True North Growth Partners

What True North Growth Partners does

True North Growth Partners is a privately held boutique advisory firm headquartered in Westerville, Ohio with a North Carolina (Charlotte) phone presence, operating since 2018. The firm delivers supply chain management, strategic planning, operations management, business process improvement, M&A advisory, and leadership development services to middle market and Fortune 500 enterprises across retail, consumer products, manufacturing, foodservice, branded apparel, technology, grocery, convenience retail, healthcare, industrial products, electronics, chemicals, and natural resources, and claims engagement reach across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

The practice is built on a small senior bench — two Partners (Will O'Brien, David DuBose), three Principal Consultants (Dennis Heppner, Denis Wolowiecki, Kevin Temple), and four Senior Advisors (Suresh Patel, Kevin Perry, Dean Tracy, Tom Clements) — all former operators or executives at major enterprises including Lowe's, Pepsi Bottling Group, Accenture, FedEx, Goodyear, L Brands/LBrands, ConocoPhillips, and others. The team emphasizes hands-on execution ("We Get Stuff Done!™"), covering tactical issues through crisis response and large-scale operational and supply chain transformations including WMS/TMS application selection and implementation. Two team members serve on the board or board committees of CSCMP, anchoring the firm's professional credibility in the supply chain domain.

The business model is professional services: project-based, quoted advisory engagements with no disclosed pricing, no proprietary technology platform, no software product, no disclosed revenue, and no external funding. Revenue is generated through consulting fees for engagements that may include distribution network design, omni-channel fulfillment, freight spend optimization, inventory leverage, organizational transformation, M&A advisory, and leadership development. Client logos referenced publicly include Lowe's, LBrands (international roadmap and 3,500-store distribution), Fresenius Medical Care, and Vitalant. The firm also draws on a 'Friends of the Firm' collaborator network that includes JBF Consulting and Cornerstone Edge for specialist delivery capacity.

Name

True North Growth Partners

Legal name

True North Growth Partners

Website

https://truenorthgrowthpartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

True North Growth Partners is a privately held boutique advisory firm that delivers supply chain, operations, strategic planning, M&A, and leadership development consulting to middle market and Fortune 500 enterprises across retail, manufacturing, healthcare, and other industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategic Partnerships, Alliances & JVs Advisory (BPAHADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Innovation Leadership & Leading Growth (EDABAAAO), Executive Leadership & C-Suite Development (EDABAAAA)

Keywords

• Supply chain consulting
• Operations advisory
• Strategic planning services
• Business process improvement
• Mergers acquisitions advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Westerville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Advisory and Consulting Services: Professional advisory services delivered through project-based engagements, crisis situations, and operational improvement initiatives. Revenue generated through consulting fees for supply chain management, strategic planning, operations management, M&A advisory, and leadership development services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

True North Growth Partners is a boutique management advisory firm that provides consulting services focused on supply chain management, strategic planning, operations management, business process improvement, M&A advisory, and leadership development. The firm engages with executive teams at middle market and Fortune 500 companies to take on operational, supply chain, and growth challenges, delivering practical implementation rather than purely strategic advice.

Product overview

True North Growth Partners is a consulting and advisory firm offering professional services—not a software product company. Their portfolio consists of six core consulting service offerings: Supply Chain Management Consulting (including WMS/TMS implementation support), Strategic Planning Services, Operations Management, Business Process Improvement, Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory, and Leadership Development Programs. These services are delivered by a team of experienced operators and executives who help clients solve operational, supply chain, and growth challenges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Supply Chain Management Consulting
• Strategic Planning Services
• Operations Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory
• Leadership Development Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• Expense reductions of greater than $800 million for clients during advisor careers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• JBF ConsultingminorOthersListed as a collaborator/expert that shares True North's values. Specific collaboration details not provided. Appears to be a professional network relationship rather than formal partnership.
• Cornerstone EdgeminorOthersListed as a collaborator/expert that shares True North's values. Specific collaboration details not provided. Appears to be a professional network relationship rather than formal partnership.
• Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association where team members Dave DuBose serves on the Board of Directors and Denis Wolowiecki serves as Board Chair for Certification and Education. This is a leadership position rather than a formal commercial partnership, but represents significant professional alignment and thought leadership contribution to the supply chain profession.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• JBF Consulting: Explicitly listed as a True North 'Friends of the Firm' collaborator sharing similar values, focused on supply chain and logistics consulting. Closely comparable boutique advisory peer for cross-referral and competitive overlap.
• Sedlak Supply Chain Consultants: Boutique supply chain consultancy where several True North partners (Will O'Brien, David DuBose, Dennis Heppner) previously worked. Highly comparable on focus area (supply chain distribution, technology implementation) and boutique economics, and serves as the most direct peer in terms of origin and positioning.
• Cornerstone Edge: Named collaborator within the True North expert network with overlapping supply chain and operations consulting focus. Comparable boutique peer targeting enterprise transformation mandates.
• Chainalytics (now part of Accenture): Specialist supply chain and operations consultancy focused on network design, inventory optimization, and transportation strategy. Comparable specialist boutique that competes for similar Fortune 500 transformation mandates.

Broad incumbents

• Bain & Company: Global management consultancy with strong Operations and Performance Improvement practices. Competes for enterprise cost transformation and supply chain mandates, typically at the highest end of the market.
• Accenture Strategy: Global strategy and operations consultancy where David DuBose previously worked. Competes for large-scale enterprise supply chain and operations transformations with significantly greater scale and global delivery footprint.
• AlixPartners: Global operations-focused consultancy specializing in performance improvement and turnaround situations. Closely comparable on the 'fix and execute' operational mandate True North emphasizes, though at greater scale.
• McKinsey & Company (Operations Practice): Premier global management consultancy with a deep Operations practice that competes for C-suite supply chain and operations transformation mandates. Differentiated by scale and brand, but overlapping in target engagements.
• Boston Consulting Group (Operations Practice): Global strategy consultancy with a leading Operations and Supply Chain practice. Competes for the same enterprise transformation work at a similar premium price point but with vastly greater bench depth.

Others

• Gartner Supply Chain Practice: Research and advisory firm whose supply chain research and benchmarking services inform the buyer universe True North targets. Not a direct competitor, but adjacent in shaping the strategic agenda of supply chain executives.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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