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A global strategic advisory firm renowned for its expertise and influence, we partner with high-growth consumer brands and organizations to leverage momentum and build their strategic goals. We specialize in creating tailored blueprints that drive sustainable and scalable breakthroughs. By working closely with you, we identify unique opportunities, optimize your strategies, and propel your business toward unprecedented growth.

We leverage momentum and build

Your organization is uniquely distinct and so is our hands-on approach to fit your specific needs. Led by Lauren Maillian, a solid 20-year authority in strategic advisory, we leverage our vast experience and innovative approach to drive your brand’s success through enhanced brand visibility, increased market share, and sustainable growth.
Provide strategic advisory to high-growth startups led by ambitious founders who are driving innovation.
High-level institutional know-how and insights to push traditional boundaries and discover the possibilities worth seizing within multi-national corporations and the executive teams fueling their growth.
Identifying new market opportunities and strategic partnerships to drive sustainable growth and impactful acquisitions.
Maximizing your organization's influence through strategic partnerships and innovative solutions for lasting, positive change.
Elevating your brand through strategic marketing and effective communications that resonate and engage.

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40,000

Founders Impacted

$20M+

Raised in Social Impact

2B+

Social Impressions

80+

brand partnerships

SUCCESS STORIES

Transforming Leadership and Growth for a Pioneering Organization

When a leading organization focused on empowering Black founders in tech sought to expand its impact, we were brought in to drive transformative change. Our strategic initiatives drove remarkable results by the end of 2022. We achieved a 55% growth in business, awarded $549K to founders, and generated over 2 billion media impressions. Revenue grew fivefold, and we expanded their network to over 60 philanthropic and corporate partners. Additionally, we tripled the number of research reports produced, significantly enhancing the organization’s influence and reach in the industry.

Driving Growth and Strategic Success for a Luxury E-Tailer

When approached by a leading global e-tailer specializing in luxury African and Black-owned designer beauty brands, our role as the inaugural advisor was pivotal. We provided strategic guidance to the CEO, focusing on enhancing founder leadership, refining the go-to-market strategy, and supporting a major product pivot from B2C to B2B. Our expertise extended to fundraising, deal structure, investor outreach, and the recruitment of senior leadership and technology teams.
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Through our advisory, the organization maximized its resources, sharpened its fundraising strategies, and sustained its valuation. The company achieved early target milestones, entered Techstars' accelerator program, and successfully closed a 7-figure Pre-Seed round. Our strategic introductions facilitated connections with the ideal Pre-Seed lead investor and a top partner, significantly driving growth, sales, and brand awareness.

Elevating Digital Innovation and Brand Impact in a Leading Media Firm

When joining a top media company as President of Digital Innovation, our mission was clear: to grow enterprise value and lay a strong foundation for future success.

we focused on growing enterprise value and establishing a solid foundation. Our efforts led to the creation of five major events and nine new content concepts, resulting in a significant impact at an international festival with 4X brand impact, 8X cultural impact, and 7X partnership growth.

We also adapted to the evolving digital landscape and launched a groundbreaking ML-powered DSP, while celebrating achievements with a prestigious awards event. Our dedication to empowering diverse media publishers and amplifying underrepresented voices drove success, positioning us to continue transforming enterprises and achieving impactful growth through innovative strategies and strategic partnerships.

Guiding a Premium Cocktail Brand from Startup to Acquisition

From the founding of a premium ready-to-drink cocktail company in 2013 to its acquisition in 2021 by a major wine manufacturer and exporter, we provided comprehensive strategic advisory services. Our role spanned from the initial idea stage, through proof of concept, flavor chemistry, and product development, to SKU expansion and venture fundraising. We guided the brand through its go-to-market strategy, brand activations, distribution, compliance, and wholesale partnerships, ensuring its successful growth and eventual acquisition.

