There are moments when the old way of working, leading, or living no longer fits — and the next chapter is not yet fully clear.
Meaningful change rarely happens on a perfect timeline. It often begins when something inside or around us starts asking for a more conscious way forward.
This work exists for those moments — supporting thoughtful people, leaders, teams, and organizations as they navigate complexity, growth, and transition with greater clarity, intention, and courage.
PRINCIPAL & FOUNDER
Michele Leedom
MicheleLeedom@ClintonStreet.Consulting
“Meaningful growth requires more than a good strategy. It requires people, systems, and cultures that are healthy enough to support it.”
Clinton Street Consulting exists for individuals, leaders, and organizations in moments when growth is possible, change is necessary, and the next chapter requires more clarity, courage, and conscious design.
Michele brings a rare combination of business fluency and psychological insight to her work. Her background in financial leadership, healthcare, strategy, behavioral economics, neuroscience, organizational behavior, and Internal Family Systems-informed coaching allows her to help clients see both the business challenge and the human dynamics underneath it.
Her work is grounded in the belief that strategy and human behavior cannot be separated. Strong plans matter, but so do trust, emotional intelligence, communication, decision-making, culture, and the systems people are asked to operate within every day.
Through coaching, facilitation, strategic planning, and leadership development, Michele partners with clients to clarify what matters, challenge outdated patterns, strengthen relational capacity, and consciously design how they want to lead, work, relate, and grow.
Michele lives on the West Coast and in her free time she is an accidental botanist, enjoys reading and writing, embarking on everyday adventures, hiking, solving social challenges, engaging in deep conversations, and waking up before the birds to watch the sunrise.Learn more here.
Who you partner with matters.
We partner with people and organizations that:
Value humor and humanity. They know the work can be serious without becoming self-serious. Humor, perspective, and warmth are part of how they stay connected.
Understand that wisdom and maturity matter. In uncertain times, mastery alone is not enough. They value judgment, discernment, humility, and the ability to keep learning.
Lean into discomfort. They know that when leaders avoid discomfort, others are often left silenced. They are willing to have honest conversations, listen deeply, and repair when needed.
Listen before they lead. They do not just believe leaders should eat last; they believe leaders should talk last. They create space for their teams, customers, and communities to be heard. They understand that stories that are hard to hear were often harder to live.
Bring ideas to market. They pair creativity with discipline. They create the guardrails, structure, and accountability needed to support innovation, execution, and sustainable growth.
Live the future they are designing. They do not just plan for the future; they practice it. Their choices, culture, and leadership behaviors reflect the future they say they want to create.
Understand that success is messy. They are willing to experiment, fail, learn, and keep going. They do not romanticize failure, but they know it is often part of meaningful growth.
Support every person, but not every behavior. They lead with compassion and accountability. They know that care and standards belong together.
Measure what matters. They take development and performance seriously. They prioritize effectiveness over efficiency when the deeper work requires it.
Persevere. Their goals are not merely aspirational. Perseverance is fueled by a shared belief: We are not there yet, but we will get there.
Equity Statement
Any belief and sense of identity we hold poses the risk of separating ourselves from others. These beliefs can range from your feelings around productivity, what and when you eat each day, what you prioritize and value, to the importance of standardized education. The list is endless. Humans uniquely manifest all over the globe. These individual expressions are not failed attempts of being. They are unique manifestations of the human spirit.
Ones ability to suspend judgement, challenge existing belief systems, and assumptions goes a long way in being able to relate and empathize with those who differ in identity, faith, gender, age, life experience, sexual orientation, how they choose to express themselves, etc. Every person we interact with presents an opportunity to understand ourselves in greater detail.
There are few things as satisfying as relating to another person. We are hard wired for survival to notice how we differ so that satisfying moment of, “really, me too,” is worth relishing. May you challenge yourself each day to find more things you have in common with those you interact with. It is through our shared humanity that we make a difference. Cheers to changing the world through communities of thoughtfully engaged citizens.
In Solidarity,
Michele Leedom, Founder & Principal, Clinton Street Consulting
Clinton Street 