Business Performance & Business Second Opinion for Businesses in Los Angeles, San Francisco & the Bay Area

D7 Strategy helps Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Bay Area-based founders, owners, operators, and investors improve business performance, regain control, and make better decisions before investing more in growth or major change. Through structured remote engagements, we independently review operations, priorities, team structure, execution, customer experience, and proposed business investments.

01 / Business Performance: When a business becomes harder to run than it should be, we help improve operations, decision-making, execution, team effectiveness, and customer experience. We identify where money, time, and control are being lost, clarify priorities, and help strengthen overall business performance.

02 / Business Second Opinion: Before investing in marketing, hiring, expansion, branding, restructuring, technology, a new location, or new systems, it may be worth taking an independent look at what is actually happening inside the business. D7 Strategy provides a focused review for business owners, founders, operators, and investors seeking greater clarity before making costly decisions.

We challenge assumptions, evaluate proposed plans and vendor recommendations, identify potential risks and operational gaps, and clarify what should be addressed before additional resources are committed.

Extended Capabilities

When a project requires expertise beyond core business strategy and operational improvement, D7 can help define the scope, evaluate proposals, and coordinate specialists selected and retained by the client.

These projects may involve brand identity, customer experience, space and interior design, marketing, technology, logistics, supply chain, manufacturing, distribution, real estate, or business development.

D7 helps keep each workstream aligned with the company’s operations, positioning, priorities, budget, and business goals.

Legal, tax, licensing, architectural, engineering, construction, employment, regulatory, and other specialized matters remain with appropriately qualified professionals retained by the client.

Who We Work With

Founders, Owners, Investors & Family Offices

— For growing businesses where increasing complexity is reducing operational clarity and control.

Operators & Leaders (COO, Head of Ops, GM)

— For COOs, heads of operations, GMs, and leadership teams responsible for improving systems, performance, and execution.

Customer-Facing & Service-Based Businesses

— Including hospitality, retail, beverage, wellness, and multi-location service businesses managing operational complexity.

Companies at $500K–$5M+ Revenue

— For businesses where revenue is growing, but profitability, efficiency, accountability, or execution are not keeping pace.

Proven Experience & Results

Managed and delivered projects totaling $4.5M+ within a single year across retail, hospitality, beverage, wholesale, procurement and sourcing, supply chain, logistics, distribution, interior design, branding, and service-based operations.

14+ years of hands-on leadership in operations, business strategy, project execution, brand development, and organizational management.

Experience building, launching, and managing multi-service business operations—not simply advising on them.

Our perspective is also informed by luxury strategy, brand identity, client development, customer experience, retail excellence, personalization, craftsmanship, responsible sourcing, and long-term value creation.

Typical areas of improvement include operational efficiency, workflow optimization, cost control, team coordination, accountability, customer journey, vendor management, execution systems, and organizational clarity.

🌍 Based in the New York–New Jersey area, D7 works with Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Bay Area clients through structured remote engagements. On-site visits are available for selected projects when direct observation or an in-person business review adds clear value.