Maven Circular

What Maven Circular does

Maven Circular is a privately held management advisory and program management consultancy co-founded in 2022 by Jessica Schisler (CEO) and Nate Schisler (Chief Maven), headquartered in Central Ohio. The firm serves four customer segments in the circular economy and recommerce space: brands launching or scaling secondary-market channels, 3PL/4PL operators servicing recommerce programs, technology companies building circular-economy software, and investors evaluating recommerce startups. Its service portfolio comprises four parallel advisory practices — Brands Advisory, Operators Advisory, Technologists Advisory, and Investors Advisory — covering circular program design, vendor selection, facility layout, process standardization, business analysis, requirements gathering, solution design, risk assessment, and market analysis. Maven Circular positions itself as 'solution agnostic' and leverages the founders' combined nearly four decades of apparel and retail supply chain experience, including prior tenures at Walmart, Target, Purolator, and lululemon, as its primary differentiator.

The firm operates without a proprietary technology platform, describing itself as a management advisory and program management consultancy rather than a technology provider. Its core 'product' is human advisory expertise, packaged into custom-scoped engagements. GTM is sales-led and relationship-driven: founders acquire clients through direct outreach, industry reputation, and a curated 'rolodex' of unnamed but described as best-in-class recommerce vendors and operators. Marketing is minimal, centered on a Squarespace website, a Spotify-hosted thought-leadership podcast, and a single email contact channel ([email protected]).

The business model is professional services: bespoke, custom-priced consulting engagements billed to enterprise clients. Maven Circular claims a global delivery footprint despite its single Central Ohio base, with founders traveling to client engagements. The firm is bootstrapped or founder-funded — there is no record of external investment, institutional ownership, or parent-company affiliation, and ownership is concentrated in the two co-founder spouses. Operational scale is small (1–10 employees), and there are no disclosed revenue figures, pricing tiers, or client logos attributable to current engagements (the named enterprise brands reference founders' prior employment, not active clients).

Name

Maven Circular

Legal name

Maven Circular

Website

https://mavencircular.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Maven Circular is a privately held Central Ohio–based management advisory and program management consultancy serving brands, 3PL/4PL operators, technologists, and investors in the circular economy and recommerce space, leveraging co-founders' combined decades of apparel and retail supply chain experience.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Circularity Consulting & Program Management (EPR, Design-for-Circularity, LCA) (EUAIANAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Product Lifecycle, NPI & Industrialization (Design-to-Operate) (BPAHAHAK), Sustainable & Responsible Supply Chain (ESG, Scope 3) (BPAHAHAM), Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

Keywords

• Circular economy advisory
• Recommerce consulting
• Circular program design
• Secondary market advisory
• Recommerce supply chain

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

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

Revenue model

1. Management Advisory Services: Provides strategic advisory services to brands, operators, technologists, and investors operating in the recommerce/circular economy space. Services include program design, vendor selection, process standardization, business analysis, requirements gathering, solution design, risk assessment, and market analysis.
2. Program Management: Ongoing program management and consulting engagements for circular programs, including current program evaluation, continuous improvement, and operational optimization.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Maven Circular provides management advisory and program management services for companies operating in the recommerce and circular economy space. Its core offerings span four practices: Brands Advisory (circular program design, vendor selection, current program evaluation), Operators Advisory (facility layout, process standardization, continuous improvement), Technologists Advisory (business analysis, requirements gathering, solution design and testing), and Investors Advisory (risk assessment, onsite evaluation, market analysis). The firm positions itself as solution-agnostic advisors connecting clients with an industry rolodex of vendors, operators, and partners.

