What We Do
Most organizations do not struggle with strategy. They struggle with making strategy work inside real teams, across real functions, under real constraints. Work stalls when ownership is unclear, decisions get stuck, and follow-through is invisible.
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We help leadership teams identify where execution breaks down and build the clarity, structure, and accountability systems that make good work actually move.
Our Services
1
Workshops
Facilitated sessions that give teams a shared language for execution and a practical framework they can use immediately.
2
Diagnostics
Structured assessments that surface where execution is breaking down, who owns what, and what needs to change first.
3
Advisory
Ongoing engagement for organizations that need an experienced operator to help rebuild how teams plan, decide, and deliver.
About
The Dark Horse Advisory is led by Christy Slanaker, an operator and executive with two decades of experience leading retail operations, strategic partnerships, revenue teams, and enablement programs across fintech, financial services, and B2B/B2B2C platforms.
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Her career has been defined by building execution systems in complex, distributed, high-stakes environments where clarity and follow-through determine whether teams succeed or stall.
20+
Years in revenue leadership, partnerships, and operations
200+
Person organization led across 60+ locations
$80M+
P&L ownership across payments and institutional channels
500+
Strategic partnerships managed in regulated environments
