Committed to Your Growth
We help small and medium businesses grow revenue and maximize profit.
From startup to exit, MANAGED4™ will help elevate your business to the next level. Whether you're just now looking to organize your resources for the first time, a mid-stage business looking to raise capital to expand, or in a later stage preparing for an exit, MANAGED4 and our growing network of experts will help you tailor and implement strategies that drive sales, improve recognized revenue and maximize profits.
Different
MANAGED4 takes a different approach than the big consulting firms.
No two markets are the same, much less individual businesses. You are unique. Your business is unique. We won't just roll out a standard playbook so we can start invoicing. After onboarding to get to know you, your operations and your challenges, we'll create a plan that is bespoke to your situation and goals, then work with your team to implement and track your success.
Working with MANAGED4 is simple. We'll agree on a statement of work and go heads down. If at any time you're dissatisfied with our progress together, you can cancel anytime.
EXPERIENCED
You will work directly with Craig Stanford, not an associate.
"Having worked with multiple private equity and venture capital investors, on both the buy and sell sides, I take a practical approach to getting results, which I think speak for themselves. Prior to launching MANAGED4, I built and executed hyper-growth strategies resulting in three (for three) successful PE exits valued at more than $1.2B dollars combined and realized an average EBITDA multiple of 16.9x.
As a business leader and an operator responsible for the P&L, I've sat in your seat. I've managed due diligence on hundreds of companies. I know what owners, shareholders, bankers and potential investors are looking for when analyzing the health of your business. Together, we can identify opportunities and implement strategies to unlock and drive incremental value and help you grow faster." Let's get started!
Craig Stanford
Principal & Managing Partner
MANAGED4, LLC
Start-Ups
Due Diligence
Late Stage
Trusted to start and lead two new divisions for two separate companies, both of which sold to strategic buyers
Late Stage
Due Diligence
Late Stage
Successfully led sales & marketing at two Rule of 40 PE backed firms resulting in exits over 20x of EBITDA
Due Diligence
Due Diligence
Due Diligence
Sourced and/or diligenced well over 100 SaaS and EdTech companies in past five years
M&A
Due Diligence
Due Diligence
Led or participated in five successful acquisitions, including team assimilation post-acquisition
Relationshps
Relationshps
Relationshps
Built and executed GTM strategies under the guidance of two VCs and four PE firms over the last 20 years
Benefited from highly valuable operating practices in Warburg Pincus portfolio
New Product
Relationshps
Relationshps
Built and managed two entire product lines at two separate companies
Liaison: Recently extended a core product to new markets unlocking nearly $5m new ARR in just 2.5 years
Marketing
Relationshps
Marketing
Responsible for product, positioning and marcom to develop GTM strategy at three companies
Talisma: Delivered 210% of MQL target spending less than 80% of budget
Sales
Relationshps
Marketing
Built and managed multiple sales teams from "GO"
Royall: Increased new client revenue by 57% in first year.
Liaison: Improved rep productivity by 29% while reducing CAC by 9%
