About OVS

Experience close to the work.

Operator-led guidance grounded in discipline, people, and real-world execution.

Our team

The people behind OVS.

A small team focused on people, systems, accountability, and practical execution.

Portrait of Walker Pearson
Owner

Walker Pearson

Walker Pearson owns Ohio Valley Strategy and Calderon Ridge Group. A retired Army veteran and former social worker turned retail operations expert, Walker brings a background that shapes an approach centered on people, systems, accountability, and practical execution.

  • U.S. Army, Retired
  • Social Worker
  • Regional Manager
  • Director of Operations (Trainer)
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Portrait of Dezarae Thompson
Executive Assistant

Dezarae Thompson

Dezarae supports coordination, scheduling, administration, and follow-through so client work stays organized and the details behind the scenes keep moving.

  • Coordination
  • Scheduling
  • Administration
  • Follow-through
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The OVS approach

Strategy should survive contact with the real world.

OVS is not built around handing over a plan and disappearing. The goal is to help owners and organizations clarify what matters, make stronger decisions, create workable systems, and keep momentum around implementation.

Strategy first. Then systems. Always small-business real.
The OVS approach
Our commitments

What you can count on from us.

We’re a small, owner-led team. Here’s what you can expect from us, in plain words.

  1. We’ll tell you what we actually see.

    Even when it isn’t what you hoped to hear. An honest read on the business is the most useful thing we can give you.

  2. We show up where the work happens.

    The sales floor, the back office, the schedule. Plans get built around how your business really runs, not how it looks on paper.

  3. We earn it before we bill for it.

    That’s why qualifying new businesses get their first 90 days without a consulting fee, and existing owners get 30 days to see measurable value first.

  4. We keep it plain.

    No jargon and no thick binders. Just priorities and systems your team can understand and actually use.

  5. We’ll say so if we’re not the right fit.

    If OVS isn’t what you need, you’ll hear it from us early, and we’ll point you in a better direction if we can.

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Let’s talk about what you’re building.

You do not need to have every answer before reaching out. Bring the idea, the problem, or the next stage of growth.

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