Bala Ekambaram has helped B2B companies grow revenue across McKinsey, Alvarez & Marsal, AlixPartners, Honeywell, and Lennox. He founded Golden Slam Partners — named after the hardest feat in tennis — with a simple thesis: talk less, do more. Hands-on commercial execution for PE-backed portfolio companies in the lower and middle market. He plays USTA 3.5, owns the net, and is locked in a long-term development relationship with his backhand. Chicago Booth MBA, IIT Chennai. Still talks a lot, but now it's billable.