Product overview

Maven Circular is a consulting and advisory firm that provides management advisory and program management services for companies operating in the recommerce space. Their service portfolio consists of four distinct advisory practices: Brands Advisory Services (circular program design, vendor selection, program evaluation), Operators Advisory Services (facility layout, process standardization, continuous improvement), Technologists Advisory Services (business analysis, requirements gathering, solution design and testing), and Investors Advisory Services (risk assessment, onsite evaluation, market analysis). These services are offered to brands, 3PL/4PL operators, technology companies, and investors in the circular economy ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brands Advisory Services Management advisory services for innovative brands entering or expanding in the secondary market, including circular program design, vendor selection, and current program evaluation. For brands across supply chain operations, systems, and corporate program management.
• Operators Advisory Services Operational consulting for 3PL and 4PL companies servicing recommerce programs or apparel brands, including facility layout, process standardization, and continuous improvement. For logistics operators that need circular service offering design and trade-secret knowledge from successful manual apparel operations.
• Technologists Advisory Services Technical business consulting to bridge operations and technology, offering business analysis, requirements gathering, and solution design and testing for circular economy software companies. For software providers building solutions for the circular and recommerce space.
• Investors Advisory Services Due diligence and risk assessment services for investors evaluating recommerce startups and circular economy investments, including risk assessment, onsite evaluation, and market analysis. For investors seeking boots-on-the-ground analysis and insider experience to reduce investment risk.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Industry Partners (unnamed)coreOthersMaven Circular has built strong partnerships with the best in the industry across the recommerce and circular economy space. They describe themselves as 'solution agnostic' and emphasize that 'when you hire us, you hire our rolodex.' These partnerships enable them to connect clients with appropriate vendors and industry resources, though specific partner names are not disclosed.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• SCS Global Services: SCS Global Services provides third-party certification, auditing, and advisory across sustainability, recycling, and circular economy programs. Comparable as a circular economy advisory partner for brands and operators, with complementary focus on verification and standards.
• Reverse Logistics Group (RLG): RLG provides reverse logistics, recommerce operations, and circular supply chain consulting to global brands and operators. Directly comparable in supporting apparel and consumer goods brands to design and operate recommerce/circular programs.
• Anthesis Group: Anthesis is a global sustainability consultancy offering circular economy strategy, supply chain advisory, and program management for major brands. Comparable to Maven Circular in providing circular economy and sustainable supply chain advisory, though significantly larger and broader in scope.
• GreenBlue: GreenBlue is a nonprofit advisory working on circular economy and sustainable materials management, providing consulting, research, and program design for brands and packaging initiatives. Highly comparable as a specialist circular economy advisory serving similar brand and operator segments.
• Resource Recycling Systems (RRS): RRS is a sustainability consultancy specializing in recycling, circular economy, and materials management advisory for brands, government, and operators. Directly comparable to Maven Circular's circularity consulting and program management offerings.
• BSR (Business for Social Responsibility): BSR is a global nonprofit consultancy advising companies on sustainability strategy, supply chain, and circular economy initiatives. Comparable in serving large enterprise brands with circular and supply chain advisory services, though at much greater scale.
• Closed Loop Partners: Closed Loop Partners is an investment firm and advisory platform focused on building the circular economy, operating a Catalyst Fund, Builders Initiative, and advisory services for brands launching circular programs. Directly comparable to Maven Circular's advisory practice serving brands, operators, technologists, and investors in the recommerce space.

Emerging players

• Circulate Capital: Circulate Capital is an investment firm focused on circular economy startups, particularly in plastics and packaging in emerging markets. Overlaps with Maven Circular's Investors advisory segment serving as a due diligence resource for circular economy investments.

Broad incumbents

• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): ERM is a global sustainability and environmental consulting firm with a sizable circular economy practice serving Fortune 500 clients. Comparable as an enterprise-scale sustainability and circular economy advisor but with much broader service portfolio including environmental compliance.
• Accenture Sustainability Services: Accenture's Sustainability Services practice advises large enterprises on circular economy strategy, supply chain transformation, and ESG. Comparable in addressing circular program design and supply chain advisory for major brands but embedded in a massive global consulting portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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