Laurie Carey

What We Do

We partner with CEOs, executive teams, and nonprofit boards to:

• Clarify direction and priorities

• Navigate complex transitions and growth

• Strengthen communication and trust

• Turn strategic conversations into concrete action

Our role is part coach, part facilitator, and part truth-teller—always in service of your mission and the people who depend on you.

For Business Leaders & Executive Teams

Executive Coaching for Growth

One-on-one coaching focused on:

• Scaling yourself as a leader (not just the business)

• Making better, faster decisions with less friction

• Managing stress and trigger points so you show up at your best

• Building a leadership team that can own the mission with you

Leadership Team Facilitation

Facilitated sessions to:

• Align around vision, strategy, and key priorities

• Get the “real issues” on the table in a safe, productive way

• Improve communication, collaboration, and accountability

• Turn strategy days into an actual 90-day execution plan

These sessions are practical, candid, and designed to send people back to work with clarity, not just a binder of notes.

For Nonprofit Boards & Annual Retreats

Nonprofit boards carry big responsibility with limited time and resources. A well-designed retreat can refuel the board, reset priorities, and reconnect everyone to why the work matters.

We facilitate:

Board Retreats & Strategic Planning

• Clarify mission, vision, and near-term priorities

• Align board and staff roles and expectations

• Surface hard conversations in a safe, structured way

• Create a simple, realistic action roadmap for the next 12–18 months

Governance & Effectiveness Sessions

• Improve how your board meetings run

• Strengthen committee structures and decision-making

• Build a culture of psychological safety where diverse voices are truly heard

Your board walks away energized, aligned, and clear on what happens next—not just inspired for a weekend.

Corporate Hackathons & Innovation Sprints

Turn ideas into action while building skills, trust, and momentum.

Sometimes your team doesn’t need another meeting—they need an experience.
Corporate hackathons and innovation sprints create focused time and space for people across your organization to step out of “business as usual,” tackle real challenges, and practice working together in new ways.

We design and facilitate hackathons that are safe, structured, and deeply productive—not chaotic or gimmicky.

Why a Hackathon?

A well-designed hackathon can help you:

• Unlock innovation on real business problems, products, or processes

• Break down silos by mixing people from different teams, levels, and functions

• Spot emerging leaders and high-potential talent in a real-world setting

• Build skills in collaboration, communication, and resilience under time pressure

• Re-energize culture around learning, experimentation, and “we can figure this out together”

How We Support Your Corporate Hackathon

We act as your coach, facilitator, and architect for the entire experience:

Before the Hackathon

• Clarify objectives and success criteria (innovation, culture, skills, pipelines, etc.)

• Co-design themes and challenge prompts aligned to your strategy

• Create communication and onboarding materials so participants know what to expect

• Provide pre-event briefings for leaders, mentors, and judges

During the Hackathon

• Facilitate the kickoff and set the tone for psychological safety and inclusion

• Guide team formation and help balance skills and perspectives

• Provide coaching “office hours” on communication, conflict, and focus

• Keep time, energy, and momentum moving with clear checkpoints and support

After the Hackathon

• Facilitate final presentations and structured feedback

• Support judging criteria and selection of winning ideas

• Translate outcomes into next-step action plans—so ideas don’t die on the whiteboard

• Provide a brief debrief report with key learnings, themes, and recommendations

What Makes Our Hackathons Different?

• Psychological Safety First
  We intentionally design the environment so people feel safe to speak up, experiment, and fail forward. That’s where the real creativity comes from.

• Real-World Challenges
  Every prompt is tied to something that matters—customer experience, internal process improvement, new products, workforce development, or culture-building.

• Skill-Building Built In
  Participants don’t just “compete”—they practice collaboration, communication, resilience, and critical thinking under real constraints.

• Hybrid & Inclusive by Design
  We can run in-person, virtual, or hybrid hackathons so teams across locations can participate.

Is a Corporate Hackathon Right for You?

A facilitated hackathon is a great fit if you:

• Want to jump-start innovation around a specific strategic theme

• Are integrating new technology (like AI or automation) and want teams to explore it safely

• Need a powerful, memorable way to bring departments together

• Want to develop leaders and culture while also generating tangible ideas

Ready to Design Your Hackathon?

We’ll work with you to design an experience that fits your goals, time frame, and culture—whether that’s a one-day innovation sprint or a multi-week challenge with checkpoints and coaching.

Let’s talk about what you want to unlock in your organization—and build a hackathon that makes it real.