Trusted by mission-driven leaders & organizations nationwide.
We help senior leaders and their teams renew, align, and grow. We offer practical solutions through four core pathways, fostering momentum, clarity, & courageous leadership.
Lead with Clarity and Confidence
CompassOS™ is a guided coaching journey that helps leaders clarify who they are, why they lead, and how to show up with grounded confidence.Through a structured process of reflection, alignment, and practical habit formation, leaders emerge more self-aware, decisive, and centered.→ Learn More
3-6 months
For individual leaders ready to deepen presence and direction.
Build Teams That Move as One
AlignmentOS™ equips executive and department-level teams to build shared trust, purpose, and rhythm around their mission and values.We help teams align on priorities, eliminate friction, and create clarity between strategy and culture.→ Learn More
30-60 day alignment sprint
For leadership teams seeking unity, clarity, and execution.
Sustain Momentum Without Burnout
Rhythm-to-Results™ turns planning into practice by building systems that support execution, accountability, and sustainable performance. Leaders and teams learn to establish healthy cadences that replace urgency with intentionality and turn goals into movement.→ Learn More
90-day engagement
Taking organizations from intention to execution.
Accelerate Your Leadership
Not another conference. Not a quick fix.
Energize IRL™ experiences are immersive leadership intensives. We blend of adventure, reflection, and renewal designed to help you step out of the grind and return sharper, clearer, and more alive to what’s next.→ Learn More
Multi-day experiences
For leaders seeking clarity, courage, and community.
what our clients think
Real People. Real Clarity. Real Change.
Pillars & Process
Formation that’s practical. Leadership that’s sustainable.Our work rests on five core pillars—anchored in virtue, embodied practice, and long-term vision.
| Pillar | What it Cultivates |
|---|---|
| Awareness | Recognizing what’s shaping you (and what needs to shift) |
| Discernment | Clarifying values, voice, and what matters most |
| Rhythm | Designing daily, weekly, and seasonal practices of alignment |
| Embodiment | Living what you believe through presence and attention |
| Courage | Taking intentional risks that form your character and legacy |
Every tool, course, and conversation flows from these pillars.
Our process is flexible, but predictable. Simple, yet demanding:
Listen & Name | We begin with presence and attention—not just to symptoms, but to stories. To what’s been hidden, ignored, or misunderstood. Together, we name the tensions beneath the surface and start seeing with new clarity.
Prune & Align | Before we add, we make space. We surface what no longer serves—habits, assumptions, unspoken agreements—and clear room for what matters. This is where misalignment gets named and integrity begins to take shape.
Design & Walk | From insight, we build. Together we co-create rhythms, strategies, and practices that reflect your values and move your team forward. Not theoretical. Lived. Tested in real decisions, in real relationships.
Reflect & Embed | We pause again. What’s working? What’s emerging? What needs to shift? We refine and reinforce what matters—so growth becomes sustainable, not situational.
This process holds structure without rigidity.
It allows us to create change that lasts: rooted, relational, and lived over time.
Resource Hub
Articles, Books, & Courses
Explore tools designed for sustainable growth, not quick fixes. Inside you’ll find:
Habits for Leaders – a practical book to help you lead from alignment, not anxiety
LinkedIn Learning courses on leadership habits and culture building
Articles on formation, focus, and courageous leadership
Formation isn’t a one-time event. It’s a rhythm.
Rooted in Wisdom. Driven by Purpose.
About Aaron
I’ve spent two decades leading organizations, serving on executive teams, and coaching leaders who want more than performance hacks.With a PhD in education and years of C-suite leadership, I bring rigor and lived experience. I love creating spaces where leaders can breathe again.I believe leadership is formation: who you’re becoming matters more than what you’re achieving.
Next Steps
There are a few simple ways to dive in with Grounded & Growing:
Join a Signature Program | IdentityOS™, Rhythm-to-Results™, or Leadership Renewal, IRL™
Subscribe to Everyday Formation | Weekly reflections to keep you grounded, growing, and leading with strength.
