Bring the decision you need to make.
Work directly with Matthew Holthaus, Founder & Leadership Advisor, on the leadership challenge in front of you. That might be preparing for a significant promotion, stepping into a larger role or mandate, leading through pressure, or rebuilding momentum after a period of stalled execution.
The focus is your real work: choosing priorities, communicating expectations, deciding what to delegate, and following through. The engagement combines reflection with direct advisory conversations and accountability.
The Next Level Engagement
Begin with a focused 90-day engagement, with the option to continue as your needs evolve. The work starts with a 75-minute strategy session and continues through weekly private 1:1 advisory sessions, with accountability between sessions.
- Clarify the consequential next move and what success would look like.
- Build a leadership and positioning roadmap around your actual responsibilities.
- Create a personal operating and execution plan.
- Turn priorities into a practical 90-day action plan and review progress as you work.
Commercial experience behind the conversation
Matthew brings more than 20 years of commercial leadership in the beer business, from the field at HEINEKEN USA to EVP of Sales & Marketing. His experience includes leading a $250M+ business and building and scaling a team from zero to 100.
That background gives the conversation a practical setting: people, portfolios, partners, and decisions that must hold up in the market.
Based in Huntington, on Long Island
Proving Ground Advisory is based in Huntington, New York, in the New York metro area. Advisory sessions take place remotely by video, including Zoom. Start with a 15-minute Next Level call to discuss the challenge, fit, and arrangements for working together.
Before the call, write down what is changing in your role, one decision you are delaying, and what you would want to be different in 90 days. Those three answers make the conversation specific.
Questions before we begin
Who is the engagement for?
Rising leaders, established leaders, senior executives, and stalled high performers who have demonstrated capability, a consequential next move, and a willingness to act and be accountable.
Is this the same as organizational consulting?
The Next Level Engagement focuses on the individual leader. Commercial Performance Advisory is a separate engagement for beverage and distribution organizations, with scope discussed for the organization’s needs.
Are sessions available remotely?
Yes. Advisory sessions take place remotely by video, including Zoom. Proving Ground Advisory is based in Huntington, New York; you do not need to travel to an office for the engagement.
How do I begin?
Book a 15-minute Next Level call with Matthew to discuss your situation and whether the engagement is a fit.