Get to know us

You’ve hauled your business up steep, rocky slopes—late-night fixes, spreadsheet triage, tough calls that only owners understand. We’re the seasoned sherpas who shoulder the next stretch. Our crew is a mix of former founders, operators, M&A vets, and AI integrators who’ve felt the oxygen thin at high altitude and still pushed higher.

We don’t hand you a slideshow and wave from base camp. We strap in beside you—refining your GTM, automating the back office, lining up buyer conversations—while keeping a steady eye on margin, valuation, and your sanity. Every recommendation is field-tested, every metric tied to real cash or time saved.

So if you’re tired of theoretical gurus and craving a partner who hikes the ridge with you, welcome to Acqyrd. Let’s make the climb feel inevitable.

Mission

You’re done bleeding margin in the chaos of inefficient processes. Our mission is to strap on the pack beside you—
like the sherpas who lead climbers up Everest—and clear a disciplined path to the summit of profitable, buy-ready growth. With AI-driven optimization, straight-talk coaching, and exit-savvy strategy, we turn your daily grind into an upward march you can actually breathe through.

Vision

You standing at the peak—
a business so lean, scalable, and valuable that you can sell, scale, or simply enjoy the view on your own terms. Every step of that climb feels guided, safe, and inevitable because we carried the load and showed you exactly where to plant your next foothold.

Our team

Our bench is stacked with former operators, M&A strategists, AI architects, and revenue leaders who’ve each scaled their own companies past the pain points you’re facing. Together, we braid those hard-won lessons into a single rope, guiding you out of operational valleys and up toward fresh, exit-ready peaks.

Joshua "JP" Pearson

Founder - M&A, AI, Growth, Culture

Daniel Newton

CO Founder - Biotech, Quality, AI

Veronica Puialoa

SR. consultant - M&A, Marketing, AI

Joe Giildenzopf

SR. Advisor - growth, cpg, mfg

woman smiling wearing denim jacket
woman smiling wearing denim jacket
William "Les" Locke

SR. consultant - Logistics, SUPPLY, CPG

Michael Von Kannerwurff

SR. ADVISOR - mfg operations

Michael Claxton

SR. Advisor - MFG Operations

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