Growth That Sustains. Governance That Protects.
Strategic advisor to founders, CEOs, and portfolio leaders on scaling growth, managing risk, and building enterprise value.
I Help Leaders Navigate the Hard Problems
Building durable revenue requires more than growth tactics. It requires aligning strategy, culture, and risk governance so that scaling doesn't create fragility.
Growth Strategy
Identify and execute high-impact growth opportunities. Design go-to-market architecture that scales. Build partnerships that multiply impact.
Recent work: Breach Warranty positioning, portfolio GTM strategy, MSP/MSSP partnerships
Risk Governance
Align cybersecurity, compliance, and AI governance with revenue and underwriting outcomes. Turn governance from a constraint into competitive advantage.
Recent work: Portfolio risk frameworks, CMMC/NIST alignment, cyber insurance strategy
Operating Partnership
Serve as a trusted operating partner during critical periods—scale, transition, new market entry, or competitive repositioning.
Recent work: Trusted.Associates portfolio leadership, Freeman Clarke risk governance
The Foundation: Trust-Centered Leadership
For years, I helped scale The 5 Love Languages for Business globally. That work taught me something that applies everywhere: trust is the foundation of every transaction—in personal relationships, business partnerships, and how companies respond when something goes wrong.
In Growth Strategy
- ✓ Clear, honest communication with stakeholders
- ✓ Alignment of incentives across partners
- ✓ Sustainable growth over aggressive shortcuts
- ✓ Building durable relationships with buyers
- ✓ Culture that supports execution at scale
In Risk Governance
- ✓ Transparency about what you control vs. what you don't
- ✓ Realistic assessment of compliance posture
- ✓ Alignment between security investments and revenue outcomes
- ✓ Insurance and underwriting as strategic partners
- ✓ Leadership confidence in decision-making
Current Focus
Breach Warranty
Founder – Building the next generation of vendor breach warranties: insurance-backed, vendor-agnostic, and built for partner-driven deployment across MSPs, vendors, and brokers.
Trusted.Associates
Head of Growth – Lead portfolio-level growth strategy across regulated cybersecurity, AI, SaaS, and insurance-aligned platforms. Architect GTM execution that aligns with investor expectations and cross-portfolio revenue targets.
Freeman Clarke
Head of US Portfolio Risk & Strategy – Oversee cross-asset cybersecurity and AI governance alignment within regulated SaaS environments. Ensure revenue expansion remains aligned with compliance posture and underwriting resilience.
Track Record
The 5 Love Languages for Business
VP of Sales & Partnerships – Co-built and scaled The 5 Love Languages for Business into a globally recognized leadership framework.
- Designed strategic partnerships driving enterprise, education, nonprofit, and government adoption
- Built and governed a national ecosystem of 500+ executive consultants and coaches
- Established repeatable GTM processes and enablement standards
HEPNER GROUP
Founder & Chief Growth Officer – Consulting practice focused on trust-led growth and strategic alignment.
- Served as fractional executive advisor to CEOs and founder-led teams
- Advised organizations including Engagedly, TypeCoach, and Dr. Bob Nelson
- Guided leadership through scale, transition, and new-market entry
Cyber Risk & Insurance
Cyber Insurance Broker, Sunstar Insurance Group – Designed next-generation cyber risk transfer programs.
- Developed insurance-backed breach warranty frameworks
- Aligned MDR/MSSP capabilities with carrier underwriting standards
- Created hybrid warranty-insurance programs for complex environments
Go-to-Market at Scale
VP Business Development, ChannelLine – Facilitated GTM programs for 500+ IT vendors and 30 distributors.
- Delivered cybersecurity and IT insights to 200,000+ IT channel members daily
- Built foundational knowledge of channel dynamics and vendor ecosystems
- Established credibility across technology and security landscapes
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Whether you're scaling growth, navigating governance complexity, or building for the next phase—let's have a real conversation about how I can help.
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