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Strategy Fails When Transformation
Outpaces Human Systems
70% of transformations fail because of human behavior
Burning $2.3 trillion globally in wasted investment
Since 2010 • 284+ Projects • 5 Continents • 20+ Countries • Fortune 500 & Board-Level Expertise
We Help at Critical Transition Points
Transitions rarely emerge independently. They compound across strategy, governance, leadership, and execution. This is when we engage.
1. Organizational complexity outpaces governance structures.
2. Rapid growth fragments strategy and execution.
3. Leadership and ownership transitions create uncertainty.
Who We Help...
Boards
Strengthen oversight and decision quality during transformation, restructuring, or AI-driven change.
Leadership Teams
Keep execution, alignment, and strategic focus intact during expansion, integration, or market pressure.
Family Enterprises
Navigate succession, generational transition, and continuity without losing cohesion or direction.
Leading Through Permanent Transformation
Strategic Expansion
Governance and alignment for growth, market entry, M&A, and cross-border complexity. For mid-market and Fortune 500 organizations across North America and EMEA.
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Governance for high-stakes change
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Stakeholder alignment across regions
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Risk-aware execution support
Behavioral Governance
Insights and decision systems for leaders navigating continuous disruption and AI-era transformation.
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Align board-level intent with human execution to stop transformation from outpacing your systems.
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Filters out subconscious bias to secure high-confidence judgment in cross-border, high-stakes environments.
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Evolve governance from a static compliance check into an adaptive, foresight-driven engine for permanent resilience.
Board Effectiveness
Stronger board alignment, succession readiness, and strategic continuity, ensuring balance between legacy and renewal.
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Align diverse generational perspectives into a cohesive strategic direction
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Preserve institutional legacy while enabling continuity and renewal
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Strengthen decision-making and long-term board effectiveness
What Our Clients Say
"The Acquence Team is an incredible partner to work with. They match their deep technical knowledge with a genuine ability to connect with people and make a difference. Their collective experience makes them masters of business transformation, enterprise risk management, and corporate governance. I relied on the team to lead me through many complex projects, and their expert leadership was the key to our results."
Chris Tay
Director of Finance TransCold Distribution
"Working with the Acquence Team has been exceptional. Their workshops successfully brought together teams across China, Mexico, and the U.S., fostering cross-cultural trust and alignment. They delivered measurable improvements in team performance, communication, and engagement, while also helping rebuild trust following a reduction in force."
Richard J. Torres
Director of Delivery
Panzura LLC
"The Acquence Team’s advisory support moved Be On forward with clarity and purpose. They strengthened our roadmap, sharpened our market approach, and brought much-needed structure to critical decisions. Their guidance across partnerships, organizational alignment, and funding strategy created real momentum and focus. The impact of their contribution was both meaningful and measurable at every stage."
Andrew Ronchetto
Founder & CEO
Be On
Advisory Led by Operators, Not Career Consultants
PhD-Level Science Meets P&L Reality
PhD-level experts who have sat in the seats you now occupy, bringing real-world wisdom to every engagement
Human-Centric
Resilience
Our methodology blends execution with rigorous scientific insight to ensure human systems keep pace with transformation
Deep Operating Strength in North America and EMEA
Experience across 20+ countries, structuring joint ventures, delivering turnarounds in complex environments
A multidisciplinary team of operators, scientists, and growth experts
Nihad E. Karabernou
Matt Poepsel,
Ph.D.
Edward M. L. Peters, Ph.D.
Richard J.
Torres
Governance,
enterprise transformation, behavioral insight
Leadership behavior, organizational alignment, future-of-work insight
Innovation, AI, R&D, enterprise transformation
Executive coaching, delivery & execution discipline
Strategic Ecosystem
Extended Capability. Integrated Delivery.
Giovanni Giamminola is a global AI transformation and governance advisor, author, and former CEO of multibillion-euro organizations across Europe and North America.
He is the author of The Augmented Manager and The Augmented Brand, co-author of UCL’s Cognitive Governance in the AI Era, Founder of Systemic Zero, and a Fellow at the UCL School of Management.
Inge Plautz is President & CEO of Forums for Family Business, advising multigenerational enterprises on governance, leadership, and succession.
She serves as Governance Expert for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Family Business Center and is known for aligning strategy with empathy to drive clear, effective generational transitions.
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