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The Mindset & Methods To Create More Informed, More Profitable Action.

KGK & Company was founded in 2013 to address the fundamental need of middle market businesses for consulting that gives them a deeper, end-to-end command of their company’s financially consequential issues, overlooked opportunities, and options to create value faster.

Our proprietary approach, The KGK Way, offers a proven way for owners and executives to use their company’s data to command higher-value use of their finite resources and accelerate the value they create for their customers, company, and communities they serve.

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Engage The KGK Way, which has proven to generate ROI within 6 months and a 10x or more return over the effective life of our engagement. We guarantee our joint endeavors put more measurable financial value into your business than we cause to come out, each time you engage KGK & Company.

The KGK Way

Purpose-Built And Data-Driven, Our Methods Are Proven To Accelerate Value Creation.

The KGK Way is proven to deliver ROI within 6 months and a 10x (or more) return over the effective life of our work.The KGK Way is proven to deliver ROI within 6 months and a 10x (or more) return over the effective life of our work.

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Brian O'Keefe

Operating Partner

Expertise Highlights

Public Sector Efficiency

About Brian O'Keefe

Throughout his two decades of service in the U.S. Army, Brian O’Keefe led activities covering the full spectrum of military operations, including research, development, prototyping, acquisition, and fielding of highly differentiated intelligence collection systems and methodologies. Leveraging over 20 years of leadership expertise, Brian most recently served as the Executive Vice President, Data at Babel Street, a world leading provider of threat intelligence, data collection and analytics. Brian is the co-founder and former CEO of two technology consulting firms, BNK Ventures and Vertical Knowledge that were both successufly acquired in 2022 and 2024 respectively.

Sector Expertise
  • Technology
  • National Security / Defense
  • Federal Government
  • Data Analytics
Leadership Experience
  • 4x CEO
  • 3x COO
  • Corporate Development

Bob Redd

Operating Partner

Expertise Highlights

Business Turnarounds & Growth Strategy

About Rob Redd

Bob Redd is a seasoned executive leader with over 29 years of management experience, specializing in business turnarounds, startup development, and strategic growth initiatives. Bob’s unique skill set led to $36M in top-line growth across six companies, and nine successful business turnarounds. Demonstrating particular expertise in transforming underperforming organizations into profitable enterprises, Bob has notably taken two companies from negative EBITA to $1.5MM in earnings.

Bob’s diverse background spans multiple industries including pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and technology sectors, and he is an active board member for five organizations in SaaS, retail, banking, and investment. He holds a BS in Chemistry from the University of Maryland and an MBA from SUNY-Buffalo.

Sector Expertise
  • Technology/SaaS
  • Manufacturing
  • Healthcare/Pharmaceutical
Leadership Experience
  • 4x CEO
  • 2x VP

JD Harris

Operating Partner

Expertise Highlights

Business Growth & Cybersecurity

About JD Harris

JD Harris is an experienced executive with a proven track record in business transformation and cybersecurity leadership. JD has led significant M&A and growth activity including, facilitating the $72 million sale of HighJump to 3M and the $775 million sale of Kiva Systems to Amazon, as well as successfully turning around a division at Microsoft. Following these achievements, he founded Ascent Solutions, which became one of America’s fastest-growing cybersecurity firms.

Currently, JD leads a world-class cybersecurity firm leveraging his extensive experience in technology and cybersecurity. His approach combines innovative technical solutions with a strong focus on developing world-class company cultures and leadership teams.

Sector Expertise
  • Cybersecurity
  • Technology
  • Business Transformation
  • M&A
Leadership Experience
  • 2x CEO
  • 3x VP

Nicole Vasquez

Operating Partner

Expertise Highlights

Operational Transformation & Community Building

About Nicole Vasquez

Nicole Vasquez is an operations executive with over 15 years of experience in strategic planning, business operations, and customer service, currently serving as a strategic advisor for AI organizations after successful tenures as COO of Refresh Miami and Co-Founder/CPO of Deskpass. Her leadership has driven impressive results across organizations, including a 40% increase in partnership revenue at Refresh Miami and scaling Deskpass to $4.5M ARR across 19 countries, while managing the development of comprehensive customer service strategies and cross-team partnerships with major corporations like Amazon and HSBC. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated expertise in transforming organizations through operational excellence and innovative solutions.

As a founder and entrepreneur, Nicole has successfully launched, scaled, and sold multiple businesses, including two coworking spaces focused on community development in Chicago, while designing and implementing entrepreneurship programs that served over 1,200 community members. She currently holds strategic advisory roles with Miami AI Global and Miami AI Club and is a Professional Fellow of the US Dept of State. She holds an MBA from Loyola University Chicago and has been recognized as a leader in remote work methods, featured in prominent publications such as Barron’s, Cheddar News, and HR Magazine.

Sector Expertise
  • Technology/SaaS
  • Coworking
  • Community Development
  • Business Operations
Leadership Experience
  • COO
  • CPO
  • CSO
  • 2x Founder

Kanhai Kapadia

Managing Partner

Expertise Highlights

Enterprise CRM Strategy

About Kanhai Kapadia

Kanhai Kapadia is a visionary leader with a unique passion for developing operational excellence, building teams and creating value for company’s and their employees. Leveraging his successful track record at firms like Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, where he led multi-million dollar engagements with Fortune 100 clients, Kanhai founded KGK & Company where he guides a team of executives to help clients create value for their companies, their communities and their employees. Kanhai’s expertise spans enterprise CRM governance, technology strategy, and project delivery.

 
From technical sales roles at companies like Dell and AMD to senior management positions at Model Metrics Inc., where he earned recognition for innovative cloud technology integrations, Kanhai’s experience and deep research in the technology services field has guided his mission for delivering results and value for the underserved middle market. He holds BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and is a previous Advisor and Judge for the Idea 2 Product Competition and the Technology Entrepreneurship Society.

Sector Expertise
  • Technology/CRM
  • Professional Services
  • Enterprise Technology
  • Healthcare/Financial Services
Leadership Experience
  • CEO
  • 3x Manager

Josh Brusin

Advising Partner

Expertise Highlights

Brand Strategy, Audience Intelligence, Agency Selection

About Josh Brusin

Josh Brusin draws from two decades of experience architecting brand strategies for Fortune 100 companies. His expertise is at the intersection of human understanding and machine learning, driving the evolution from demographic targeting to digital empathy at scale, and moving audiences to action. Josh founded Prxy AI to explore how emerging technologies are reshaping the creative landscape and enabling unprecedented levels of brand-consumer resonance.

Josh is adept at helping organizations transcend traditional marketing boundaries by leveraging semantic intelligence to create more meaningful, human-centric brand experiences that drive value creation for mid-market and larger scale companies alike.

Sector Expertise
  • Agency
  • Consumer
  • B2B
Leadership Experience
  • CEO
  • 2x Executive