Explore our Resources | Articles, books, and courses to help you accelerate your leadership learning.
Trusted by mission-driven leaders & organizations nationwide.
Trusted by mission-driven leaders & organizations nationwide.
Leaders use EnergizeIRL™ to step out of the grind, reset their energy, and
return with clarity, strength, and renewed presence.
60-second form. We’ll follow up to schedule a 20-min fit call.
What is it?
Not another conference. Not a quick fix.Our IRL Trips are immersive leadership experiences. A mix of challenge, reflection, adventure, and community. You’ll step out of the grind, sharpen fast, and return with renewed strength, clarity, and courage to lead what’s next.
What's included?
3–4 days in a curated setting (coastal, mountain, or retreat center).
Guided sessions on clarity, values, and sustainable leadership rhythms.
Adventure elements that stretch without overwhelming.
Evening conversations that mix candor, humor, and depth.
All meals and lodging included (travel not included).
Who's it for?
Leaders seeking:
Accelerated growth without burnout.
A trusted circle to process challenges and sharpen perspective.
A shift from the norm that fuels clarity, energy, and courage back at work.
The Investment?
Experiences start around $2,500 per leader (all-inclusive, excluding travel).
Learn More
We keep our IRL experiences small rarely more than 14 leaders/experience. Why? Formation happens best in circles where there’s room for candor, trust, and real connection.This application is simply the first step in our conversation to explore fit, and potentially match you with upcoming dates and locations. It’s not a contract, just an open hand.Thanks for diving in. We look forward to connecting further.
Application Questionnaire
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join our next IRL experience.
Your Resource Hub
Tools for becoming.
Trusted by leaders, teams, and seekers who are growing on purpose.
The work of becoming is slow, deliberate, and often done behind the scenes.
Here are the tools, reflections, and practices that can help you stay grounded and keep growing.You are not a machine to optimize. You’re a soul in formation.Here are tools, guides, and frameworks to help you
grow like an apprentice—slowly, intentionally, with your hands in the work.
Start Here | Foundations for the journey
Everyday formation
Sanity Saving Practices for Busy Souls
One reflection. Once a week. Written for those doing the slow, meaningful work of becoming more whole.
Books on Leadership Practice
Habits for Leaders | Grounded & Growing
How do you balance everything on your shoulders and still stay sane?Establish healthy practices:
habits to keep you grounded,
stay disciplined,
handle your relationships, and
become a more discerning thinker.
Build a Thriving Culture (Coming 2026)
If your organization is like most, you’ve watched culture just happen. Like a garden left unattended, workplace habits and practices develop on their own. With or without your attention, culture grows.Tend the garden—prepare the soil, provide sunlight and water, prune properly, pull weeds at the right time—and you’ll end up with more fruit and less thistle.In twenty-five chapters packed with practical next steps, I unroll a blueprint for growing thriving culture.
LinkedIn Learning Courses
20 Habits of Executive Leadership
LinkedIn Learning Course
There are endless books and high-level frameworks on executive leadership.But what about the daily habits? The in-between moments that actually shape how you lead?This course offers 20 practical habits you can begin building today.These habits are small, actionable, and deeply formative—designed to help you flourish as a leader without sacrificing your life in the process.
Build a Thriving culture
LinkedIn Learning Course
If you lead people, you’re shaping culture—whether you mean to or not.Culture, like a garden, grows with or without intention. And if left untended, even good soil will produce weeds alongside the fruit.In this course, you'll recognize the habits that silently shape your team, understand how environments can inspire or exhaust, and learn to prune, plant, and tend to your team's culture with intention.Create the conditions where your people and your mission can thrive. No silver bullets—just honest, repeatable practices for building a culture that lasts.
Everyday Formation
Sanity Saving Practices for Busy Souls
Imaginative Formation for the Next Generation
A middle-grade fiction series for kids (and curious adults) who crave adventure with meaning.
Even heroes need help
Perfect for reluctant readers grade 2-4
"My name is Riles, and I’m a hero. I don’t have super speed, x-ray vision, or super strength. In fact, I’m a pretty normal fifth grader in every way except one – I’m a Story Keeper."
