.S. in Economics
University of Pennsylvania
2006
10Client Wins
What clients say.
Elias doesn't show up with a generic framework — he found the one constraint that was actually capping our growth and fixed it. EBITDA margin is up nine points.
He ran our Series B readiness like he had equity in the outcome. We closed at a 3.2x valuation step-up.
Hands-on, numbers-driven, and unafraid to tell leadership what they didn't want to hear. Exactly what the deal needed.
11Contact
Let's talk strategy.
Facing a growth plateau, a deal that needs advisory, or a team that needs alignment? Send a message — I usually reply within a business day.