Services
Growth Advisory
At Equus Growth our advisory team specializes in healthcare businesses’ growth and strategic execution. With over 155 years of combined experience, we provide a roadmap to success and accompany you on the journey, no matter your business goals.
The Equus Difference

Strategic Insight for Accelerated Growth

Experience to Guide You

At Equus Growth Healthcare Advisory, we bring decades of experience guiding healthcare organizations through every stage of growth. We have led successful M&A transactions, optimized operations for scalability, and built strategic plans that deliver sustainable results. Our approach blends high-level strategy with hands-on execution - so you’re not just planning for growth, you’re achieving it.

Advise, guide, and execute - together.

Healthcare Mergers & Acquisitions
Buy Side & Sell Side
Our buy-side services guide you through acquiring medical practices with confidence. We help identify the right opportunities, perform due diligence, and negotiate favorable terms, ensuring a smooth and successful acquisition process.

Our sell-side services help you maximize the value of your medical practice sale. We manage the entire process, from preparing your practice for the market to negotiating the best terms, ensuring a smooth transaction and optimal outcome for you.
Operational Scaling & Optimization
We identify and implement process improvements that increase efficiency, strengthen infrastructure, and prepare your organization for growth.
Strategic Advisory - Growth and Operations
Equus Growth's strategic advisory services go beyond consulting - we provide expert guidance and take action on the strategies we recommend. From growth initiatives to operational improvements, we offer both direction and hands-on execution to help your practice thrive in a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape.
Leadership Alignment & Change Management
We help align your leadership team around shared goals and navigate organizational change with clarity and confidence.
Partnerships
We believe in the power of strategic partnerships to drive success. By aligning with industry leaders and experts, we create collaborative opportunities that enhance value and growth for all parties involved. Whether you're looking to expand, innovate, or strengthen your market position, our tailored solutions are designed to help you create valuable partnerships with other major players in the health industry.
Scott McKee
Managing Partner & Cofounder
scott@equusgrowth.com

Scott is a founder of Equus Growth Healthcare Advisory, a consulting firm focused on accelerating growth, strategic development, and operational excellence for healthcare businesses. With nearly 20 years of corporate development experience, Scott has led initiatives in investments, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, partnerships, and product line development to drive enterprise value.

Scott previously served as Chief Development Officer at Center for Diagnostic Imaging and as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Development at Insight Health, among other leadership roles in finance and development. Scott holds a Master of Business Administration and a bachelor's degree from the University of North Dakota. He lives in the Atlanta, Georgia area with his wife of nearly 20 years and their three children.

Advisory
Talent Acquisition
Marketing & IT
Revenue Cycle Management
Operations & Strategy
Patient Experience
Finance & Accounting
Sales
Jamie Holm
Managing Partner & CFO
jamie@sidecargroup.net

Jamie Holm, CPA (inactive), is a healthcare leader with 10+ years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, revenue cycle management, operations, and business development. Prior to her work with Sidecar, she worked at the Center for Diagnostic Imaging in various roles. Her most recent role was a Director in the Revenue Cycle Management department. She also spent several years in the Business Development group where she was responsible for analyzing and managing partnerships with physicians, payers, and health systems.

Mrs. Holm started her career in accounting and finance where she developed her analytical background. She has a Bachelor's of Accounting degree from Calvin University.

Advisory
Talent Acquisition
Marketing & IT
Revenue Cycle Management
Operations & Strategy
Patient Experience
Finance & Accounting
Sales
Noah Asher
Consultant
noah@sidecargroup.net

Noah Asher joins Equus with a wide range of healthcare experience including M&A, corporate strategy, operations, and business development. Noah began his career at Stephens Inc in Capital Markets and Equity Research before joining a medical device startup company and overseeing the development and launch of two novel devices in the Cardiovascular space. Most recently, Noah has worked with Merge Growth Advisors leading financial due diligence for multiple buy-side and sell-side transactions, in addition to providing growth and strategic finance services to numerous healthcare companies.  Noah holds degrees in Finance and Economics from the University of Arkansas - Little Rock.  Noah and his wife, Anna, reside in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Advisory
Talent Acquisition
Marketing & IT
Revenue Cycle Management
Operations & Strategy
Patient Experience
Finance & Accounting
Sales
Greg Flittner
Consultant
greg@sidecargroup.net

Greg brings over 35 years of healthcare leadership experience, including 13 years at Center for Diagnostic Imaging overseeing growth initiatives, acquisitions, and partnerships. He spent 23 years at GE Healthcare in senior management roles in distribution and holds a BS in Management and Marketing from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.

