Growth Advisors Foundations — Exclusively Presented
You've built a great business. We make it Acquirable™.
Empowering mid-market founders and leadership teams with a structured 12–24 month path to a premium, competitive exit using the Acquirable Framework™.
Watch the Vision
The Reality
Many companies are "good," but few are truly Acquirable™.
The most successful exits happen when a company is intentionally prepared for sale long before it hits the market. Due diligence gaps in Efficiencies, Financials, Culture, and Scale are the silent pressure points buyers use to lower offers.
By the time we engage buyers on your behalf, your company will not just be a business — it will be a premium, de-risked opportunity with a verifiable growth roadmap that commands stronger multiples.
8×
Enterprise Value Impact
Up to 8× EBITDA vs. 3× with a low Acquirable Score
EBITDA Multiple
75
Point Diagnostic
A complete picture of where you are and where you could be
Dimensions Assessed
24
Month Timeline
From gap analysis to a competitive, premium exit
Months to Exit-Ready
The Foundations Engagement
Three steps to becoming Acquirable™
A focused ~2 month engagement including a strategic working dinner with key leadership, a full-day deep-dive session, and a multi-week workflow culminating in your Strategic Action Plan.
Gap Analysis & Alignment
A full 75-point diagnostic across leadership to establish a baseline enterprise value and identify alignment gaps across Efficiencies, Financials, Culture, and Scale.
Value Vision
We determine what your company would command today, and what it could command in 12–24 months with intentional value creation — giving leadership a clear, data-backed north star.
Strategic Action Plan
A tactical roadmap moving from current valuation to future valuation — bridging operational execution with M&A readiness and defining quarterly targets tied to enterprise value.
References
Trusted by founders who built and exited
Nate Leathers
Former CEO
Green Guard Services
San Diego, CA
Matt Dusa
Former CEO
Capstone Fire & Safety Mgmt
Melbourne, FL
Scott Akerley
Founder
Pango Group
Los Angeles, CA
The Full Acquirable™ Platform
From foundations to closing
Foundations is the entry point. What you build here prevents problems at every stage that follows — preparation is the highest-ROI investment you'll make before an exit.
Foundations
75-point diagnostic, gap analysis, identify work-ons, and anchor leadership in the Value Vision.
Execution & Quarterly Reassessment
Drive execution across all work-ons. Growth Advisors lead operational execution while the M&A team begins pre-exit positioning.
Buyer Universe & Preparation
Secret Seller calls, recast financials, buyer-ready data room, and high-conviction marketing materials (CIM).
Optimization, Negotiation & Closing
Final pre-exit assessments, disciplined buyer outreach, frog-leap negotiation cycles, and quarterbacking the final sprint to funds flow.
The Investment
Foundations Engagement
One-Time Fee
$25,000
$5,000 deposit to secure your slot. Balance of $20,000 paid at kickoff. One Foundations engagement per month — August 2026 is the first available slot.
Strategic Working Dinner
With key leadership team
Full-Day Deep Dive
Intensive on-site session
~2 Month Workflow
Culminating in the Strategic Action Plan
Your Advisors
The team leading your engagement
Josh Donnelly is the Founder and Managing Partner of Stone Canyon Advisors and Stone Canyon Securities. Over the past decade, he has advised on more than $1.5 billion in M&A and bond-financing transactions, helping founder-led businesses achieve strategic exits and unlock long-term growth. Before founding Stone Canyon, Josh became the youngest Partner at Shoreline Partners, where he built a reputation for delivering exceptional results in high-stakes M&A. He holds Series 79 and 63 licenses with FINRA and serves as President and Board Member of ACG San Diego.
Joe Curtis is a dynamic executive with over 20 years of experience in the financial services and real estate industries. A seasoned leader and problem-solver, Joe helps founder-led companies bridge the gap between operational reality and buyer-ready excellence. As a Growth Advisor at Stone Canyon, he drives culture, accountability, and scalable execution — turning high-potential businesses into the kind of organizations that command premium multiples.