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Transforming Vision into Growth

Empowering businesses with data-driven, customized growth strategies and innovative solutions to unlock their full potential and to achieve unparalleled market success is why Agility Growth Partners is one of the most effective growth consulting firms in the U.S.

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Trusted by Fortune 500 Corporations

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Our Mission

To discover new growth opportunities, to develop winning strategies, and to design highly effective solutions that ignite revenue and profit growth while optimizing ROI to client investment opportunities.

Our Vision

Agility Growth Partners LLC endeavors to earn the status of trusted advisor to each of our clients by sparking growth in our clients’ businesses as measured by revenue, profit and ROI growth along with other key leading and lagging indicators.

We will know we are successful when our clients are pleased with our work and our deliverables, when they enthusiastically implement and execute recommendations and tools from our deliverables, when they consistently achieve growth objectives, when they naturally engage us as trusted strategic partners and when they freely refer us to new clients.

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Michael Largent

Managing Partner

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Over his 25+ year career, Mike spent 12 of those as a professional management consultant with a “Big 4” tax, audit, consulting firm, an elite boutique firm specializing in strategy formulation, strategic planning, customer/channel planning, go-to-market strategy, and sales capability development & strategic selling training. He also provided independent consulting services prior to forming Agility Growth Partners. His clients were diverse, ranging from start-ups to Fortune 100 Conglomerates, and industries included manufacturing, CPG, Business Services, Professional Services, Business Process Outsourcing / IT Services, Food & Beverage, Distribution & Logistics, Wine / Beer / Spirits , Retail, Hospitality, and Industrial products. During the other 13+ years of his career, Mike held operating roles of increasing responsibility with companies such as KPMG, PepsiCo | Frito-Lay, and Education Corporation of America Functionally, he led local, regional and national teams in field finance and sales organizations with Frito-Lay / PepsiCo where he was awarded Frito-Lay’s “Field Finance’s Finest” award for excellence in financial analytics, strategic planning and budgeting. As a management consultant his previous clientele included companies such as ConAgra, Alcoa, EDS, Neiman Marcus, Lanier Worldwide, Georgia Crown Distributing. He also works with middle market and start-up clients in the Retail, FinTech and Life Sciences industries. Mike is married and has three amazing children. He calls Birmingham, AL, home, and he is an ardent Crimson Tide college football fan. In his free time he enjoys spending quality time with family, playing and teaching golf, listening to music and watching sports.

Chris Garner

Partner

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Throughout his career, Chris has consistently taken on leadership roles in various organizations across the country. His journey began after high school when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he gained invaluable experience and insight into leadership and management from military officers. Following his military service, he earned a degree in Risk Management and Insurance from Ohio State University. Since 1999, Chris has excelled as a sales leader in the corporate sector, guiding teams and mentoring individuals to navigate the daily challenges inherent in sales. An accomplished keynote speaker, Chris has shared his expertise on client priorities and effective sales strategies throughout his career. His commitment to personal development led him to pursue a master’s degree from Otterbein College, specializing in Negotiation and Leadership. Outside of his professional endeavors, Chris is actively involved in charitable work, particularly with educational group DECA, where he prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for future success. Since 2001, Chris has also officiated college football, and currently continues that in the Southeastern Conference. He and his wife, Anna, reside in Auburn, AL along with their two golden doodles and one cat, enjoying their shared passions for community involvement and animal companionship. Discover expert insights, personalized strategies, and cutting-edge resources to accelerate your financial journey. Take the first step towards financial success today. Explore Agility Growth now!

John Rau

Partner

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John has spent 30+ years in Consumer Packaged Goods, Healthcare, and Business-to-Business Markting. Most recently, he served as the Global Franchise Lead of the Interventional Breast Care business for Hologic, Inc. He held Consumer Packaged Goods roles at Procter & Gamble, Abbott, and Johnson & Johnson and Business-to-Business roles as the Vice President of Marketing for both Johnson Diversey (SC Johnson Wax Professional) and Mead Westvaco. John lives in Newtown, CT with his wife and three children. He enjoys frequent travel, reading, hiking, and cheering on his teams. He received his undergraduate degree in Accounting and Economics from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN and his MBA from the University of Michigan. Go Blue!

Empowering Growth at Every Stage

Expert Strategies for Startups to Market Leaders

Why Choose Us?
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Agility Growth Partners is a top U.S. and international strategic management consulting firm helping startups, middle-market companies, and global corporations achieve profitable, sustainable growth. We specialize in strategic and tactical consulting services that drive revenue growth, profit maximization, product differentiation, innovation, and business process optimization. Whether your business is in early growth or established at scale, we deliver measurable results that transform objectives into long-term success.

