Description

The gap between where your company is today and where it could be in five years isn’t a market problem. It’s a planning and execution problem. And it’s more solvable than most CEOs think.

After advising more than 400 middle market companies across M&A, capital raises, and growth strategy, Matt Andersen, Author and CEO of Westlake Securities, kept seeing the same pattern: companies that stall don’t lack opportunity. They lack a defined destination and the discipline to build toward it.

Intentional Growth lays out the full framework, from setting a clear destination, to honest gap analysis, to the execution cadence that closes the distance. It’s written for founders and CEOs who want to grow on purpose rather than by momentum, and who want the value they’ve built to hold up when it’s eventually tested by a buyer, a lender, or a board.

Inside, you’ll find the 13-step Intentional Growth framework, real-world case studies from companies that used it, and the capital markets context that makes preparation worth more than timing.

Published by Fast Company Press. Releasing Fall 2026 — order now to reserve your copy.