Precipice Strategies, LLC is a new concept in strategic management consulting firms. We help companies in transition to look at critical components of their business from a different perspective…from the precipice.

As an independent global professional services firm, we specialize in providing proven, hands-on strategic solutions for organizations facing critical business challenges.

We bring a distinctive C-Level, data-driven approach to complex operational and financial challenges requiring successful execution.

Precipice Theorem: Highly profitable opportunities exist only on the extreme edge.

Our Distinctive Approach

Operational Experience. We bring only executive-level operational experience to the table. Real, hands-on experience and lessons learned.

Solutions. We identify “high-performance” strategic solutions to meet our clients' needs with measurable impact.

Results Guaranteed.

Strategic Industry Experience

  1. Energy
  2. Financial Services
  3. Healthcare
  4. Insurance
  5. Private Equity
  6. Public Sector
  7. Retail
  8. Technology
  9. Transportation

The failure is rarely the strategy...the failure is usually the execution.

We Never Sell Our Own Solution

Most consulting firms offer any and all services or solutions available in the market. Our key distinction is we never recommend our own consultants, solutions or products. We bring proven management capabilities and leadership skills to help you get to real issues and reach practical solutions that lead to sustainability.

We Seek the Best Solution

We constantly seek to partner with high-performance consultants and firms, “best-in-class” vendors and cutting-edge technology companies to deliver innovative solutions for you. We work directly with selected partners to develop recommendations and ensure successful execution on time, on budget and on target.

Our Client Guarantee

We risk 100% of our initial fees to earn our clients’ trust. Simply put, if we don’t bring value, you don’t pay our initial bill. We offer this complete commitment, because we want to earn yours.

Lurline Craig-Burke, MBA

Chief Executive Officer

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Carol Lynn Upshaw

President; Precipice Group, Inc.

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Donald P. Burke, CPA, MBA

Managing Partner; Chief Financial Officer

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Nissim Ozer, PhD.

Partner; Information and Technology

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Lauren Reeves

Vice President; Business Development

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Stanford Bennett

Consultant; Six Sigma; IT Data Systems

Brian Gamsey, MBA

Consultant; financial and Data Analysis

Martha E. Hicks, MBA

Consultant; Healthcare/Managed Care

Howard Hyman, ASA

Consultant; Life and Health actuary