Strategy & Leadership
Overview
At a time defined by disruption and reinvention, organizations face a pivotal choice: react to change or lead it. Headlines may stir concern, but they also signal opportunity. At Ascendant Solutions, we believe the only AI that matters is Actionable Insights- which begins with clarity of purpose, bold leadership, and the courage to reimagine what’s possible.
We are a strategy and advisory firm that empowers high-achieving organizations to align purpose with performance. Through human-centered training, executive coaching, and strategic facilitation, we help leaders and teams unlock their full potential and drive meaningful impact.
Our clients span business, government, and mission-driven sectors. What unites them is a commitment to growth, innovation, and navigating complexity with confidence.
Our Market Advantage
Ascendant Solutions stands apart through:
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Human-Centered Strategy: We prioritize people, not just processes—ensuring solutions are sustainable, inclusive, and actionable.
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Cross-Sector Expertise: With decades of experience across public, private, and nonprofit domains, we bring nuanced insight and adaptive thinking.
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Integrated Services: From executive coaching to strategic planning, our offerings are designed to work in concert—building capacity at every level.
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Proven Impact: Our programs have reached thousands of leaders, shaped billion-dollar transformations, and catalyzed lasting cultural change.
Core Expertise
Whether you're scaling, pivoting, or preparing for the future, we bring structure, insight, and momentum to your most critical initiatives.
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Leadership Development & Organizational Change
There is an age-old debate of whether leaders are born or made. We believe in awakening the leader within by cultivating clarity, resilience, and influence.
Our approach includes:
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Leadership assessments and development plans
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Change management and team alignment
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Culture transformation and engagement strategies
Case Study Highlights:
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Community Organized Relief Effort: Advised CEO and board during pandemic. Result: Strengthened governance and operational resilience.
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Sprouthouse, Pastilla, BC Design Haus: Led cultural transformation for creative agencies. Result: Boosted client satisfaction, team engagement and profitability.
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CalPoly Humboldt: Guided executive development and strategic alignment for $750M transformation into California’s third polytechnic university. Result: Unified leadership vision and operational roadmap.
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Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment: Led strategic visioning and succession planning for $28M portfolio. Result: Strengthened governance and future-readiness.
High-Performance Coaching & Training
Gone are the days that only the connected and committed received access to development. Regardless of where you stand in the org. chart, we equip leaders and teams with the mindset, tools, and accountability to drive performance and innovation.
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1-on-1 executive coaching
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Group-based training and facilitation
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Goal setting, vision development, and performance metrics
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Peer learning and feedback systems
Case Study Highlights:
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Goldman Sachs 10K Small Business Program: Trained 1,300+ entrepreneurs across 52 cohorts, generating $2.6B in business value. Result: Enhanced leadership capacity and strategic growth.
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Founders First Capital Partners: Coached CEOs of diverse founder-led firms ($1.5M–$5M revenue). Result: Improved decision-making and leadership effectiveness.
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City of LA Personnel Department: Delivered 60 hours of leadership curriculum to 250+ managers across 10 departments. Result: Enhanced individual performance, team cohesion, and cross-agency collaboration.
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City of LA Recreation and Parks: Trained 50 managers across divisions with group coaching. Result: Strengthened supervisory capacity and interdepartmental communication.
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USC Office of External Relations Bridges to Business: Provided coaching on leadership, strategy planning, team development, decision-making, company culture, and operations management. Result: Vision-driven culture, empowered decision-making, operational excellence.
Strategy Planning & Facilitation
Since the dawn of time, people have tried to predict the future to gain advantage. Using strategic insight we help organizations anticipate change by clarifying vision, identifying opportunities, and charting actionable paths.
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Strategic planning retreats and workshops
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Stakeholder engagement and facilitation
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Organizational assessments and scenario planning
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Visioning and brand alignment
Case Study Highlights:
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LA/OC Community College Consortium: Facilitated strategic planning with 12 colleges and 40 industry groups for $26M initiative. Result: Unified regional strategy for workforce and economic development.
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Loma Linda University Health: Aligned 18 divisions for $3B advancement campaign. Result: Cohesive institutional strategy for donor engagement.
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County of San Bernardino Public Health: Led 5 visioning workshops for Healthy Communities Initiative. Result: Policy adoption integrating health, land use, and transportation.
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U.S. Green Building Council California: Facilitated statewide chapter alignment. Result: Strengthened national-local synergy and strategic focus.
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LA City Public Library: Led offsite retreat with Racial Equity Director. Result: Groundwork for agency-wide strategic plan.
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California African American Museum: Conducted assessment and coaching. Result: Enhanced staff capacity and organizational transformation.
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Tournament of Roses: Facilitated visioning retreat. Result: Reimagined brand identity and mission for legacy organization.