Who We Are

 

LevelHead Strategy is a boutique strategy consulting firm that combines a classic management consulting toolkit with real business experience to deliver actionable results for clients. We primarily work with financial services firms, private equity / hedge funds, and startups on business strategy, digital transformation and senior executive advisory. 

 

LevelHead Strategy is a boutique strategy consulting firm that combines a classic management consulting toolkit with real business experience to deliver actionable results for clients. We primarily work with financial services firms, private equity / hedge funds, and startups on business strategy, digital transformation and senior executive advisory. 

What We Do

            Business Strategy

  • Corporate, Business Unit and Regional Strategy

  • Client Strategy 

  • Cost Reduction

  • New Business Growth / Due Diligence 

  • Operating Model Design

  • Organizational Structure

     Digital Transformation

  • Digital Vision

  • Digital Transformation Roadmap / Program

  • Agile Operating Model

  • Data and Analytics

  • Innovation

  • Digital Automation

        Executive Advisory

  • “Business Psychology”: Executive Counseling

  • Business Plan Stress Testing

  • Storyline Development 

  • Outside-In Perspective on Strategy, Operating Model and Organization

  • Candidate Interviews

 

Who We Serve

             Financial Services

  • Do you lack the support of central strategy functions for your business?
     
  • Do you need an urgent yet sensitive “SWAT team” project executed?
     

  • Are you prepared and organized enough for industry challenges, e.g., Digital, RoE improvement?

    Private Equity & Hedge Funds

  • Do you fear of missing out on Digital Transformation? Do you need a Chief Digital Officer?

  • Do you feel your internal operating model should move beyond “a guy and a spreadsheet”?

  • Do you need help with due diligence for new investments or restructuring for existing investments??

                    Startups

  • Do you need a sharp and to-the-point investor presentation for capital raising?
     

  • Do you need a devil’s advocate’s critical eye on your business strategy?
     

  • Do you need a grey-haired “grown-up” in the room for business execution?

Why Us

     We Are Different

  • We blend classic management consulting skills with practical business experience

  • We have no overhead expenses and can therefore price more attractively than the traditional competition

  • We don’t claim to know it all, but listen to you and collaborate with you to come up with the best answers

     We Are Focused

  • We have deep experience in banking, insurance, PE/Hedge funds and startups

  • We have deep expertise in business strategy, digital transformation, and senior executive advisory
  • We typically work with business, functions or regional heads and their senior management teams

     We Deliver Values

  • We produce shorter and to-the-point materials that clients actually are going to read

  • We speak your language, know how you think and in turn produce relevant solutions
  • We have no further agenda than to deliver the highest-quality work for you on a current project

 
 
We Are Different
  • We blend classic management consulting skills with practical business experience

  • We have no overhead expenses and can therefore price more attractively than the traditional competition

  • We don’t claim to know it all, but listen to you and collaborate with you to come up with the best answers

 
 
 
We Are Focused
  • We have deep experience in banking, insurance, PE/Hedge funds and startups

  • We have deep expertise in business strategy, digital transformation, and senior executive advisory

  • We typically work with business, functions or regional heads and their senior management teams

 
 
 
We Deliver Value
  • We produce shorter and to-the-point materials that clients actually are going to read

  • We speak your language, know how you think and in turn produce relevant solutions

  • We have no further agenda than to deliver the highest-quality work for you on a current project

Thomas Odenthal has 25+ years of strategy development and business management experience at a top management consultancy and as Head of Strategy and COO at three investment banks. His experience spans regional and business unit strategy, business plans, growth, cost reduction, business management, operating models, digital transformations, innovation, automation, and big data & advanced analytics. He has lived and worked in the US, Europe and Asia and has travelled to 115 countries, with plans to visit all 193 UN member states. He has an M.S. in Mathematics from Cologne University in Germany and an M.S. in Financial Engineering and a Ph.D. in Operations Research, both from Columbia University in New York City.

 

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