We turn complexity into clarity and vision into results
THREE PILLARS
Taking a business to the next level depends on how effectively leaders align and integrate three essential pillars:
A disciplined financial plan
A scalable operating model
Great ideas don't scale themselves
An actionable strategy
THE PROBLEM

Strong companies and capable teams often stall

When these pillars are treated as separate functions and managed in silos, things break down. Without integration, even high-performing organizations lose momentum. Priorities compete. Focus drifts. Execution slips. What’s missing isn’t effort; it’s the alignment needed to create a more connected path forward.

OUR SOLUTION

We connect strategy, finance, and operations to create clarity and accelerate growth

Three Pillars provides fractional CFO, COO, and strategic advisory services, stepping in as part of your leadership team. We are embedded and accountable from day one. Every engagement starts with an assessment of what’s working, what’s not, and what’s getting in the way. Then we bring strategic priorities to life, rolling up our sleeves to deliver results where they matter most.

No templates. No filler. Every solution is built for your unique business.

EXPERTISE

We streamline workflows and build infrastructure with discipline and accountability. This eliminates friction, reduces costs, and focuses resources to deliver the greatest return.

Smarter decisions start with better data. Too often companies are held back by disconnected systems, manual work, and information that’s incomplete or worse, wrong. We fix that. From ERPs to CRMs to AI, we implement the tools that increase visibility, save time, and maximize impact.

Three Pillars makes finance an engine to propel growth.

Leaders need to be able to articulate their strategy, first to themselves and then to their teams and stakeholders.

Whether you're starting with a blank sheet, evolving an existing roadmap, or navigating significant change, we bring the structure and discipline to turn strategy into execution.

We empower leaders with forward-looking financial insights to drive faster, more confident decisions.

Too many businesses rely on static plans that don’t adapt to change. We build agile forecasting and financial systems that give stakeholders a clear view into what’s ahead with the flexibility to adjust as it unfolds.

Three Pillars identifies what truly moves your business forward.

Strategy
Operations & Technology
Finance

Three Pillars connects operations and technology, powering execution at scale.

ABOUT THE FOUNDER

I launched Three Pillars to help organizations move from complexity to clarity. I connect strategy, finance, and operations to drive meaningful, lasting outcomes.


Over the past two decades, I’ve worked across industries, business models, and ownership structures, partnering with Fortune 500 companies, founder-led brands, venture-backed startups, and everything in between. I’ve stabilized struggling businesses, helped startups navigate early challenges, and supported established brands through inflection points, reinvention, and transformation.


My early career was shaped at Ralph Lauren, where I held leadership roles across finance, operations, and sales. There, I learned how high-performing businesses scale, and what happens when critical pieces don't align. I later moved into business development and innovation roles at Universal Music Group, where I built a global apparel division from the ground up. That entrepreneurial drive led me to co-found two startups, and ultimately to start Three Pillars Advisory, where I step in as a trusted advisor, fractional CFO, and COO to organizations navigating change.


Across my work, I’ve steered iconic brands through post-bankruptcy relaunches, repositioned legacy companies for renewed growth, and transformed wholesale businesses into digital-first operations. I’ve guided teams through complex supply chain disruptions, operational restructurings, and capital constraints. And during my time at Ralph Lauren, I expanded brand reach through co-branded collegiate programs, Olympic partnerships, and the launch of new channels that strengthened brand positioning globally.


In each chapter, my focus remains the same: helping leaders identify what’s holding their businesses back, what needs to change, and how to move forward with confidence.


Today, I work with organizations that are scaling, repositioning, or rethinking their next chapter. Together we align strategy with execution, strengthen foundations, and unlock sustainable growth.

Lew Pine
Portrait of Lew Pine, founder of Three Pillars Advisory, fractional CFO and strategic advisor
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