Industrial · Packaging · Automation

One hundred percent
of the leadership.
A fraction of the cost.

Tier One Advisory places seasoned executives inside industrial and packaging businesses to lead sales, channel, operations and supply chain — the way full-time leadership would, without the full-time payroll.

Industrial manufacturing line
Client engagement · 2025 Metal Packaging / Midwest
25+
Years of operating experience at the principal level
3
Continents of active sales channel partnerships
7
Strategic advisors across specialized verticals
$1.2B+
In client revenue influenced across engagements
What we do

Four practices,
one continuous thread —
revenue that compounds.

Whether you need a fractional VP of Sales in Ohio, a channel built across EMEA, or independent equipment due diligence before a PE close, our engagements begin at the revenue line and end at the balance sheet.

01 / Fractional Leadership

Executive talent, without the full-time line item

Embedded Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, and Logistics leadership for project, short-term, or multi-year mandates — with board-level accountability from day one.

  • VP Sales / CRO
  • VP Operations
  • Supply Chain Executive
  • Interim CEO
02 / Go-to-Market

Channel, territory and sales strategy execution

For OEMs and suppliers entering the Americas or EMEA — from white-space analysis to distributor networks to aftermarket revenue programs that actually hit plan.

  • Americas & EMEA channel
  • Territory design & coverage
  • Aftermarket & service revenue
  • Rep & distributor recruitment
03 / Due Diligence

Independent SME eyes on the factory floor

Family offices, PE and VC firms retain us for equipment and automation due diligence — validating manufacturing capabilities, competitive position and investment thesis before a close.

  • Equipment & automation diligence
  • Competitive sector analysis
  • M&A alignment advisory
  • ESOP-specific considerations
04 / Supply Chain

Networks, warehouses and inventory that earn their keep

We design distribution networks, build and expand warehouses, define product flows, and sharpen inventory through process discipline and the right technology stack.

  • Distribution network design
  • WMS selection & deployment
  • Transportation spend
  • Inventory optimization
05 / Automation

Production line design, vendor selection, and vetting

Machine vision, coding & marking, case packing, palletizing, check-weighing, robotics. Deep vendor benchmarking that cuts through the supplier noise.

  • Vendor / OEM benchmarking
  • Specification authoring
  • Commissioning oversight
  • Line retrofit & expansion
06 / Cybersecurity

Protecting the digital spine of a physical business

For growing industrial businesses, the small gaps are the expensive ones. Practical network, IT, and data protection advisory that meets operations where they live.

  • Network & endpoint posture
  • OT / IT convergence
  • Incident response planning
  • IT & managed-service vendor vetting
The Tier One difference

We show up the way your best hires would — with P&L accountability, an operator's instinct, and a network that compresses six months of introductions into a single quarter.

David A. Deagle · Principal & Founder
Where we work

Industries we know
by the people on the line.

Not sector-agnostic consultants — operators who grew up inside these categories and keep active networks across every major OEM, association and trade event that matters.

Global shipping and logistics
Global network

Columbus-based. Built for the world.

Our headquarters is in Westerville, Ohio — our network reaches through Stuttgart, São Paulo, Monterrey, and the major industrial corridors of North America and Europe. When you need the right introduction in Mainz or Milwaukee, we already have it.

Seven strategic advisors cover specialized verticals from metal packaging to CNC, warehousing, cybersecurity and executive recruiting — so engagements staff the right expert, not the available one.

North America EMEA South America ESOP Private Equity
Engage

We want your business
to grow and succeed
as much as you do.

A first conversation is always at our expense — a thirty-minute working call to understand the mandate and whether we're the right firm for it.

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