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Testimonial

"Forward Thinking Partners did a fantastic job listening and learning about our challenges. They walked us through their process, which helped identify gaps and areas lacking clarity. Additionally, they helped us discover a few exceptional employees that had been over looked by our internal broken processes. We learned that people and process work together and higher than normal turnover rates can be attributed to poor process definition and lack of leadership support."


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Experience You Can Count On

We provide strategic development and implementation across industries, functions, and geographies. Our clients call us when they need innovative and real-world advice. They engage us to help define and deliver effective strategies that positively impact their business, their people, their organization and their future. And they appreciate us for a job well done. Our broad and extensive consulting experience enables us to understand the challenges and opportunities our clients face: because we have been leaders of small, midsize and global companies - as well as investors, board members, entrepreneurs, and creators of innovation. 


Our mission is to provide real world advice and strategies to help our clients exceed the status quo and become leaders in their respective industry. If you're looking to optimize your business, then let's think forward together.

Testimonial

“FTP brought creativity and innovation to our family owned business. We had been trying the same thing over and over expecting different results. It seemed that every family member had his or her idea of how things should be done.
 We had tried consultants in the past with no success, but FTP was able to engage us in a way that everyone participated and we are seeing real value. Thanks from our family to yours FTP.”

Mark Johnson III
Vice President, COO 

Leadership

Gary R. Phillips

Steve T. Cheslock

Steve T. Cheslock

President, Managing Partner

About Gary
Steve T. Cheslock Managing Partner Forward Thinking Partners

Steve T. Cheslock

Steve T. Cheslock

Steve T. Cheslock

Managing Partner

About Steve

Why Engage Us

Experience

 50+ years of combined effective leadership 

Knowledge

 Multiple industries with best practices 

Growth

 Capital and cost efficiencies >40% EBITDA 

Turnaround

  All-encompassing approach = results 

Entrepreneurship

$40M+ capital, 20+ startups, 4 exits 

What differentiates us:


It’s simple, we have been successful entrepreneurs, we have led SMB’s, we have acquired companies and been acquired, we have raised capital, we have exited businesses and we have turned around struggling businesses. Others simply sell a process that they have never implemented themselves.


 Advisors | Investors | Business Builders | Change Agents | Strategists


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