The Team Shaping Leadership for the Built and Creative World
With deep roots in design, innovation and human development, our founders and advisors bring the insight and experience needed to guide organizations into a more conscious and sustainable future.
At the heart of Evolve are people who believe that leadership is not just a skill set — it's a way of being. Our founders and advisors bring deep expertise across design, business, technology and human development, united by a shared commitment to shaping more conscious, resilient organizations.
Leadership Team
Jill Barrett and Jeremy Spaulding founded Evolve with a vision to transform how leadership is cultivated in the creative and built economies.
Jill, a seasoned leadership coach and organizational strategist, launched Evolve in 2015 to serve a growing community of leaders, designers, builders and changemakers in Washington, DC. Her work is grounded in decades of experience and research into the connection between personal development and organizational impact.
Jeremy, whose background spans entrepreneurship, systems design and innovation leadership, joined after witnessing the powerful outcomes of Evolve coaching during an international accelerator program he designed and directed. His belief that “coaching was the glue” of the program reflects his conviction that real leadership transformation starts from within.
Together, Jill and Jeremy bring a rare blend of strategic insight, developmental depth and lived experience in working with the sectors that shape our cities, cultures and systems.
JILL L. BARRETT, MPP, PCC
Founder & Managing Partner
Jill is an executive coach, systems thinker and culture strategist who helps leaders and organizations grow with purpose, clarity and integrity. As the Founder and Managing Partner of Evolve Impact®, she leads a collaborative team of over 30 seasoned coaches and consultants working across the creative and built... Read more
JEREMY SPAULDING
Managing Partner
Jeremy is an industrial engineer and human factors expert who has spent his entire career studying people. His focus has been on understanding human capabilities and limitations related to engineering and sociotechnical systems design. He has researched and applied… Read more
Board of Advisors
Our Board of Advisors is composed of leaders across industries who guide Evolve’s vision and ensure our work remains relevant, rigorous and future-focused. They represent diverse fields — from human development and organizational design to venture capital, architecture and technology.
As strategic thought partners, our advisors help us:
Stay on the edge of research and practice in leadership and adult development
Expand our impact across the creative and built economies
Advance solutions that serve both people and the planet
Together, this team helps Evolve remain a trusted partner for organizations shaping a more human-centered, sustainable future.
JOSH BOWIE, MBA
Josh is a highly accomplished Strategy and Business Intelligence Leader with experience driving innovation, growth and operational excellence. He excels in data-driven decision-making, cross-functional collaboration and program optimization, consistently delivering exceptional results, achieving ambitious… Read more
JENNIFER CHRISTIAN MURTIE, MBA
Jen is a partner at Ballentine Partners and leads the firm’s High Net Worth Practice which caters to clients with $3.5 million to $25 million of investable assets. The team provides a fully integrated approach to financial planning and investment management. The team also provides clients access to… Read more
TRACI L. HUGHES-TROTTER, ESQ
Traci is Co-Founder of DEI Solutions, a consulting firm whose mission is to help businesses build globally diverse workplaces with culturally equitable outcomes—so that everyone has a seat at the table. Traci is also Executive Director at All Souls Church Unitarian. Previously, Traci was the… Read more
KARL JESSEN, MBA
Karl serves as the Director of Venture Catalyst at the University of California, Davis. In this role, he focuses on driving the commercialization of UC Davis research innovations and fostering venture creation to generate meaningful impact and support economic development. Read more
ALI QURESHI, MBA
Ali is COO of NuAxis Innovations, where he is responsible for operations to support the execution of strategy for enabling high quality customer service delivery, happiness of team members and organic business development. Ali brings over two decades of experience... Read more
ANDREA TECCE, CPA, CFF
Andrea is the Chief Financial Officer at HumanSide, a learning design and culture development organization dedicated to helping companies enhance their workplace effectiveness. Before joining HumanSide, Andrea played a pivotal role at PPL, where she was brought on in 2018 t … Read more