For leaders facing unprecedented challenges
We provide strategy, execution, and coaching
We are CEOs, VPs, agency heads, and executives each with 20+ years at the highest levels who build with you, not just for you
Integrate New Thinking
Our expertise spans Fortune 500s, startups, government, philanthropies, and nonprofit. We pull winning strategies from all sectors: corporate efficiency for government, startup speed for enterprises, mission clarity for profit-driven companies. ​
Navigate Uncertain Waters​
When there's no playbook for your challenge, we create one—and coach you to lead with presence and conviction.
Form Deep Relationships​
No discovery phases, no junior consultants. Just genuine humanity, kinetic working sessions, and the kind of energy that makes hard change feel possible.
What We've Done
GROWTH & SALES
Built and launched 35 new ventures for Nike, each designed to generate $250M annually at scale.
Delivered 150% growth (pre-IPO) for On Running through increased product placement and 100 new premium retail partnerships in a single year.
Generated $100M for Nike in annual recurring revenue while saving 2 million shoes from landfill through Nike Refurbished, achieving 100% sell-through across 96 global stores.
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​Built Patagonia's national distribution framework.
Drove 85% growth accelerating Patagonia's Trail Running category.
Repositioned Sorel as a lifestyle brand adding 160 new lifestyle retailers and scaling national account partners.
AI & DATA
Shaped the national AI conversation by curating Aspen AI Forum with McGovern Foundation, uniting tech leaders, journalists, artists, and theologians.
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Transformed how the US Senate allocates $23B in foreign aid by partnering on data systems with Palantir for the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
PRODUCT & DESIGN
Reached 2 billion people through the design of a line of Nike products.​
​Provided clean water to thousands across 5 countries on 4 continents with a off-grid household rainwater harvesting kit, costing only $50.
INVESTMENT & VENTURES
Invested in Anthropic, OpenAI, and Perplexity -- the foundations of the AI revolution.
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Invested early in Lyft, Notion, and 20+ other category leaders now worth billions.
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Oversaw $100M+ in assets managed by Cambridge Associates.
IT INFRASTRUCTURE
Built cloud services in 2014 before market demand existed, so that infrastructure was mature when cloud boom arrived in 2018.
Built IT infrastructure for brands: John Deere, Costco, Epson, TOK America, Keen Footwear, Danner Boots, Leatherman Tools, Benchmade Knives.
Built the world's fastest e-Discovery processing system with no budget, officially verified by Relativity as their top-performing infrastructure globally.
SOCIAL IMPACT &
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Gave 2 million refugees across 9 countries a voice by designing the world's first customer feedback system for humanitarian services.​
Brought clean water to over 100,000 people and helped stop a cholera outbreak during the Haiti earthquake, leading the disaster response effort for Nike.
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Increased 2020 Census participation by millions by founding the U.S. Census Bureau's first innovation lab.
LEADERSHIP & CULTURE
Transformed how C-suite executives lead at American Express, BASIC Agency, Crispin, and DEPT through leadership mastery coaching.
Transformed 180 employees into high performers at Instrument, one of the world's most innovative design agencies, with comprehensive human development systems.
