Who we serve

    CEOs, founders and investors of $10M–$100M companies.

    Better performance. Priorities delivered. Leadership during a transition.

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    For CEOs and founders: the business has outgrown how it runs.

    +85% EBITDALaunchX · 12 months · Interim CEO

    You built the business. Now the team needs faster decisions and clearer ownership.

    • Revenue is growing faster than profit.
    • Decisions queue up because the team isn’t set up to make them.
    • A sale or a new investor is on the horizon.

    Usually the right fit: Start with the $15,000 Read. Then Partner ($24,000/month) to lead priorities, or Fractional COO to run operations alongside you.

    “Will this undermine my team?” No. You keep the decisions. Your people own priorities and receive the handoff.

    Proof

    • +85% EBITDA in 12 months as interim CEO of founder-founded LaunchX. Read the LaunchX case
    • Founder exit of Persona (acquired).
    • Has installed EOS-style operating systems at more than seven companies so decisions stop waiting on the founder.

    Compare advisory, execution and executive roles

    For PE sponsors and boards: a priority that needs an accountable operator.

    A defined mandate, a partnership with management, written decision rights and reporting the sponsor can rely on.

    Proof

    • Operating roles at a growth-equity-backed AI security leader with 400+ employees and PE-backed Traffic.com (Baker Capital), through its 2006 NASDAQ IPO and 2007 sale to NAVTEQ.

    How portfolio-company engagements are set up

    For leadership transitions: continuity while the seat is open.

    Interim holds the seat, leads the team and hands off in writing. Start dates are confirmed on the call.

    How an interim engagement runs

    When to introduce Shawn.

    For recruiters, investors, boards and professional advisers.

    • Executive recruiters: A CEO or COO search needs leadership coverage.
    • Investors and board members: A portfolio company is behind plan and needs execution capacity.
    • Bankers and corporate-development advisers: A sale or acquisition needs operating numbers and leadership ready.
    • Attorneys and accountants: A founder transition needs a business that runs independently.
    • Any adviser: A CEO has priorities but nobody to lead them.

    Introduce Shawn at shawn@gunnint.com. Updates follow the client's permission.

    Tell me which situation you’re in.

    An introduction: your business, the numbers and the leadership team. Together we decide whether there's a fit. No diagnosis or prep.

    Book a fit call

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    Start with the 15-Day Operating Read.

    $15,000 fixed, credited toward your first month if you continue. Limited to 2 engagements a month.

    See the 15-Day Operating Read