Strengthening organizational leadership to sustain excellence

Our mission is to build organizational capacity through interim executive leadership and coaching.

Why Balanced Strategy?

Balanced Strategy takes on interim leadership roles in both nonprofit and education organizations. Our approach ensures we quickly fit into existing teams, making an immediate impact while aligning with long-term goals. We emphasize a people-first strategy, supported by strong expertise in organizational navigation, governance, and strategic planning. With experience in guiding over five CEO and executive transitions, we offer the support needed for smooth and effective leadership changes.

Who We Work With

Balanced Strategy is a strategic coaching and consulting business that builds organizational capacity through leadership coaching, interim executive leadership, or a combination of both. Balanced Strategy has experience in interim leadership roles in the following areas: Chief of Staff, Director of Operations, Board Liaison, Director of Strategic Projects, and Director of External Affairs.

Nonprofit Organizations


School Districts


Independent Schools


Charter Management Organizations


Foundations

Service Offerings

Balanced Strategy is a strategic coaching and consulting business that builds organizational capacity through leadership coaching, interim executive leadership, or a combination of both. For organizations, clients include nonprofits, educational institutions, and social justice collaborators. For individuals, clients include nonprofit leaders, working parents in transition, and education leaders.

Interim Executive Leadership and Coaching 

A unique blend of embedded interim leadership support and executive coaching. Engagements are typically 6-9 months, and include comprehensive discovery, implementation, and intentional capacity building so that what we work on together sticks for the long term. 

1:1 Leadership Coaching

Co-Active centered leadership coaching, typically in 6 month engagements. We will customize our approach together to define clear goals, dig deep into who you are being as a leader, and how you can refine the way you are showing up. 

Interim Executive Leadership 

An experienced interim people-centered leader who will both spend time getting to know your team and your needs, and quickly move the work forward to accomplish your biggest priorities either while you are in leadership transition or have a leadership vacancy during an extended family leave. 

From our Clients

  • "Zoë provided comprehensive support in the development, writing, and initial implementation of our first strategic plan. Her support, expertise, and guidance in the process were invaluable, and led directly to the development of a plan and approach that gives our team the foundation needed to focus our energies and resources to ensure we are being effective in our work fostering safe, secure, and supportive learning environments. Zoë is an incredible partner and strategic thinker. She invests deeply in her clients and takes the time to understand what they really need and how to help them meet those needs."

    Justin Bangs
    Director of Strategic Planning, Office of School Safety, School District of Philadelphia

  • “Zoë is smart, strategic, detail-oriented and gets the job done. She knows how to bring people together, drive projects forward while engaging critical stakeholders at every step, and move from planning to executive with discipline. She's also an absolute pleasure to work with, building a positive culture within any team.”

    Emma Vadehra
    Chief Operating Officer, NYC Department of Education

Get in touch!

Zoë believes that people are the center of change and success in every institution. She coaches individual clients to support them in finding happiness, success, and growth in their roles.