Strategic Advisors to Founders and Operators

Harpeth Ridge Partners is a strategic advisory firm supporting early-stage and growth-stage companies. 

We partner closely with leadership teams on business strategy, go-to-market planning, fundraising preparation, and high-stakes decision making. 

Our work typically focuses on company strategy and positioning, helping leadership teams clarify where they win, how they differentiate, and how they tell that story clearly to customers, partners, and investors. We work with founders and executives to sharpen strategic direction, align incentives, and make sure the company’s narrative matches its true strengths and ambitions.

GTM + Growth We support go-to-market and growth planning by translating strategy into execution-ready plans. This includes defining target customers, refining pricing and packaging, prioritizing channels, and building scalable growth models that balance speed with discipline.

Fundraising + Investor Readiness We help companies prepare for fundraising and investor readiness, from shaping the equity story to pressure-testing financial assumptions and pitch materials. Our role is to ensure leadership teams are ready for real investor conversations—clear on valuation drivers, capital use, and the tradeoffs that matter.

Executive Mentoring + Board Advisory We provide board-level and executive advisory, acting as a strategic thought partner to founders, CEOs, and leadership teams. This work often sits between strategy and governance, helping executives navigate inflection points, board dynamics, and high-stakes decisions.

Gen AI Strategy + Activation We advise on generative AI strategy, readiness, and impact, helping organizations understand where AI can drive meaningful advantage—not hype. This includes identifying high-value use cases, assessing organizational readiness, and aligning AI initiatives with business outcomes, risk tolerance, and long-term strategy.

Our engagements are selective and highly collaborative. We work with a small number of companies at a time so we can stay deeply involved, responsive, and aligned with leadership priorities. The work is structured as a true partnership, not a handoff or a playbook.

We work directly with founders and leadership teams, often alongside boards and key stakeholders, to tackle high-leverage decisions and inflection points. Our role is to bring senior-level perspective, pattern recognition, and clear judgment to moments that matter.

Engagements are typically structured on a retained or defined project basis, depending on the company’s needs and stage. This approach provides flexibility while ensuring continuity and accountability.

We provide strategic depth without operational overhead—no junior staffing layers, no unnecessary process. The focus is on clear thinking, decisive action, and outcomes that move the business forward.