• Change partners for values-driven organizations

    facilitation.
    coaching.
    thought leadership.

    meet Darnell
  • Change partners for values-driven organizations

    project strategy.
    project mapping.

    meet Kaye
  • Change partners for values-driven organizations

    brand identity.
    marketing.
    storytelling.

    meet Melanie

We’ve come together to offer our talents for the greater good. We believe in the dignity and humanity of all people, while recognizing the systems that keep folks from the pursuits of wholeness, wellness and joy.

We stand in solidarity with change makers — in particular BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ organizers and organizations — who are actively creating equity and justice.

meet our principals

Darnell Adams

Darnell Adams is a dynamic leadership coach and business strategist, who has over two decades of experience with non-profit, for-profit, and cooperative businesses. She has been personally recognized in read more…

Kaye Kirsch

Kaye has built startups and nonprofits around the globe. She is a co-founder of HealthStore Foundation which provides healthcare in East Africa through an innovative micro-franchise model read more…

Melanie Shellito

Melanie is an award-winning brand strategist with 25+ years of experience creating identities and marketing for many types of socially-responsible organizations. Her work includes read more…

independent consultant

Bonnie Hudspeth

Bonnie is an organizational developer and community builder based in Vermont available for freelance work. Her work includes read more…

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