Driving Growth and Strategic Success for a Digital Media Innovator

As a Strategic Advisor to the founder of a digital media company serving millennials of the African Diaspora, we provided critical guidance on growth and brand strategies. Our advisory helped the company achieve significant milestones, culminating in its acquisition by a leading tech firm focused on advancing culture and innovation. This successful transition underscores the impact of our strategic support in scaling and enhancing the brand's market presence.

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At LMB Group, we’re all about making your brand shine and helping you hit your business goals. If you’re looking to expand your brand, improve your marketing, or create strong partnerships, we’re ready to help. Here’s how we can work together:

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GROWTH & ACQUISITIONS

We identify new market opportunities and strategic partnerships to drive sustainable growth and impactful acquisitions.

Provide Independent Judgment and Objective Market Insights:

Independent judgment and objective market insights through comprehensive market analysis, leveraging advanced analytics tools to scrutinize market trends, competitor activities, and consumer behaviors. By benchmarking your performance against industry standards, we identify critical gaps and opportunities. We then deliver strategic recommendations based on these data-driven assessments, enabling you to make informed decisions and mitigate potential risks.

Identify New Market Opportunities:

We uncover emerging niches and high-growth sectors. Assess existing market offerings, pinpointing unmet needs and areas where you can differentiate yourself. Additionally, Lauren conducts feasibility studies, employing SWOT analysis and financial projections to evaluate the viability of entering new markets and to guide strategic planning.

Identify Strategic Partnerships that Align with Social Impact Goals:

Identify strategic partnerships that align with your social impact goals and values. Develop collaboration frameworks that outline mutual benefits, roles, and responsibilities to ensure successful partnerships. To measure the effectiveness of these alliances, we establish impact metrics, track progress, and make adjustments to strategies as necessary to ensure that social impact objectives are met.

Identify Key Growth Equity Investment and Acquisition Partners:

In identifying key growth equity investment and acquisition partners, we focus on building strong relationships with potential investors through targeted networking and pitch presentations. We conduct thorough due diligence on both investors and acquisition targets, ensuring they meet your strategic and financial criteria. Lauren then negotiates and structures investment or acquisition deals that align with your growth objectives and long-term strategy, facilitating sustainable business expansion.

Engage Vendors Advancing CSR, ESG, and DEI in Alignment with Company Initiatives:

Our strategy for engaging vendors emphasizes thorough vendor assessment, focusing on their CSR, ESG, and DEI practices to ensure alignment with your company’s initiatives. We develop integration plans to incorporate these vendors into your operations while upholding social responsibility goals. Additionally, We implement performance monitoring systems to track and report on vendor adherence to CSR, ESG, and DEI criteria, ensuring ongoing alignment and effectivenes

Join us for

CORPORATE EXECUTIVE ADVISORY

High-level institutional know-how and insights to push traditional boundaries and discover the possibilities worth seizing within multi-national corporations and the executive teams fueling their growth.

Strategic Planning and Leadership

In this area, the focus is on supporting C-suite executives with strategic planning and communications to ensure alignment and effectiveness across the organization. This includes providing cross-functional executive-level leadership and serving as a key thought partner to cross-departmental teams. Additionally, efforts are made to galvanize cross-functional teams and deepen internal collaboration to ensure the successful scaling of initiatives.

Growth and Market Strategies

This involves identifying opportunities for brand and business growth through strategic go-to-market plans. It also includes finding solutions via partnerships and amplifying underutilized insights to drive innovation. Setting ambitious moonshot goals is a crucial part of this process, aimed at pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and driving significant business advancements

Mergers, Acquisitions, and Digital Enablement

Support is provided for merger and acquisition preparedness, including deal structure and communication strategies. Additionally, focus is placed on the digital enablement of products, programs, and features to stay competitive and relevant in a rapidly evolving market.

Impact, Communication, and Innovation

Creating new initiatives that reflect the company’s commitment to social impact is a key objective. This includes advocating for stakeholders and shareholders, analyzing impact with measurement tools, and simplifying complex data into clear, actionable insights. Serving as a key spokesperson and featured expert, developing cutting-edge ideas, and addressing consumer feedback are integral to maintaining leadership in innovation, connectivity, and culture. Lastly, distilling internal initiatives into a coherent social impact thesis further supports the company’s overarching goals.

