Making clinical innovation matter.
HVG Executive Solutions translates clinical innovation into commercial traction so Life Sciences startups and midsize companies can forge a clear path to market and bring technology to life.
Trusted by:
bringing ideas to life
What we do
We build the strategy and marketing engine that closes the gap between clinical innovation and commercial traction.
Who we serve
You are a...
- Startup (Pre-Seed, Series A to C)
- NSF I-Corps Cohort Team
- Fortune 500
- Midsize
you work in...
- Medical Devices / MedTech
- Life Sciences / Biotech
- Digital Health
- Transfer Technology
Engagement models
Four ways to work together
Start with a clear diagnosis. Stay only as long as it's useful.
01
DIAGNOSE
Readiness Assessment
A fixed-scope review of where your commercialization stands across GTM, reimbursement, evidence, and team, with a clear plan for what to do next. Built for companies near or past FDA clearance or approval.
4-6
weeks
18-mo
roadmap
Fixed
fee, no hourly billing
02
Advise
Advisory Retainer
Executive guidance while your team executes the plan. Set working sessions each month to make the decisions that keep a launch on track. Between working sessions, we will meet for status updates, assess progress, and pivot if necessary.
Monthly
working sessions
3-mo
minimum term
Async
access between sessions
03
Lead
Fractional Leadership
An embedded strategy and marketing executive who owns the launch, builds the team, the process, messaging, positioning, value proposition, vendor management on fixed days each week for a defined term. This is an exclusive level of engagement.
1-2
days per week
6-mo
renewable term
1
embedded client at a time
04
Talent development
Executive Coaching & Team Transformations
Coaching builds the leaders your company needs. Build capacity by building capability. Available on its own or alongside any engagement.
1:1
individual coaching
Cohort
group programs
3-6 mo
4-step coaching methodology
1:1 coaching
For individuals stepping into a bigger role or expanding their skill set with science-backed structure
Cohort coaching
Multiply the power of the collective and transform the team into collaborative high performers
Not sure where to start?
Most clients begin with the assessment. It shows exactly where the gaps are before committing to anything longer.
Customized engagement
Do you need help solving a specific problem?
Planning & Initiatives: Turn organizational ambition into executable roadmaps, from vision to design, with accountability structures that stick.
Opportunity Assessment: Identify where the real growth is — and where it isn't. Rigorous evaluation of market opportunities before committing resources.
Landscape Assessment: A clear-eyed view of the market terrain, the players, dynamics, white space, and where the industry is heading.
Competitive Intelligence: Know your competition better than they know themselves. Actionable insight on positioning, gaps, and where to win.
Market Insights: Know your competition better than they know themselves. Actionable insight on positioning, gaps, and where to win.
Strategic Foresight: See around corners with scenario planning and trend analysis that prepares your organization for what's next.
Market Access: Develop the access strategy that delivers the right product to the right patient at the right time to address an unmet need.
KPI & Analytics: Define what winning looks like, then measure it. Build the metrics infrastructure that keeps strategy and execution aligned.
Pitch Deck: Your story, told compellingly. Investor, partner, or internal decks that get the meeting and close the room.
Value Proposition: Articulate exactly why you win. Sharp, evidence-based value messaging that resonates with every key stakeholder.
Product Messaging: Clinical complexity translated into language and messaging frameworks built for MedTech and digital health audiences
Market Segmentation: Precision segmentation that identifies your highest-value targets, what they care about, and how to reach them.
Go To Market Strategy: Launch with conviction. End-to-end GTM architecture covering positioning, channels, sequencing, and commercial readiness.
Downstream Marketing: Connect product to market with clarity. Field-facing strategy, tools, and content that drive adoption and revenue.
Sales Enablement: Equip your team to win every conversation. Training, tools, and messaging that shorten cycles and improve close rates.
HCP and B2B: Reach the right clinicians and decision-makers with messaging built for complex healthcare buying environments.
the power hour
Come directly to the source
Not ready for a full engagement, but need a real-world perspective? Book a power hour to validate your strategy, refine messaging, discuss strategies, and more. It's like Guidepoint or Tegus, but coming directly to the source instead.
value delivered
Traction, where the rubber meets the road
Consulting about nile harris ~ from the board room to the operating room
Executive Consultant & Coach
"We don't know what to do with you."
If I had a dollar. They said that because I'm adaptable, curious, and an explorer. The truth is, most organizations don't know what to do with people like that, yet they are the ones organizations need most. I transitioned my finance career into Medical Devices, supporting the C-Suite of the world's largest manufacturer in corporate strategy, then dove into a field-based role driving therapy adoption at the HCP level. That's the future of work - people who get stuff done. My superpower is finding the signal in the noise to deliver strategic foresight, actionable plans, and results.
Beyond polished slides, I'm a builder.
- Turned around a failing product franchise in one year to achieve 106% of plan
- Improved market forecasting accuracy to 98% using predictive analytics
- Marketing Innovation award for a value-based healthcare initiative
- Recognized for building high-performing teams and leadership
- Directly responsible for or engineered eight product launches
- Planned a AAA screening in the Louisiana State Capitol building during session
I know what to do with me. Whether you're a C-Suite Executive, a founder, or a functional leader, don't worry about my title. Put my decades of work solving your biggest strategy, marketing, and talent challenges and navigating a path to success.
Because I'm built for this.
Clifton Strength Finder: Relator, Learner, Input, Futuristic, Strategic
Fascination Advantage: Secret Weapon = Mystique + Innovation
Predictive Index: Venturer
EOS: Integrator
INTJ: Architect
Nile Harris is a highly skilled and versatile leader who has made a significant impact in the MedTech industry for two decades, from the C-Suite to the Operating Room. This Medtronic, Abbott, and Alvarez & Marsal alumna's agility was forged through a successful cross-functional career spanning Corporate Strategy and Development, Product Marketing, Field Sales and Marketing, Strategic Market Insights, Commercialization, Management Consulting, and Executive Coaching.
Having led multi-generational and diverse teams, her exceptional leadership ability has been demonstrated across her roles and through consulting for Fortune 100 companies, mid-size companies, startups, and non-profits. Nile is an expert advisor and mentor for Life Science Tennessee, The Wond'ry at Vanderbilt University, and The Nashville Entrepreneur Center, focused on early-stage startups. She served on the Advisory Board of Healing Innovations, as VP of the Board of Directors for Matthew Walker Health Care Clinic, and as an NSF I-Corps Industry Mentor at Vanderbilt University.
Additionally, Nile led strategy and operations in the K12 education sector for Tennessee's second-largest charter school network as a Broad Center for the Management of Systems resident and served as Interim Director of Operations for a charter school as an Education Pioneers COVID Recovery Fellow.
Founded in 2011, the Harris Ventures Group LLC has been equipping individuals, corporate clients, startups, and entrepreneurs to bring their ideas to life.
Next steps
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Step 2.
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Step 3.
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