These stories are rooted in courage, character, and the quiet power of choosing what’s right—no matter the cost.
Trusted by mission-driven leaders & organizations nationwide.
Senior Leaders use AlignmentOS™ turns shared clarity into team momentum
anchored in trust, rhythm, and measurable results.
60-second form. We’ll follow up to schedule a 20-min fit call.
The Core Challenge | Busy Without Traction
You feel it: decisions revisited, priorities blurred, meetings that multiply faster than progress.
Everyone’s working hard, but your org isn't moving forward.Misalignment rarely shows up as dysfunction. It hides in unclear priorities, fatigue, slow re-work, and the creeping sense that your team has lost its shared “why.” When alignment fades, even the most capable leaders start pulling in slightly different directions.That 3-degree difference compounds until the boat is rowing fast but spinning in place. AlignmentOS™ exists to stop that spin.
The Promise | Clarity That Moves
AlignmentOS™ helps executive teams turn clarity into momentum — building trust, focus, and results that last.
In 60 days, your team will:
Reconnect around shared mission, vision, and values that actually mean something day-to-day.
Translate those principles into clear priorities and agreements everyone owns.
Design a simple rhythm that keeps communication, meetings, and decisions aligned — long after the engagement ends.
This isn’t a “strategic planning retreat.” It’s the pre-work that makes every future plan stick.
AlignmentOS™ gives your team the shared compass strategic planning assumes but rarely builds.
The Engagement | A 60-Day Reset for Real Teams
A guided, facilitated framework delivered in three stages — practical enough for results, deep enough for culture.
| Phase | Weeks | Focus | What You Get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnose | 1-2 | We listen first (through executive interviews, team surveys, and observation) to surface hidden friction, overlapping priorities, and points of fatigue. | Team Alignment Report outlining strengths, pressure points, and patterns slowing you down. |
| Align | 3-5 | Together we clarify or refresh your mission, vision, and core values, translating them into shared language and leadership agreements. | Mission + Values Framework and Alignment Charter your leaders actually use. |
| Embed | 6-8 | We co-design cadences (meetings, feedback loops, and leadership rituals) that keep communication clear and priorities synchronized. | 90-Day Team Roadmap and Operating Rhythm Template for sustained alignment. |
Time commitment: about 3–4 facilitated sessions + short prep between each.
Delivery: virtual or hybrid, for up to 8 core leaders.
Timeline: 60 days start-to-finish.
You’ll leave with:
A unified mission and shared vocabulary for decisions.
A meeting cadence that drives progress instead of fatigue.
Trust strong enough for honest debate — and faster consensus.
What Success Looks Like
Alignment isn’t abstract; you can feel it — and measure it.Quantitative results from recent teams:
30–50 % faster strategic decisions
20 % reduction in duplicated work and re-work cycles
Noticeable lift in team energy and engagement within 6 weeks
Qualitative outcomes leaders describe:
“Conversations that used to take an hour now take ten minutes.”
“We finally sound like one voice again.”
“Meetings feel lighter — and things actually move.”
You don’t need more meetings — you need shared meaning.
Why Its Different
Most consultants hand you a slide deck and disappear. AlignmentOS™ stays until alignment lives in your habits.We bridge culture and execution:
Led by a practitioner, not a theorist. Decades as founder, COO, and coach — someone who’s built alignment from the inside.
Rooted in formation principles. Clarity, courage, and rhythm aren’t buzzwords; they’re how sustainable organizations grow.
Designed for mission-driven teams. Especially those that care as much about how they work as what they achieve..
Because culture without structure drifts — and structure without soul collapses.
60-second form. We’ll follow up to schedule a 20-min fit call.
Will AlignmentOS™ Work for Your Team?
AlignmentOS™ is built for:
Executive or senior-leadership teams navigating growth, transition, or leadership change.
Organizations preparing for strategic planning and wanting to begin from unity, not confusion.
Teams ready to replace meeting overload with focus, trust, and shared rhythm.