Join us for

ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT

Maximizing your organization’s influence through strategic partnerships and innovative solutions for lasting, positive change.

Strategize with Organizations, Corporations, Foundations, and Family Offices to Achieve Their Social and Community Impact Goals by Providing Specialized Advisory:

We collaborate with organizations, corporations, foundations, and family offices to achieve social and community impact goals. Through needs assessments and stakeholder analysis, we identify key social issues and design customized impact strategies. We set measurable objectives and key performance indicators to track progress, ensuring accountability and providing ongoing advisory for optimal impact.

Identify Talent and Hiring Plans to Ensure Equity and Inclusion:

To develop equitable and inclusive hiring plans, we begin with diversity audits to assess workforce demographics. Collaborating with HR, we create inclusive job descriptions, implement unbiased recruitment processes, and develop training programs. We also establish metrics to track progress, ensuring your organization meets and exceeds equity and inclusion goals.

Conduct Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Listening Tours and Audits:

To lead Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity (DEI) listening tours and audits to assess and enhance organizational culture. She engages with employees through structured interviews and surveys to gather insights on DEI experiences and challenges. Following these tours, performs a comprehensive audit of current DEI practices and policies, identifying gaps and areas for improvement. We then provide actionable recommendations and strategies to address these issues, fostering a more inclusive and equitable work environment.

Join us for

MARKETING AND COMMS

Elevating your brand through strategic marketing and effective communications that resonate and engage.

Thought Partnership on Corporate Initiatives and External Messaging:

We are a strategic thought partner, collaborating with your organization to refine and enhance corporate initiatives and external messaging. By deeply understanding your brand’s core values, goals, and market position, we provide expert guidance on shaping corporate strategies that align with your long-term vision and resonate with target audiences. We help craft compelling narratives and messaging frameworks that effectively communicate your brand’s objectives and achievements. Leveraging extensive experience, we ensure that your external communications reflect a cohesive and impactful message that strengthens your brand’s presence and influence.

Identify Underleveraged Stories of the Company’s Impact in the Community or with Consumers:

We specialize in uncovering and amplifying underleveraged stories about your company’s impact in the community or with consumers. Conducting a thorough analysis of your company’s initiatives, projects, and successes, we identify impactful stories that have not yet been fully communicated. We then develop strategies to highlight these stories through various channels, such as case studies, media placements, and social media campaigns. By effectively showcasing these narratives, we enhance your brand’s reputation and strengthen its connection with both the community and consumers, ultimately driving greater engagement and loyalty.

Develop Strategies That Resonate with Stakeholders and Within the Ecosystem:

We develop tailored strategies that resonate with your stakeholders and integrate seamlessly within your industry ecosystem. Starting by mapping out your stakeholder landscape and understanding their needs, expectations, and preferences, we create strategic communication plans that address these insights, ensuring that your messaging and initiatives align with stakeholder interests. We craft strategies that engage and influence key audiences, drive meaningful interactions, and build lasting relationships. Our approach ensures that your brand’s messaging is not only compelling but also strategically positioned to achieve your organizational objectives.

Brand Steward and Spokesperson for Major Media Appearances and Conferences:

As brand stewards and spokespersons, we represent your organization in major media appearances and conferences with authority and charisma. Preparing and delivering key messages that align with your brand’s voice and strategic goals, we excel in handling media interviews, panel discussions, and public speaking engagements. Our role involves managing media relations, crafting impactful talking points, and providing guidance on how to address complex topics, all while maintaining consistency and enhancing your brand’s reputation in high-profile settings.

