We Find and Fix What's Broken in Your Business, Including Your People

We Find and Fix What's Broken in Your Business, Including Your People

Emporia Group specializes in creating world-class cultures by finding and fixing any issues that might be holding your business back.


We dig into critical areas of your organization, have honest discussions with decision-makers, and support the next stage of your journey - whether it's sustainable growth, leadership transition, or liquidation.


  • Identify your strategic goals, key metrics and organizational culture

  • Upgrade your teams with A+ talent proven to deliver A+ results

  • Align systems and people to create a pathway to long-term success

Emporia Group specializes in creating world-class cultures by finding and fixing any issues that might be holding your business back.


We dig into critical areas of your organization, have honest discussions with decision-makers, and support the next stage of your journey - whether it's sustainable growth, leadership transition, or liquidation.


  • Identify your strategic goals, key metrics and organizational culture

  • Upgrade your teams with A+ talent proven to deliver A+ results

  • Align systems and people to create a pathway to long-term success

Companies we've guided:

Companies Rise & Fall On Their Leadership

If your organization is showing ANY of these symptoms, act fast before things get terminal…

Talent Positioned Incorrectly

People are underperforming in roles that don't match their capabilities.

Leaders In The Weeds

Leadership is caught up working IN the business, not ON the business.

Are design changes and shifting requirements derailing your time?

Lack of Strategic Direction

The business lacks a clear long-term vision and roadmap to success.

Deep-Rooted Issues

Interpersonal and structural problems undermine trust and progress.

Healthy Leadership Is Like
Oil In An Engine…


…you need it, it must be regularly maintained, and running without it can be catastrophic. Emporia Group works with business leaders to become aware of their core issues, have the uncomfortable conversations they don't want to have, and make the tough decisions they've been trying to avoid.


Our three-step process gets you to a point where you have optimized leaders on optimized teams - galvanized, goal-oriented, and guided by purpose.

Step 1

Situation Report & Problem Diagnosis

Get Your Lightbulb Moment As a Leader
We get under the hood of your business - looking, listening, learning, and talking to your teams. You discover what your actual issues are, not just the surface-level problems.


Hear ALL The Hard Truths In a No-BS Report
We tell you what fires we found and what levers we can pull to put them out in a comprehensive Clarity Report. You learn crucial insights, commonalities, and strategic recommendations.

Bring Experts Into The Trenches With You
We give you two options to move forward - leverage our Clarity Report and take action independently, or embed our experts into your business to rebuild or strengthen a team of all-star players.

Step 2

Strategy Decoding & Decision Making

Learn & Leverage Your Unique Difference
Who are you? What do you want to become? What sets you apart? We identify the capabilities your competitors can’t replicate and create the leadership systems that drive them.

Install The Top 1% of Talent In Your Teams
We advise leadership on which roles to replace and which people to retain. Good leaders gravitate to us - so we can swap your underperformers for all-stars from our vetted pool of talent.


Design a Clear Growth Roadmap
Strategy is the destination, planning is the road to get there. We set KPIs and outcomes focused on great people, systems, and products - so your business can start thriving, not just surviving.

Step 3

Smooth Transition & Sustainable Execution

Build Disciplined Systems
We deconstruct, understand, clarify, and improve every aspect of your company's leadership systems - following your DNA, focusing on growth, and facilitating long-term excellence.

Develop & Train Your Leaders
We rebuild the foundation of your organization by fundamentally transforming your leadership culture - putting people in position to communicate well, handle conflict well, and strategize well.

Bridge The Leadership Gap
We run your business with you for a period of time, developing the next generation and transitioning to their leadership in a way that endures and succeeds long after our experts step away.


OUR IDEAL ENGAGEMENT

You're a great fit if you...

Handle Hard Truths

You welcome honest feedback and tough conversations as meaningful dialogue for growth.

Prioritize People

You lead with empathy, invest in relationships, and see your teams as the foundation for success.

Focus On Impact

You direct your energy towards making a meaningful difference, not just 'looking successful'.

We aren't for you if you…

Have a Big Ego

You let pride block progress, refuse to accept feedback, and micromanage our experts.

