A Proven Framework.
Growth Advisory: Start Your Path to Scale
Our growth advisory is Westlake Securities’ framework for middle market CEOs, developed from 23+ years of advising ~400+ companies across M&A, capital raises, and growth strategy. It is also the organizing framework for how Westlake advises every growth-stage client.
3 Decades
Experience and learnings used to develop the Intentional Growth framework.
7 Stages
Seven stages in the intentional growth cycle.
400+
Number of Companies we’ve advised and worked with over the last several decades.Â
2x-10x+
Value increases we see and experience with Intentional Growth vs reactive growth.
We show up when you’re ready to build and are your trusted partner throughout.”
– Jon D’Andrea, Managing Director
From a Stalled Long-Range Plan to a Real Growth Trajectory
For several years, an industrial company had developed long-range plans with ambitious growth targets. Time after time, results fell short. Not because the market wasn’t there, but because the plan was built on incremental thinking in a situation that demanded transformation.
When Westlake conducted a comprehensive gap analysis, the finding was clear: their current capacity and product portfolio couldn’t produce the growth they envisioned. They needed a new facility. They needed to add an adjacent product line through acquisition. And they needed to build the professionalization infrastructure to support it all.
The team built a full growth map integrating marketing, M&A strategy, capital structure, and a KPI dashboard that gave leadership real-time visibility for the first time. What had been a cycle of missed targets became the foundation for sustained, intentional growth.
Growth does not emerge from repeating the same incremental steps year after year. It happens when there is intentional planning to identify the true gaps between current capabilities and desired outcomes.
CEO, Westlake Securities
Author, Completing the Deal & Intentional Growth
Join us for one of our many upcoming Intentional Growth Events
Join Matt Andersen and the Westlake team at an upcoming Intentional Growth event. From industry-specific workshops to virtual masterclasses, these sessions give you a direct look at the framework in action.
Intentional Growth Masterclass
The gap between where your company is today and where it could be in five years isn't a market problem. A live virtual masterclass on the Intentional Growth framework — walking through the 7-stage cycle, common growth blockers, and how to build a company that commands a premium at exit.
🎤 Led by Matt Andersen, Founder & CEO of Westlake Securities and author of Intentional Growth (Fast Company Press).
Attend →EBITDA Intensive
A half-day working session to identify what's limiting performance and build a clear path to stronger profitability. For businesses looking to reach, improve, or scale profitability.
🎤 Led by Matt Andersen, Founder & CEO of Westlake Securities.
Attend →Questions?
Here are a few quick answers to some of our most asked questions.
What is Westlake's Growth Advisory?
It is a structured advisory service that gives middle market CEOs something most have never had: a clearly defined destination, a disciplined process to build toward it, and an experienced partner who stays in the room through planning, execution, and every decision along the way.
Our advisory service is not a consulting methodology imported from elsewhere. It was developed by Westlake CEO Matt Andersen through 23+ years of working directly alongside founders and CEOs, watching what created real enterprise value and what didn't. Every component of the framework reflects patterns observed across hundreds of real companies.
How is Westlake's Growth Advisory better than standard business consulting?
Who is Westlake's Growth Advisory designed for?
What is the book Intentional Growth by Matt Andersen?
How do I get started?
Is your company set up for real, sustainable growth?
Our team is here to help you navigate growth, transitions, and strategic opportunities through tailored advisory solutions. When the stakes are high, our team brings the experience to move with confidence.
