Committed to Preserving Legacies, Accelerating Growth
Kadecia believes that small businesses drive immense value for communities, clients, and employees. Her ultimate goal is to partner with a business owner looking to transition their company, protecting their life’s work, honoring their legacy, and building upon a strong operational foundation for the long term.
As an accomplished executive with nearly two decades of leadership experience scaling high-performing organizations, Kadecia brings a rare blend of strategic vision and hands-on operational execution.
Professional Background & Track Record
Decades of Scaling Success: Kadecia’s career is defined by building, turning around, and accelerating growth across complex business environments. She launched her career with Kaplan, managing community-based educational centers where she mastered P&L management, local marketing, customer service, and turning around underperforming units through organic referral growth and operational efficiency.
18-Year Leadership Impact at Yelp: Over nearly two decades at Yelp, Kadecia served in senior executive roles, most recently as Senior Director of Campaign Strategy and Senior Director of Multi-Location Solutions. She managed large-scale B2B operations spanning local, mid-market, and enterprise segments—overseeing digital measurement, product, and pricing strategies for portfolios totaling close to $240MM in annual revenue and driving 25% year-over-year revenue growth in her division’s first year.
Operational & Team Excellence: Beyond revenue strategy, Kadecia has extensive experience hiring, training, and operationalizing cross-functional teams through rapid periods of scale, structuring organizations for sustainable, repeatable success.
Education & Governance
Kadecia holds a Bachelor of Arts cum laude in Communications from DePaul University and an Executive Master of Business Administration summa cum laude from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. Committed to fostering entrepreneurial excellence, she actively contributes to the broader business community as a board and committee member for Promise Partners, an organization dedicated to supporting Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition.
Ideal Acquisition Profile
PromiseOne is actively seeking to acquire and operate a resilient, growing enterprise where Kadecia can step in as owner-operator to lead day-to-day operations and long-term expansion.
Financial Criteria
- EBITDA: $1M – $2M
- Performance: 3+ years of consistent profitability with a proven, resilient financial model
Industry & Business Model
- Industry: Professional B2B Services
- Revenue Profile: High recurring or repeat revenue, strong customer retention, and low customer acquisition costs (CAC)
- Capital Requirements: Low capital expenditure (CapEx) requirements
Operations & Growth Drivers
- Ownership: Privately held, founder-owned, or family-owned
- Team: Stable employee foundation, strong retention, and a capable second-tier management structure
- Growth Angle: Ripe for organic growth, operational streamlining, and enhanced digitization/modernization leveraging Kadecia’s tech-enabled scaling background
Geography
- Primary focus on Northeast Ohio, with openness to flexible, hybrid, or U.S.-based remote operations
If you are a business owner exploring your exit options, or an advisor representing a great company, let’s start a confidential conversation.