X Holdings LLC

We provide solutions.

Increase revenues. Cut costs. Improve profitability. Operator-led strategy and execution for growth-stage companies doing $2M–$20M in revenue.

$500M+
Assets Managed
$300M+
Distressed Assets Advised
30+
Years Experience
30 Day
Outcome Guarantee

Strategic solutions for the
problems that stall growth

Two ways we work with companies — direct advisory engagement, and a growing library of operational resources.

Consulting Services

Operator-led advisory for founders who need a senior partner in their corner. From strategic guidance to hands-on execution, we offer three engagement tiers designed around how you actually work. Bi-weekly strategy calls to full fractional Chief of Staff — you pick the level of involvement.

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Solutions Resources

Operational playbooks, financial models, and strategic frameworks distilled from three decades of building and turning around businesses. Practical tools designed for mid-market operators — not theory, not workshops, not generic templates.

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Operator experience.
Not consulting theory.

X Holdings was founded in 2013 to formalize a practice built over two decades: helping mid-market companies navigate inflection points that require both financial acumen and operational discipline.

Our principal, Carey Grainger, brings 30+ years spanning Wall Street (Lehman Brothers, Salomon Smith Barney, Citigroup), healthcare operations, real estate, construction, and strategic advisory. The result is advice grounded in real P&L experience — not frameworks from a textbook.

“The gap between $3M and $30M isn’t a strategy problem. It’s an execution problem with a capital structure on top.”
— Carey Grainger, X Holdings

Ready to work with an operator,
not a consultant?

30-minute intro call. No pitch deck, no pressure. Let’s talk about where your business is and where you want it to go.

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