Making The Holding Company Model Work As An Alternative To M&A: Lessons, Pitfalls & Partnership Paths

This;OPEN MINDS;Executive Roundtable was delivered on June 26, 2025, by;OPEN MINDS;Senior Associates Rick Rowley and Dee DeWitt, who moderated a discussion with Natalie Tortorello, Chief Operating Officer at Our House, Inc., and Karen Maziarz, Chief Financial & Strategy Officer at Youth and Family Advocates, Inc. (YFA). They discussed the mechanics of the holding company model and where it outperforms traditional partnerships.

Discussion topics also included how this model differs from other growth strategies, how shared services and centralized governance support local innovation, where holding companies create leverage, what’s required for success . . .