Tailored advisory services that guide established companies to ignite growth and accelerate long-term innovation in an ever-evolving landscape.
Lead the now,
and build what’s next.
Ignite game-changing Growth
Ignite game-
changing growth
Tailored advisory for top leadership of established companies focused on igniting innovation and transformation to achieve long-term growth in an ever-evolving world.
Lead the now,
and build what’s next.
Ignite game-changing growth
Reimagine leadership to claim your company’s future
Keep igniting transformational growth to stay relevant in the changing world.
Visionary leaders discover the bold opportunities hidden in change.
The world is moving fast: new customer expectations, economic uncertainty, emerging technologies like AI, changing legislation, and more can put immense pressure on companies to generate new value that builds what’s next. If you’re like the visionary top leaders we advise, your priorities are clear: embrace change and discover even more opportunities to move into the future.
Business Advancement Inc. is a strategic growth advisory firm partnering with CEOs, boards, and C-Suite executives on their path to transformational change.
We partner with CEOs, boards, and C-Suite executives to ignite transformational growth
We guide leaders to reimagine what’s possible and jointly commit to a strategic path forward, accelerating high-stakes decisions that drive long-term growth in a short-term world. It’s work we’ve mastered across dozens of industries, leading great companies into even greater futures—confident, aligned, and positioned to win.
FROM THE KEYNOTE:
Pam Harper
“As the world keeps evolving, leading your company to stay relevant and create real value is about more than adapting to change - it’s also about transforming for the future.”
This is what visionary leadership looks like.
You already see differently. We help you bring the vision to life.
You see constant change as fuel for reimagining what’s possible for your company’s future, and you’re under pressure to move fast.
You sense that what’s not being said can unlock your biggest breakthroughs, and it’s time to bring hidden issues out into the open.
You believe that commitment (vs. consensus) is the key to breaking the status quo to ignite a bold vision and strategy for innovation, transformation, and long-term growth.
This is what visionary leadership looks like.
You already see differently. We help you bring the vision to life.
You see constant change as fuel for reimagining what’s possible for your company’s future, and you’re under pressure to move fast.
You believe that commitment (vs. consensus) is the key to breaking the status quo to ignite a bold vision and strategy for innovation, transformation, and long-term growth.
You sense that what’s not being said can unlock your biggest breakthroughs, and it’s time to bring hidden issues out into the open.
“There are people who can take the way you’re seeing things, cast light on a problem or opportunity, and shift it. Pam is one of those rare people who can move the prism, and suddenly the light changes, your brain opens, and you say, ‘In a million years, I would never have come to that on my own.’ She’s masterful at leading you there, knowing you have to arrive on your own.”
Media Company CEO
Pam Harper is the Founding Partner and CEO of Business Advancement Inc. and a strategic growth advisor to CEOs, C-suite teams, and boards. She is known for reimagining leadership so senior teams can think even bigger, discover hidden opportunities, and build the shared commitment needed to make high-stakes decisions and bring bold visions to life.
Pam is also a global executive keynote and TEDx speaker and the author of the critically acclaimed book Preventing Strategic Gridlock®, as well as articles in business media such as Chief Executive. Together with her business partner, Scott Harper, she hosts the award-winning executive leadership podcast Growth Igniters® Radio, named Thinkers360’s 2026 Podcast of the Year.
Trusted by top leaders to guide the now,
towards what’s next.
Scott Harper, a strategic growth and innovation advisor, is Senior Partner of Business Advancement Inc. He partners with CEOs and senior leadership teams to bring structure to complexity and connect business innovation with the coordinated action and stakeholder commitment it takes to create measurable value.
Prior to joining Pam’s firm, Scott led innovation teams for globally recognized brands. Today, he applies that experience to enable leaders to discover even more strategic options, clarify risks and trade-offs, and increase return on investment.
Scott is also co-host of Growth Igniters® Radio. His insights have been published in business media including Pharmaceutical Executive.
“Pam is top-notch at asking tough questions and helping organizations bring new strategies to life.”
Medical Equipment Manufacturer VP
“In the face of complexity and uncertainty, embracing three particular leadership paradoxes can dramatically accelerate transformational growth”
FROM THE KEYNOTE
Tailored advisory for game-changing transformational growth.
Based upon your objectives, partnering may include combinations of the following:
Your
Vision
Our
Approach
Ignite Growth
Tailored advisory for game-changing transformational growth.
Based upon your vision, we partner with you on bringing your big ideas to life:
Your
Vision
Ignite Growth
Think Even Bigger
Focus On Opportunity
Engage Others
Tailored advisory for game-changing transformational growth.
Based upon your vision, we partner with you on bringing your big ideas to life:
Your
Vision
Ignite Growth
Think Even Bigger
Focus On Opportunity
Engage Others
Ignite Growth
OUR APPROACH
Strategic Growth Advisory
Executive Coaching
Corporate Speaking
Leadership Retreats
Based upon your objectives, partnering may include combinations of the following:
Ignite Growth
OUR APPROACH
Think Even Bigger
Focus On Opportunity
Engage Others
Corporate Speaking
Based upon your vision, we partner with you on bringing your big ideas to life:
What’s the secret of the successful visionary leaders we call Growth Igniters®?
Not only do they think big. Not only are they opportunity-focused.They’re committed to engaging others in joining them to bring a bold, transformational vision to life.
PAM HARPER
What’s the thinking behind our approach?
Download "Lead Now and Build What's Next," our Complimentary Executive Briefing.
Why can even the boldest visions and company transformations fall short of expectations? What does it take to break a company’s “orbit of the status quo” (busy in the short term but not moving forward)? Drawing on Pam & Scott’s client experiences and research, this executive briefing demystifies the knotty human dynamics of transformational growth.
Find out what it takes to untangle these knots, and how embracing what Pam & Scott refer to as “three particular Growth Igniters® Paradoxes” can increase the trust it takes to bring unspoken issues out into the open. This can enable you and your team to discover new possibilities, increase commitment, and boost momentum to create game-changing value now and into the future.
Download our deeper dive into our approach for untangling the knotty human dynamics of transformational growth
Listen to Growth Igniters® Radio
Pam Harper and Scott Harper launched Growth Igniters® Radio in 2015 as an entirely new space or thought-provoking conversations with visionary leaders who are changing the face of business. Today, the podcast is praised as an award-winning show ranked in the top 5% globally by Listen Notes, and recognized by PopCon Podcast Awards and Thinkers360 Thought Leaders. The show provides weekly bursts of insight, inspiration, and immediately useful ideas designed to elevate your company’s innovation, transformation, and growth.
Listen to Growth Igniters® Radio
Pam Harper and Scott Harper launched Growth Igniters® Radio in 2015 as an entirely new space or thought-provoking conversations with visionary leaders who are changing the face of business. Today, the podcast is praised as an award-winning show ranked in the top 5% globally by Listen Notes, and recognized by PopCon Podcast Awards and Thinkers360 Thought Leaders. The show provides weekly bursts of insight, inspiration, and immediately useful ideas designed to elevate your company’s innovation, transformation, and growth.
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