It's NOT for:
Groups seeking a one-time motivational offsite without follow-through.
Teams unwilling to adjust small habits that protect alignment.
Organizations treating culture as an HR topic instead of a leadership responsibility.
How It Works | Simple Next Step
Apply or inquire | Share a few details about your team and current challenges.
Fit conversation (20 min) | We’ll clarify goals, confirm timing, and outline what a 60-day engagement looks like for you.
Begin your AlignmentOS™ reset | Kickoff within two weeks — clarity, cohesion, and cadence built in from day one.
The ROI | Why Alignment Pays for Itself
In most organizations, the hidden tax of misalignment is massive:
Meetings that run long = weeks of lost focus.
Decisions revisited = thousands in duplicated labor.
Leadership drag = opportunity costs that never hit the ledger.
When you remove that friction, the return is immediate.
Teams completing AlignmentOS™ typically recapture 1 day of productive capacity per leader per week (a staggering 5–10x ROI within one quarter).
The Invitation | From Drift to Direction
Every team hits a point where effort outpaces progress.
The work keeps growing, but the clarity doesn’t.AlignmentOS™ realigns your people around purpose, priorities, and pace — so execution becomes natural again. It’s not another initiative; it’s the foundation that makes every initiative work better.The next 60 days can pass in drift — or build the alignment that carries your mission forward for years.
60-second form. We’ll follow up to schedule a 20-min fit call.
Trusted by mission-driven leaders & organizations nationwide.
Trusted by mission-driven leaders & organizations nationwide.
Senior Leaders use Rhythm-to-Results™ to help teams identify "complexity drag," and replace urgency with intentional cadence.
60-second form. We’ll follow up to schedule a 20-min fit call.
The Core Challenge | Effort Outpacing Progress
Even the best teams hit a point where drive turns into drag. Projects stall mid-flight. Meetings multiply. The founder or ED feels every decision bottlenecked at the top.This is complexity drag: the friction that builds when structure lags behind growth.You’ve got the talent. You’ve got the mission.
What’s missing? Rhythm and structure. You need a predictable cadence that converts effort into traction.Rhythm-to-Results™ restores that rhythm so execution keeps pace with ambition.
The Promise | From Grind to Glide
The 90-day Rhythm-to-Results™ engagement turns your strategic goals into repeatable operating rhythms: momentum you can feel and measure.
By the end, your organization will:
Replace chaos with cadence. Meetings and decisions flow in sequence, not swirl in circles.
Reclaim bandwidth. Leaders spend less time firefighting and more time leading.
Deliver faster. Projects move from plan to done 10–25 % quicker—without adding staff or software.
It’s not a new plan. It’s the system that makes every plan work better.
The Power of Cadence
Rhythm is the bridge between clarity and results. When your structure matches your scale, speed feels effortless.
The Engagement | 90 Days to Operational Clarity
Focused, data-driven, and time-bound, Rhythm-to-Results™ is built to reveal friction and restore flow without overwhelming your team.
| Phase | Weeks | Focus | What You Get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assess & Map | 1-4 | Diagnose where work slows down—interviews, meeting audits, workflow review. | Findings Report → Top 3-5 friction points visualized in a clarity heat-map. |
| Design & Prioritize | 5-8 | Identify quick wins and structural fixes across rhythm, communication, accountability. | Recommendations Roadmap → 10-15 prioritized actions with ROI estimates. |
| Present & Embed | 9-12 | Align leadership on ownership and implementation. | Executive Summary Deck (5 slides) + optional Alignment Workshop (90 min) to lock commitments and cadence. |
The Result | What Changes in a Quarter?
| Metric | Typical Lift | Annualized Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Execution Speed | +10–25 % | Earlier delivery on revenue / mission-critical goals |
| Leadership Focus | +30–50 % | 4–6 hours / week reclaimed per executive |
| Meeting Load | –20–30 % | ≈ 4 000 staff hours saved per year (~$100 K value) |
| Staff Engagement | +20–30 % | Higher morale, lower turnover |
| Board Confidence | 3x | Clear metrics → better governance & funding |
Rhythm-to-Results™ will give you structure that finally matches your ambition. Within weeks, meetings feel lighter and projects start finishing again.
