Management Consulting · Century City, Los Angeles
Real experience. Straight talk. Real results.
Century Park Advisors works with closely-held and family businesses navigating growth, succession, and the challenges that keep owners up at night. No off-the-shelf templates. No junior associates. Just straight talk backed by 35 years of real experience.
Our Practice
Century Park Advisors brings 35 years of hands-on executive experience to every engagement — leading large business units at scale, founding companies, managing real estate portfolios, and serving in C-suite roles across multiple industries. The counsel you receive is grounded in having personally navigated these situations, not observed them from the outside.
Our clients are business owners who want a trusted advisor genuinely invested in their success — someone who understands both the professional and personal dimensions of running a closely-held or family business, and who treats every engagement with the discretion and confidentiality it deserves.
At a Glance
Education
Services
We work with a selective number of clients at any given time — ensuring every engagement receives direct, personal attention from start to finish.
Senior executive leadership without the full-time commitment. We provide senior executive capacity exactly where and when it is needed — stepping into a COO, CEO, or CFO function, covering specific areas, or complementing an existing team. Flexible, experienced, and entirely focused on what your business needs.
The most complex transition any closely-held business faces. We guide owners through leadership succession, ownership transfer, and the personal dynamics that make these engagements uniquely demanding.
When a business is underperforming or at a critical inflection point, we bring the honest assessment and focused execution that actually moves the needle — drawing on experience navigating these situations firsthand.
Ongoing, discrete counsel for business owners who want a trusted advisor with real operating experience in their corner — for critical decisions, strategic pivots, and the challenges that don't fit neatly into a category. Every engagement is handled with strict confidentiality.
Building the systems, teams, and processes that allow a business to grow without the founder carrying everything. We have scaled organizations at every level and know what breaks first.
Acquisitions, partnerships, leadership changes, and the pivotal moments that define a company's trajectory. We have navigated these personally and bring that experience to every client engagement.
Clients
We are intentionally selective. The right fit matters — for the quality of the work and the caliber of the results.
See If We're a FitThe core of our practice. Family businesses face challenges where professional and personal stakes are deeply intertwined — succession, founder transitions, sibling dynamics, and the weight of legacy. We understand both sides of that equation.
Rapid growth that has outpaced the organization, a market shift that demands a new strategy, or a business that has plateaued — we have navigated these inflection points and know what the path forward looks like.
Organizations that need senior executive capacity but aren't ready for a full-time hire — or want someone with genuine operating experience to complement their existing team. We step in where needed and do the work.
Some business owners find themselves surrounded by advisors who confirm rather than challenge. We offer something different — an honest assessment of where things stand, direct counsel on what needs to change, and a clear, practical path forward.
How We Work
A candid, no-obligation discussion about your situation. We will tell you in the first meeting whether we think we can help — and whether we're a fit for each other.
A clear-eyed diagnosis of where the business actually stands. This is where most consultants pull punches. We deliver an unvarnished picture — because that's the only useful one.
A defined plan with clear priorities and accountabilities. We work alongside you to drive real change with real urgency.
Engagements are built around results, not retainers. The goal is a business that performs better, grows stronger, and doesn't need us indefinitely.
Client Work
We provide discreet, senior-level advisory across family enterprises, transactions, operations, and innovation. Below are examples of recent client work.
Family & Legacy Advisory
Partnered with families who own and lead private businesses, providing discreet guidance on governance, succession, and long-term planning.
Advised the owner of a fast-growing business on succession and wealth transfer, collaborating with counsel to establish trusts and mentoring the next generation.
Transactions: Buying and Selling
Shepherded a client through the sale of their professional practice to a multi-billion-dollar private equity firm. Engagement included due diligence, negotiation, and transaction execution to secure favorable terms.
Provided valuation and transaction support for a client purchasing a medical practice, ensuring a sound and informed approach.
Growth & Operations
Supported a niche developer of one-of-a-kind projects with project budgets, lender negotiations, and investor presentations.
Advised a rapidly expanding clinical practice on staffing models, capital requirements, and growth financing to support sustainable expansion.
Innovation & Future-Readiness
Helped a founder craft messaging and an investor deck; the company secured outside funding within three months.
Built financial forecasts and capital structures for a startup partnering with a global technology company, ensuring investor readiness.
Experience
Every recommendation we make is grounded in having personally navigated the situation — at scale, under real pressure, with real consequences.
Contact
Just a candid, confidential discussion about your business and whether we can help. If we can't, we'll tell you that too. All conversations are handled with complete discretion.