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How Our Values Work For You

How Our Values Work For You

February 5, 2025

Change Management
Digital Strategy
Your data problem may be the humans that are analyzing it

Your data problem may be the humans that are analyzing it

Exploring the importance of combining sector expertise with data analysis for better decision-making in retail.

March 21, 2023

February 5, 2025

Change Management
Digital Transformation
Understanding the 4 C’s in a DTC Strategy

Understanding the 4 C’s in a DTC Strategy

If you have a business reliant on traditional distribution models, you might be wondering if switching to direct-to-consumer (DTC) is right for you. The benefits of a DTC business are clear, but before making the switch, you should evaluate your customers, competitors, capabilities, and costs.

October 29, 2020

February 5, 2025

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5 Questions retailers should answer before going headless

5 Questions retailers should answer before going headless

Answering these five questions will help you know if it's time for your retail e-commerce site to go headless.

December 8, 2021

April 16, 2025

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What is technical debt?

What is technical debt?

Many retailers accumulate tech debt in the name of speed or growth and end up with a random set of tools that may solve one problem but cause another.

January 28, 2021

February 5, 2025

Change Management
Business Optimization
Guiding Hyper-Growth Brands

Guiding Hyper-Growth Brands

Many hyper-growth brands encounter a pivotal moment in their business journey when changes are required to propel them toward the next significant milestone. For most brands, in order to stay competitive and relevant with consumers, an evolution of the current tech stack is the best place to start.

September 19, 2023

February 5, 2025

Digital Strategy
Digital Transformation
Business Optimization
From Analog to Automation: Streamline Your CRM for Business Growth

From Analog to Automation: Streamline Your CRM for Business Growth

Discover the power of automation in online community management with MESA’s success story – streamline processes, save time, and enhance customer experience.

April 29, 2023

February 5, 2025

Digital Strategy
Business Optimization
E-Commerce Metrics for the Growing Retail Brand

E-Commerce Metrics for the Growing Retail Brand

The performance-optimizing metrics that any data-driven online retailer should consider in their 2022 analytics strategy.

January 21, 2022

February 5, 2025

Digital Strategy
Analytics & Reporting
Business Optimization
E-Commerce Metrics for the Growing Retail Brand
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E-Commerce Metrics for the Growing Retail Brand

The performance-optimizing metrics that any data-driven online retailer should consider in their 2022 analytics strategy.

February 5, 2025

4 min

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Transforming Businesses from Slow Growth to High Growth: A Process-Based Approach

Transforming Businesses from Slow Growth to High Growth: A Process-Based Approach

Slade Kobran is Chief Outsiders’ Managing Partner focused exclusively on the Private Equity sector. Based in the Greater NYC area, he works closely with Private Equity Operating Partners and other value creators to quickly identify and engage the Chief Outsiders resources best suited to meet the needs of investors and portfolio company management alike.

March 27, 2025

March 19, 2025

Technical Debt & Transformation: How to properly assess in Manufacturing

Technical Debt & Transformation: How to properly assess in Manufacturing

Marc Jourlait is Chairman of the Riverside portfolio company SCRAM Systems, resulting from the merger of two companies: LMG Holdings, Inc. and Alcohol Monitoring Systems, Inc., better known as LifeSafer and SCRAM Systems. He is an Operating Partner at Riverside Private Equity.

March 27, 2025

March 19, 2025

Top 3 Data-Driven Wins for PE Portfolio Companies

Top 3 Data-Driven Wins for PE Portfolio Companies

What Every Operating Partner Should Be Prioritizing to Drive Value and Accelerate Growth, we share the top 3 data-driven wins for PE portfolio companies. For Operating Partners in Private Equity, the blueprint for driving enterprise value is evolving—and fast. Traditional levers like cost-cutting, headcount rationalization, or go-to-market refinement still matter. But...

April 28, 2025

January 13, 2025

7 min

Unleashing the Transformative
Powers of Tech Blog

Unleashing the Transformative
Powers of Tech Blog

Explore how we teamed up to bring a groundbreaking app prototype to life, designed to revolutionize mental health practices for young people by blending holistic skills with tangible achievements. Our innovative approach not only captivated investors but also played a key role in securing $2 million in funding and forging strategic partnerships.

March 6, 2025

January 13, 2025

7 min

Guiding Hyper-Growth Brands

Guiding Hyper-Growth Brands

Many hyper-growth brands encounter a pivotal moment in their business journey when changes are required to propel them toward the next significant milestone. For most brands, in order to stay competitive and relevant with consumers, an evolution of the current tech stack is the best place to start.

February 5, 2025

September 19, 2023

3 minutes

From Analog to Automation: Streamline Your CRM for Business Growth

From Analog to Automation: Streamline Your CRM for Business Growth

Discover the power of automation in online community management with MESA’s success story – streamline processes, save time, and enhance customer experience.

February 5, 2025

April 29, 2023

2 mins

A Retail Tech Glossary: The Letters! What Do They Mean?

A Retail Tech Glossary: The Letters! What Do They Mean?

This glossary of common acronyms and terms will help you navigate retail technology. Your comprehensive guide to decoding retail technology acronyms.

February 5, 2025

March 29, 2023

4 mins

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