60-second form. We’ll follow up to schedule a 20-min fit call.
Will this work for your team?
Rhythm-to-Results™ is built for::
Mission-driven orgs or B Corps with 25–100 staff / $4 M–$25 M budget.
Founders / EDs still central to daily operations.
Teams showing symptoms of complexity drag: many initiatives, little follow-through.
Boards or funders seeking evidence of execution capacity before the next strategic phase.
What You Avoid
Multi-year consulting contracts
New software or dashboards to learn
Costly COO search
Culture overhaul or buzzword frameworks
Just clarity, cadence, and data-backed focus—fast.
If organizational growth feels like grind, Rhythm-to-Results™ is your reset.
Ready to Set the Pace?
Every organization reaches a stretch where effort alone won’t carry it further. The path gets steeper, the footing uneven, and progress starts to slow. This is when rhythm matters most.Rhythm-to-Results™ helps you find your footing, transforming scattered effort into steady, confident motion.Not a sprint. Not another initiative. A sustainable cadence that lets your mission breathe and your team move as one.The next 90 days will come either way. Are you ready to move forward in rhythm?
60-second form. We’ll follow up to schedule a 20-min fit call.
Trusted by mission-driven leaders & organizations nationwide.
Trusted by mission-driven leaders & organizations nationwide.
Senior leaders use CompassOS™ to make faster decisions,
reclaim 4–6 hours/week, and lead with calm, steady confidence.
60-second form. We’ll follow up to schedule a 20-min fit call.
Why Now?
You can’t lead with clarity if you’re unclear on who you’re becoming
You make big calls daily, but your own direction feels fuzzier than it should.
Your role shifted, but your filters didn’t.
You’re efficient, but your energy’s scattered.
CompassOS™ resets your decision filters so you lead from a grounded center again.
How Does It Work?
Get your clarity back in 12 weeks.
Get your clarity back in 12 weeks.
| Win | How You Get There | Evidence-Based Result |
|---|---|---|
| You regain alignment and focus. | 9 guided exercises + StrengthsFinder 2.0 reveal identity, purpose, values, and what energizes or drains you. | Clients typically reclaim 4–6 hours of weekly focus within 6 weeks. |
| You make faster, better decisions. | You build a personal Decision Filter Framework, linking your values and purpose to everyday choices. | Leaders report 25–40 % faster decision-making and fewer strategic reworks. |
| You clarify where you’re headed and why. | Deep reflection on your Core Why + 10-year vision + 5-year markers connects long-term meaning to short-term execution. | 90 % of participants describe a “renewed sense of direction” within 3 sessions. |
| You turn vision into action. | Creation of a personalized 90-Day Roadmap with quarterly goals and measurable KPIs. | 80 % achieve or exceed their quarterly focus targets by program end. |
| You sustain energy and momentum. | Custom Rhythms Plan outlines habits, schedules, and boundaries that protect focus and prevent drift. | Average improvement of +30 % in weekly energy balance (measured via self-report scale). |
60-second form. We’ll follow up to schedule a 20-min fit call.
What We Work Through
This isn’t a surface-level checklist. It’s a structured but flexible process designed to meet you where you are and help you move forward.
This Journey Includes:
Whole Health Check-In – Take stock of your current reality
Clarify Your Core Values – What’s actually guiding your decisions?
Energy vs. Drain Audit – What fills you up? What wears you down?
Big Dreams (Reclaimed) – Reconnect with what you’ve buried or paused
Name Your Core Why – Get clear on what’s really driving you
Long-Range Vision – Look ahead with purpose, not pressure
Quarterly Roadmap – Build a practical plan that actually fits your life
Alignment Check – Test your plan against your values
Waypoints & Anchors – Design rhythms that keep you grounded over time
✅ 25–40 % faster decisions
✅ +4–6 hrs focus/week
✅ 5X stronger exec presence
what clients are saying
Real People. Real Clarity. Real Change.
