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Confidential · Independent · For CEOs and Senior Executives
Confidential Independent For CEOs and Senior Executives

When the official explanation
doesn't fit the evidence.

An independent reality check for CEOs and senior executives.

Meir Amarin conducts confidential, focused investigations for CEOs facing a high-stakes business or leadership problem — examining what is being said, what the evidence shows, what does not fit, and what should happen next.

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Typically 20 minutes · No commitment required · Response within one business day

Meir Amarin - Strategic Thinking Partner
Meir Amarin
Founder · AmarinGlobal · Tel Aviv
20+ Years Executive Exp.
3 Continents Operated
6 Max Clients
3M Unilever American Express GBT Wyoming Governor's Office
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The situation

You may recognise this

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Revenue is flat.
Everyone says the strategy is sound.
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The leadership team agrees in the room.
Nothing changes afterward.
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The dashboards look fine.
The organisation doesn't.
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A senior executive is supposedly performing.
You know something isn't right.
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You keep solving symptoms.
The problem keeps returning.
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Everyone is giving you an explanation.
You're not convinced.
Why this happens

Even CEOs can lose visibility from inside the system.

The higher you sit in an organisation, the more information reaches you through other people's filters. People protect their interests. Teams develop narratives. Dashboards show outputs. Meetings reveal what people are willing to say.

The result: what the organisation says is happening and what is actually happening are not always the same thing.

That's why an independent perspective can matter.

When it matters most

Situations where this becomes critical

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Everyone appears aligned - but results keep disagreeing with the consensus.
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An initiative failed and no one can explain why convincingly.
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You're getting advice from people who already have a position on the outcome.
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Internal politics are distorting the picture of a major decision.
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You sense something important is happening that no one is saying out loud.
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You're about to spend significant resources and you're not certain the diagnosis is right.
Flagship engagement

Reality Check

One important problem. One independent investigation. One clearer picture of what to do next.

Meir doesn't start by giving advice. He starts by figuring out what's actually happening.

The process

How the Reality Check works

01
Frame
Define the problem, the decision at stake, the current explanation, and what needs to be understood.
02
Examine
Review relevant documents, numbers, operating information, and stakeholder perspectives.
03
Challenge
Test assumptions, contradictions, incentives, behaviours, and missing information.
04
Report
Turn the findings into a clear assessment of what fits, what does not, what remains uncertain, and what should happen next.

Typical duration: 2–3 weeks for a focused Reality Check.

Your involvement: An initial confidential conversation, access to relevant information, and selected stakeholder conversations where useful.

The deliverable

The Reality Report

A concise decision document — not a strategy deck, implementation plan, audit, legal opinion, or consulting report. It shows what the evidence supports, what does not fit the current explanation, what may be underneath the problem, and what Meir recommends doing next.

What you receive
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A clear statement of the situation being examined.
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The current explanation and the evidence supporting or contradicting it.
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Contradictions, missing information, and assumptions being treated as facts.
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The most plausible diagnosis, with uncertainty acknowledged where appropriate.
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Recommended next actions, what should not be done yet, and questions requiring further investigation.
Evidence over assumption.
Conclusions are based on patterns and contradictions across the evidence, numbers, stakeholder perspectives, behaviour and incentives. Where the evidence is incomplete, the report says so.

This is an independent diagnosis and decision-support engagement. Implementation support is not assumed and can be discussed separately where appropriate.

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Tell Meir what is not working. He will tell you honestly whether this is something he can help investigate.

Illustrative example · Shows the form of analysis, not a client case
Situation
Revenue has stalled for twelve months.
Current explanation
Market conditions and increased competition.
What doesn't fit
Competitors in the same segment are still growing.
What the evidence suggests
The sales organisation has quietly drifted away from higher-value accounts.
What was being missed
Incentives and management attention have been rewarding volume, not the strategy on paper.
What I'd do / What I would not do
Realign incentives to the accounts that actually matter - before funding another campaign to sell more of the wrong thing.
Levels of depth

One problem. Different levels of depth.

01
Reality Check
From $3,500 – $7,500
One focused problem. A fixed-scope independent investigation and Reality Report for a specific business or leadership situation that is not making sense.
Best for: one important problem · Typical duration: 2–3 weeks
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02
Business Reality Intervention
From $10,000 – $20,000
A deeper investigation involving multiple stakeholders and a more complex organisational or business problem spanning teams, leadership dynamics, and competing narratives.
Best for: cross-functional problems · Typical duration: 3–6 weeks
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03
Executive Reality Partner
From $5,000 – $10,000 / month
Ongoing confidential access to Meir after an initial engagement, for executives who want an independent thinking partner as situations evolve. Access limited to six clients.
Best for: ongoing executive perspective · Ongoing monthly
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"The cost of finding the wrong diagnosis is often far greater than the cost of testing it."

Why Meir

The org chart isn't the organisation.

What people say. What leaders believe. What the numbers show. What employees actually do. What incentives reward.

These are often different things.

