For my organization.

When the work is
the institution itself.

Strategic consulting, advising, board assessment, and the practitioner writing for senior leaders — sustained engagements with higher education, nonprofits, foundations, and government.

Academy of Executive Coaching — Exclusive U.S. Partner Exclusive U.S. Partner of the
Academy of Executive Coaching

Strategic Partnership

Sustained consulting, advising, board work, and partnership architecture.

Strategic Consulting

Sustained partnership for institutions navigating real change.

Strategic Advising

Counsel for senior leaders, between sessions or as a standing partner.

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Capabilities

What SPARC builds with institutional partners — services and proof.

Board Assessment

A structured tool for board self-assessment across eight dimensions.

EXF-EXL Partnership

SPARC's higher-education partnership through Extension Foundation.

Read the Strategic Series

Practitioner writing for CHROs, Chief People Officers, presidents, and provosts.

Leadership @ Scale

Practitioner writing on why leader development doesn't stick.

From Inside the Partnership

Mathew on senior leadership, structure, and partnership.

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Degrees of Freedom

Mathew and Shannon's longer-form Substack.

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Looking for something else?

Developing your leaders?

Sponsored coaching, leader development, and in-house cohort training.

Coaching for yourself?

1:1 coaching, advising, and the AoEC coach training pathway.
Clients Higher ed, nonprofit, foundation, government. Testimonials What partners say about the work. Partner Network 10+ partners, 6 continents, 3 accrediting bodies.
How a SPARC engagement works →

Where the stakes are real.

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