Who's It For?
CompassOS™ IS FOR YOU IF:
You’ve led teams, companies, or major initiatives, but realize the clarity you create for others hasn’t caught up to where you are personally.
You’re in a transition or growth season and want to make decisions from alignment, not adrenaline.
You’re ready for measurable traction (more focus, better energy, faster decisions) not more noise or theory.
You value depth over hype. You want reflection that leads to real transformation.
It's Not for you if:
You’re looking for quick fixes, hacks, or a motivational boost without doing the real thinking work.
You’re not willing to slow down for a few hours every two weeks to reset your focus.
You see coaching purely as an expense, not an investment in clarity that compounds through every decision you make.
You think you're just a good book or podcast away from really taking hold of your future.
60-second form. We’ll follow up to schedule a 20-min fit call.
How Does It Work?
Apply (1 minute). Share your role, goals, and what you want from the next 90 days.
Fit Call (20 minutes). We’ll explore your priorities, answer questions, and see if CompassOS™ is the right tool for this season.
Start Your Clarity Journey. If it’s a fit, you’ll begin within two weeks—with structure, not pressure.
FAQs
| Is this executive coaching? | Not exactly. CompassOS™ blends coaching with a structured clarity framework that produces measurable outcomes. |
| How much time does it take? | About 90 minutes every two weeks. Most leaders gain 4–6 hours of focus per week by week four. |
| What if I’m not sure it’s the right time? | That’s why we start with a fit call. We’ll decide together whether it serves your current season. |
| Can my company pay for this? | Yes, many participants expense CompassOS™ as professional development or leadership training. |
| Do I need StrengthsFinder to participate? | No. If you haven't taken the StrengthsFinder 2.0 Assessment, we'll provide it for you. It helps illuminate your energy and drain patterns early in the process. |
60-second form. We’ll follow up to schedule a 20-min fit call.
From Drift to Direction
Every leader reaches a point where the gears still turn—but the sense of direction fades.
CompassOS™ is where you get that back.
In 12 weeks, you’ll reconnect who you are with what you’re building—turning purpose into clear decisions, steady energy, and sustainable progress.
Most leaders who complete CompassOS™ report measurable outcomes:
25–40 % faster decisions
+4–6 hours of weekly focus regained
3–5× stronger executive presence and calm
But beyond the numbers, something deeper happens: decisions get easier, confidence returns, and leadership feels like it fits again. The next quarter will pass either way. You can keep reacting—or rebuild your clarity, direction, and peace of mind.
60-second form. We’ll follow up to schedule a 20-min fit call.
Trusted by mission-driven leaders & organizations nationwide.
CLArITY + ROADMAP
Resource Page
Your self-paced formation journey to
realign your life with what matters most.
Welcome Video
A Quick Note As you Get Started
I created this course because I’ve lived it.I know what it feels like to hit a full schedule and still feel misaligned. To succeed on paper but wonder if I’m actually headed where I want to go.I tested each element of this course on my executive coaching clients.Time and time again, these were the core questions clients returned to, and once I formalized the exercises, we had reflective, intentional answers to revisit together. We had a strategic roadmap to guide goal-setting, and with a bit of accountability, we had success.Clarity + Roadmap isn’t a quick fix. It’s a deeper pause—an intentional return to what matters, and a plan that helps you live it out.I'm honored to walk this path with you.—Aaron
Audio Narrations (by section)
Whole Health Check-In – Take stock of your current reality
Clarify Your Core Values – What’s actually guiding your decisions?
Energy vs. Drain Audit – What fills you up? What wears you down?
Big Dreams (Reclaimed) – Reconnect with what you’ve buried or paused
Name Your Core Why – Get clear on what’s really driving you
Long-Range Vision – Look ahead with purpose, not pressure
Quarterly Roadmap – Build a practical plan that actually fits your life
Alignment Check – Test your plan against your values
Waypoints & Anchors – Design rhythms that keep you grounded over time
Closing Video
Work that Goes Deeper
Than the Surface
Trusted by mission-driven leaders & organizations nationwide.
