Overview
Advisory built on
four decades of operating.

Intelliworks is counsel from a former operator.
Intelliworks is the advisory practice of a former operator — thirty-five years across manufacturing, industrial services, engineering services, construction, automotive, electronics, and the boardroom. It exists to give leaders a trusted second chair: someone who has sat in the seat and lived with the outcomes.
Every engagement is scoped, senior-led, and finite. No playbooks recycled from someone else's business. Just candid counsel from someone who has sat in the seat and takes the work — and the responsibility — personally.
Challenges we solve
Address issues you can't take anywhere else.
A Vistage Chair-led confidential peer advisory group — a personal board of directors for CEOs and business owners — sharpening decisions and accelerating growth.
Boards that need a straight answer.
Independent board and advisor counsel — governance, oversight, and a decisive point of view on what to do next.
A leadership gap during a critical stretch.
Fractional CEO / COO / CSO leadership to steady operations, transform the org, and hand it back stronger.
Strategy that stalls at the whiteboard.
Strategic planning that turns vision into aligned priorities and an operating rhythm the leadership team can actually run.
A transaction with too many unknowns.
Help business owners navigate the path to a successful transaction through tailored pre-exit planning and execution, combining technical expertise with the judgment that every unique business requires.
Who we serve
Founders & CEOs
Growth-stage leaders navigating scale, transition, or the next chapter of the business.
Boards & Investors
Directors and PE-backed operators who need a trusted former operator's read on strategy, risk, and leadership.
Small & Mid-Market Operator
Industrial, services, and manufacturing businesses navigating transformation, M&A, or an operating reset.
Businesses in Transition
Companies navigating ownership change, leadership transition, or a strategic inflection point.