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consulting & coaching

Transforming Leadership. Unlocking Potential.

Our expert team provides personalized coaching and consulting services designed to strengthen leadership and drive success. Partner with us to transform challenges into opportunities and achieve your vision for the future.

OUR PROCESS

Driving school improvement through targeted support at the individual, team, and department levels.

Strategic Needs Assessment

We begin by understanding your goals and identifying key challenges. This foundational step ensures that our recommendations are tailored and impactful.

Customized Coaching Plans

Our expert coaches design personalized strategies to help leaders achieve their full potential while addressing specific challenges.

Implementation & Follow-Up Support

We provide actionable insights, ongoing support, and tools to ensure long-term success for both individuals and organizations.

Practice Groups

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testimonials

Building Leaders. Transforming Organizations.

We’ve got your back. Central to each engagement is the relationship built over time – founded upon confidentiality, trust, and honesty.

School Testimonial

Last week Barbara Chase and I wrapped up our year of coaching. I want to thank you for recommending her to me. She was of tremendous help to me in my first year as board chair, guiding, supporting and cheering for me. I know it sounds trite, but I honestly could not have done it without her. I used our biweekly sessions to prepare for important meetings, think through upcoming issues and strategize how to partner better with my head of school. I don’t have to tell you how knowledgeable and experienced she is as a past head, and her expertise with governance and board-related issues was invaluable. I also felt that I connected meaningfully with Barbara and hope we will remain in touch in the future. She is a warm, caring individual who showed true concern for me and made time for me outside of our scheduled meetings if something came up.

— Melanie Weston

School Testimonial

Just a note to say how valuable Brandon has been for us in our efforts to hire and support great teachers, particularly faculty of color. Brandon partnered with us in a recent hiring workshop for our division heads, department chairs, HR, and other school leaders. It was a resounding success! Brandon was flexible, insightful, easy to work with and genuine. He went above and beyond by interviewing six current faculty to provide us with meaningful, qualitative data to help guide strategy.

— Thad Persons

Our Team

Meet Our Coaches

As highly successful former heads of school and administrators, our coaches utilize their training and experience to help school leaders grow personally and professionally. They understand the intersection of leadership and strategy and bring an extra level of knowledge of what is practical and realistic to your success and the success of your school.

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Darryl J. Ford

Vice President, Education Leadership Services; Coach

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Marsha Little

Senior Consultant, Coach, Director of Professional Learning and Development, Search & Consulting Services

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Barbara Chase

Senior Consultant, Coach

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Todd Bland

Senior Consultant, Coach

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Cathy Shelburne

Consultant, Coach

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Heather Flewelling

Chief Talent Officer, Search & Consulting Services

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Susanna Jones

Senior Consultant

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Lucinda Lee Katz

Senior Consultant, Coach

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Charlie Britton

Senior Consultant, Coach

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Mark Davis

Senior Consultant, Coach

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John Allman

Senior Consultant, Coach

Meet the Rest of the TeamMeet the Rest of the Team
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DEIB Commitment 

Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging

We are committed to fostering inclusive leadership. Our coaching and consulting services emphasize strategies for cultivating equity and belonging in schools, empowering leaders to create meaningful change.

our insights

Insights from Our In-House Experts

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Coaching Insights to Build Effective Teams

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Creating a Coaching Culture in Schools

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Collaborative Leadership

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Leading with Purpose: A President's Guide to Effective Board Leadership

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Contact Us to Get Started

Our experienced team is here to support your leadership and organizational goals. Contact us to learn more about our coaching and consulting services and how we can help your school thrive.

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