Built by operators,
for owner-led businesses
Whether you are preparing to sell, have just bought, or are building toward what's next, the value is already in your business. The work is getting it out. That is what we do, and it is work most advisors only talk about.
Good businesses deserve to be worth what they've built
Everything we do traces back to one conviction: the value is already inside your business, and the real work is getting it out. That shapes the work we take on, the future we're building toward, and the commitment we make to every owner who lets us in.
We do the operating work that builds durable value in owner-led businesses, at every stage of ownership.
A market where owners know what makes their business valuable and build it by design, not by accident, so no value is left on the table for lack of the work.
We tell you the truth about your business, then do the work to make it worth more. No theory, no hand-off, no leaving before the value is real.
The judgment comes from doing the work
Chris Contreras
Most businesses don't need more advice.
They need someone who's actually run the play.
I founded Arcova Advisors after years of owning the P&L, building operating systems, and fixing the parts of a business that quietly leak time and money. I've worked from inside large consumer-goods organizations and now from the founder's chair, the rare operator who can set the strategy and then build the machine that delivers it.
In consumer packaged goods and personal care, I grew a market-leading men's grooming brand's P&L to $60M and drove the kind of operational value creation buyers and boards care about: $13M in working-capital recovery, $5.5M in supplier-consolidation savings, and margin expansion through portfolio rationalization and brand repositioning. I also led six international market launches that generated $15M in revenue for a $100M direct-to-consumer product brand.
Today, I bring that operator's judgment to small and mid-sized, owner-led businesses across North Texas, with engagements delivered across several trade & service related verticals, driving operational efficiency and profitability for owner-operators.
Experience, skills & education
- 15+ years experience scaling 9-figure businesses
- MBA from Rice University, Jones School of Business (focus on M&A, Finance, Strategy)
- BBA from the University of North Texas (focus on Marketing)
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certified
- Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt) Certified
Ready to build a more profitable, more valuable business?
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