TidePoint

Tidepoint Partners operates as a specialized consulting firm focused on corporate turnarounds, providing services to private equity firms and investors with stalled or underperforming portfolio companies. The firm positions itself as an execution-focused "Value Creation Engine," tasked with revitalizing businesses by overhauling operations and driving growth.

The company's core services are structured around rapid and decisive interventions. It offers a 30-day rapid company assessment that provides a comprehensive analysis of a business's people, processes, technology, and product-market fit to help investors make informed decisions. For more intensive engagements, Tidepoint Partners implements a 100-day operational transformation plan designed to address foundational issues and reposition the company for success. Their approach is hands-on, concentrating on rebuilding go-to-market strategies, establishing scalable sales pipelines from scratch, and optimizing commercial functions to generate measurable returns.

The firm's expertise is rooted in its leadership team, which possesses significant experience in scaling high-growth and distressed businesses. Key executive Chris Crocker, a seasoned turnaround specialist, has guided multiple companies through significant growth phases, including scaling two ventures, Zillow and HomeLight, to unicorn status. This entrepreneurial and high-growth background is central to the firm's methodology. The team also includes specialists like Tim Savage, a Fractional Chief Revenue Officer with expertise in sales automation, and Michele Crocker, a Fractional COO who specializes in optimizing contact center operations and reducing costs while improving customer satisfaction.

The business model centers on consulting engagements, with turnaround contracts structured to include a 100-day decision gate, providing clients with flexibility. Tidepoint Partners distinguishes itself by focusing on achieving both top-line revenue growth through new market entries and product innovation, and bottom-line efficiency through internal process optimization.

Keywords: private equity turnaround, portfolio company optimization, value creation planning, corporate revitalization, interim executive leadership, go-to-market rebuild, sales pipeline development, operational transformation, growth strategies, fractional CRO, M&A execution, business assessment, sales process engineering, revenue growth, investment consulting, turnaround specialist, due diligence support, contact center optimization, change management, business process outsourcing