Advisory
Talent Acquisition
Marketing & IT
Revenue Cycle Management
Operations & Strategy
Patient Experience
Finance & Accounting
Sales
Alison Hopeman
Consultant
alison@sidecargroup.net

Alison Hopeman joins Equus Group with over 15 years of finance experience. Most recently she served as a manager of analytics for Global Operations at Allianz Global Risk in the Property & Casualty Insurance Industry. She has a strong background in variance analysis, forecasting, and budgeting as well as domestic and international accounting policy.

Alison currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her husband and two boys. She holds a bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University of Arizona.

Advisory
Talent Acquisition
Marketing & IT
Revenue Cycle Management
Operations & Strategy
Patient Experience
Finance & Accounting
Sales
Rob Kirkpatrick
Consultant
rob@sidecargroup.net

Rob was VP Solutions Development for Siemens Healthineers Strategic Corporate Account Group, responsible for commercial partnership development and Commercial Operations and the leader of the North American Ultrasound business. Prior to joining Siemens, Rob was the US/Canada Product Marketing Director for Molecular Imaging and Computed Tomography (MICT). Prior to Siemens, Rob was with GE Healthcare. During his career at GE, Rob has held various leadership positions in sales, marketing, and operations. Prior to joining GE Healthcare, he held sales and marketing roles with Proctor and Gamble and Picker International.

Rob earned a Bachelor's of Science in Industrial Engineering and a Master's of Business Administration from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He and his son, Robbie, reside in Nashville, TN.

Advisory
Talent Acquisition
Marketing & IT
Revenue Cycle Management
Operations & Strategy
Patient Experience
Finance & Accounting
Sales
Cole Powell
Consultant
cole@sidecargroup.net

Prior to working with Equus, Cole accumulated more than 32 years of experience providing assurance, transaction, and financial consulting services to public, privately held, start-up, and not-for-profit healthcare organizations. Cole has overseen or provided financial due diligence services in more than 150 buy-side and sell-side transactions. He has served as the primary contact for clients; audited, reviewed, and prepared financial statements; performed agreed upon procedures; conducted feasibility studies, forecasts, and projections; and facilitated meetings with management, investors, and Boards of Directors. Cole is an HFMA Certified Specialist in Physician Practice Management.

Advisory
Talent Acquisition
Marketing & IT
Revenue Cycle Management
Operations & Strategy
Patient Experience
Finance & Accounting
Sales
Therese Southworth
Director of Operations
therese@equusgrowth.com

Therese Southworth is a visionary healthcare executive with more than 30 years of experience driving operational excellence, patient-centered innovation, and sustainable growth across multi-site healthcare organizations. She has led at every level—from founding and scaling Orthopaedic Therapy Specialists to executive leadership roles at national healthcare providers—consistently improving both patient outcomes and financial performance.

As a consultant with Equus Advisors, Therese partners with healthcare leaders to streamline operations, strengthen revenue cycle management, and implement enterprise strategies that align with growth and transformation goals. She has directed large-scale clinical and operational improvement initiatives across hundreds of clinics, built and developed high-performing teams, and supported impactful mergers and expansions while maintaining efficiency and quality standards.

Known for advancing technology-enabled patient engagement and cultivating cultures of accountability and collaboration, Therese blends strategy with execution to deliver measurable results. Her expertise spans outpatient physical therapy, revenue cycle strategy, leadership development, and healthcare innovation—helping organizations thrive in today’s evolving care landscape.

She lives with a passion for healthcare transformation, mentoring future leaders, and driving initiatives that enhance both the patient journey and organizational success.

Advisory
Talent Acquisition
Marketing & IT
Revenue Cycle Management
Operations & Strategy
Patient Experience
Finance & Accounting
Sales
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Why Equus

“We founded Equus to bring a deeper level of partnership to healthcare businesses. Together, we’re committed to delivering the kind of expert-led, high-touch support we wish we had when we were in your shoes.”

Jeremy VanDevender and Scott McKee
Equus Owners & Founders
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Our team is thankful to help incredible healthcare businesses achieve more than they think is possible every day. We will be accepting new clients soon. Ready to get started? Contact us now to learn more.