Leading Change at Scale

Ben specializes in helping organizations navigate volatility and capture new market value. His leadership fuses strategic vision with architectural precision, ensuring that high-level goals result in functional reality.

Executive Competencies:

Strategic Architecture (TOGAF): Designing the future state of IT and Business alignment.
Program Execution (PMP): Managing complex, cross-functional portfolios to on-time delivery.
Process Excellence (LSSBB): Eliminating waste and optimizing workflows for P&L efficiency.
Adaptive Delivery (CSM): Deploying iterative frameworks to accelerate speed-to-market and minimize execution risk in volatile environments.
Organizational Governance: Establishing the decision-rights and data standards that reduce risk.

A Trusted Advisor to the C-Suite

Ben’s approach blends strategic insight with operational rigor. He believes transformation succeeds when vision is paired with execution, and when people are empowered to lead change from within. His leadership style is collaborative, curious, and outcome-oriented, designed to unlock potential at every level of the organization.

Proven Executive Impact

$28M Revenue Scale: Re-architected a stagnant sales operating model to unlock $28M in incremental annual revenue.
10x Digital ROI: Enforced strict governance on digital portfolios, delivering a 10x return ahead of schedule and under budget.
M&A & Expansion: Engineered the "Day 100" integration playbooks that allowed for the rapid acquisition of 368 high-value accounts.
Operational Resilience: Reduced decision-making cycle time by 38% using Lean Six Sigma methodologies.

Technical Proficiency

Enterprise Architecture: Cloud-enabled strategy, data platform integration, business-aligned systems design
Data & Analytics: Data governance, BI, KPI frameworks, real-time dashboards
Transformation Tools: OKRs, RAID logs, Agile/Scrum, Lean Six Sigma (Black Belt)
Platforms & Ecosystems: Salesforce, Microsoft Fabric, GenAI, Cloud-First Strategy, Data Governance

Certifications

TOGAF (Business Architecture): The Open Group
Project Management Professional (PMP): Project Management Institute
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB): Six Sigma Global Institute
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM): Scrum Alliance
Objectives & Key Results (OKR) Coach for Leadership & Goal Setting: WorkBoard

Why Engage Ben

Executive Perspective: Trusted advisor to C-suite leaders and boards
Strategic Operator: Connects vision to execution with precision
Change Catalyst: Builds alignment and momentum across complex systems
Digital Native: Leverages technology to drive innovation and scale
Boardroom-Ready: Experienced in governance, risk oversight, and fiduciary responsibility

“Ben has extensive experience in strategy and process management. Knowing is important, but knowing and being able to articulate it so that it is understandable by everyone is priceless.”

— Jeff Hook, VP, One Network Enterprises

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Let’s Build What’s Next. Together.

If your organization is ready to lead change, scale transformation, or unlock new growth, Ben is ready to help you get there.

Engagement Models:

Interim / Fractional Executive: Chief of Staff, Head of Strategy, or Transformation Lead.
Enterprise Diagnostic: A 2-week deep dive to audit your architecture and quantify risk.
Advisory: High-level counsel for Boards and C-Suite leaders.

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“Ben Stroup is an innovative thinker and results-driven growth consultant. He can help business leaders maximize their marketplace opportunity and plan initiatives to get bottom-line profit in measurable, repeatable, and scalable ways.”

— Dan Tyre, Executive, Angel Investor, Author