The Owner Equity
Manifesto
Most founders don't own a business. They own a job with overhead.
If the business can't run without you, you don't have equity — you have employment. And when it's time to exit, the market will pay you a fraction of what you thought it was worth.
We build the opposite. A business where the owner is optional, the systems are defensible, and the enterprise value compounds whether you're in the seat or on the beach.
"The goal isn't to sell. The goal is to be able to sell — on your terms, at your number, whenever you decide."
That's ownership. Everything else is just self-employment.
Owner Equity Partners is a boutique enterprise value advisory firm that deploys a defined business operating system across all ten engines of a company, working on-site with the owner and full leadership team across a multi-layer program, measured by 60-day progress scorecards and annual enterprise value re-valuation.
We Are Not
- A coaching practice
- A facilitation firm
- A generic strategy consultancy
- An M&A advisor
We Are
- Deep strategic consultants and advisors
- Enterprise value system installers
- On-site with your leadership team
- Measured every 60 days, re-valued every 12 months
Randy Schrum
Principal, Owner Equity Partners
Randy Schrum leads Owner Equity Partners as a Certified Value Engines Coach within the KBOSS network. With over a decade of consulting practice focused on owner-led companies, Randy works directly with founders and their full leadership teams to consult, advise, and deploy the systems that compound enterprise value.
His approach combines deep strategic consulting with hands-on system deployment. Every engagement covers the Value Engines Business Operating System across all 10 engines, measured every 60 days through progress scorecards and annually through full enterprise value re-valuation.
How we compare to traditional operating system providers.
| Dimension | Traditional Providers | Owner Equity Partners |
|---|---|---|
| What it owns | Accountability rhythms and strategic clarity | Enterprise equity — deep consulting, advisory, and system installation |
| Primary deliverable | A handful of tools, scorecards, and a 1-page plan | 10 engines, 39 subcategories, 30+ tools, 60-day scorecards, annual valuation |
| Cadence | Monthly half-day sessions | 3 days Months 1–3, then on-site every 60 days; owner check-in every 14 days |
| Scope | Leadership team operating system or execution coaching | All 10 engines: strategy through innovation, with deep strategic advisory |
| Measurement | Quarterly goal completion or plan progress | 60-day scorecards (6/year) + annual enterprise value re-valuation in dollars |
| Outcome metric | Better-run leadership team or clearer execution | Enterprise value delta, in dollars |
| Best fit | $1M–$50M wanting accountability or clarity | $5M–$50M building toward exit, recap, or transfer |
| Annual fee range | $18K–$48K | $75K–$120K |
When to pick which: Traditional providers are a fit if your business is under $10M and your immediate need is leadership rhythm or strategic clarity. Owner Equity Partners is the right choice if your business is $5M–$50M, you can articulate an enterprise value target, and you want deep consulting, advisory, and installation work proven in dollars of equity created every 60 days.