Bayside Partners provides advisory services that help CEOs succeed — from strategic planning to back-office execution.
About Us
Mr. Barrow has nearly 30 years of executive leadership experience across multiple industries including IT Consulting, Customer Relationship Management, e-Commerce, IT Service Management, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Gaming. He’s also served in the public sector and non-profit sectors on boards and capital projects for over 10 years.
Mr. Barrow has been a founder, a later-state executive, acquirer, acquiree, and board member. He did his undergraduate work at Harvard University, was an early-stage executive at Breakaway Solutions with a successful IPO on NASDAQ. He was the founder of Third Sky, with a successful private sale to VMware.
He was the founder of Game Taco, with a successful acquisition of World Winner from Sony Pictures Entertainment, strategic partnership with FanDuel and private equity backing from Platinum Equity. He’s served on school boards, special district boards, and various non-profit boards. Leveraging this wide range of experience is what led him to start Bayside Partners as a CEO advisory services firm.
Services
Early Stage CEO Advisory
Getting a company started requires a special skillset and often involves a team with gaps and people wearing multiple hats. The focus on business execution, fundraising, back-office setup, filling key positions, setting up governance, establishing culture, and establishing key relationships can be a lot to juggle. We help CEOs navigate all of this with an affordable advisory relationship.
Later Stage CEO Advisory
After the early startup period is over, the later stage growing pains set in. Capitalization needs are always persistent, and now they are joined by an expectation of maturity of governance, operations, and scalability. Preparation for an exit can also be well underway. We help CEOs navigate this stage with advisory services designed to level-up the organization for success.
Family-Run Business Advisory
Often family-run businesses grow to a level where organizational gaps emerge. We have experience helping the family shore up these gaps, handle scaling the business, and where desired prepare for an exit or succession plan.
Non-Profit Advisory
Non-profit executives need help too! While there are parallels between for profit enterprises and non-profits, there are special considerations in the non-profit world. Dealing with large donors, tax credit programs, project-based initiatives, public sector partnerships, and more takes specialized skillsets. Combining the for-profit expertise of business operation with non-profit experience helps us provide the best of both worlds.