Strategy Matrix LLC · Founded by Kevin Darbelnet

Bridging Strategy and Execution for CPG & Manufacturing Leaders

Strategy Matrix partners with food, beverage, and manufacturing organizations to accelerate innovation, lead complex engineering programs, and build the agility to execute at speed.

$500M+

Innovation Pipeline Managed

$103M

New Product Revenue Delivered

20–30%

Higher Project Success Rates

Up to 30%

Reduction in Time-to-Market

25%

Improvement in Resource Utilization

150+

SKUs Launched

20+

Years of Experience

40+

Manufacturing Sites Supported

The Right Partner Depends on the Problem You're Solving.

Strategy Matrix works across three distinct disciplines — each serving a different buyer, a different challenge, and a different outcome. Find yours below.

You Lead Innovation or R&D

Your pipeline is too slow, your phase-gate process is broken, or your products aren't reaching market fast enough.

See Innovation Services

You Own Engineering or Capital Projects

You're managing complex CAPEX programs and need strategic oversight that bridges engineering execution with business outcomes.

See Engineering Services

You're Driving Organizational Transformation

Your strategy is clear but execution keeps stalling — you need an operating system that connects priorities, resources, and decisions at speed.

See Transformation Services

Not sure which fits? Book a Call and we'll figure it out together.

What we do

Three Ways We Create Impact

Strategy, Transformation & Enterprise Agility

Build the organizational operating system to execute strategy, lead change, and adapt with speed across your enterprise.

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Innovation & Product Development

Accelerate your innovation pipeline, streamline phase-gate processes, and bring new products to market faster across CPG and food & beverage.

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Engineering & CapEx Advisory

End-to-end CAPEX project strategy, manufacturing process systems engineering, and commissioning expertise for complex industrial programs.

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Our Network

Strategic Partnerships

Delivering enterprise-level results through a global network of world-class partners.

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Outthinker Networks

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Strategy Matrix is a Founding Member of the Outthinker Coaches Network and collaborates with Outthinker Networks as a partner, facilitating executive challenge forums and innovation workshops alongside CEO Kaihan Krippendorff.

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Projects & Company

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A global ecosystem of project management and transformation experts. Strategy Matrix delivers structured, high-impact execution leveraging world-class methodologies including the Project Canvas and AI-driven project frameworks.

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PMI — Project Management Institute

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Kevin holds PMP certification and is a recognized contributor to two PMI publications — the Enterprise Agility Manifesto and Bridging the PMO Gap: Positioning PMOs as Indispensable Partners in Strategy Execution.

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Catalant Practice Community

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Strategy Matrix is a Practice Community Member on Catalant — a platform trusted by more than 30% of the Fortune 500 and top private equity firms to engage independent experts for complex, high-impact work.

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Strategy XF

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Strategy Matrix is a Founding and Council Member of Strategy XF — a premier network for senior strategy executives and practitioners driving the future of organizational strategy.

Kevin Darbelnet, founder of Strategy Matrix LLC

Why Strategy Matrix

You're not only hiring a firm. You're also hiring Kevin.

With a career built inside global CPG giants like Nestlé and BlueTriton, Kevin brings practitioner-level expertise — not theoretical frameworks. He has led innovation pipelines, managed complex engineering CAPEX programs, and built enterprise agility systems from the inside. He brings that experience directly to your organization.

McGill University, Mechanical Engineering
PMI Enterprise Agility Contributor
Catalant Expert Community Member

The Approach

Four steps. One operating rhythm.

STEP01

Diagnose

Understand your strategic priorities, execution gaps, and organizational constraints.

STEP02

Design

Build a tailored approach aligned to your specific vertical, buyer, and business context.

STEP03

Execute

Lead or support implementation with hands-on delivery — not just advisory.

STEP04

Accelerate

Optimize for speed, agility, and sustained capability building.

Social Proof

Recognized in the Field

Contributor

PMI Enterprise Agility Manifesto

Acknowledged

PMI Report: Positioning PMOs as Indispensable Partners in Strategy Execution (Bridging the PMO Gap)

Practice Community Member

Catalant

Featured In

Inside the Private Equity AI Playbook (Catalant)

Founding & Council Member

Strategy XF

Certified Outthinker Coach

Outthinker Networks

Selected Engagements

Results We've Delivered

All case studies are anonymized to protect client confidentiality.

Ready to Bridge Strategy and Execution?

Schedule a 30-minute strategy conversation. No pitch. Just a focused discussion on where you're trying to go and what's getting in the way.