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About TWG Strategy

Strategic advisory shaped by complex, consequential environments

 

 

Strategy is Rarely the Problem

Execution isn't usually the problem either.

Organizations often struggle because strategy, leadership, communications, stakeholder expectations, government realities, organizational capacity, and implementation become disconnected from one another.

TWG Strategy helps leaders reconnect those pieces.

We advise businesses, public institutions, and executive teams facing consequential decisions, organizational complexity, market expansion, government engagement, reputation challenges, and transformation. Our role is not simply to provide recommendations. It is to help clients understand what is actually preventing progress and build practical strategies that can be implemented.

 

 

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Built in Complex Environments

TWG Strategy was built in environments where decisions carried significant operational, institutional, financial, and human consequences.

Our work began in public safety, human trafficking, crime victims' rights, law enforcement, and federally funded systems where success depended on sound judgment, coordination across institutions, disciplined communications, and the ability to move difficult work forward under public scrutiny.

As the firm grew, so did the complexity of the work. We expanded into government relations, federal policy, U.S. territories, infrastructure, technology, public authorities, regulated industries, and organizations operating in highly visible stakeholder environments.

Those experiences continue to shape how we advise clients today.

We understand that successful organizations rarely fail because they lack intelligence or effort. More often, they struggle because strategy, people, communications, stakeholder expectations, and execution are no longer aligned.

How We Think

Our work sits at the intersection of business strategy, organizational performance, government relations, communications, and execution.
 
That perspective is informed by experience across consulting, public policy, strategic communications, industrial-organizational psychology, public safety, institutional systems, and organizational leadership.
 
Rather than viewing challenges through a single discipline, we look at how decisions affect the organization as a whole.
A market positioning issue may begin with an unclear strategy.
 
A government-relations challenge may reflect organizational readiness.
A communications problem may expose a leadership or execution issue.
A technically strong organization may simply be failing to communicate its value to the audiences that matter.
 
Looking beneath the visible problem helps us recommend solutions that address underlying causes instead of temporary symptoms.

Leadership & Partners

TWG Strategy is led by partners who remain directly involved in every engagement.

Our clients work with experienced advisors who bring different professional perspectives to the same challenge while maintaining shared accountability for the quality of the work and the outcomes we help clients pursue.

Oriel Ekşi

Managing Partner

Oriel Ekşi serves as Managing Partner of TWG Strategy, where she leads the firm’s work across government relations, policy strategy, and social impact initiatives.
 
With more than a decade of experience in advocacy, operations, and organizational development, Oriel brings a disciplined, execution-focused approach to helping organizations navigate complex federal, state, and local systems. Her leadership has been central to advancing policy initiatives, building national coalitions, and supporting clients in securing funding, developing sustainable programs, and scaling their impact.
 
At TWG, Oriel has played a key role in shaping the firm’s strategic approach; translating complex challenges into practical solutions and ensuring strong alignment between policy, operations, and outcomes. She is known for her ability to manage implementation, coordinate stakeholders across sectors, and drive measurable results in high-stakes environments.

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Lara K.

Partner

Lara K. works across organizational strategy, strategic communications, market positioning, stakeholder engagement, implementation, and government and institutional readiness.

Her work focuses on identifying strategy and credibility gaps, translating complex technical and policy issues into clear business language, strengthening organizational positioning, preparing executive leaders for consequential engagement, and aligning communications, outreach, and execution.

Her background in communications and graduate work in industrial-organizational psychology strengthen TWG's ability to examine leadership, organizational behavior, decision-making, motivation, change, and the conditions that determine whether strategy becomes measurable results.

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Mike Fox

Partner

Mike Fox brings more than two decades of law-enforcement experience to TWG Strategy, including over twelve years as a detective.

His career includes work involving homicide, violent crime, robbery, financial crime, missing persons, and human trafficking investigations. That experience developed deep expertise in disciplined decision-making, public safety, interagency coordination, operational leadership, and institutional accountability.

At TWG, Mike contributes to public safety strategy, government relations, institutional engagement, and technology-focused advisory work, helping organizations understand how innovative solutions align with operational realities and government priorities.

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An Extended Advisory Network

TWG Strategy operates with a focused leadership team supported by a broader network of trusted advisors, researchers, technical specialists, communications professionals, and subject-matter experts.

This model allows us to bring specialized expertise into an engagement when appropriate while maintaining direct partner involvement and clear accountability.

Clients receive senior-level attention throughout the engagement, with additional expertise incorporated only when it strengthens the work.

EXECUTION SPINE Framework for Durable Growth

Connecting Strategy to Execution

TWG Strategy's advisory work is also informing The Execution Spine, a forthcoming framework exploring how organizations connect strategic direction to the ownership, authority, capacity, communication, and accountability required to consistently deliver results.

Our philosophy is straightforward:

Implementation is not what happens after strategy. It is part of the strategy itself.

Let's Start the Conversation

 Whether you're preparing for growth, entering a new market, strengthening organizational performance, navigating government engagement, responding to stakeholder pressure, or working through a complex strategic challenge, we'd welcome the opportunity to learn more. 

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