The perspective of an executive.
The commitment of a partner.
Founder & Managing Partner, Pursuing Excellence
Close to the strategy.
Closer to the work.
Warren brings 19 years of operating leadership across home furnishings, consumer products, manufacturing, omnichannel retail, and technology services.
Houston based, serving clients nationwide.
His experience includes directing a $230M operating budget across five distribution centers, 3.2M square feet, and more than 700 employees, supporting $1.4B in revenue. He has led through acquisitions, system changes, network growth, and operating recovery.
He founded Pursuing Excellence to bring that experience directly to CEOs, sponsors, and leadership teams. His style combines sound analysis, clear communication, personal accountability, and genuine investment in the people doing the work.
Highlights
- 19 years of operating leadership across public, private equity backed, and growing private businesses.
- Vice president level leadership since 2022.
- Directed a $230M operating budget across five distribution centers, 3.2M square feet, and 700+ employees.
- Led a 3PL to in-house conversion producing $8M in annual savings.
- $10M+ in broader annualized savings and EBITDA impact across roles.
- Directed 85+ capital projects totaling $6.5M, enabling seven-day operations and eliminating mandatory overtime.
- Sponsored an enterprise WMS implementation and change management across large teams.
- Fifteen years of growth leadership through seven acquisitions as a business scaled from $50M to $1.5B.
- Executive MBA, University of East London and Ducere Global Business School.
- Six Sigma Black Belt.
- Author of When It’s On You and creator of the Truth & Grace Leadership System.
Truth & grace.
Clear standards. Honest conversations.
Respect for the people carrying the work.
Business judgment.
Systems fluency.
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with hands-on leadership across WMS, ERP, analytics, and operating governance.
Technology experience includes Manhattan Active, STORIS, RF-SMART, NetSuite, IFS, Power BI, and Qlik Sense. Systems are evaluated in the context of the process, the people, and the decisions they need to support.
Board and executive reporting experience includes public companies, private equity portfolios, and growing private businesses, with operational accountability across safety, facilities, procurement, logistics, service, and customer experience.
When It's On You
A book by Warren Stout, developed from his operating and leadership experience.
Further details will be shared when the manuscript and publication plans are ready.
Results reflect Warren's prior executive roles and the teams involved.
$10M+ in broader annualized savings and EBITDA gain across executive roles, including the Dallas conversion result.
Enterprise thinking.
Applied to real work.
Executive MBA, University of East London · 2026
Delivered through Ducere Global Business School.
Study in business strategy, leadership practice, digital transformation, marketing, and finance complements Warren’s operating experience. The value is in connecting disciplined analysis to the decisions a leadership team has to make.
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. Executive experience across public companies, private equity portfolios, and growing private businesses.
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