About KeyDelta

Operators. Not consultants.

When companies scale faster than their systems, people, and processes can keep up, execution breaks. KeyDelta closes that gap — with a team of senior operators who've built the systems that let companies scale with confidence.

Collectively: 200+ years of operating experience • 50+ acquisitions • 9 PE-backed CEO/COO roles

Impact

By The Numbers

$125M+

Revenue Impact Delivered to Clients

4 Weeks

Average Time to First Measurable Result

30+

Company Transformations Led

90%+

Client Engagements Extended or Referred

The Team

Senior operators who've been in your chair.

Every KeyDelta engagement is led by executives who have built companies, scaled teams, integrated acquisitions, and navigated the exact decisions you face now. We don't theorize. We've done it.

Russ Reeder

Founder & CEO

30+ years leading from inside operating companies, not from the sidelines.

CEO, President, or COO of nine private equity-backed companies, including Netrix Global, Infrascale, OVHcloud U.S., Media Temple, and XTIUM. Led or supported 50+ acquisitions and integrations representing more than $1 billion in transaction value. Founder of Rightsline, the leading rights and royalty management platform serving Disney+, Hulu, Sony, and other major media companies. Member of the Forbes Technology Council and Young Presidents' Organization (YPO). Graduate of Harvard Business School Executive Education. James Madison University alumnus and Chairman of the Advisory Council for the Madison Center for Civic Engagement.

Brian Kuhn

Managing Partner

Enterprise transformation and operations leader who partners with boards, PE sponsors, and CEOs to integrate acquisitions, professionalize operations, and position companies for growth.

COO at Netrix Global, where he led the post-acquisition integration of five firms and 900+ employees into a unified, scalable enterprise. Launched and scaled OVHcloud's U.S. division from startup to $200M+ in revenue within two years. Chief Product & Strategy Officer at XTIUM, where he drove exit readiness. Earlier career at HP, Palm, eBay, AT&T, and GoDaddy. BS in Computer Science from the University of Michigan. MBA from UCLA Anderson.

Jeanne Hopkins

Principal, GTM & Revenue Growth

Fixes broken go-to-market motions and makes growth repeatable.

25+ years of executive marketing and revenue leadership spanning HubSpot (VP of Marketing during hyper-growth, helping generate 50,000+ net new leads monthly and driving the company to #2 on the Inc. 500), Lola.com (acquired by Capital One), SquadLocker (CRO — set sales revenue records during COVID and built a new $1M+ product line in eight months), OneScreen.AI, and The Pedowitz Group (SVP, Revenue & Growth Marketing). Deep expertise in GTM architecture, sales and marketing alignment, demand generation, and pipeline mechanics. MBA in International Marketing from Suffolk University. BBA in Accounting & Finance from Western New England University.

Alexandra Skaggs

Principal, Operations & Program Lead

Strategy, operations, and transformation leader who organizes complex situations and drives teams toward measurable outcomes.

VP of Strategy & Transformation at Netrix Global, Chief of Staff at OVH US and Integrate, and Director of Strategic Initiatives at Borderfree. Brings cross-functional precision to post-acquisition integrations, operating model redesigns, and large-scale program execution. Known for connecting the dots across people, process, and technology — and getting it done. BBA in International Business from Texas Tech University.

Marc Lacroix

Principal, Professional Services & Automation

Builds and fixes professional services organizations — from strategy through automation.

SVP of Professional Services at XTIUM. VP of PS at Convergys, managing 250+ resources across North America and India. Co-founded RTM Consulting and the Resource Management Institute, authoring the RMCP certification program. Over a decade designing and deploying PSA ecosystems for companies ranging from Fortune 100 (Microsoft, Cisco, VMware, Infor) to PE-backed mid-market firms. Early career in Big 5 consulting at EY and Cap Gemini. MBA.

Wade Little

Principal, Technology Strategy & Services Automation

Solves business problems with technology — not the other way around.