Obsess About Profit

You focus solely on the bottom line at the expense of people, purpose and sustainability.

Love Being 'Busy'

You equate busyness with value, resisting focus and efficiency in favor of constant activity.

Client Transformations

Client transformations

Industry:

Trailer Manufacturing

Challenge:

Young leaders, high turnover

Outcome:

Leadership maturity, explosive growth

Industry:

Trailer Manufacturing

Challenge:

Young leaders, high turnover

Outcome:

Leadership maturity, explosive growth

Industry:

Trailer Manufacturing

Challenge:

Young leaders, high turnover

Outcome:

Leadership maturity, explosive growth

Industry:

Environmental Services

Challenge:

Stuck with wrong people

Outcome:

Stronger team, higher growth

Industry:

Environmental Services

Challenge:

Stuck with wrong people

Outcome:

Stronger team, higher growth

Industry:

Environmental Services

Challenge:

Stuck with wrong people

Outcome:

Stronger team, higher growth

Industry:

Manufacturing

Challenge:

Financial blind spots

Outcome:

Profits rose from cost control

Industry:

Manufacturing

Challenge:

Financial blind spots

Outcome:

Profits rose from cost control

Industry:

Manufacturing

Challenge:

Financial blind spots

Outcome:

Profits rose from cost control

  • We have been working with the Emporia Group to give us guidance and clarity as we transition our business from 3rd to 4th generation. They have been very helpful identifying our strengths, weaknesses, and guiding us as we navigate this next phase of our business.

    Mike Sensenig

    Agri-food production

  • For more than a decade, my three brothers and I have met monthly with Jay McCumber and The Emporia Group. We all need to be equipped, challenged, and held accountable as leaders to play our roles in the business. Our investment has proved fruitful on so many levels for which we are grateful.

    Frank X. Kelly

    Benefits administration & technology

  • It can be easy as a business leader to lose sight of why we do what we do. Jay and his group helped me understand what I am called to and have challenged me to walk that out. Jay is gifted at bringing biblical based teaching at a high level while allowing room for application to take place.

    Scott Stoltzfus

    Food

  • Jay helped us transform a young, inexperienced leadership team into a confident, emotionally intelligent force. Turnover dropped, collaboration improved, and our service department is now booming. We’ve also seen major growth in our truck body division — 30% last year, with 40% projected this year.

    Ken Urban

    Trailer Manufacturing

  • bringing Jay in changed everything. He helped us identify the right people, reorganize the team, and eliminate blockers — including a long-standing employee holding us back. Since then, collaboration, leadership, and overall performance have dramatically improved.

    Kennedy Garber

    Environmental services

  • The business was flying blind financially. Jay rebuilt the leadership team, brought in the right people, and within weeks we had clear financials, cost controls, and visibility. He helped us stabilize fast and set the foundation for long-term profitability.

    Mark Livingston

    Manufacturing

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Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Emporia Group and what do you do?

Who are your typical clients?

How can you understand the complexities of my family and my business?

What services do you offer?

Do I have time for this level of engagement while running my business?

How are you different from other consulting firms?

Is this worth the significant financial investment?

What is your approach to succession planning in family businesses?

Can you provide examples of your impact with past clients?

What is your process for working with new clients?

What is The Emporia Group and what do you do?

Who are your typical clients?

How can you understand the complexities of my family and my business?

What services do you offer?

Do I have time for this level of engagement while running my business?

How are you different from other consulting firms?

Is this worth the significant financial investment?

What is your approach to succession planning in family businesses?

Can you provide examples of your impact with past clients?

What is your process for working with new clients?

What is The Emporia Group and what do you do?

Who are your typical clients?

How can you understand the complexities of my family and my business?

What services do you offer?

Do I have time for this level of engagement while running my business?

How are you different from other consulting firms?

Is this worth the significant financial investment?

What is your approach to succession planning in family businesses?

Can you provide examples of your impact with past clients?

What is your process for working with new clients?

Are you ready to bring clarity &
confidence to your business?

Talk to Emporia Group today


Are you ready to bring clarity &
confidence to your business?

Talk to Emporia Group today


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