Thought Partnership

Two minds are more creative than one

Unmade decisions build up like crud on a bike chain until moving forward feels. Just. So. Hard. 

I felt that when I was leading my own business—and now, coaching leaders. The internal tension. The cascade of other decisions you can’t make because the first is unsolved. The inability to provide clarity to the people around you. 

If you could just carve out some time to finish a thought, you know you’d find a solid solution. But your heads-down time keeps getting pushed. 

And you’d like to bounce a few ideas off someone. But you’re not sure who can ask the right questions—push you even—without inserting their own opinion.

Here is what Thought Partnership offers:

  • No-stakes conversations to help you solve high-stakes problems 

  • Judgement-free questions from curiosity, not politics or agendas 

  • Challenges and feedback to help you identify blind-spots

  • Trust you know the answer, and help clearing the clutter so you can see it

  • Access to your full creative problem-solving capacity

  • Brainstorming, suggestions, and resources—only when you ask

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It’s lonely at the top.

But it wasn't for me when I was running my previous business because I had a “partner in crime”—my husband and cofounder, Jackson. From the biggest dreams to the grittiest details, we’d bounce ideas, ask probing questions, yes/and our way to better solutions, and not infrequently end up agreeing to disagree. Which is why I also talked to mentors, other business-owners, and past collaborators. 

You certainly have these relationships, too, or you wouldn’t be where you are.

So why would you talk to me instead?

You need to think through something that feels risky to share with your team

You need an outside perspective from an objective third party

You’re leading or working solo 

You keep hitting the same roadblock and are wondering what you’re missing

You want feedback that you won’t get from people relying on you for their paycheck

You’ve got classic growth challenges: delegation, feedback, hiring/firing, strategic alignment

You’re tired of compromising and walking on eggshells

I think of thought partnership as 90% “pure” coaching, and 10% consulting. I’m mostly here to ask questions, reflect, challenge, and help you make the decisions you want, the way you want to. And, if I have relevant experience, and we both think it would be useful, I’ll share it.

 

Here’s some expertise that could be relevant:

Company Leadership

  • Cofounder dynamics

  • Working with your partner/friend/family

  • Growing a team from 2–30+

  • Solopreneurship

  • Running a creative business

Team Building

  • Successful interviewing, hiring, onboarding

  • Attracting top talent (especially technical) 

  • Hiring and training creatives

  • Cross-training creatives for a new market

  • Effectively managing remote/hybrid teams

Organizational Competencies

  • Coaching habit for leaders

  • Feedback best practices

  • Getting good at delegation

  • Empowering your team

  • Learning & development on a shoestring

Subject Matter Expertise

  • Non-fiction writing and editing

  • Photography

  • Marketing/branding

  • Group facilitation

  • Ceremony and ritual

  • Training adult learners

  • Startups (especially common growing pains)

Sales & Client Management

  • Consultative, multi-stakeholder sales

  • Educating buyers about a service

  • Pricing (especially new/smooshy things)

  • Contract negotiations

  • Account management best practices

  • Handling tricky client situations

  • Translating between a creatives clients

Personal Work

  • Juggling parenting and running a business

  • Auto-immune and inflammation illnesses

  • Balancing health and professional needs

  • Coming back from burnout

  • Radical career shifts

  • Starting therapy / medications

  • Failure, bankruptcy, loss, grief

How I Work

  • You can use them whenever you want, but I recommend every two or three weeks.

  • We start by agreeing on what you want to get out of our time together and end with next steps and learnings.

  • Between sessions, I am available by WhatsApp, text, or email to support in any way that’s useful: checking on commitments, talking through challenges, giving feedback on communications, etc.

  • Your investment for our work together ranges from $1,125 to $4,200. I’m happy to discuss discounts if you’re at a non-profit, early in career, located in a low-resource region, etc.

  • After an intro call to get to know each other a bit, my next step is always a free full session to make sure the partnership is a good fit for us both.

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  • Miki helped me step back and see where my default behaviours were causing unintended consequences. She gave me space and encouraged self-discovery grounded not just in the immediate thing in focus, but the bigger picture.

    Meggan, Chief Financial & Operating Officer

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