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title: Strategic Planning for Privately Held Companies | Get Strategy, Done®
description: Build a strategy your leadership team actually owns. Get Strategy, Done® helps privately held companies align priorities, build structure and execute with confidence.
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- Meet the Team 
    - [Jonathan King](https://getstrategydone.com/jonathan-king)
    - [Justin McCorkle](https://getstrategydone.com/justin-mccorkle)
    - [Tonia Butterworth](https://getstrategydone.com/tonia-butterworth)
    - [Lisa Appler](https://getstrategydone.com/lisa-appler)
- [Services](https://getstrategydone.com/strategic-planning-services) 
    - [1-Day Strategy Kickstart](https://getstrategydone.com/1-day-strategy-kickstart)
    - [90-Day Strategy Shift](https://getstrategydone.com/90-day-strategy-shift)
    - [Strategy Partnership](https://getstrategydone.com/strategy-partnership)
    - [Speaking Engagements](https://getstrategydone.com/speaking-engagements)
- [Our Approach](https://getstrategydone.com/strategic-planning-facilitation) 
    - [GSD Framework](https://getstrategydone.com/get-strategy-done-facilitation)
    - [Who We Work With](https://getstrategydone.com/who-we-work-with)
    - [One Page Strategic Plan](https://getstrategydone.com/one-page-strategic-plan)
- Results
- Resources 
    - [Strategy Readiness Assessment](https://getstrategydone.com/strategy-readiness-assessment)
    - [Blog](https://getstrategydone.com/blog)
    - [Privacy Policy](https://getstrategydone.com/privacy-policy)

[Get in Touch](https://getstrategydone.com/book-a-call)

# **Strategy Built With You. For You.**

We don't bring a pre-built playbook and expect your business to fit it. We facilitate your leadership team through building a strategy that's uniquely yours — clear, practical and ready to execute the moment you leave the room.

Most strategies fail not because they're wrong, but because the people responsible for executing them weren't in the room when they were built. We fix that by making strategy collaborative, honest and fully owned by the leaders who have to carry it forward.

[Let's GSD](https://getstrategydone.com/book-a-call)

![Jonathan King speaking about business strategy and leadership](https://getstrategydone.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Group%20144.png?width=1000&height=1035&name=Group%20144.png "Jonathan King speaking about business strategy and leadership")

![Group 144](https://getstrategydone.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Group%20144.png?width=1000&height=1035&name=Group%20144.png "Group 144")

# **Strategy Built With You, For You**

We don’t bring a pre-built playbook that’s expected to fit every business. We guide your leadership team through building a strategy that is clearly yours: clear, practical, and designed to be executed from the moment you leave the room.

[Let's GSD](https://getstrategydone.com/book-a-call)

### The Get Strategy, Done® Approach

Strategy is a set of clear decisions. We facilitate leadership teams to align on what matters most, build clarity together and commit to execution.

Three outcomes drive the work:

![Strategic planning chess icon](https://getstrategydone.com/hs-fs/hubfs/3-Jul-27-2026-11-36-46-1764-PM.png?width=676&height=676&name=3-Jul-27-2026-11-36-46-1764-PM.png)

#### Get Strategy

Your leadership team defines purpose, priorities and measurable goals…together. Alignment on what matters most, and what actually drives results.

![Connected process and structure icon](https://getstrategydone.com/hs-fs/hubfs/4-Jul-27-2026-11-36-46-1352-PM.png?width=718&height=718&name=4-Jul-27-2026-11-36-46-1352-PM.png)

#### Build Structure

Strategy without execution is just conversation. This is where clarity turns into a working rhythm: 90-day objectives and key results, a leadership scorecard and clear ownership, so strategy shows up in the day-to-day instead of staying stuck in a slide deck.

![Confident leader icon](https://getstrategydone.com/hs-fs/hubfs/5-3.png?width=750&height=750&name=5-3.png)

#### Drive Confidence

When leaders build the plan together, they commit to it. That alignment creates clarity, accountability and momentum. The strategy your leaders build is the strategy they actually run on.

### **Who We Work With**

We partner with privately held companies between $25M and $200M with leadership teams ready to do the real work of alignment and execution.

