The decisions that define your leadership are rarely the ones you saw coming.
Senior executive counsel and governance advisory for nonprofit and INGO leaders navigating complex transitions, board dynamics, and career-defining moments.
Beyond coaching. Beyond consulting.
You're navigating a board or executive dynamic that's becoming untenable.
Governance counsel and strategic reframing to move from tension to resolution.
You're trying to chart your career where you are — or scan new horizons.
Vocational counsel with someone who understands the nonprofit leadership market — and the interior questions that career decisions at this level inevitably raise.
Your organization is at an inflection point, and you're not sure anyone else sees it.
Confidential strategic counsel that helps you name what's happening — and decide what to do about it.
You're being asked to lead something that has no map to rely on.
Transition counsel built on hard-won experience across multiple CEO and VP appointments — in conditions where the playbook didn't exist yet.
“A gift for bringing clarity where there's complexity, calm where there's uncertainty, and momentum where things have felt stuck.”
Chris Ortiz
Community Development Executive
“Visionary, brave, and possesses a remarkable ability to rally people around a shared purpose, while remaining deeply human in how they lead.”
Kagwiria Muturia
Gender Equality & Public Policy Leader
“A rare blend of pastoral encouragement and wise counsel with the authority of a leader who has been in the trenches.”
Kevin Huinink
Lead Consultant, Chisel Consulting
Most Leaders Arrive Through One of Two Doors.
For nonprofit and INGO leaders navigating moments of consequence — where clarity, judgment, and timing matter.
Something in the organization needs to be named, decided, or resolved.
You're navigating what comes next — for this role, this season, or this calling.
The Signal Check
The moment is now. A board conversation that can't be deferred. A funding relationship at a turning point. A critical negotiation entering its final stage. You need to walk in with clarity you don't yet have.
$750 · 60 min · Priority alert — indicate deadline when booking for 24–48 hour access. Creditable toward The Sounding or The Resolution.
See Clearly First. Then Decide.
Most leaders start with a diagnostic — a self-administered scan that gives you a directional read on what is most pressing. You keep your results. If you want to walk through the picture with Jamie before deciding on anything further, The Read is designed exactly for that.
Take a Diagnostic
The CAPTiVE Rapid Scan (6 min) reads your decision system. The Bearing (15 min) triages across 12 domains. The Career Compass Scan™ (7 min) is for leaders in transition or elevation.
Book The Read
A focused 25-minute conversation with Jamie to walk through your results — what the picture is pointing to, what the pattern means, and what to do next. $125, credited in full toward any engagement.
Engage at the Right Level
From a single focused session to a retained engagement — the right next step becomes clear once the picture is on the table.
No diagnostic yet and prefer to start with a conversation? The Fit Call is complimentary.
How We Work Together
15 min
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90 min
2–4 weeks
All fees are plus applicable taxes.
The Sounding
A sounding is what a navigator takes when the charts run out and the water ahead is unknown.
A single focused session for leaders navigating a consequential decision, a governance crisis, or a condition that needs to be named before it can be resolved. We work the matter until the signal is clear. You leave with a named decision, a path forward, and the composure to act on it.
$2,500 · 90 minutes · Plus applicable taxes
“A gift for seeing what could be, not just in organizations but in people. He listens with intention, connects ideas with purpose, and always leaves those around him more inspired than before.”
Christi Schaefbauer
Chief Finance & Investment Officer, World Renew
“Leading by both authority and example, from the front and behind, with urgency and patience, and most importantly, leaving ample space for one to exercise initiative and imagination.”
Bart Witteveen
Head of Office, DG European Commission — ECHO
“Encouraging, motivating, and knows how to respectfully challenge others to think beyond their initial perspectives. He leads with authenticity, blending care and innovation to create lasting impact.”
Brittani Anthony, M.A., SHRM-SCP
Executive Leader
Waypoints
A biweekly leadership reflection for senior leaders who carry more than they can name. Nautical metaphor. Theological depth. Earned honesty. No platitudes.
835+ subscribers · Publishing on Substack
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