Level Upkes

Level Upkes Lead Fully. Scale Freely. You don’t need another strategy. You need a leadership team that can actually execute it. This isn’t traditional coaching.

I’m a Strategic Growth Partner to CEOs and leadership teams navigating the complexity of scaling. With over 30 years of experience in business and financial management, I started in 2003, building a fractional CFO firm. By 2005, it became clear that financial insight alone wasn’t enough. Companies didn’t just need better numbers—they needed alignment, accountability, and a way to actually follow t

hrough. That realization is what ultimately led to what is now Level Upkes. At Level Upkes, we partner with growth-stage companies to lead fully and scale freely, without burning out in the process. We step in as a true extension of your team, helping you set direction, align leadership, and execute with discipline. Our work is grounded in proven frameworks like Metronomics and Scaling Up, combined with over two decades of real-world experience. The focus is simple: build leadership teams that are Transparent, Cohesive, and Aligned, because that’s what drives sustainable growth. Over the years, I’ve worked with hundreds of companies across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Regardless of size or stage, the patterns are consistent: misalignment slows progress, lack of focus creates friction, and ex*****on breaks down when accountability isn’t strong enough. That’s where I come in. I work alongside leadership teams to identify what’s really holding the business back, often the things that aren’t being said, and turn that into clear priorities, stronger decisions, and forward momentum. The result: better financial performance, improved cash flow, more effective teams, and businesses that run with greater control, so leaders can get their time back and focus on what matters most. If you’re building something meaningful and want a partner to help you scale it with intention, let’s connect.

05/28/2026

Last week, we officially celebrated the launch of Level Upkes with our Ribbon Cutting at the Greater Vancouver Chamber.

Thank you to everyone who showed up to celebrate this next chapter with us. Your support, encouragement, and belief in what we’re building means a lot.

I’m proud of this team. Samantha Upkes and Emma Stephens bring the energy, clarity, and commitment this next chapter deserves. We’re practical. We’re focused. And we’re ready to help more leaders lead fully and scale freely.

A special thank you to the Chamber for hosting us and supporting local business leaders in this community.

We’re grateful,

We’re excited,

And we’re just getting started.

Cheers to the future.

Keith

This Memorial Day, we pause to honor and remember the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country...
05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we pause to honor and remember the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country.

Their sacrifice made our freedoms possible, and we are deeply grateful. Wishing you a meaningful and reflective Memorial Day.

What a night!Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate our ribbon cutting and the official launch of Level Upkes. ...
05/22/2026

What a night!

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate our ribbon cutting and the official launch of Level Upkes. Your support, encouragement, and excitement made the evening incredibly meaningful for us.

This business has been built through a lot of hard work, growth, vision, and belief, and celebrating this milestone surrounded by such amazing people was something we’ll never forget.

A special thank you to the Greater Vancouver Chamber for hosting our event and for supporting local businesses and leaders in our community.

We’re excited for what’s ahead.

Cheers to leveling up! 🥂

🚨 Today’s the day! 🚨We’re officially celebrating the launch of Level Upkes with our Ribbon Cutting Ceremony today at 4 P...
05/21/2026

🚨 Today’s the day! 🚨

We’re officially celebrating the launch of Level Upkes with our Ribbon Cutting Ceremony today at 4 PM at the Greater Vancouver Chamber. ✂️

What started as an idea has become something we’re incredibly proud of, and we’d love to celebrate this next chapter with you.

Come say hello, meet the team, enjoy some light refreshments, and grab a goodie bag while you’re there.

See you soon!

Good social media isn’t about posting more. It’s about posting with purpose.Yesterday, the amazing ladies of Level Upkes...
05/20/2026

Good social media isn’t about posting more. It’s about posting with purpose.

Yesterday, the amazing ladies of Level Upkes, Samantha Upkes and Emma Stephens, had the opportunity to attend a social media workshop hosted by the Greater Vancouver Chamber and led by the incredibly talented founder of Spry, and Social Media Expert, Lacey J. Faught.

We walked away with fresh tools, strategic insights, and practical content templates that will help us continue to refine how we show up online, with more intention, consistency, and impact.

One of the biggest takeaways?
Social media works best when it’s not just consistent… but strategic.

Lacey is incredibly savvy in digital marketing, branding, and content strategy, and we’re excited to start implementing what we've learned.

A big thank you to the Greater Vancouver Chamber for putting on such a great event, Columbia Credit Union for sponsoring, and Clark College for hosting.

Our team is always leveling up. 🚀

05/14/2026

Join us at the GVC offices as we celebrate the official launch of Level Upkes! On Thursday, May 21, Level Upkes will mark this exciting milestone with a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating not just a new name, but the evolution of how they serve, support, and partner with growing businesses.

