Focus your vision.
Execute the Plan.
Creating exceptional ownership experiences.
Clarity
Create an actionable plan to grow your business.
Alignment
Get your team working toward a shared vision.
Momentum
Achieve real results with a proven system.
Have you hit a PLATEAU in your business?
Lack of Direction
Without a clear strategy, your team is misaligned, and opportunities slip away.
Wasted Resources
You’re spinning your wheels with no real progress.
Stagnation
Without the right systems, your business will hit a ceiling and stop growing.
The Pinnacle Principles
Learn a proven Operating System for growing your enterprise based on these Five Principles. Master them and watch your business climb.
PEOPLE
Get the right people in the right seats, right away. Then equip and coach them in a unified direction.
PURPOSE
Start with why. Set a compelling mission, clear visions, and authentic values. Then develop a winning strategy.
PLAYBOOKS
Document and optimize your core processes from top to bottom, both internal and customer-facing.
PERFORMANCE
Measure what matters, then manage it. Plan and track key goals on an annual, quarterly, and weekly cadence.
PROFIT
Profit comes as a result of mastering the other Principles, and fuels growth in a virtuous cycle.
WE KNOW THE CHALLENGES OF RUNNING A BUSINESS.
It can feel overwhelming — misaligned teams, stalled growth, and uncertainty about the next steps. I’ve helped countless CEOs like you implement a clear, proven system to regain control, drive momentum, and achieve the success you envision.
The Pinnacle approach changes the way you view and operate your business on a daily basis. It helps you to build a foundation of A-players that live your core values, create winning playbooks, and drive clarity and alignment around your purpose and goals. If I could change one thing, I would have started working with Pinnacle earlier.
Brandon Mensink
COO & Co-Owner of Tonna Mechanical, Inc.
The Pinnacle approach is customizable, nimble, and applicable to any business challenge. It layers the latest business thinking on top of tried-and-true practices. This unique combination continues to take my company and leadership to the next level.
Kristi Piehl
Founder & CEO of Media Minefield
SERVICES
SMALL
(Under 10 employees or $5M)
Two 1-Day Base Camp Sessions
Three 1-Day Quarterly Sessions per year
One 2-Day Annual Summit per year
One Coaching call with CEO per quarter
Access to 80+ Pinnacle Business Tools
MIDSIZE
(Under 50 employees or $5M)
Two 1-Day Base Camp Sessions
Three 1-Day Quarterly Sessions per year
One 2-Day Annual Summit per year
One Coaching call with CEO per month
Access to 80+ Pinnacle Business Tools
Enterprise
(Over 50 employees or $5M)
Two 1-Day Base Camp Sessions
Three 1-Day Quarterly Sessions per year
One 2-Day Annual Summit per year
One Coaching call with CEO per month
Four Rising Leader Sessions per year
Access to 80+ Pinnacle Business Tools
BASE CAMP
DAY 1
Right from the start we get set for the journey, lay out the brutal facts facing the company, assess the team and their ability to climb, and shore up the culture foundations we’ll build from.
BASE CAMP
DAY 2
We review the territory covered in Day One and begin looking out to the future to cast vision, define a compelling purpose and set milestones, growth plans and Rocks.
Quarterly Lookouts
ANNUAL
SUMMITS
Each year we stake two days to rise above the daily grind and think bigger, make plans, and gather the needed tools to set out on a new year, toward the Pinnacle we set our sights on from the start.
certified Pinnacle Business Guide
ABOUT Shawn LaRue
Shawn grew up in a rural area known as Banner Springs, Tennessee.
On the small farm he grew up helping his family raise cattle and a variety of other animals. During high school, he played basketball and worked as a part-time bag boy at a local grocery store.
After high school he earned an academic scholarship to the University of Tennessee where he studied Plant and Soil Science. While there he participated in a variety of extracurricular activities that include being a member of the University Club Crew Rowing team. He graduated with a B.S. in Plant and Soil Science and a minor in business.
His first job after college was with Gibbs Landscape Company based in Smyrna, GA. He started out on a maintenance crew and over the course of 4 years worked his way up to Account Manager and then Branch Manager for the newly established Alpharetta Branch.
During his time at Gibbs he attained an MBA with a concentration in project management.
Shawn then joined The Morrell Group and took over the branch operations in Destin, FL. The Morrell Group was acquired by ValleyCrest in 2004 and he stayed on as branch manager until he started Horticulture Services Group, Inc. in 2008.
Shawn developed HSG into a high-end commercial landscape maintenance provider until 2022 when he teamed up with Russell Landscape to lead their Florida operations.
He has experienced several acquisitions from both the buyer and seller’s perspective over the course of a 27-year professional career.
He still considers himself a student of the “business craft” and his passion is helping business owners live their life and have success as they define it.
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Learn More about the Pinnacle Approach™
The Pinnacle Approach™ is detailed in a series of three books that share stories and principles real businesses have used to grow faster than they ever thought possible. Download Peak Performance today as a FREE audiobook to learn more.