Agility Growth Partners consultants have decades of experience and wisdom that results from actually leading business operations. We’ve been in your shoes and know how to solve the most complex problems and how to simplify the complex.

AGP excels at facilitating change whether it be pursuing outside investment from VC or Private Equity, facilitating generational succession within family-owned businesses or designing & implementing efficiency improvement measures such as how to embed AI in day-to-day business operations.

AGP consultants possess business operations leadership experience as well as knowledge of effective growth frameworks.

AGP has worked with companies across a wide variety of industries which provides us with a vast library of best practices and value-added perspectives.

AGP has worked with everything from private companies to public conglomerates; from startups to Fortune 50 corporations; and everything in-between.

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Custom Revenue Growth Solutions for Companies of All Sizes

Whether you’re an owner, investor, or a senior leader in a private or publicly-owned company, Agility Growth Partners has solutions for all your revenue problems
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Marketing Strategy

Boost visibility and revenue with data-driven marketing strategies designed to accelerate business growth.

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Pricing Strategy

Maximize profitability and market share through tailored pricing models that drive sustainable success.

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Customer Strategy

Build stronger relationships and loyalty with customer-focused strategies that increase retention and lifetime value.

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Business Strategy

Align vision, operations, and execution with customized business strategies that deliver measurable results.

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Service & Product Innovation

Drive competitive advantage and long-term growth through innovative product and service development strategies.

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Strategic Consulting for Consumer Goods & Services, Manufacturing, Retail & Distribution, Industrial, Saas, FinTech, and Higher Education.

At Agility Growth Partners, we specialize in helping businesses across key industries—including consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, distribution, manufacturing, SaaS/PaaS, higher education, financial services, retail and private equity—achieve profitable, sustainable growth. Our expertise in pricing strategy, revenue optimization, and business model innovation enables us to deliver actionable insights and tailored solutions that capture market opportunities, improve efficiency, and unlock long-term value. Whether you’re a startup, an established enterprise, or an investment firm, we provide the strategic guidance to accelerate performance and drive measurable results.

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Industries We Serve

Consumer Packaged Goods

Food & Beverage (including alcoholic)
Distribution
Manufacturing
SaaS/PaaS
Higher Education
Financial Services
Venture Capital / Private Equity
Retail

Tailored Strategies to Maximize Revenue, Profitability and Long-Term Success

Agility Growth Partners helps organizations accelerate top-line performance and strengthen long-term revenue health. We support leadership teams in building and executing strategies across marketing, sales, product, and customer channels to drive sustainable growth.

Our Core Revenue Growth Capabilities Include:

  • Growth & Go-to-Market Strategy
  • Marketing & Pricing Strategy
  • Product & Portfolio Optimization
  • Sales Strategy & Enablement
  • Customer Segmentation & Insights
  • Operational & Organizational Alignment
  • Leadership Transition & Change Management
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The Revenue Growth Engine

Our Growth Strategy Model reflects the integrated approach we bring to revenue acceleration, with the customer’s needs, wants, or problems at the center of every decision. Surrounding this core are the strategic levers that drive sustainable growth: customer insights and experience, product management and innovation, go-to-market strategy, and sales strategy and performance improvement. These activities operate within a broader framework of market, competitor, and regulatory assessment, (re)positioning and branding, and internal capability and readiness evaluation. Together, these components ensure that the strategies we design are aligned to real customer value, supported by organizational capability, and positioned effectively in the marketplace—resulting in growth that is both meaningful and lasting.

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What Our Clients Say

“Mike Largent supports our 20+ First Avenue Venture portfolio companies as they go from early stage to institutional funding.  These companies need support ensuring product-market fit and sales scalability. Helping these companies fit their product to the market requires a keen sense of the market (in multiple industries) and a relentless pursuit of how they fit into the market. Helping these companies create scalable sales processes requires an excellent grasp of the sales process – from lead generation to close. More than anything, working across these companies requires a doer, and Mike is that and more – executing at a high level with outstanding professionalism and relentless focus on getting the job done.”

Mike Goodrich

Principal First Avenue Ventures
“We brought Mike Largent in during a critical transition period when we needed clarity and direction in our marketing.  He helped us cut through the noise, focus on what truly differentiates us, and think more strategically about the future.  Mike was a trusted sounding board who introduced planning tools that improved focus and visibility.”

Eric Ferrell

President Alabama Outdoors

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