Operating and governing small-cap companies is nothing like operating and governing large-cap companies. Small-cap companies have a fraction of the resources of larger public companies, and are confronted daily with existential threats. If that weren’t enough, small-cap institutional investors and their portfolio companies often view the world from decidedly different perspectives. Officers and directors toil with vexing capital markets, corporate finance, and corporate governance decisions, and investors are routinely frustrated with the results. Since institutional investors are the only constituency that matter in judging the efficacy of this decision-making, Third Creek Advisors, LLC bridges the disconnect. Third Creek, founded by a former small-cap fund manager, partners with CEOs to help them master the small-cap issues institutional investors care most about. Third Creek’s approach to advising CEOs and boards how to enhance shareholder value is free of conflicts of interest that plague the small-cap ecosystem, and complemented by demonstrated thought leadership. Prior to founding Third Creek Advisors, Adam J. Epstein co-managed a prominent special situation hedge fund that invested in more than 500 small-cap financings. He is the author of the definitive resource for small-cap CEOs and boards, The Perfect Corporate Board: A Handbook for Mastering the Unique Challenges of Small-Cap Companies (New York: McGraw Hill, 2012). Mr. Epstein writes the only small-cap focused corporate governance magazine column in the country (for industry-leading Directorship magazine), he is on the teaching faculty of the National Association of Corporate Directors, and he is a key contributor to Nasdaq’s Amplify small-cap content initiative.