GROWTH & ACQUISITIONS

CORPORATE EXECUTIVE ADVISORY

ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT

MARKETING AND COMMS

About Lauren

Lauren Maillian has forged her own distinctive path in the business landscape.
Transitioning from her early ventures in the wine industry, she pursued a career filled with innovation and impact.
Drawing on her extensive experience in marketing and strategic advisory, she founded LMB Group, a firm dedicated to empowering consumer-facing startups.
Lauren became the first Black woman to start an early-stage venture capital fund, and her investment portfolio has since grown to over $5 billion in market capitalization.
Her work has earned recognition for driving growth and innovation across industries, including prestigious brands like Rable and OptimizeRx Corporation.
As a global CEO, entrepreneur, investor, advisor, influencer, and award-winning marketer, Lauren Maillian advises on building and scaling consumer-facing startups, elevating iconic legacy brands, and creating new approaches to VC investing. She brings 20 years of experience discovering and seizing hidden, profitable value across retail, CPG, lifestyle brands, luxury goods, finance, and fintech companies via growth marketing, brand innovation, ESG, digital transformation, and partnerships.
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Join us for

GROWTH & ACQUISITIONS

We identify new market opportunities and strategic partnerships to drive sustainable growth and impactful acquisitions.

Provide Independent Judgment and Objective Market Insights:

Independent judgment and objective market insights through comprehensive market analysis, leveraging advanced analytics tools to scrutinize market trends, competitor activities, and consumer behaviors. By benchmarking your performance against industry standards, we identify critical gaps and opportunities. We then deliver strategic recommendations based on these data-driven assessments, enabling you to make informed decisions and mitigate potential risks.

Identify New Market Opportunities:

We uncover emerging niches and high-growth sectors. Assess existing market offerings, pinpointing unmet needs and areas where you can differentiate yourself. Additionally, Lauren conducts feasibility studies, employing SWOT analysis and financial projections to evaluate the viability of entering new markets and to guide strategic planning.

Identify Strategic Partnerships that Align with Social Impact Goals:

Identify strategic partnerships that align with your social impact goals and values. Develop collaboration frameworks that outline mutual benefits, roles, and responsibilities to ensure successful partnerships. To measure the effectiveness of these alliances, we establish impact metrics, track progress, and make adjustments to strategies as necessary to ensure that social impact objectives are met.

Identify Key Growth Equity Investment and Acquisition Partners:

In identifying key growth equity investment and acquisition partners, we focus on building strong relationships with potential investors through targeted networking and pitch presentations. We conduct thorough due diligence on both investors and acquisition targets, ensuring they meet your strategic and financial criteria. Lauren then negotiates and structures investment or acquisition deals that align with your growth objectives and long-term strategy, facilitating sustainable business expansion.

Engage Vendors Advancing CSR, ESG, and DEI in Alignment with Company Initiatives:

Our strategy for engaging vendors emphasizes thorough vendor assessment, focusing on their CSR, ESG, and DEI practices to ensure alignment with your company’s initiatives. We develop integration plans to incorporate these vendors into your operations while upholding social responsibility goals. Additionally, We implement performance monitoring systems to track and report on vendor adherence to CSR, ESG, and DEI criteria, ensuring ongoing alignment and effectivenes

Join us for

CORPORATE EXECUTIVE ADVISORY

High-level institutional know-how and insights to push traditional boundaries and discover the possibilities worth seizing within multi-national corporations and the executive teams fueling their growth.

Strategic Planning and Leadership

In this area, the focus is on supporting C-suite executives with strategic planning and communications to ensure alignment and effectiveness across the organization. This includes providing cross-functional executive-level leadership and serving as a key thought partner to cross-departmental teams. Additionally, efforts are made to galvanize cross-functional teams and deepen internal collaboration to ensure the successful scaling of initiatives.

Growth and Market Strategies

This involves identifying opportunities for brand and business growth through strategic go-to-market plans. It also includes finding solutions via partnerships and amplifying underutilized insights to drive innovation. Setting ambitious moonshot goals is a crucial part of this process, aimed at pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and driving significant business advancements

Mergers, Acquisitions, and Digital Enablement

Support is provided for merger and acquisition preparedness, including deal structure and communication strategies. Additionally, focus is placed on the digital enablement of products, programs, and features to stay competitive and relevant in a rapidly evolving market.

