About
Build Grow Protect (BGP) was founded to offer clients direct access to senior talent who don’t delegate after the first meeting or shy away from rolling up their sleeves at any hour of the day.
While listening first, understanding, and bringing well-measured recommendations is at the core of what we do, we go beyond traditional advisory services. Our tailored solutions come with a bias towards taking action in order to influence what comes next and proactively drive situations toward the most positive outcomes.
BGP brings together expertise across organizations of all shapes and sizes, from start-ups to some of the world’s largest public companies, family-founded and private entities, governments, investment firms, advocacy organizations and more. In addition to our team, we tap into a curated network of trusted consultants and service providers that span the globe, allowing us to scale solutions whenever the need arises.
Josh Shapiro
Founder and Managing Partner
Josh has lived in China, Singapore, Brazil, Mexico, and the U.S. while counseling executives, officials, and organizations on matters impacting their businesses and reputations. During his time leading global, regional and local client assignments, he’s worked across multiple sectors including travel, hospitality, retail, restaurants, food and beverage, technology, healthcare, real estate, consumer goods, and governments ranging from heads of state to ministries, states, and cities. He has led local market engagements in more than 40 countries as well as on the world stage around events like the Olympic Games, the World Expo, the World Cup, and the World Economic Forum. Josh’s experience draws upon a background in economics, marketing, and communications and includes advising clients facing special situations such as terrorism, natural disasters, litigation, product issues and recalls, digital and data incidents, social movements, public health and safety, as well as during moments of critical transformation involving leadership changes, restructurings, mergers, acquisitions and other transactions.