##### Common starting points:

![Organizational change and transition icon](https://getstrategydone.com/hs-fs/hubfs/50.png?width=3750&height=3750&name=50.png)

Organizations navigating transition or change

![Vision-driven leadership structure icon](https://getstrategydone.com/hs-fs/hubfs/51.png?width=3750&height=3750&name=51.png)

Vision-driven teams that need stronger structure

![Business scaling and growth icon](https://getstrategydone.com/hs-fs/hubfs/52.png?width=3750&height=3750&name=52.png)

Companies who are ready for more than a rigid system

![Growth and consistent execution icon](https://getstrategydone.com/hs-fs/hubfs/47.png?width=3750&height=3750&name=47.png)

Growth companies struggling with inconsistent execution

![Leadership communication and alignment icon](https://getstrategydone.com/hs-fs/hubfs/49.png?width=3750&height=3750&name=49.png)

Leadership teams stuck in misalignment or unclear rhythms

![Business scaling and growth icon](https://getstrategydone.com/hs-fs/hubfs/48.png?width=3750&height=3750&name=48.png)

Owner-led businesses preparing to scale beyond the founder

This work requires commitment. If a team isn't ready to change how it operates, we're not the right fit — and we'll tell you that up front.

[Who We Work With](https://getstrategydone.com/who-we-work-with)

![Jonathan King leading a group workshop](https://getstrategydone.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Group%20148-1.png?width=1768&height=2000&name=Group%20148-1.png "Jonathan King leading a group workshop")

### The One-Page Strategic Plan

At the center of every engagement is a single, living document your entire leadership team can actually use.

It brings your purpose, priorities and 90-day objectives and key results together on one page that serves as the point of truth for decisions across your organization, top to bottom. You walk away with clarity on what it takes to hit your goals, and clear expectations for every person responsible for getting you there.

It's not a document you file away in a binder. It's a working tool that guides decisions, meetings and execution every week.

[One-Page Strategic Plan](https://getstrategydone.com/one-page-strategic-plan)

### Why It Works

Clarity drives alignment. Alignment drives execution. Execution drives results. Too many teams spin their wheels with plenty of activity and nothing to show for it. This changes that.

When strategy is built together instead of handed down, it becomes something your team actually uses — because simplicity wins, and nobody executes a plan they didn't help build.

[See Our Results](https://getstrategydone.com/results)

![Tonia Butterworth discussing strategy during a facilitated workshop](https://getstrategydone.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Group%20149-1.png?width=2000&height=1607&name=Group%20149-1.png "Tonia Butterworth discussing strategy during a facilitated workshop")

![Group 149-1](https://getstrategydone.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Group%20149-1.png?width=2000&height=1607&name=Group%20149-1.png "Group 149-1")

### Why It Works

Clarity drives alignment, alignment drives execution, and execution drives results. Too often, teams find themselves churning their wheels with no significant output. This changes the game.

When strategy is built together instead of handed down, it becomes something your team actually uses.

 

## Frequently Asked Questions

- ### What is strategic planning for privately held businesses?

  Strategic planning is the process of defining where your company is going, what matters most, what you need to prioritize and — just as important — what you need to say no to. Then it's identifying how your leadership team will actually execute against those decisions. For privately held businesses, effective strategic planning creates alignment, accountability and a clear path to growth.
- ### How is Get Strategy, Done® different from traditional strategic planning consultants?

  Traditional consultants analyze your business from the outside and hand you a plan. We facilitate your leadership team in building the strategy together. We create the honest conversations, build the operating rhythm and put in place the accountability that turns strategy into execution — with your team, not for them.
- ### What does a one-page strategic plan include?

  A one-page strategic plan typically includes your company's purpose, long-term direction, annual priorities, 90-day objectives and key results, a leadership scorecard and clear ownership across your leadership team. The goal is a strategy your team can reference easily and actually use — not a document that gets filed away in a binder.
- ### Who is a good fit for strategic planning facilitation and executive coaching?

  This is built for privately held companies, typically between $25M and $200M in revenue, with an established leadership team ready to improve alignment, execution and clarity. Companies experiencing growth, transition or operational strain tend to benefit the most.
- ### Why do most strategic plans fail?

  Most strategic plans fail because the people responsible for executing them weren't involved in building them. Without ownership, accountability and consistent follow-through, even good ideas lose momentum. Strategy built collaboratively, with real structure behind it, is what makes it sustainable.

### Looking for the Strategy Readiness Assessment?

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#### Ready to Build a Strategy Your Team Will Execute?

It starts with a conversation. We’ll help you understand where you are, what’s missing, and whether we’re the right partner to help you move forward.

#### Ready to Build a Strategy Your Team Will Execute?

It starts with a conversation. We’ll help you understand where you are, what’s missing, and whether we’re the right partner to help you move forward.

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