Impact, Communication, and Innovation

Creating new initiatives that reflect the company’s commitment to social impact is a key objective. This includes advocating for stakeholders and shareholders, analyzing impact with measurement tools, and simplifying complex data into clear, actionable insights. Serving as a key spokesperson and featured expert, developing cutting-edge ideas, and addressing consumer feedback are integral to maintaining leadership in innovation, connectivity, and culture. Lastly, distilling internal initiatives into a coherent social impact thesis further supports the company’s overarching goals.

Join us for

ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT

Maximizing your organization’s influence through strategic partnerships and innovative solutions for lasting, positive change.

Strategize with Organizations, Corporations, Foundations, and Family Offices to Achieve Their Social and Community Impact Goals by Providing Specialized Advisory:

We collaborate with organizations, corporations, foundations, and family offices to achieve social and community impact goals. Through needs assessments and stakeholder analysis, we identify key social issues and design customized impact strategies. We set measurable objectives and key performance indicators to track progress, ensuring accountability and providing ongoing advisory for optimal impact.

Identify Talent and Hiring Plans to Ensure Equity and Inclusion:

To develop equitable and inclusive hiring plans, we begin with diversity audits to assess workforce demographics. Collaborating with HR, we create inclusive job descriptions, implement unbiased recruitment processes, and develop training programs. We also establish metrics to track progress, ensuring your organization meets and exceeds equity and inclusion goals.

Conduct Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Listening Tours and Audits:

To lead Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity (DEI) listening tours and audits to assess and enhance organizational culture. She engages with employees through structured interviews and surveys to gather insights on DEI experiences and challenges. Following these tours, performs a comprehensive audit of current DEI practices and policies, identifying gaps and areas for improvement. We then provide actionable recommendations and strategies to address these issues, fostering a more inclusive and equitable work environment.

Join us for

MARKETING AND COMMS

Elevating your brand through strategic marketing and effective communications that resonate and engage.

Thought Partnership on Corporate Initiatives and External Messaging:

We are a strategic thought partner, collaborating with your organization to refine and enhance corporate initiatives and external messaging. By deeply understanding your brand’s core values, goals, and market position, we provide expert guidance on shaping corporate strategies that align with your long-term vision and resonate with target audiences. We help craft compelling narratives and messaging frameworks that effectively communicate your brand’s objectives and achievements. Leveraging extensive experience, we ensure that your external communications reflect a cohesive and impactful message that strengthens your brand’s presence and influence.

Identify Underleveraged Stories of the Company’s Impact in the Community or with Consumers:

We specialize in uncovering and amplifying underleveraged stories about your company’s impact in the community or with consumers. Conducting a thorough analysis of your company’s initiatives, projects, and successes, we identify impactful stories that have not yet been fully communicated. We then develop strategies to highlight these stories through various channels, such as case studies, media placements, and social media campaigns. By effectively showcasing these narratives, we enhance your brand’s reputation and strengthen its connection with both the community and consumers, ultimately driving greater engagement and loyalty.

Develop Strategies That Resonate with Stakeholders and Within the Ecosystem:

We develop tailored strategies that resonate with your stakeholders and integrate seamlessly within your industry ecosystem. Starting by mapping out your stakeholder landscape and understanding their needs, expectations, and preferences, we create strategic communication plans that address these insights, ensuring that your messaging and initiatives align with stakeholder interests. We craft strategies that engage and influence key audiences, drive meaningful interactions, and build lasting relationships. Our approach ensures that your brand’s messaging is not only compelling but also strategically positioned to achieve your organizational objectives.

Brand Steward and Spokesperson for Major Media Appearances and Conferences:

As brand stewards and spokespersons, we represent your organization in major media appearances and conferences with authority and charisma. Preparing and delivering key messages that align with your brand’s voice and strategic goals, we excel in handling media interviews, panel discussions, and public speaking engagements. Our role involves managing media relations, crafting impactful talking points, and providing guidance on how to address complex topics, all while maintaining consistency and enhancing your brand’s reputation in high-profile settings.