TC Operating Partners

We work where we are invited.

TC Ops is a team of functional experts who work alongside Trive’s deal teams — who maintain ownership of each investment from sourcing to exit — and serve as a value creation partner tailored to each portfolio company’s needs. Guided by the same Operating Principles, the work is seamless to all involved.
Pull vs. Push

Invited in by deal teams and management — never imposed.

Growth driven by portfolio demand.

Project Oriented

Engage on a consulting basis to solve specific problems.

When complete, we get out of the way.

Evergreen Solutions

Work side-by-side with management, then embed and teach so solutions outlast the engagement.

Measuring Outcomes

Collect feedback from deal and management teams after every project to improve individually and as a team.

We partner with the Trive Deal Team in a collaborative and hands-on fashion to accelerate value creation in our business

Net Promoter Score

Goal: 75%

97%

12/1/25 YTD ratings from portfolio companies and investment team

  • Real-time customer feedback
  • Provides opportunity for course corrections, if needed

Creating value across a broad range of cost saving, revenue generating, and best practice sharing opportunities.

Tactical Support

Distinct initiatives identified by management where either the Trive investment team or TC Operating Partners can play a supporting role

Strategic Project

Value created in the past 4 years of Trive’s group purchasing program. TC Operating Partners works across a broad range of engagements

Deep Functional Knowledge

Collective years of experience across the TC Operating Partners team across Finance, FP&A, HR, IT, Marketing, and Managerial functions

Cross Portfolio Initiatives

Cross Portfolio Initiatives

Portfolio and Market Best Practices

Annual CEO & CFO Summits + real time market-based issue identification and resolution sharing

Our Approach

Pull model

our operating partners help where needed – they aren’t forced on management teams

Long term solutions

Success looks like helping with a specific problem, helping management create tools or long term solutions that management owns long term

Subject matter experts

we have a wide range of areas where we can provide support, including HR, finance, cybersecurity, marketing, supply chain management

Best practices

Collect feedback from deal and management teams after every project to improve individually and as a team.

TC Operating Partners

We bring experience from a variety of industries, alongside extensive private equity portfolio knowledge. Our experts possess a depth of knowledge in their respective areas, often having sat in the same chair as those they support.
New hires since last LPAM
New offerings in 2025
Promotions in 2025
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