Meet the Founder
Meg Butts is an integrator who supports visionaries in taking their businesses to the next level. She is committed to building relationships based on trust, humility, transparency, and authenticity - both in life and in leadership.
When she's not helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses, Meg enjoys:​​
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Supporting local experiences of music, arts, and cuisine across town
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Kicking butt in billiards and strategy games
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DJing for her family in their living room
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Balancing the joys of entrepreneurship and motherhood
About the Founder
Meg is the founder of The Growth Compass consultancy where she provides operational planning services to small businesses that are on a trajectory of growth and optimization. Her experience spans across various leadership roles in engineering and operations management, with a concentration in manufacturing.
Meg takes a balanced approach to business by considering the triple bottom line - people, planet, and profit - throughout her work. She tackles tough challenges with the mindset of an engineer, yet without surrendering the human element of business. She thrives on inspiring others to achieve success, using candor and collaboration to align herself with her clients' needs in order to generate the best results for their business.
Before launching The Growth Compass, Meg has had over a decade of experience delivering results in both entrepreneurial and corporate environments. Recent work includes:
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Guided PE Investors and Founder in growing CNC machine shop by 2x revenue and +7% EBITDA in 18 months, laying the foundation for future growth within the Aerospace & Defense industry
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Facilitated an executive leadership transition and Founder/CEO succession while preserving the company’s culture, growth trajectory, and operational efficiency
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Collaborated with leaders to grow a distilled spirits business from concept to launch which quickly generated revenue through hospitality experiences, new product releases, technological advancements, capacity expansions, and capital investments
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Supported company-wide Continuous Improvement initiatives at food and beverage manufacturing plants across the USA by training teams and their leaders on LEAN + TPM methodologies and by implementing process improvements which impact safety, cost, quality, reliability, & engagement performance metrics
