Parayno Advisors

Aligning Strategy and People for Impact

About Us

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Our experts are the finest

We partner with C-Suite Leaders to accelerate organizational transformation, provide Buy-Side and Sell-Side M&A Due Diligence and Integration support, and enhance human capital leveraging Lean, HR & Operations expertise for global clients from Series A to large mid-caps.

With over 30 years of global experience in PepsiCo & other Fortune 200 companies, PE-backed firms and high-growth start-ups, our Founder and Managing Partner leverages his CHRO and P&L background. He serves as a trusted advisor to CEOs, Boards, and Executive teams collaborating on strategy formulation and aligning with OKRs to drive execution vs. critical business objectives. He possesses a keen understanding for the HR needs of business leaders, leadership teams and operating executives.

Parayno Advisors is committed to exceeding your needs. Let us partner with you!

Services

We're Good With Numbers

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35

Years of Experience

50

Acquisitions/Divestitures

5

IPOs

Expertise

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Taking your business to the next level

Sectors

Ag Products & Sciences
Biotech, Life Sciences & MedTech

B2C & Retail

Clean Energy

CPG

Digital Media Solutions

Food & Beverage
Machinery & Ind. Manufacturing

Natural Resources

Non-Profit
Professional Services

SaaS, Fintech & IT Solutions

Business Advisory

Board Governance

Business Transformation

Ch11 Reorganization

Cost Optimization & Roadmap Creation (footprint and layers & spans)

Global Operations

Growth Acceleration

M&A

Org Design & Effectiveness

Outsourcing/Offshoring/COEs

Start-Up (Seed - Series C) Support

Strategic Planning Facilitation

Value Creation Initiatives

HR Services

Change Management

HR Strategy & Org Design

Fractional, Interim & Project Support

HR Functional Assessments Mentoring HR Teams

Talent to Value Models (Succession & Workforce Planning, Competency Models, Performance Frameworks, Capability Assessments, Critical Talent Planning)

About

Client Testimonials

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I had the pleasure of working with Mark when he was hired as an HR advisor to provide Due Diligence and Integration support during the acquisition of Lord+Taylor by Le Tote. I found him to be very strategic - quickly assessing the issues at hand - and providing expert guidance with impact. Mark was then appointed Interim CHRO to help steward the business through a turbulent yet exciting chapter, driving competency-based upskilling initiatives and standing up a high-performing, customer-centric HR team.
Mark was an outstanding partner to me. He quickly became a trusted individual within the company and as such was able to readily assess what needed to be done with urgency, expertise, and professionalism.
I highly recommend him to other executives and companies who have similar needs.

Ruth Hartman

Former President

Lord+Taylor

Mark’s strategic vision, Talent to Value expertise and timely application of best practices allowed him to create strategies instrumental to our rapid growth. His resourcefulness crafting solutions to diverse workforce issues was nothing short of remarkable. He played a pivotal role attracting top talent in a fiercely competitive market. Mark is an outstanding strategic HR leader; encountering standout expertise like his is a rarity. His profound comprehension of strategic HR principles and best practices is matched only by his exceptional ability to craft and execute high-impact HR solutions customized to suit the specific needs of organizations, regardless of size or growth stage. What sets Mark apart is his remarkable talent for engaging with stakeholders at all levels from Boards & C-Suite to front-line staff coupled with his proactive approach and strong problem-solving skills.

Paul Mola

Founder & Former CEO

Roswell Biotechnologies

What is most delightful about Mark is his uncanny range of seasoned perspectives, from multinational executive strategy to start-up entrepreneurial urgency, from revenue-generation initiatives to de-risking operations and from leadership development to team engagement, transformation and motivation -- Mark has the unique ability to appropriately right-size his advisory insights to bear at most any enterprise. I'd eagerly recommend Mark as a strategic advisor to teams, leaders and organizations seeking to realize their greatest potential.

Tom Dewey

Managing Partner

Act4Value

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