Christopher M. Bowles

Strategment

Drive exponential growth and operational excellence for private and family-owned businesses through strategic guidance and hands-on consulting. Transform business performance with executive sessions, coaching, and workshops that align operations and strategic planning. Expert in KPI development and monitoring, rapid business scaling, organizational optimization, and leadership enhancement. Deliver actionable solutions to critical challenges, resulting in significant revenue growth, increased profitability, improved operational efficiency, and sustainable success.

Consultant | Growth Advisor

Magna Fides Ventures

Partner

The Haro Group of Keller WIlliams Historic District

Chief Operating Officer | Advisor

Homes for Heroes®

Managed day-to-day business operations concentrating on developing the leadership team, setting the operational direction and tempo, crafting and executing strategic and operational plans, guiding effective decision making, effectively allocating resources for maximum return, and leading teams in achieving goals and fulfilling company’s mission.

Trajectory: Sales Rep → Sales Manager → General Manager → VP of Ops → President | COO

President | Chief Operating Officer

Fish & Richardson P.C.

Oversaw the human resources function for the firm’s Atlanta, Houston, Minneapolis, New York, and Redwood City offices. Consulted with firm management on employment law, organizational development, performance management, employee relations, compensation and benefits, and recruiting and staffing needs. Project team leader for introduction of firm-wide employee recognition program. Managed firm’s staff performance evaluation, market pricing, and merit increase processes.

Senior HR Leader

U.S. House of Representatives

Office of U.S. Representative Jim Ramstad: Represented Minnesota’s Third Congressional District.

Representative's ambassador at public meetings, events, and ceremonies.  Managed constituent correspondence, drafted staff letters, and responded to complaints and inquiries.  Researched and analyzed legislative issues.

Congressional Assistant

United States Marine Corps

2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein).  2/7 War Dogs.  "Ready For All, Yielding To None.  Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war." 

Sergeant of Marines.  Successfully planned, coordinated, and executed the battalion administrative functions for numerous deployments in support of combat operations.  Principal assistant to the Commanding Officer in all matters pertaining to legal personnel issues, internal organization, and operation of the legal section.  Supervised, trained, and developed a combat ready team of Marines.  Oversaw the accurate pay, benefits, personnel tracking, awards, and promotions for the battalion (1,000+ Marines and sailors).  Served as the Executive Officer’s Personal Security Detachment Team Leader during combat operations.  

Battalion Color Sergeant  
Rifle Range Top Shooter (11/2003) 
Corporal’s Leadership Course Honor Graduate (10/2003)

Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge, Battalion Legal Chief, and Personnel Administrator

Guiding $5M-$50M businesses to Multiple 8-Figure Growth | Generated $100M+ for clients | Growth Advisor | Ex: COO + President | US Marine

If your $5M-$35M business is facing:

- Slowing or stagnating growth
- Growth beyond infrastructure capacity
- A significant downturn requiring swift, strategic change

I've been there. And many businesses have encountered these obstacles and have not only reversed course, but leaped forward to multiple 8-figure growth.

And this transformation can happen without:

- Increasing your workload
- Incurring additional expenses
- Sacrificing more of your personal time

I've guided transformation from the ground up, enabling leaders like you to achieve dream outcomes. Here are some highlights:

- Boosting owner earnings by $12M+
- Elevating real estate, tech, and services firms to multiple 8-figure growth
- Uncovering $5M for a luxury resort through strategic marketing and process optimization
- Leading businesses in diverse sectors to dominate their markets, generating over $100M in sales
- Doubling a marketing agency's sales with a strategic pivot

My approach is simple: Identify growth barriers and deploy proven solutions for lasting, scalable success.

Here’s how I can help you:

1. Subscribe to the Multiple 8-Figure Growth newsletter at christophermbowles.com for weekly insights. Learn from case studies of businesses scaling their operations and revenues, with actionable strategies to fuel your growth.

2. Comprehensive Business Diagnostic: A deep dive to discover obstacles and hidden opportunities. Like an x-ray for your business, highlighting effective areas and uncovering potential earnings in sales, marketing, leadership, and finance. On average, we find over $1M in easily achievable earnings, with a clear roadmap to access these gains and more.

3. Business Operating System Install and Implementation: Custom solutions to make your operations smoother and support sustainable growth. We streamline your processes, set clear goals, and introduce tools and methods to boost productivity across your business.

4. Ongoing and Bespoke Coaching and Consulting: Tailored, continuous support to tackle the complexities of scaling. Includes strategy sessions, actionable advice, and accountability practices to keep you on track toward your ambitious goals. Whether it’s refining your model, exploring new markets, or building your leadership, our coaching evolves with your needs.

Ready for transformational growth? Choose one of the options above and let's get started. 

To your growth, success, and impact. 

Christopher M. Bowles (CMB)

Pdftools

Pdftools specializes in PDF document processing to create value for enterprises:

-PDF compression for storage cost reduction
-PDF/A archiving for compliance
-PDF encryption and signature for security
-PDF conversion from emails and MS docs for workflow
-PDF data extraction for LLMs
-PDF unstructured data extraction for insights

Commercial Lead

Chief of Staff - Strategy & Business Development

Point Strategy

Helped companies with business strategy, M&A, hands-on strategic project management, and company building

Advised investors on travel tech and distribution (landscape, competitive advantage, business model, etc.)

Strategic consulting

Kiwi.com

Travel tech scale-up, within the strategy team, responsible for managing M&As, formulating strategy, and developing strategic projects

M&A and Strategic Initiatives

Promeo Groupe

Family office, right hand of the entrepreneur on wealth management, M&A, project development, and new business launch, managed ~100M€ asset

Corporate Business Development

Tech Data

Supported European Executive Board on strategic reviews and M&As

Senior Financial Analyst

BNP Paribas Wealth Management

Analyst

Business Strategy | M&A | Entrepreneurial | Curious Learner

"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the people to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders.
Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea." The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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