What’s shaping you—and the people you lead?
The way you live and lead forms who you’re becoming, individually and collectively. If you're tired of surface fixes, misalignment, or managing the noise, consider this your invitation to go deeper.We help individuals, teams, and organizations engage the deep, often difficult work of counter-formation. Through coaching, consulting, and guided retreats, we create space for clarity, trust, and transformation.
Our Core Pathways
Every leader reaches a crossroad, between clarity and chaos, between purpose and performance, between growth and exhaustion.Our four signature programs meet you at that intersection. Each addresses a different layer of formation—the self, the team, the system, and the soul—so you can lead with greater focus, courage, and sustainability.Whether you're looking for renewed clarity and a roadmap (CompassOS™), to align your team around shared purpose (AlignmentOS™), to translate plans into consistent execution (Rhythm-to-Results™), or to step away to recharge your energy and perspective (Energize IRL™), you’ll find a pathway designed for real leaders in real life.
Lead with Clarity and Confidence
CompassOS™ is a guided coaching journey that helps leaders clarify who they are, why they lead, and how to show up with grounded confidence.Through a structured process of reflection, alignment, and practical habit formation, leaders emerge more self-aware, decisive, and centered.→ Learn More
3-6 months
For individual leaders ready to deepen presence and direction.
Build Teams That Move as One
AlignmentOS™ equips executive and department-level teams to build shared trust, purpose, and rhythm around their mission and values.We help teams align on priorities, eliminate friction, and create clarity between strategy and culture.→ Learn More
30-60 day alignment sprint
For leadership teams seeking unity, clarity, and execution.
Sustain Momentum Without Burnout
Rhythm-to-Results™ turns planning into practice by building systems that support execution, accountability, and sustainable performance. Leaders and teams learn to establish healthy cadences that replace urgency with intentionality and turn goals into movement.→ Learn More
90-day engagement
Taking organizations from intention to execution.
Accelerate Your Leadership
Not another conference. Not a quick fix.
Energize IRL™ experiences are immersive leadership intensives. We blend of adventure, reflection, and renewal designed to help you step out of the grind and return sharper, clearer, and more alive to what’s next.→ Learn More
Multi-day experiences
For leaders seeking clarity, courage, and community.
what clients are saying
Real People. Real Clarity. Real Change.
Our Process
No two teams are the same. No culture grows in the same soil.
That’s why our process isn’t rigid. It flexes with each engagement—co-created to fit your context and shaped by the needs that emerge.But over time, certain movements prove essential.
We return to them again and again.
Listen & Name | We begin with presence and attention—not just to symptoms, but to stories. To what’s been hidden, ignored, or misunderstood. Together, we name the tensions beneath the surface and start seeing with new clarity.
Prune & Align | Before we add, we make space. We surface what no longer serves—habits, assumptions, unspoken agreements—and clear room for what matters. This is where misalignment gets named and integrity begins to take shape.
Design & Walk | From insight, we build. Together we co-create rhythms, strategies, and practices that reflect your values and move your team forward. Not theoretical. Lived. Tested in real decisions, in real relationships.
Reflect & Embed | We pause again. What’s working? What’s emerging? What needs to shift? We refine and reinforce what matters—so growth becomes sustainable, not situational.
This process holds structure without rigidity.
It’s how we create change that lasts—rooted, relational, and lived over time.
Our Pillars
Formation that’s practical. Leadership that’s sustainable.Our work rests on these five core pillars—anchored in virtue, embodied practice, and long-term vision.
| Pillar | What it Cultivates |
|---|---|
| Awareness | Recognizing what’s shaping you (and what needs to shift) |
| Discernment | Clarifying your values, voice, and what matters most |
| Rhythm | Designing daily, weekly, and seasonal practices of alignment |
| Embodiment | Living what you believe through presence and attention |
| Courage | Taking intentional risks that form your character and legacy |
Every tool, course, or conversation flows from this philosophy.Every engagement—whether coaching, consulting, or facilitation—is rooted in these five interrelated pillars. These aren’t just values; they’re the movements we return to again and again in meaningful work.
