Owens Management Group is a boutique management consulting and executive coaching firm. Founded by serial entrepreneur John Owens, we replace theoretical models with battle-tested operational playbooks, proprietary UNC culture diagnostics, and strategic capital structuring.
2-Time Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Companies
#1 Best Places to Work (Top-Ranked Midsize)
Entrepreneur of the Year Honoree
While every leader is on his or her way to creating a unique vision and blazing a trail — our coaching can make the journey more efficient and enjoyable.
Finding momentum, designing a strategy, locating resources, and executing often take more effort than anticipated. As CEO of the Ameritrust companies, founder John Owens was put to the ultimate test amidst three financial industry meltdowns since 1998, including the 2008 credit crisis. His brand survived and prevailed while competitors collapsed.
Today, Owens Management Group delivers battle-tested frameworks to growing ventures, corporate divisions, and senior leadership teams across North Carolina and nationwide.
We provide holistic enterprise coaching, proprietary behavioral diagnostics, and capital resources designed to build long-term organizational endurance.
Achieving sustained improvement in performance and endurance requires that organizations move beyond structures, processes, and systems to address individual and collective behavior — including culture, mind-sets, capabilities, and team dynamics. In partnership with the University of North Carolina (UNC), we deliver scientifically backed culture diagnostics.
Finding momentum, designing strategy, and executing take immense discipline. We provide one-on-one executive coaching, senior team alignment, and access to a curated Professional Advisory Board assembled to grant clients specialized domain guidance at every stage of organizational maturity.
We help clients attain excellence by managing both performance and organizational endurance with equal rigor. Using our proprietary CURX2 Survey, we measure your company's institutional resilience to withstand severe market volatility and adapt faster than the competition.
Behind every enduring company is a savvy marketer and business strategist. We transform entrepreneurs and their frontline employees into brand champions while designing premium positioning, strategic storytelling, and predictable revenue generation engines.
Through our independent RIA affiliate Ameritrust Wealth Management and institutional partnership with Charles Schwab Institutional ($580B+ assets, 1,800+ custodial team), we provide corporate 401(k) structuring, fiduciary wealth strategies, and business insurance solutions with zero conflicts of interest.
Enterprise technology strategists serving growing businesses worldwide. We help leaders evaluate software architectures, automate operational friction, and execute IT roadmaps that turn tech investments into direct competitive advantages rather than ongoing maintenance headaches.
Direct feedback from regional chamber presidents, high-growth CEOs, and institutional executives.
“John has a deep appreciation for the connection between a successful community and a successful business. John also has a passion for life, and what he loves, that is very contagious. That combination works wonders for the communities John calls home. He invests the time and energy to grow his own company, companies around him and the entire community. He continues to have an impact on people and organizations long after his formal connection has passed. I am elated that John is now calling the Cape Fear region home.”
“John has a passion for ideas, a commitment to people, and proven resilience. He is one of the people who has not only seen, but demonstrated that new fortunes are created on the upside of seemingly negative events.”
“Davinci Jets (f.k.a. JETPOOL) is a private aviation resource that manages private aircraft and provides concierge services for private and corporate clients. Our work with John Owens and his team at Owens Management Group aimed to implement a business development plan to expand our growth, streamline our operations, and provide additional quality assurance. During their work, they helped us develop and produce a playbook for future success. In a very short time that they have been working with us we have seen over 80% growth in client assets and over 85% growth in production. O.M.G’s discipline, accountability, and process were the vehicle that has driven our recent success.”
“I thought we were set up fine in the management area, but once I took a good, objective look at the situation, I realized there was a lot to learn. John is an excellent coach. He tests you to take a good long look at yourself in an honest and constructive way. Turnover is down significantly ... the management team is functioning more efficiently ... communications with teammates is becoming open and honest ... and individually, I have grown as a manager.”
“John is a true entrepreneur. He does not take no for an answer. He doesn't quit and loves life. He has done the introspection that many leaders find uncomfortable and has taken a close look at himself and what drives him. As a result, he inspires and motivates everyone around him.”
“John helped transform my business unit from a 'win at all cost' culture into one where results are still at the forefront, but my employees feel part of a team with a common goal. John assessed my personal strengths and weaknesses allowing me to take my leadership skills to another level.”
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Owens Management Group operates across six specialized practice areas: Creating a Dynamic Culture (behavioral change & diagnostic surveys), Executive Leadership Development (founder & C-suite coaching), Organizational Change (performance & endurance balancing via the CURX2 survey), Marketing and Sales Transformation, Capital Resources (fiduciary 401(k), wealth, and corporate financing via Ameritrust & Charles Schwab Institutional), and Business Technology Advisory.
In partnership with the University of North Carolina (UNC) educational system, OMG designed a proprietary quantitative diagnostic tool. Unlike generic corporate surveys that deliver purely descriptive feedback without an execution path, our assessment delivers an actionable, data-backed operational blueprint showing leadership teams exactly which behaviors, mindsets, and workflows to refine for measurable revenue gains and retention.
The CURX2 Survey is John Owens' proprietary methodology for measuring organizational endurance. While most consulting firms solely examine short-term quarterly performance metrics, CURX2 measures an enterprise's structural stamina — its ability to withstand macroeconomic shocks, supply-chain disruptions, and rapid scaling pressures while regenerating faster than rivals.
Owens Management Group is headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina (serving the fast-growing Cape Fear coastal region) with established foundational presence in the Charlotte, North Carolina metropolitan area. We serve clients across the Carolinas and nationally through both on-site executive engagements and digital advisory infrastructure.
You can reach out directly via our consultation form or email John Owens directly at johno@owensmanagement.com. We begin with a confidential discovery discussion to assess your organization's stage, evaluate current friction points, and determine whether our advisory frameworks align with your strategic targets.
Operational insights, leadership analyses, and corporate culture case studies from our advisory team.
Leadership
Why companies prioritizing leadership coaching generate stock market returns up to 5x higher than industry peers, cut costly employee turnover, and streamline strategic execution.
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Crisis Strategy
An executive breakdown of the worst financial meltdown since 1929, exploring how intentional internal culture and ethics safeguards allowed Ameritrust to survive while competitors collapsed.
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Culture
Exploring Dr. Elliot Jacques' foundational findings, the millennial workforce's demand for purpose, and Gallup research demonstrating a 22% profitability surge in aligned organizations.
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