Our team
Operators who have built, run, and grown companies
Successive means one following another. It’s how we think about every business we own. Each one was built by a founder who came before us, and each one will be carried forward by the generation that comes after. Our job is the part in between: strengthening the business, developing its leaders, and preparing it for decades more of growth. Successive was started in 2019 because we observed that owners couldn’t find a buyer willing to do the hard work of building what came next. We don’t go into an opportunity with a plan to sell. We’re operators first, which is why we make every decision for the long run.
Wade Batiuk
Wade is the CEO of Successive Capital and leads its portfolio of six companies across fire protection, facility supply and managed IT. A founder and turnaround operator, he has acquired businesses that were losing money, stalled or outgrowing their systems, and led each one to stable operations. In one, he took a business from a deep monthly loss to profitability in under a year. Wade and his team build the leadership teams, systems and employee ownership programs that let each company run and grow.
Michael Lang
Michael boasts an impressive career spanning several decades, notable for his involvement in both founding and managing various successful businesses (including bringing a company he founded public and eventually selling as a TSX 300 company). His accomplishments range from creating profitable entities in diverse sectors to holding significant leadership roles in both the corporate and philanthropic worlds.
Omi Velasco
Omi has spent her career partnering closely with founders who have built strong, enduring businesses. Her experience spans technology strategy at Deloitte, hands-on operating roles, including COO of a restaurant software company, and serving as a Principal at a venture investment fund. She cares deeply about people and legacy, and approaches every partnership with respect, responsibility, and a long-term view.
Malik Dilawri
Malik brings deep experience in commercial real estate finance, capital structuring, and sales leadership, with a history of driving performance and growth across complex organizations. He has turned two car dealership locations from significant losses to profitability and grown an HVAC sales team to $13M in annual revenue. He holds a degree from Royal Holloway, University of London, and currently serves as Director of Operations at Successive Capital, where he works across the portfolio to streamline operations and build the foundation for growth.
Scott Gloge
Scott brings nearly two decades of multi-commodity marketing and commercial strategy experience to the energy and infrastructure landscape. He has directed asset-management teams and engineered commercial strategies that generated over $100M in annual EBITDA through aggressive physical asset optimization and structural hedging. A CFA® charterholder and a TRIUM Global Executive MBA candidate (NYU/LSE/HEC), Scott bridges the gap between complex midstream operations and institutional corporate finance to drive enterprise value and commercial stewardship.