About the firm

A consulting firm run by operators, for operators.

Advisors Two was founded on a simple premise: mid-market leadership teams deserve the same institutional caliber of counsel that Fortune 100 boards take for granted — delivered by people who have actually run companies.

The founding thesis

Traditional consulting optimizes for hours billed and decks delivered. That model produces recommendations no one implements and insights no one owns.

We built Advisors Two around a smaller, senior-heavy partnership. Every engagement is led by a named partner with operating experience in your sector, supported by a tight bench of specialists — never a rotating cast of junior analysts.

We measure ourselves on installed change: systems your team runs after we leave, margin captured in the next quarter's P&L, transactions closed at defensible multiples. The metrics on our homepage are outcomes, not activity.

Principals

Marcus Thorne

Marcus Thorne

Managing Director, Strategy

Two decades leading corporate strategy inside industrial groups and private equity portfolio companies across North America and Europe.

Elena Vance

Elena Vance

Principal, Operations

Former COO of a multi-site consumer platform. Specializes in operational restructuring, procurement, and technology-led margin expansion.

Julian Beck

Julian Beck

Partner, Transaction Advisory

Twenty-plus years in M&A advisory, with a track record of mid-market exits at premium multiples for founder-owned businesses.

Talk to a partner directly.

No junior gatekeeping. First conversations happen with the person who would lead your engagement.