Led 100+ PSA implementation projects across every major vendor in the industry. Senior consulting leadership at IBM, PwC, EY, and EDS, driving large-scale IT and business transformations. Trusted advisor to CIOs and senior executives on IT strategy, services automation, and systems modernization. Deep expertise spanning telecom, manufacturing, high-tech, and professional services. MS in Management of IT from the University of Virginia. BS from LSU.

Debra Olson

Principal, Services Operations & Resource Management

Turns underperforming services operations into scalable, profitable engines.

Decades of experience leading transformational change across diverse industries and international markets. Deep expertise in business operations planning, process optimization, and resource management. Partners with organizations to identify operational inefficiencies and drive measurable, sustainable results. Known for exceptional project leadership and change management — getting organizations through the hard part of actually adopting new ways of working. Recognized thought leader in professional services operations and resource management.

KC Reeder

HR & Finance

Manages the financial operations, human resources, and administrative backbone that keep KeyDelta running.

Background in organizational management and education, with experience at RightsLine and the Entrepreneurs' Organization. Ensures operational discipline behind the scenes so the team can focus on client outcomes. University of Nevada, Reno graduate.

Founder's Note

Why I built KeyDelta

After 30+ years scaling technology companies as a CEO, COO, and operator — across Oracle, GoDaddy, Media Temple, OVHcloud, Netrix Global, and XTIUM — I kept seeing the same pattern: most companies don't need more strategy. They need someone who's been in the chair, understands the pressure, and can help leadership close the gap between knowing what to do and actually getting it done.

KeyDelta was built on a simple conviction: fix the operating foundation first, then turn on AI where the return is highest. Heroes don't scale. Systems do.

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"In the AI era, consulting-grade analysis is abundant. Ownership of execution is the constraint."

We deploy senior operators who have held CEO, COO, and CRO roles in PE-backed companies. We don't hand over decks. We embed in your leadership operating rhythm, drive decisions, and stay until outcomes are delivered. Our engagements replace heroics with systems — so progress doesn't depend on any single leader.

Origin

Why KeyDelta

Traditional consulting firms diagnose, recommend, and exit. But the gap isn't in knowing what to do — it's in getting it done. When ownership fragments and priorities compete, progress stalls regardless of how sharp the strategy is.

KeyDelta closes that gap. We bring operator-level leadership to the cross-functional, high-stakes problems that determine a company's trajectory. Not slide decks. Not recommendations. We embed alongside your leadership team, restore clarity, align executives, unblock teams, and build the operating systems companies need to scale with confidence.

With AI accelerating the speed of business, that execution gap is widening. AI amplifies whatever operating system it's deployed into — including dysfunction. We fix the foundation first, then guide organizations into AI-enabled operating models where the return is highest. Operations first. AI second. Value compounding.

The name KeyDelta represents the key change — the decisive shift — that unlocks organizational momentum. Every company has one. Our job is to find it and drive it.

How We Lead

HEAR

Four principles that govern every engagement, every conversation, every decision.

Honesty

Clear-eyed assessment of what's working and what isn't. No sugar-coating, no politics.

Empathy

Understanding the pressures leaders face. We've been in the chair. We know.

Accountability

Ownership of outcomes. We don't hide behind recommendations. We drive results.

Respect

Honoring your team, your culture, and your constraints. Not playing consultant.

Thought Leadership

Speaking & Media

Russ Reeder brings an operator's perspective to leadership, execution, and AI-enabled transformation. He is regularly invited to speak with CEOs, leadership teams, boards, and industry audiences.

Topics

Operations first, AI second: why fixing the foundation unlocks AI ROI

Scaling execution and leadership alignment in PE-backed companies

Building AI-enabled operating models that compound value

Post-acquisition integration: from day-one chaos to operating rhythm

From AI pilots to production: what most companies get wrong

Building execution systems that outlast any individual

As published in Forbes Technology Council, Chief Executive, Authority Magazine, Thrive Global, and SecureITWorld.

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