Fractional Executive Leadership
Deep C-suite experience across go-to-market, commercial strategy, IP licensing, regulatory, and fundraising — available without the full-time overhead.
Leading AG Change Everywhere
Where AgTech Innovation Meets Proven Execution.
LACE Advisory delivers fractional executive leadership and high-impact consulting for startups and growth-stage companies in biotech, biologicals, carbon, sustainability, food, and agriculture. We go beyond strategy — we execute alongside you.
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About Us
We Don't Advise From the Sidelines. We Lead From the Inside.
Innovation in food and agriculture moves fast — and your leadership should too. LACE Advisory, led by Kevin Hodges, delivers fractional executive leadership and high-impact consulting for startups in need of a revenue catalyst. We move beyond theory to deliver actionable outputs that stabilize your operations and accelerate your path to market.
- Brand Strategies
- Acquisition Diligence
- Strategic Consulting
- Product Commercialization
Why us?
Why choose LACE Advisory?
From market entry and commercial execution to funding readiness and fractional leadership, LACE Advisory integrates into your business to drive measurable, lasting results.
Shared Success Model
We help create or refine the right strategy to bring your innovation to market — then execute it alongside your team. Our success is tied to yours.
Accelerated Time to Revenue
We compress your timeline from idea to commercial traction by leveraging a powerful network of industry relationships, strategic partners, and market intelligence.
Services
How LACE Advisory Helps You Grow
Go-to-Market & Commercial Strategy
We design and execute targeted market entry strategies that connect your product with the right buyers, distributors, and channel partners.
Biotech, Biologicals & Trait Commercialization
Deep expertise in bringing seed traits, biologicals, and ag inputs from R&D to commercial traction.
Strategic Partnerships & Licensing
We identify, negotiate, and structure multi-party IP agreements, distribution alliances, and international licensing deals.
Carbon, Sustainability & Climate-Smart Programs
From USDA Climate-Smart Commodities programs to SAF feedstock supply chains and MRV platform strategy, we build, fund, and commercialize sustainability-driven business models that create real market value.
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Accomplishments
Experience That Accelerates Your Path to Market
Our team brings deep roots in AgTech commercialization — from securing federal funding to delivering nine-figure licensing outcomes for world-class ag organizations.
30M+
in Federal Funding Secured
25+
Years AgTech & Commercial Leadership
$80-105M
Modeled Licensing Revenue Delivered
11+
Years with Bayer / Monsanto
Founder & Principal
Meet Kevin Hodges
Strategic AgTech Executive | Fractional Commercial Leader | 25+ Years in Agriculture & Biotech
Proven Industry Experience
Operates at the intersection of R&D, licensing & IP strategy, commercialization, and long-horizon portfolio growth — with deep expertise in seed traits, biologicals, and carbon and sustainability platforms.
Innovation at the Core
Senior commercial roles at Bayer (Monsanto), Inari Agriculture, Loam Bio, GEVO, Arcadia Biosciences, and Locus Ag — across the full spectrum of agriculture and biotech.
Results That Scale
Led national product launches, built cross-functional teams from the ground up, secured $30M+ in federal funding, and negotiated international licensing deals across five continents.
The LACE Difference
Brings the same precision, urgency, and commercial clarity to every client engagement — delivered at the pace and scale your company needs, without the full-time price tag.