STRATEGIC OPERATING ADVISORY
We build
the business behind the practice.
Growth creates complexity. We help A&E firms build the operating foundation required to scale with confidence.
PRINCIPAL
Piet Meijs, AIA
Founder - Vector Group Advisors
An architect who builds the business
I bring more than 20 years in the A&E industry, with experience spanning a founder-led boutique, a private partnership, and a global practice inside a publicly listed enterprise.
My work connects strategy to the realities of running a firm: what it sells, how it delivers, and whether the economics hold as it grows.
I founded Vector Group Advisors to bring that operating experience to firms that need it without adding a permanent executive seat. Every engagement is led personally by me.
Across scales. Across operating contexts.
Founder-led practices
We understand the close connection between the founder, the clients and the work. We bring structure and operating discipline that support the practice without losing what makes it distinctive.
Partnerships
We understand shared ownership, distributed leadership and the demands of running multiple teams. We bring the alignment, accountability and financial clarity needed to operate as one firm.
Enterprise practices
We understand the complexity of global operations, corporate governance and performance expectations. We bring the ability to connect enterprise strategy with the realities of delivering work.
WHY ENGAGE US
Your practice depends on the business behind it.
The work is good.
The numbers aren’t.
1
The pipeline is full and the work is strong, yet margin and cash tell a different story.
The firm has outgrown
its operating model.
2
Structures, roles, and processes that worked at a smaller scale are now the constraint.
Leadership, ownership,
or scale is changing.
3
A transition, succession, or growth inflection is forcing new decisions about the business.
HOW WE WORK
Scoped to the decision in front of you.
We work across four dimensions of the business, focusing the engagement where the constraint actually sits.
OUR FOUR PILLARS
Firms rarely fail on one axis alone. Strategy without operating capacity stalls; operations without leadership alignment does not stick. We work across all four, weighted to the needs of the business.
STRATEGY
Value Creation Planning
Growth Strategy
Operating Model Design
OPERATIONS
Business Performance
Operational Excellence
Transition Support
PEOPLE
Leadership Alignment
Organizational Design
Change Management
TECHNOLOGY
Digital Transformation
Process Automation
Performance Analytics
WHERE TO START
Built around what you need.
The scope changes with the problem. Some firms need clarity, some need focused execution, and some need experienced operating leadership inside the business.
OPERATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC
4 to 6 weeks - Advisory
Understand the problem, identify the underlying constraints, and establish the priorities. Best when the symptoms are visible but the underlying causes are not yet clear.
TARGETED INTERVENTION
3 to 9 months - Advisory + Execution
Solve a defined operating or organizational challenge, from performance improvement and leadership transition to integration, restructuring, or operating model change.
FRACTIONAL COO
1 to 3 days per week - Embedded
Add experienced operating leadership without a full-time hire. Useful when the firm needs ongoing accountability, performance management, and operating cadence.
Every engagement is scoped to a defined need, with a clear outcome and an explicit point of completion.
CONTACT
Let’s Talk
If something in the business is getting in the way of the work, growth, or leadership team, it is worth a conversation.
Tell us what you are working through. We will respond within two business days with a candid view of whether we can help.
Prefer email?
Write to info@vectorgroupadvisors.com.
All inquiries are read personally.