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Strategy Development and Implementation. Interim Management. Crisis Management.

The common characteristic of all our clients is dissatisfaction with the current state of their companies, regardless of whether the company is already one of the industry leaders and profitable, or a company “in agony”, including one that has not been operating for a certain period of time. Our clients want changes for their businesses, have sufficient determination to go through these changes, and are looking for a reliable and experienced partner to accompany them on this challenging journey.

Upon request, we can provide a number of compelling examples of our work in building companies, in addition to those already presented on our website.

In this section, we would like to explain in more detail what this service consists of:

Defining the “starting point”: what is the current business situation? What is its dynamics? What are its financial results? Where is value being created within the company, and where is it being lost?

Identifying the company’s and its owners’ strategic resources on which it is advisable to build a new vision for the company’s development.

Identifying the most attractive business opportunities (within the company) and market opportunities (outside the company).

Combining the results of the first three steps into the development of a detailed vision for the company’s future (together with the company’s key people). Determining the sequence for implementing the identified opportunities.

Assisting in communicating the changes within the company and conveying the strategy to employees.

Fine-tuning the existing or developing a new organizational structure for the company (and, in some cases, also its legal structure). Filling in the new organizational structure with the right people.

Fine-tuning existing or developing new key organizational systems, namely: the motivation system, the personnel evaluation system, the management reporting system, and the control system.

Developing in detail the most complex components of the development plan (in marketing, sales, logistics, IT, etc.) and coordinating their implementation.

Fine-tuning existing or developing new key business processes, including their implementation.

Monitoring progress against the established plan: adjusting the plan, the organizational structure, business processes, and replacing certain employees if necessary. Typically, around 20% of the initial vision for the company’s development requires adjustment during the following 2–3 years of implementation.

Depending on the specific situation, some of the above steps may be carried out in parallel. In different cases, the sequence of their implementation may also vary.

For example, it sometimes becomes clear at a very early stage that the company needs to reorganize its sales function as quickly as possible.

In such cases, we immediately begin working on this area in order to generate a positive impact for the company as quickly as possible, while simultaneously continuing to develop a detailed vision of what the company should focus on over the next several years.

What should you expect from the collaboration?

Using a three-year period of working with a client’s business as an example, our team, working together with the client’s team, is typically able to achieve the following:

First year:

To create a new, stronger foundation for the company’s dynamic development over the following years. During the first year, the first visible signs of positive business transformation usually begin to emerge (including improvements in financial performance).

Second year:

A period of significant growth begins, which is already clearly reflected in the company’s financial results.

Third year:

In conjunction with the sustained growth, the company, now delivering record financial results, depending on its starting point, begins to target national industry leadership or further strengthen its position as a leader. In one case from our practice, a company achieved global market leadership.

Self-sufficient Companies

Throughout the entire period of cooperation with the client’s company, we generally do not hold formal positions within the company (although there have been exceptions). However, through close day-to-day collaboration and alignment of all major decisions with the owner (“all” decisions or only the “key” ones depend on the degree of personal involvement chosen by the owner), we have sufficient influence to implement changes of any scale.

By “self-sufficiency”, we mean that the business system should continue to function effectively after we leave the company.

Our goal is to create a beautiful, commercially aggressive, highly profitable, and, most importantly, self-sufficient business.

Our Team Our Projects

Extensive Experience in Launching New Projects

Until 2009, the majority of our activities were related to launching new projects for our clients. In the past, we even used the corporate slogan “we specialize in new ventures”, which has no longer reflected reality since 2009.

Nevertheless, even today, at any given time, we comprehensively coordinate the creation of two or three companies from scratch. Although this work is not necessarily more complex than transforming and developing existing companies, we would like to emphasize our continuous involvement in new ventures, as this type of work requires special qualities and capabilities from our team.

You can learn more about our services for new projects in the section: Development of the Concept and Assessment of the Investment Attractiveness of New Projects.

Industry Non-specialization

RAIN works across a wide range of industries: food production, healthcare, various retail and distribution businesses, apparel manufacturing, the defense industry (since 2022), real estate, recreation, chemicals, agriculture, renewable energy, telecommunications, woodworking, and others. We believe that lack of deep specialization in a particular industry provides us with a number of advantages.

In particular, by working across diverse industries, we are able to:

Bring a fresh perspective to an industry and its external environment. This regularly helps us to identify opportunities that are often more difficult for industry insiders to recognize.

Transfer best practices from one industry to another, which often proves highly effective.

Better identify and monitor broader consumer trends.

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Andriy Boyechko, CFA Managing Partner

Professional experience:

More than 25 years of hands-on experience in delivering complex business projects for clients across a wide range of industries, including food manufacturing, healthcare, IT, apparel, e-commerce, retail, real estate, and, more recently, defense technologies.

He has led the development of numerous national and regional market leaders in Ukraine — several of them built from zero — as well as one global industry leader, working closely with business owners and management teams.

His core expertise includes strategy and go-to-market execution, sales and marketing, organizational design, corporate finance, and investments, with a clear focus on delivering measurable practical results.

Alongside his client work, Andriy has also built a number of his own growing businesses, which further shapes his pragmatic and results-oriented approach.

Andriy studied business in universities in Ukraine, the United States, and Austria. In 2001, he became one of the first Ukrainians to earn the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation through the globally recognized CFA Institute program.

Roman Baranov Project Manager

Professional experience:

20 years of practical experience in strategy development and implementation, online and offline marketing, sales, as well as various HR-related areas.

He has a significant number of successful cases in the development and launch of new products (more than 40) across various industries. He also has successful experience in rebranding and relaunch campaigns for several leading national and regional brands.

His greatest experience is in the following industries: food production and distribution, FMCG, healthcare, retail, e-commerce, and professional services.

He has experience in startup projects as a co-founder, manager, or functional lead, including: a full-service digital marketing agency (2016–present), a product IT company (2022–present), a food production and export business (2021–present), and an online retail business (2009–2014).

He received business education in Ukraine and Germany. He is fluent in English, German, and Spanish.

Yuriy Panchenko, CFA Project Manager

Professional experience:

More than 20 years of experience in investment project evaluation, new business concept development, strategy formulation and implementation, and building effective management teams.

His focus includes company restructuring, operational improvements, market research and new project evaluation, change management, and the implementation of solutions that create value for companies and entrepreneurs. He has completed more than 100 projects of varying complexity. He also has experience building several successful businesses from the ground up.

His deepest industry experience includes residential, commercial, and industrial real estate, trade, energy efficiency, healthcare, steel manufacturing, apparel, industrial lubricants, and others.

He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder and is fluent in English and French.