# OAK LANE

> Oak Lane is a Boston-based, minority- and LGBTQ+-owned strategic advisory and creative consulting firm that helps businesses, nonprofits, public agencies, and philanthropic organizations turn growth plans into working systems. Founded and led by Reginauld "Reggie" Williams, the firm combines revenue strategy, communications, stakeholder engagement, human-centered design, coaching, and operational design through its HOUR Strategy framework.

- **Headquarters:** Boston, United States
- **Founders:** Reginauld S. Williams (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Growth Strategy & Revenue Design, Strategic Communications & Brand Positioning, Stakeholder Engagement & Human-Centered Design, Coaching, Facilitation & Capacity Building, Rethink the Revenue Stack
- **Notable:** Founder Reginauld Williams reports training more than 1,000 associates at Fortune 500 companies., The firm says Williams' work helped reposition organizational brands for a 23% increase in engagement., The firm says Williams' operational reforms cut implementation time in half.

## Products & services

- **Growth Strategy & Revenue Design** — Strategic planning, business-model and revenue-stream mapping, growth audits, opportunity analysis, and executive advisory retainers.
- **Strategic Communications & Brand Positioning** — Brand narrative development, communications audits, campaign planning, crisis communications, and reputation support.
- **Stakeholder Engagement & Human-Centered Design** — Journey mapping, design sprints, innovation labs, listening campaigns, and staff or leadership retreats.
- **Coaching, Facilitation & Capacity Building** — Leadership coaching, team-alignment intensives, decision frameworks, goal setting, and accountability planning.
- **Rethink the Revenue Stack** — A workshop that audits income streams, explores earned, grant, and partner revenue, clarifies offers, and produces a 12-month action plan.
- **Message to Market** — A communications workshop that develops brand pillars, a messaging hierarchy, a client or donor journey, and a 90-day content calendar.
- **Design for Delivery** — An operational-design workshop that maps workflows, clarifies roles and decisions, and prioritizes high-impact process improvements.

## Achievements

- Founder Reginauld Williams reports training more than 1,000 associates at Fortune 500 companies.
- The firm says Williams' work helped reposition organizational brands for a 23% increase in engagement.
- The firm says Williams' operational reforms cut implementation time in half.
- Williams previously managed a $4.5 million capital-assistance fund supporting 300 small businesses across six Boston neighborhoods.
- Williams served as a Haymarket People's Fund panelist in grant cycles that awarded $1.5 million in capital.
- Oak Lane was featured in the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Small Business Spotlight in July 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce featured Oak Lane in its Small Business Spotlight.
- **2025-02** — Oak Lane published guidance on responding to DEI rollbacks in hiring.
- **2025-01** — The firm published a series on resilient strategy, sustainable operations, and long-term sales.
- **2024** — Oak Lane supported the Secret Society of Black Creatives with fractional leadership, program development, and fundraising strategy.

## Links

- Website: https://oaklaneacs.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oaklaneacs
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oaklane.acs

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Last updated: 2026-09-20