Meir's job is to understand the gap - not by claiming special insight, but by looking for contradictions between the official explanation and the evidence.

He has operated on both sides of the table: P&L owner at 3M, national commercial leader at Unilever, growth leader at American Express GBT.

The problem is rarely confined to one department. Meir looks across commercial performance, leadership behaviour, incentives, organisational dynamics, and the evidence underneath the story.

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The comparison

Official story vs. what Meir looks for

Official storyWhat Meir looks for
Everyone alignedConsensus in the room
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Execution breakdownResults contradict agreement
Strategy is soundLeadership confident
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Revenue stalledUnexplained gap
Executive performingGood reports
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Something isn't rightInstinct vs. data
Problem identifiedSolution underway
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Symptom treatedRoot cause untouched
About Meir

An operator, not
a theorist.

Meir Amarin spent more than 20 years inside organisations most advisors only study - including P&L leadership at 3M, national commercial leadership at Unilever, and commercial growth leadership at American Express GBT.

He has worked across Israel, Europe and the United States, advised the Wyoming Governor's Office, and founded the AI Ethics Accord.

Today, he works with a limited number of CEOs and senior executives who need an independent perspective when the obvious explanation isn't enough.

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Meir Amarin
Meir Amarin
Author · Strategic Growth Operator · Tel Aviv · Global
Why Meir

Not certificates. Judgment.

01 /
Operator
P&L ownership and commercial leadership at 3M, Unilever and American Express GBT. Meir has owned outcomes, not simply advised people who did.
02 /
Independent
No implementation team, no internal position, and no incentive to manufacture a bigger engagement.
03 /
Cross-functional
Commercial performance, leadership behaviour, incentives, organisational dynamics and evidence - because the real problem rarely sits inside one department.
Endorsement for Meir's mentoring and book work by
Gen. David Petraeus
Former Director, CIA
Commander, U.S. Central Command
"A powerful resource for those seeking to lead through challenging times with vision, integrity, and adaptability."
Trusted · Selective · Confidential
Operational experience

Not an outsider's
theory. An operator's
track record.

Twenty years of direct commercial leadership across Fortune 500 environments, government advisory, and high-growth markets - operated across three continents. Every perspective offered in an advisory conversation is grounded in decisions Meir has actually had to own.

Fortune 500
US · Global Enterprise
3M
Global Science and Innovation Corporation
Country Business Leader
Led 3M's business group in Israel with full P&L ownership across a diversified portfolio of five business units. Defined strategy and growth priorities while leading sales, marketing, and technical teams. Drove market share and profitability through portfolio and channel strategy.
P&L Owner
National Markets
Fortune 500
Technology & Enterprise Scale
Commercial Leadership
Led distribution channel development, commercial partnerships, and regional expansion within a high-pressure environment. Delivered execution across complex multi-market systems with tight operational constraints.
FMCG · Food Solutions
Europe · International
Unilever
Fortune 500 · FMCG · Food Solutions
National Sales Manager
Full national commercial P&L ownership. Led cross-functional teams across sales, operations, and marketing. Sustained revenue growth against established competition and margin pressure.
Government
US · International
Wyoming Gov. Office
Gov. Mead · JHTP
Advanced Innovations Adviser
Technology scouting and global acceleration advisory for the Jackson Hole Technology Partnership. Evaluated international innovation pipelines and advised on strategic investment and public-private partnership structures.
Financial Services
US · Europe · Global
American Express GBT
Global Travel & Financial Services
Commercial Growth Leadership
International commercial growth in a high-complexity, regulated, global environment. Built client relationships, expanded market presence, and delivered against revenue targets across a distributed enterprise organisation.
Founder
Global
AI Ethics Accord
Enterprise Governance · AI
Founder
Built the governance framework and institutional relationships for enterprise AI deployment at scale. Accountability standards for organisations navigating regulatory exposure and AI adoption at speed.
What senior leaders say

Trusted with the conversations that matter most.

Selected endorsements from Meir's broader leadership, mentoring, and advisory work.

"

Meir has changed our world, opening up new possibilities never before considered and making lifetime connections. I count him among the most extraordinarily skilled people I have encountered.

Strategic Principal
Wyoming Governor's Technology Summit
"

He is excellent in establishing new business relationships with senior people in partner organisations.
Highly focused on the top-level mission, flexible and smart under pressure.

Senior Executive
Global Technology Corporation
"

With practical insights and actionable advice, "Mentoring Winners from Top Execs to Managers" is a must-read for anyone serious about building forward-thinking organizations in a fast-moving world.

Michelle Drolet
CEO, Towerwall Inc.
Advisory access

Request a confidential fit conversation.

The first interaction is a confidential conversation, not a sales presentation. Tell Meir what is not working, what you have already tried, why the current explanation does not feel right, and what solving it would be worth. He will tell you whether this is something he can help investigate — and how.

Current availabilityLimited · Enquiries open
Maximum capacity6 clients
Engagement structureConfidential · Bespoke
Primary marketsIL · EU · US
Direct: contact@amaringlobal.com
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