harness growth by any means necessary.
Sound extreme? It isn’t. We’re founders, entrepreneurs, and investors who know explosive growth is one that’s meticulously designed and engineered.
Management consulting re-imagined for start-ups and founders.
Harness Growth
our focus and passion are start-ups where we drive growth via four key disciplines.
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Brand + design
Fundamental to growth is how brands meet consumers, from the very first impression to every moment after. Our aim is to improve how brands operate through design, strategy, and implementation.
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Product Experience
Experience is key to sustaining growth beyond the initial point of acquisition. Across the entire ecosystem, we consider the tenants to improve the factors that drive positive outcomes and more meaningful connections.
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Finance + Operations
Funding growth is critical for brands big and small. The capital required is often hidden within the current financial structure whether it’s finding improvements in cash flow, improving gross margin, or reducing unnecessary spend.
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Sales + Marketing
Driving demand and activating the sales funnel ensures repetitive and scalable growth. We look at all channels that drive consumers to purchase and the factors that improve efficiency to make marketing dollars work harder.
Harness Start-up Approach
from seed to series-A and beyond, We operate from the inside: advisors, consultants, team builders, or as an expansion of your c-suite bench.
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Growth Management
Our focus is topline growth. We work on the inside of your organization at a regular cadence to ensure we’re on the pulse of your company’s growth, intaking the right needs, and supplying the necessary strategic input to improve, marketing funnels, sales strategies, customer experience, and more.
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Business Optimization
Our focus is improving operational and financial efficiency. We work together to improve all key cost drivers, from logistics to personnel to logistics, to improve operating income so that the organization can continue to grow.
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Scaling-as-a-service
Our focus is to accelerate growth via net new opportunities. We work together to define growth opportunities ranging from new lines of services, product extensions, geographic expansion, and more, and develop the plans and funding approach to implement them.
Harness the Network
The power is in our network, which we bring to every harness client and partner.
C-Suite Executives + Entrepreneurs
Fellow C-Suite executives and entrepreneurs that span industry verticals and skill sets.
Angel Investors + Venture Capital
Fellow angel investors and venture capital firms in search of inspiring founders and investment opportunities.
Executive Recruitment Firms
Highly trusted and vetted executive recruitment and talent placement firms with access to top-level talent.
Agencies + Marketing Services
A network of agency and marketing services companies to help brands implement brave strategies.
Suppliers + Vendor Network
An expansive network of suppliers and vendors from packaging companies to technology firms.
Technology Platforms
A network of technology platforms to help brands scale their digital needs rapidly and efficiently.
Harness Co-Founders
partners for over 20 years from starting & selling their first agency to building ground-up multi-unit apartments in New york and more, john + chung are perpetual co-founders excited to connect with other founders.
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John Noe
John Noe is a serial entrepreneur and investor. He started his career as the Co-Founder and CEO of Rokkan, a creative agency acquired by Publicis Groupe in 2012, which was recognized by Advertising Age’s A-List Awards four times and was ranked by Forbes as one of the 14 most innovative digital agencies in 2014. Over the course of his 20-year career running the agency as its CEO, the agency’s client roster included Virgin America, JetBlue, the NBA, Nike, Time Warner, REI, Burberry, Coca Cola, and was also named the Global Creative Agency of Record for Cadillac. John is actively involved in several start-ups as investor, advisor, and mentor, one of which is Yobo Drinks, which he helped grow from 500 cases annually to 20,000 in just two years.
John holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Cornell University and resides in Short Hills, New Jersey, with his wife and three children, Oliver, Emerson, and Archer.
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Chung Ng
Chung Ng was co-founder, CXO, and COO of Rokkan, a leading creative agency acquired by Publicis Groupe. As Chief Experience Officer, Chung led the experience design and strategy for brands like Virgin America, American Express, Wyndham, One & Only Resorts, and Caesar’s Entertainment Group. As COO, Chung led operations and finance for the agency both as a small business owner and as COO/CFO of a publicly traded holding company business unit. Chung is also an avid web3 enthusiast both as a collector of digital art but via his own multi-million dollar NFT fund, and a real estate investor and developer having developed several multi-unit apartment buildings all over New York. Additionally, Chung is an avid angel investor with numerous investments and exits under his belt.
Chung graduated from Pace University with a BBA in Marketing and resides in New York City with his wife and two children, Noemi and Noah.
are you ready to grow with harness?
To start-ups, both early and late stage, to the hustlers and the risk takers, let’s grow. Fill in the information below for an initial consult and discussion to explore joining the Harness portfolio of companies.