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As many firms start planning new deals, partnerships, and growth initiatives for 2026, it’s worth slowing down on one thing:\n\n➡️ How professional services firms can avoid bad delivery in joint ventures.\n\nIn professional ...

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Are you or someone you advise looking to sell their business?\n\nWhat if we told you the owner could potentially keep millions ($$$) more in their pocket for their next chapter by doing some pre-work?\n\nThe best exits don’t...

","url":"https://picfirm.com/blog/f/adding-millions-more-in-your-pocket-when-selling","title":"How Early Preparation Can Add Millions to Your Business Sale","summary":"Are you or someone you advise looking to sell their business?\n\nWhat if we told you the owner could potentially keep millions ($$$) more in their pocket for their next chapter by doing some pre-work?\n\nThe best exits don’t...","date_modified":"2026-01-14T23:29:26Z"},{"id":"https://picfirm.com/blog/f/building-enterprise-value-through-disciplined-focus","html_content":"

Most businesses don’t struggle because they lack strategy.\n\nThey struggle because too many priorities compete for attention.\nAt scale, growth is rarely about adding more initiatives.\n\n It’s about creating disciplined foc...

","url":"https://picfirm.com/blog/f/building-enterprise-value-through-disciplined-focus","title":"Building Enterprise Value Through Disciplined Focus","summary":"Most businesses don’t struggle because they lack strategy.\n\nThey struggle because too many priorities compete for attention.\nAt scale, growth is rarely about adding more initiatives.\n\n It’s about creating disciplined foc...","date_modified":"2026-01-12T20:17:01Z"},{"id":"https://picfirm.com/blog/f/more-with-less-is-a-strategy-not-a-slogan","html_content":"

By Rebecca Kay (Sabogal), M.B.A.\nFounder & Managing Partner, PIC Operating Group

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PIC Operating Group is proud to share that our Founder and Managing Partner, Rebecca Sabogal, was recently featured by Missouri S&T for her guest lecture on why humanities-driven skills remain essential in the age of art...

","url":"https://picfirm.com/blog/f/highlighting-the-power-of-the-humanities-in-the-ai-era","title":"Highlighting the Power of Humans in the AI Era","summary":"PIC Operating Group is proud to share that our Founder and Managing Partner, Rebecca Sabogal, was recently featured by Missouri S&T for her guest lecture on why humanities-driven skills remain essential in the age of art...","date_modified":"2025-11-21T19:24:06Z"},{"id":"https://picfirm.com/blog/f/how-to-build-value-to-sell-your-business-for-max-value","html_content":"

We recently recorded a session with other industry experts to walk business owners through the real journey of building value. In this conversation, we unpack the most common bottlenecks that keep companies stuck, how to...

","url":"https://picfirm.com/blog/f/how-to-build-value-to-sell-your-business-for-max-value","title":"How to Build Value to Sell Your Business for Max Value","summary":"We recently recorded a session with other industry experts to walk business owners through the real journey of building value. In this conversation, we unpack the most common bottlenecks that keep companies stuck, how to...","date_modified":"2025-11-19T17:08:21Z"},{"id":"https://picfirm.com/blog/f/uncertainty-around-your-ai-journey","html_content":"

By Rebecca Sabogal, M.B.A., Founder & Managing Partner of PIC Operating Group\n\nThroughout my career, I’ve been at the front lines of major transitions—from launching a product management practice to leading an M&A integr...

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A financial strategy or investment thesis is like setting a destination in your GPS.\n\nIt defines the target:\n➤ Grow 3x in 5 years\n➤ Improve margins\n➤ Enter new markets\n➤ Increase enterprise value\n\nIt’s a smart, well-thou...

","url":"https://picfirm.com/blog/f/how-operating-groups-drive-real-business-growth","title":"How Operating Groups Drive Real Business Growth","summary":"A financial strategy or investment thesis is like setting a destination in your GPS.\n\nIt defines the target:\n➤ Grow 3x in 5 years\n➤ Improve margins\n➤ Enter new markets\n➤ Increase enterprise value\n\nIt’s a smart, well-thou...","date_modified":"2025-08-04T13:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://picfirm.com/blog/f/a-problem-never-exists-in-isolation","html_content":"

This gem from Russell L. Ackoff was featured in Tim Ferriss newsletter—and it stopped me in my tracks.\n\n“The more of the context of a problem that a scientist can comprehend, the greater are his chances of finding a trul...

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By Rebecca Sabogal, Founder & Principal, PIC

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When life puts you on a tough course, you have a choice. 🏃‍♀️\n\nYou can stand at the starting line, look down the road, and say:\n\n“It’s too long. Too hard. I can’t do this.”\n\nOr—you can put one foot in front of the other...

","url":"https://picfirm.com/blog/f/resilience-isn%E2%80%99t-just-personal%E2%80%94it%E2%80%99s-pics-strategy","title":"Resilience Isn’t Just Personal—It’s Strategy","summary":"When life puts you on a tough course, you have a choice. 🏃‍♀️\n\nYou can stand at the starting line, look down the road, and say:\n\n“It’s too long. Too hard. I can’t do this.”\n\nOr—you can put one foot in front of the other...","date_modified":"2025-06-30T15:30:22Z"},{"id":"https://picfirm.com/blog/f/how-pic-is-building-differently-tables-not-just-pieces","html_content":"

At PIC, we lead with two principles often missing in traditional consulting:

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After over a decade of experience in business operations, strategy, and transformation, launching Performance Improvement Consultants wasn’t just a career move—it was a calling.\n\nWe’ve worked with fast-moving startups, e...

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