We believe in great companies.

Our History

Founded in 2015 in Washington, DC. to support the local ecosystem, we have grown to 30+ leadership coaches supporting hundreds of leaders, investors and teams across the United States.

Managing Partners Jill Barrett and Jeremy Spaulding have engaged with investors, entrepreneurs, technologists and designers for their entire careers. They discovered what made some of them succeed in sustainable ways and what caused others to languish. Through experience and research, they understood there is a direct relationship between depth of human development and the ability to lead an organization - sustainably - into an emerging future. 

From these learnings, Jill created a coaching firm distinct from others. Jeremy joined after seeing the impact of Evolve coaching on business leaders during an international accelerator program he designed and directed. “Coaching was the glue that held the entire program together,” he often tells people. 

At the core of Evolve are rigorous programs, world-class coaches and advanced research. What makes our approach so impactful? We help participants meet the business needs of the moment while creating the future they want for themselves. We work with people not only on their underlying assumptions and internal beliefs, but also on their emotional intelligence and gut-level responses. And we co-track our results. 

The depth of these development solutions results in leaders and teams having profound and life changing transformations, the results of which are felt by the leader, team and wider organization long after the program has ended.

Who We Work With

We support leaders and companies that are a force for good. Whether they build software, manufacture products or provide services, our clients meet critical needs for all of us. They are entrepreneurs, technologists, designers, inventors and builders.

They work hard to bring something new and valuable into the world. They are building tomorrow. They know that their workforce is everything, and they take care of their people and the world we all live in.

Our mission is to help our clients discover and develop the power of their people and teams so that everyone can do even better. Ultimately, we are the energy behind new kinds of business growth to advance more nature, people and planet-positive solutions.

How We’re Unique

Since 2015, we’ve partnered with hundreds of leaders and companies in highly strategic, impactful engagements. We provide solutions that are rigorous, coaches who are truly exceptional and advanced research about human development.

RIGOROUS SOLUTIONS

We combine proven approaches in neuroscience, developmental psychology, human factors engineering, linguistics, complexity theory, cultural anthropology and other disciplines so that you benefit from programs that go deep in addressing your needs. We know that experiential learning is what sticks and have designed immersive, people-centered programs that lead to transformation. Learning happens from the outside in—sensing and taking action in the world—and the inside out—integrating and interpreting our experiences.

WORLD-CLASS COACHES

Evolve’s world-class, certified coaches bring deep industry knowledge along with exceptional coaching presence, skills and abilities. Because we’ve been there before, we know what you’re going through. Every Evolve coach is an ICF-certified Integral Coach®. This means we have the capacity to coach to the full range of developmental levels, except for situations where a psychotherapist would be more appropriate. We are trauma-informed and support people who are seeking vocational and purpose-driven pathways. We help people sense and feel differently, as well as see and think differently. This addresses a person as a whole, wise, interactive system which is the only way for them to make sustainable changes.

ADVANCED RESEARCH

Much of what we do can be grounded in a scientific explanation. At the same time, we are a co-learning organization, working with our clients and partners to explore new ways of doing and measuring things. We believe there is no research without action and no action without research. We are in the process of conducting cutting-edge research, designing courses, producing white papers, securing patents and exploring new technologies that will support advancements in human development at work.

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