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Naviguer · Christine Lawton

Enterprise revenue growth is about intellectual property.

Most companies own at least one intangible asset, a brand, a dataset, an internal tool, an IP library, digital content, that could be earning more. Most leaders also find it hard to spot the next big shift in their industry.

I spent 30 years inside Disney, DreamWorks, NBCUniversal, and Yuga Labs navigating both. If you want revenue growth from the value your company has sitting still, let's have a conversation.

Christine Lawton, Founder of Naviguer
Thirty years in the room with
Microsoft Walmart Puma Apple Disney Comcast Panasonic Microsoft Lightstorm Entertainment Yuga Labs DIRECTV Netflix Sony 20th Century Studios Technicolor Vivendi Toshiba Google Universal GE DreamWorks Gucci Amazon Microsoft Walmart Puma Apple Disney Comcast Panasonic Microsoft Lightstorm Entertainment Yuga Labs DIRECTV Netflix Sony 20th Century Studios Technicolor Vivendi Toshiba Google Universal GE DreamWorks Gucci Amazon
What I see

Most companies don't think of themselves as IP companies.

They think they're in healthcare, manufacturing, financial services, media, hospitality, energy, real estate. But every day they create assets worth more than much of what sits on the balance sheet. Proprietary data. Unique processes. Specialized expertise. Communities. Customer behaviors. Stories. Trust. Identity. The challenge is that most of it is invisible, not because it isn't valuable, but because nobody has valued it as intellectual property.

Where data becomes a product. Where expertise becomes a license. Where community becomes a platform. Where a story becomes a brand. Where disconnected assets become an ecosystem.

The question isn't whether you have IP. It's whether you're capturing its value.

The Naviguer thesis

Next-level enterprise value is non-commoditizable.

The gains once won through efficiency, scale, and distribution are now produced by algorithmic commodities. What's left is the work software can't do.

01

Identify invisible connections

The patterns across unrelated industries that nobody in the room has been in the vantage points to see.

02

Transform intangibles into ecosystems

Turn dormant assets into monetizable, structured revenue, not one-off deals.

03

Engineer cultural relevance

Build the identity, trust, and community that value now flows toward.

04

Structure adaptive IP architectures

Design IP that evolves with markets, technology, and consumer behavior.

Converting fragmented data, identity, community, and storytelling into durable strategic leverage.

Who this is for

Serious leaders sitting on more than they're using.

The opportunities are biggest in businesses that don't think of themselves as creators at all, and in the leaders moving at the speed of their own conviction.

Founders & operatorsBoards & independent directorsMedia & streamingMusic & contentGamingSaaS & softwareFashion & luxury brandsData-rich businesses
The track record
$0 → $40M
A digital distribution business built from zero.
$30M+
In incremental revenue structured through deals.
Billions
Generated for Disney, DreamWorks, and NBCUniversal. Yes, billions, with a B.
"I've known Christine as a professional and dear friend for 23+ years. Whether we're debating business, political or legal issues, talking about our kids' hopes and dreams, or sharing a bottle of wine with friends and family, she is unwavering – she is creative, thoughtful, and caring, and brings a rare wisdom to every interaction. She'd be a powerful asset to any client who's able to engage her."
Jim SteyerFounder & CEO, Common Sense Media · Adjunct Professor, Stanford University
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Revenue growth is about intellectual property.

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