Lead Your ESOP with Clarity — and Create Value That Lasts.

We guide leadership teams to align around strategy, focus execution, and turn complexity into clarity — using the Pinnacle Approach™ to build long-term value through shared ownership.

WHO WE SERVE

We guide ESOP-owned companies — whether you’re exploring a transition, navigating year one, or working to sustain momentum in years five and ten.

Using the Pinnacle Approach™, we help your leadership team clarify roles, align around strategy, and install the execution rhythm needed to build long-term value through shared ownership.

From strengthening culture and accountability to sustaining performance over time, we help make employee ownership work — in practice, not just on paper.

DISCOVER WHERE YOUR ESOP STANDS

See what’s working—and what’s holding you back. Begin with clarity: get a detailed snapshot of your current momentum (and unlock where you can go next).

TAKE THE BASELINE ASSESSMENT

WHAT IS THE PINNACLE APPROACH™?

We help leadership teams address everything from core values and culture to meetings that matter and true accountability — using the 5 Pinnacle Principles:

People + Purpose + Playbooks + Performance = Profit.

It’s a practical, proven path that brings Clarity to your vision, Alignment to your team, Execution to your strategy, and the Guidance to keep moving forward.

PINNACLE PRINCIPLES™

As we tell our leadership teams, growing your business always starts with great people. If you want to 5X your business, you must 5X your people. To put it another way, before you set out to summit a mountain, you need to make sure you have the right people on the team to climb with you. You also must make sure your team members possess the right blend of skillsets to meet your needs on the climb. And you must make sure everyone is prepared and knows the path ahead.
Get the right people, who believe what you believe, in the right seats.
Once you have the right people, you need to make sure that you’ve given them a compelling purpose that provides meaning for everything they do. The right people are going to feel passionate about your purpose. They will believe strongly in what your company is trying to achieve, and that will give them a true north star to follow every single day.
Give them a crystal-clear vision and strategy (i.e., purpose) of where you are going, why it’s important, and how you will get there.
And once you have the right people and the right purpose, then you need to provide them with playbooks that make your business repeatable and scalable. All that tribal knowledge and wisdom in the heads of your visionary leaders needs to be put down on paper. We’re not talking about company policies or standard operating procedures, but a high-level checklist that ensures a repeatable experience for the customer or client.
Capture the magic with playbooks that are simple and scalable. Remember, “complexity kills growth.”
When you have the right people, a great purpose, and playbooks for them to follow, you need to inspire performance. The question isn't "Do you have a Business Operating System?" The question is really "How well are you running your business?" Are you delivering on your promises? Are your employees able to deliver a predictable experience? Is your business scalable? Are you attracting and maintaining A-players? If you are performing well, A-players will want to be on your team. The fastest way to demotivate A-players is to surround them with poor performers.
Coach, mentor, motivate, and encourage your team to consistently perform at a high level.
If you focus on getting the right people, purpose, playbooks, and performance, the profit will follow. You can hit the ground running, and the money will take care of itself. You will wind up with a great war chest and the ability to invest in wonderful facilities, profit sharing, excellent pay and benefits for your people, and more. That, in essence, is the Pinnacle Path.
The profits will give you the war chest to hire A-players and provide them with a great working environment. It will also allow you to create outstanding training opportunities for your team. You can build a financial safety net so the next time you hit a recession, pandemic, or even uncover an opportunity to have someone join the team, or acquire a business, you are prepared to act.

PINNACLE PATH™

Your journey starts with Base Camp — a focused 2- or 3-day working session to align your leadership team, clarify your priorities, and build your first annual plan.

From there, we meet quarterly to stay focused and execute with discipline — and each year, we hold a 2-day Annual Summit to reset, refocus, and raise the bar.

It’s a steady, proven rhythm that helps you strengthen your team, sharpen your execution, and move intentionally toward your version of success.

GET STARTED ON YOUR JOURNEY

HAVE THE CONVERSATION

Clarity starts with a candid conversation.

EXPLORE THE FIT

Mutual fit matters - we’re building something to last.

ALIGN & EXECUTE

Turn your vision into results - one step at a time.

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TESTIMONIALS

“Keith is our Pinnacle guide and a big part of the foundational success we’ve had at Quinn Design-Build. Keith’s insight, structure, and ability to guide without pressure have been invaluable to us as we’ve navigated ownership, leadership, and long-term planning. He has a gift for meeting business owners exactly where they are and helping bring clarity and alignment to the table—without ever overwhelming the process.”

— RYAN QUINN | PRESIDENT Quinn Design-Build Inc.