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For founders, leaders, and stewards of capital

When AO Is Most Valuable

The AO Advisory team is typically invited in during moments where leadership load, organizational complexity, or growth pressure has outpaced what the existing structure can hold.

These moments include:

Preparing for institutional capital, liquidity events, or increased external scrutiny;
New ownership, leadership, or operating structures;
Founder, CEO, or senior leadership transitions;
Aligning senior teams as roles, expectations, and decision-making mature;
Establishing clearer authority and ways of working to enable growth.

AO Advisory is a principal-led advisory practice working with investors, boards, founders, and senior leadership teams on leadership architecture, succession, and executive decision-making in high-consequence environments.

The practice is led by Anna Oyelola, who serves as principal, senior advisor, and final authority on all engagements.

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Anna has a very simple, innovative + successful approach to organizational effectiveness. I have seen a few other people who are as effective. She’s a futurist but with an uncanny eye for detail.

Manu Rehani, Investor + Inventor, AI + tech ventures

Our start up grew rapidly, creating operational and management challenges. Hiring Anna means that we have added a layer of professionalism and neutrality to our company. Time and again we hear from employees that her model has made them better managers - we could not be more thrilled.

Tao Mantaras, BibliU.com, VC-backed, Private Series B II

Anna is one of the most deeply insightful advisors that I have met in my life and career.

- Preeti Sinha, Former Exec Sec, UN Capital Dev Fund

We rely on her strategic counsel for our most significant and challenging issues…if I could have her by my side for every single professional endeavor I embark upon for the remainder of my career, I would.

Searcy Morgan, Chair, Matterlab Group

AO operates upstream of performance.

We design the leadership and organizational architecture that enables:

Faster, cleaner executive decision-making;

Reduced execution risk during growth, transition, and capital events;

Increased leadership leverage without increasing headcount;

Organizational performance that supports scale, valuation, and investor confidence;

Reduced dependency on founder/leader heroics.

AO Advisory’s work is delivered through a structured set of engagements that can be deployed sequentially or selectively, depending on the organization’s stage and needs.

Featured engagement

Northlight™ Leadership, aligned.

Northlight™ is the AO flagship engagement for leaders operating at increased scale and responsibility.

It aligns senior leadership teams by clarifying authority, decision rights, and executive operating norms — enabling cleaner decisions and stronger collaboration at scale.

Anna has a rare gift for both challenging and supporting me simultaneously, and I am immensely grateful for her guidance during this critical phase of leadership and organizational transition.

- Dr. Danielle Duarte, President, Guardian™ client

Hear Whitney talk about her AO sessions

Whitney Triplett is a multi-award-winning thought leader, trainer, co-founder, co-chair and author of multiple books.

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Quiet counsel begins with listening.

Our briefs are designed to give you clarity on which service fits your mandate, while preserving the confidentiality of our frameworks + methodology.

What you’ll receive:

A private outline of services relevant to you.
Case-relevant outcomes + process notes.
Next steps for engaging with Anna Oyelola & Associates at the level appropriate for your board, firm, or leadership team.

When AO Is Most Valuable

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Anna has a very simple, innovative + successful approach to organizational effectiveness. I have seen a few other people who are as effective. She’s a futurist but with an uncanny eye for detail.

Our start up grew rapidly, creating operational and management challenges. Hiring Anna means that we have added a layer of professionalism and neutrality to our company. Time and again we hear from employees that her model has made them better managers - we could not be more thrilled.

Anna is one of the most deeply insightful advisors that I have met in my life and career.

We rely on her strategic counsel for our most significant and challenging issues…if I could have her by my side for every single professional endeavor I embark upon for the remainder of my career, I would.

AO operates upstream of performance.

Featured engagement

Northlight™ Leadership, aligned.

Anna has a rare gift for both challenging and supporting me simultaneously, and I am immensely grateful for her guidance during this critical phase of leadership and organizational transition.

Hear Whitney talk about her AO sessions

Request a Private Brief

Request a Private Brief

Quiet counsel begins with listening.

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