Overtime costs reduced
Reduced CSP overtime costs by $600,000 in FY24 and $1.5 million in FY25 through scheduling changes and operational realignment.
Colorado State Patrol · FY24–25Independent advice. Experienced leadership.
Stronger organizations.
Clearer direction.
When the mission matters, the way you operate matters. BAG helps leaders understand what’s happening, decide what comes next, and move forward with purpose.
Alabama based. Serving organizations nationwide.
Jeremy BussellPrincipal Executive Advisor & Founder
Leave every organization
stronger than you found it.
Better Operations.Better Leadership.Better Public Safety.
Experience built
where decisions matter.From Jeremy’s prior leadership roles
30+ yearsMilitary & law enforcement agency experience
200+Personnel led at CSP
76Partner agencies
$17M+Annual program budgets supported at CSP
A record of practical results
Experience that
moves the mission forward.
Over 30 years across the U.S. Navy and Colorado State Patrol, connecting people, resources, and partnerships to operational results.
Radio funding secured
Secured approved radio funding while building lifecycle management practices around public safety operational needs.
Colorado State Patrol · Program managementRecords workload reduced
Implemented a dispatch voice recording solution that simplified call retrieval and reduced Records Division workload.
Colorado State Patrol · Process improvementMission support demand grew
Grew special mission support requests by building relationships with eight intelligence agencies and aligning capabilities with their needs.
U.S. Navy · Partnerships & mission developmentSelected results from Jeremy’s prior employment and military roles.
01 / Expertise
The right perspective.
The right next step.
From the communications floor to the executive office, BAG brings practical leadership experience to the challenges behind your mission.
Clarity before change
Operations & Organization
Understand how work actually gets done, where friction builds, and what needs to change. Turn interviews, process review, and operational evidence into a practical improvement plan.
Ways BAG can help
- Operational and organizational effectiveness assessments
- Process, role, and decision authority reviews
- Performance measures and management routines
- Prioritized recommendations and implementation oversight
A possible outcome
A clear picture of the current state, a prioritized action plan, and ownership for the next steps.
Public agencies · Public safety organizations · Defense and government contractors · Businesses and nonprofits
02 / Find your fit
Start with
your challenge.
You don’t need to arrive with a scope of work. Tell us what is creating pressure, and we’ll suggest a useful starting point.
A quick guide to BAG servicesYour suggested starting point
A useful first question
03 / The approach
Understand the reality.
Make progress practical.
Clear scope. Direct access to the principal. Work that connects findings to decisions and decisions to action.
Listen & define
Clarify the challenge, the people affected, and the decisions the work needs to support. Agree on scope and useful deliverables.
Examine & assess
Combine interviews, document review, and operational evidence to understand patterns and identify the issues that matter.
Advise & align
Present clear findings and practical options. Build shared understanding of priorities, responsibilities, and next steps.
Support execution
When included in the engagement, provide implementation oversight, leadership support, or facilitation to keep progress moving.
Built around your need
Defined projects · Independent fact-finding · Ongoing executive advisory · Interim or fractional leadership
04 / Organization pulse check
Where would
clarity help most?
Six quick reflections can help you prepare for a more productive leadership conversation.
For reflection and discussion
This tool highlights topics to explore. It does not establish an audit result, compliance status, or a finding about your organization.
Your conversation starters
Principal led.
Personally accountable.
Personally accountable.
05 / Meet the principal
An operator’s perspective.
An advisor’s independence.
Jeremy Bussell PMP
Principal Executive Advisor & Founder
Jeremy brings over 30 years of combined military and law enforcement agency experience: 26 years in the U.S. Navy and five years with the Colorado State Patrol.
At CSP, he served first as IT Program Portfolio Manager and later as Director of Public Safety IT & Communications and a member of the agency’s command staff. His leadership responsibilities spanned more than 200 personnel, six communications centers, and 76 partner agencies. He also served as appointing authority for 69 administrative investigations.
His Navy career included operational leadership, international liaison work, and a final tour as Deputy Division Chief at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Across those roles, he advised senior leaders, coordinated multinational initiatives, and connected mission needs with organizational capabilities.
Opportunity identification, proposal development, customer relationships, funding support, and partnership building have been part of that work. BAG brings this business development perspective to organizations pursuing government, defense, public safety, and critical materials opportunities.
A certified Navy Master Trainer with more than 3,000 hours of classroom instruction and a graduate of the FBI-LEEDA Executive Leadership Institute, Jeremy connects leadership development with clear communication, shared purpose, and individual ownership.
You work directly with Jeremy from the initial conversation through the deliverables.
U.S. Navy veteranFormer CSP directorPMP certifiedFBI-LEEDA ELI graduate
Talk with Jeremy
The leadership philosophy behind the work
Communicate. Collaborate. Empower.
Make the important things clear.
Build trust through honest, consistent communication about progress, challenges, and the decisions ahead.
Build a shared direction.
Bring people together around the mission, work through problems openly, and improve how teams coordinate.
Give people ownership.
Equip people with the tools, support, and authority to act, improve the work, and grow as leaders.
A few practical questions
Before we
begin.
What kind of organizations does BAG support?
BAG’s services are intended for public agencies, public safety organizations, government and defense contractors, businesses, and nonprofits that need operational clarity, independent perspective, or experienced leadership support.
Can an engagement start small?
Yes. A focused assessment, facilitated planning session, or defined advisory engagement can provide a practical starting point. Scope, deliverables, schedule, and fees are agreed before work begins.
Does BAG provide interim or fractional leadership?
BAG offers executive advisory and interim or fractional leadership support. The role, authority, time commitment, and duration are defined around the organization’s need and Jeremy’s availability.
How are investigations and CJIS reviews scoped?
Administrative investigations focus on independent fact-finding within an agreed mandate. CJIS engagements focus on governance, policy, and operational readiness. The first conversation establishes the scope, required access, and appropriate deliverables.
Can BAG help with business development and partnerships?
Yes. BAG supports opportunity identification and qualification, stakeholder engagement, partnership and teaming strategy, and capture and proposal planning. The focus is on matching organizational capabilities to real customer or partner needs, then defining practical next steps.
How does defense and critical materials work fit?
BAG supports program governance, stakeholder coordination, partnerships, and execution planning for government, defense, and critical materials initiatives. This work draws on Jeremy’s operational leadership and government experience.
06 / Start a conversation
What needs
to work better?
Share a little context. We’ll use it to start a focused conversation about your priorities and a useful next step.
info@busselladvisory.comPrefer to call? Talk with Jeremy directly.
(256) 656-8718Work directly with the principal.
Start with a clear, agreed scope.