Support for Leaders
Coaching & Strategic Partnership for Leaders at Small and Midsized Companies and Nonprofits
As a leader at a small or mid-sized organization, you're constantly making decisions that matter for your team, your organization, and your mission. But you're often doing it alone, without a sounding board that understands the complexity of what you're navigating. Coaching gives you what you're missing: a confidential thought partner to help you work through what's in front of you, see the real issues beneath the surface, and move forward with clarity and confidence.
Who This Is For?
Leaders at small and mid-sized companies and nonprofits who want a trusted advisor to help them think through challenges, make critical decisions, and lead with confidence. You're juggling strategy, operations, people, and finance, often all at the same time. Maybe you're facing a critical juncture, a crisis, or an opportunity for growth. You'd welcome the chance to strategize with someone who's been in the seat and can help you think through what's next.
Who You'll Work With
You'll partner with either Audrey George or Kendall Mallette, depending on the best fit for your needs. Both bring decades of leadership experience and a practical, results-focused approach. We'll explore the best match during your discovery call.
Audrey's approach is practical and solution-focused. She helps you get to the root of what's actually happening so you can move forward with clarity. Her perspective is grounded in 25 years of doing the work: building organizations from scratch, navigating economic crises, managing boards, raising funds, making tough decisions, and much more. For the past five years, she's coached leaders across industries while collecting feedback from thousands of employees about what's working and what they wish their leaders knew.
When you work with Audrey, you get both perspectives: someone who understands what it takes to lead effectively and what employees actually need from their leaders. She understands the pressures you're under, the constraints you're working within, and the trade-offs you're constantly making. Because she's been there.
Audrey's style: Root-cause analysis, direct feedback, strategic questioning. No band-aids. Uncover the real issues and address them head-on. Works with individual leaders and full leadership teams.
Best fit for: Leaders who want straight talk, practical solutions, and someone who's actually built and led organizations.
Director of Coaching and Training
Kendall combines intellectual rigor with competitive discipline. Her background as a college athlete informs her coaching philosophy: mental toughness, goal-setting precision, and performance optimization. She brings over 30 years of transformative leadership experience as an entrepreneur, senior administrator, educational consultant, and executive coach.
Kendall specializes in creating positive organizational cultures that drive engagement, innovation, and sustainable growth. Her methodologies help organizations navigate complex change initiatives while fostering environments where diverse talent thrives, and authentic belonging becomes a competitive advantage.
Kendall's style: Strategic facilitation, culture design, performance optimization. She brings both academic training and real-world athletic discipline to high-stakes leadership challenges.
Best fit for: Executives, leadership teams, emerging leaders, and leaders navigating culture transformation or complex organizational change.
Our Approach
Whether you work with Audrey or Kendall, you can expect:
A confidential space to think out loud, test ideas, and work through decisions before you communicate them to your stakeholders. You won't have to explain the context or translate the jargon. We understand the pressures leaders face, the constraints you work within, and the trade-offs you're constantly making.
We can talk about anything and everything on your list, from business strategy to project implementation to that team member you aren't sure what to do with. No topic is too big or too small.
What We'll Work On Together
Strategic decisions: Should we expand? Pivot? Stay the course?
Team challenges: Hiring, performance issues, succession planning
Organizational transitions: Growth, mergers, restructuring
Board and stakeholder management: Navigating competing priorities
Operational problems: What's really causing the bottleneck?
Leadership development: Building your capacity as a leader
Is This Right for You?
This works if you:
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Want practical solutions, not theoretical discussions
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Are willing to examine root causes honestly
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Value direct feedback and honest conversations
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Are ready to take action, not just talk about it
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Lead a small or mid-sized company or nonprofit
This might not be right if you:
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Want someone to do the work for you
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Need philosophical leadership discussions
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Aren't open to direct feedback
How We'll Work Together
Coaching can be structured through monthly sessions for ongoing support, deeper strategic partnership, and options for full team support. We'll design something that fits your needs and budget.
Sessions are typically 60 minutes via Zoom (or in-person if local) and can be scheduled monthly or more frequently as needed. We'll explore what makes sense for you.
Ready to Get Started?
Schedule a complimentary 30-minute discovery call. We'll discuss your goals, challenges, what kind of partnership would serve you best, and the investment involved.