Meet Our Team
The people passionate about transforming your inflection points into opportunities.
We believe in practicing what we preach.
Our own team culture reflects the same principles we help clients implement—clear communication, balanced workloads, and alignment between individual strengths and organizational needs.
We're not just consultants who theorize about transformation—we're practitioners who live it every day.
Amanda Gilchrist
Co-Founder & CEO
As a Consultant, Amanda helps by empowering clients to create a positive impact in their work and achieve unparalleled success. She specializes in conducting thorough landscape analysis, uncovering valuable insights that drive informed decision-making. Her evidence-based guidance ensures that your strategic initiatives are grounded in data and proven methodologies.
As a Facilitator, Amanda facilitates crucial conversations with compassion, curiosity, transparency and authenticity to make transformative change.
As a Counselor and Supervisor, Amanda’s goal is to help every individual become the best version of themselves through healing. She’s always working herself out of a job. For developing clinicians, her role is to assist them in becoming the amazing clinical professionals they’re meant to be.
Matt Ley
Co-Founder & Chief Strategist
Matt Ley is a management expert and author of Manage Your Gaps. With over two decades of experience, he helps organizations bridge critical gaps in management, teamwork, and leadership. He is guided by two key philosophies: Fulfillment ROI and the Fulfillment Formula, enabling individuals and organizations to maximize impact with less effort.
Matt’s diverse career spans roles as a software engineer, pastor, disaster response coordinator, Ultimate Frisbee coach, supply chain project manager, and dedicated volunteer. Driven by curiosity, community-building, and lifelong learning, Matt holds an M.Div., an MBA, and multiple professional credentials.
He is passionate about improving profit, potential, and people. Most importantly, he treasures his role as Dad, raising three amazing kids with his wife, Amanda. In his free time, he enjoys reading, bikepacking, and supporting UW-Madison’s Ultimate team. #hodaglove
Why We Do This Work
Every member of our team has experienced the frustration of working in organizations that felt stuck, misaligned, or overwhelming.
We've felt the energy drain of inefficient systems and the joy of breakthrough moments when things finally click.
That shared experience drives our commitment to helping other organizations avoid the pain points we've navigated and accelerate toward the breakthrough moments we've celebrated.
We know what it feels like to be part of a team that's firing on all cylinders, and we know what it feels like when it's not.
Our mission is to help more organizations experience work that works well.
Ready to Work Together?
Let's have a conversation about how our team can help your organization navigate its next inflection point.
