Operating Leadership at Key Inflection Points

A player-coach growth architect working alongside leadership teams, boards, and investors to develop strategy and drive execution.

PK Growth Partners steps into interim and fractional CEO, CMO, and Chief Growth Officer (CGO) roles when organizations face moments of growth, transition, or complexity — and a permanent executive isn’t the right solution.

Accelerate growth through experienced leadership, decisive execution, and hands-on partnership.

WHEN LEADERSHIP TEAMS, INVESTORS, AND BOARDS ENGAGE PK GROWTH PARTNERS

PK Growth Partners is most often engaged when:

  • Growth has stalled or needs renewed momentum

  • The business is scaling faster than leadership capability or capacity

  • A leadership transition, turnaround, or transformation is underway

  • Experienced operating leadership is needed — but a full-time hire isn’t the right solution

Peter Kaye | MBA, Harvard Business School

PK Growth Partners is led by Peter Kaye, a senior leader combining entrepreneurial leadership with big-company operating discipline developed early in his career.

HOW WE ENGAGE

PK Growth Partners operates as a player-coach growth architect — working alongside leadership teams to clarify priorities, align organizations, and drive results during critical moments of growth and transition.

As an embedded operator, we develop strategy and turn it into execution.

PK Growth Partners provides hands-on leadership through:

  • Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Growth Officer (CGO), or Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) roles

  • Fractional executive leadership

  • Custom operating projects tied to key inflection points

  • Active partnership with boards and investors

OUR APPROACH

PK Growth Partners combined entrepreneurial leadership with big-company operating discipline.

Our work is shaped by hands-on leadership roles at entrepreneurial organizations such as Honest Tea, Newman’s Own, and No Kid Hungry, and grounded in operating rigor developed at Coca-Cola, Diageo, Danone and Nestlé.

This blend brings a general management perspective to growth — allowing us to move quickly, bring fresh perspective, and execute with rigor when resources are constrained and outcomes matter.

SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS

  • Reversed a decade-long decline in a 40-year-old food & beverage portfolio

  • Grew revenue 57% in three years for a previously stagnant organization

  • Doubled sales for a better-for-you B2B ingredient company

  • Doubled brand awareness and grew revenue 58% for a growth-stage beverage brand

  • Achieved highest-ever DTC average order value (+13%) through product innovation

  • Led global brand relaunch to #1 in category across 120 countries

  • Drove +16% volume growth and double-digit brand preference gains for a legacy brand

OPERATING & GROWTH INITIATIVES

  • Growth acceleration for emerging and growth-stage brands

  • Turnaround strategy and execution

  • Go-to-market strategy and channel expansion

  • New product launches from pre-revenue through scale

  • Leadership team alignment and operating cadence

  • Founder coaching and operating partnership

  • Board- and investor-facing strategy and execution

WHAT FOUNDERS, CEOs, AND INVESTORS SAY

“PK Growth Partners is an effective way to accelerate growth ahead of a strategic sale — bringing experienced operating leadership without adding a permanent executive.”
— Partner, Leading Private Equity Firm

Peter delivers. As our Interim Chief Growth Officer, he led bold new campaigns that drove strong results in awareness, earned media, and sales velocity.”
— David Best, President & CEO, Newman’s Own

“Peter aggressively drove our brand’s growth while keeping tactics and budgets scrappy!”
— Seth Goldman, Co-Founder & CEO, JUST Ice Tea; Co-Founder, Honest Tea

WHO WE WORK WITH

  • Founder-led and private equity-backed businesses and brands

  • Leadership teams, boards, and investors navigating growth, transition, and transformation

  • Mission-driven organizations — both for-profit and nonprofit — where performance and purpose intersect

WHEN TO GET IN TOUCH

If you’re facing a moment of inflection and need experienced operating leadership, let’s talk.