Enjoy light appetizers, champagne, and goodie bags while connecting with the founders and team behind Level Upkes and learning more about their vision for the future.

More event details at: https://loom.ly/101lTeA

🎉 One week to go!Next Thursday, May 21st at 4 PM, we’ll officially celebrate the launch of Level Upkes with a ribbon-cut...
05/14/2026

🎉 One week to go!

Next Thursday, May 21st at 4 PM, we’ll officially celebrate the launch of Level Upkes with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Greater Vancouver Chamber.

What started as a simple rebrand quickly became something much bigger:

A complete evolution of how we serve, support, and partner with growing businesses.

Over the last 20+ years, we’ve had the privilege of working alongside incredible leaders and leadership teams, helping them navigate growth, complexity, and change.

Level Upkes represents the next chapter of that work:

A more integrated, intentional approach to helping companies lead fully and scale freely.

We’d genuinely love to celebrate this moment with you.

We’ll keep it simple:

✂️ Ribbon cutting

🥂 Time to connect & celebrate

🎁 Goodie bags

🎉 Great people

📍 Greater Vancouver Chamber

🗓 Thursday, May 21st

🕓 4:00 PM

If you’d like to join us, send us a message or RSVP here: https://go.levitate.ai/?s=514eIVbPNm&source=event

Over the last 20+ years of working with business owners and leadership teams, I’ve noticed something:Most companies are ...
05/12/2026

Over the last 20+ years of working with business owners and leadership teams, I’ve noticed something:

Most companies are not struggling because they lack ideas.

They’re struggling because they’re trying to move too fast without alignment.

We call this:

Slow Down to Speed Up.

When growth starts happening, most organizations react by pushing harder:

More meetings.

More initiatives.

More pressure.

More urgency.

But instead of accelerating progress, it usually creates:

• Confusion

• Frustration

• Bottlenecks

• Accountability issues

• Leadership fatigue

I’ve seen it happen in companies of every size.

The reality is this:

You cannot scale chaos.

The companies that grow the best are the ones willing to slow down long enough to build the right foundation first.

That means:

➡️ Getting the leadership team aligned

➡️ Building systems that actually scale

➡️ Creating clarity around priorities and direction

➡️ Developing a transparent, cohesive, aligned team

➡️ Establishing accountability across the organization

When those pieces are in place, ex*****on speeds up naturally.

Decisions get easier.

Teams operate with more confidence.

Communication improves.

Momentum builds.

That’s where real growth happens.

Not from doing more.

From getting aligned around the right things.

If your business feels busy but not truly moving forward, it may be time to slow down long enough to fix the foundation first.

If that conversation would be valuable for you or your leadership team, send me a message.

Keith

I recently had the opportunity to once again mentor a group of business students in the Washington State University Vanc...
05/04/2026

I recently had the opportunity to once again mentor a group of business students in the Washington State University Vancouver Business Growth MAP Program.

This is something I look forward to every spring: spending time with future entrepreneurs stepping into real-world business challenges.

This year’s team was exceptional. The project Tony Johnson and I worked on with them was both engaging and rewarding, and the level of thinking they brought to the table stood out.

Last week, they presented three key recommendations to the client’s ownership team, and they absolutely delivered.

Smart. Prepared. Confident.

Great work, team! Excited to see where you all go next.

Ben Angelo
Ashley Lehman
Dimitriy Ovdiyenko
Bart Rijmenams
Bethany Spinden
Carys Warta

You're Invited to the Level Upkes Ribbon Cutting Ceremony!  🎉We’d love to have you be part of a special moment in our jo...
04/30/2026

You're Invited to the Level Upkes Ribbon Cutting Ceremony! 🎉

We’d love to have you be part of a special moment in our journey.

On Thursday, May 21st, we’re officially celebrating the launch of Level Upkes with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Greater Vancouver Chamber.

This marks more than a new name.
It’s the evolution of how we serve, support, and partner with growing businesses.

Over the past 20+ years, we’ve worked alongside incredible leaders—helping them navigate growth, complexity, and change.

Level Upkes represents the next chapter of that work: a more integrated, intentional approach to helping companies lead fully and scale freely.

Event Details
Thursday, May 21st
4:00 PM
Greater Vancouver Chamber

We’ll keep it simple—brief remarks, the official ribbon cutting, and time to connect and celebrate together. We’ll pass out some goodie bags, too. 😊

If you’ve been part of our journey in any way, we’d genuinely love to see you there.

👉 Please RSVP here: https://go.levitate.ai/?s=514eIVbPNm&source=event

-Keith, Samantha, & Emma

The Level Upkes Team

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