Let's Talk
You don’t need a templated solution.
You need a trusted partner with a proven process to guide the deeper work your context requires.
Helping People
Grow Deep Roots &
Bear Lasting Fruit
Trusted by mission-driven leaders & organizations nationwide.
Welcome! I'm glad you're here.
The work beneath the work
Leadership looks great on paper—until it starts to wear thin.
You’re doing all the right things, but something under the surface feels… off.
This is where the real work begins.
When the weight starts to wear
You carry weight.
You lead.
You get things done.
But lately, clarity feels just out of reach.You’re busy, but not always sure why.
You care about your people—but something in the culture feels off.
You’ve built a life or career that looks solid… but still wonder, Is this it?I’ve been there too.I’ve worked in fast-moving organizations, led big teams, launched nonprofits, taught graduate students, and served as COO for a place I love.I’ve helped rebuild strategy, re-center culture, and coach emerging leaders.
And I’ve also known what it’s like to drift.That’s why I’ve devoted the last decade to helping people and organizations do the deep work—not just to perform better, but to become whole.I bring a strange mix to the table:
A PhD in education.
A MA in philosophy.
An Executive MBA in strategy.
Thousands of coaching hours.
Dozens of culture turnarounds.
And a quiet conviction that who we’re becoming matters more than what we’re achieving.
If we work together, I’m not going to overload you with noise.But I will ask the right questions, help you pause long enough to listen, and walk with you as you step forward—with more clarity, more peace, and more intention than you’ve had in a long time.If you’re leading something that matters—or want to—
and you’re ready to move from holding it all together to becoming someone whole…
What Clients Say it's like
People describe my style as clear, calm, and quietly catalytic.I ask honest questions, hold space for deeper work, and translate big ideas into practical, repeatable action.Clients tell me our work is both humbling and empowering. That it helps them breathe again—and build something better.
Our PRocess
No two teams are the same. No culture grows in the same soil.
That’s why our process isn’t rigid. It flexes with each engagement—co-created to fit your context and shaped by the needs that emerge.But over time, certain movements prove essential.
We return to them again and again.
Listen & Name | We begin with presence and attention—not just to symptoms, but to stories. To what’s been hidden, ignored, or misunderstood. Together, we name the tensions beneath the surface and start seeing with new clarity.
Prune & Align | Before we add, we make space. We surface what no longer serves—habits, assumptions, unspoken agreements—and clear room for what matters. This is where misalignment gets named and integrity begins to take shape.
Design & Walk | From insight, we build. Together we co-create rhythms, strategies, and practices that reflect your values and move your team forward. Not theoretical. Lived. Tested in real decisions, in real relationships.
Reflect & Embed | We pause again. What’s working? What’s emerging? What needs to shift? We refine and reinforce what matters—so growth becomes sustainable, not situational.
This process holds structure without rigidity.
It’s how we create change that lasts—rooted, relational, and lived over time.
Our Pillars
Formation that’s practical. Leadership that’s sustainable.Our work rests on these five core pillars—anchored in virtue, embodied practice, and long-term vision.
| Pillar | What it Cultivates |
|---|---|
| Awareness | Recognizing what’s shaping you (and what needs to shift) |
| Discernment | Clarifying your values, voice, and what matters most |
| Rhythm | Designing daily, weekly, and seasonal practices of alignment |
| Embodiment | Living what you believe through presence and attention |
| Courage | Taking intentional risks that form your character and legacy |
Every tool, course, or conversation flows from this philosophy.Every engagement—whether coaching, consulting, or facilitation—is rooted in these five interrelated pillars. These aren’t just values; they’re the movements we return to again and again in meaningful work.
A few things about me
I live in Santa Barbara with my wife and kids.
I love old books, writing, trail walks, and time in the water.
I believe growth takes time, character matters, and spiritual formation is not optional.
I’m building Grounded & Growing to help people live with clarity, resilience, and rooted joy.