Build the Team That Runs the Company Without You.

Through Aptive Index, we help owners map their leadership bench, identify successors, and hire for fit, so buyers see a company that doesn't depend on its founder.

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Why team readiness affects your exit

Owner dependence
Key-person risk in diligence
Valuation discount

Buyers, lenders, and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) valuation firms all ask the same question: who runs this company after the owner leaves? In an ESOP, the employees become the owners, so a capable, stable leadership team is part of what makes the deal work.

We use it ourselves

Orion Apex uses Aptive Index in its own business for hiring and team decisions. We recommend it because we rely on it.

What it is / isn't

Is

A 10-minute behavioral assessment paired with Aria, an AI behavioral advisor
A tool for hiring, succession planning, team dynamics, and leadership development
Something leaders use day to day, not a report that sits in a drawer

Isn't

A replacement for interviews, references, or management judgment
A personality label
A guarantee of hiring outcomes

Where it fits in Plan · Prepare · Transition

Plan
Prepare
Transition

Prepare

Map the bench, identify successor candidates, close leadership gaps, and reduce turnover before diligence.

Transition

Support leadership development and team cohesion as the owner steps back after closing.

Your Aptive Index specialist

Jason Crawford

President, Higher Options · Official Aptive Index Reseller

Jason leads Higher Options, a Medellín-based firm that places full-time bilingual professionals from Latin America with U.S. companies. Every candidate Higher Options places completes the Aptive Index first, so Jason sees how the results translate into real-world performance, not just reports. A longtime member of Entrepreneurs' Organization with more than two decades of business leadership, he helps owners use behavioral data to hire, develop leaders, and build teams that run without them.

Orion will introduce you to Jason as part of your engagement.

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See if your team is exit-ready

Aptive Index is an independent company and a strategic partner of Orion Apex Solutions. Orion Apex Solutions has compensation arrangements with some strategic partners; any that apply to your engagement will be disclosed before you commit. Assessment results support, but do not replace, employer judgment; each employer is responsible for using any selection tool in compliance with applicable employment laws. Results vary by organization.