Impact Architects

What Impact Architects does

Impact Architects is a privately held growth advisory firm founded in 2018 and headquartered in Independence, Ohio. The firm delivers executive coaching and Business Operating System (BOS) implementations built on the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) methodology, serving small and mid-sized growth-stage companies across the U.S. Midwest. Its team of 1-10 includes operating leaders with credentials spanning CEPA, McKinsey, Bridgewater, Babson, and multiple prior founder exits, and the practice is anchored by founder Kris Snyder, who also serves as Chief Revenue Officer of the EOS-software vendor Ninety.

The firm's product surface extends beyond traditional EOS implementation through three proprietary offerings: FirstOS, a lightweight Business Operating System for early-stage ventures; The Resilience Protocol, a five-step proprietary strategic framework; and the People Architects sub-brand, an HR advisory extension covering organizational design and people operations. The firm also operates the Impact Leadership Center workshop space and produces the Lay of the Land podcast, indicating investment in physical and content-based distribution channels alongside consulting engagements.

Impact Architects generates revenue primarily through professional services — coaching retainers and BOS engagements — supplemented by channel partnerships with venture capital and accelerator partners such as North Coast Ventures, which refer portfolio companies into the firm's implementation pipeline. Named clients include NCS Credit (financial services), Society Brands (e-commerce), Encore Venture Labs, Schneider Saddlery (retail), and Cardinal Credit Union, indicating a diversified mix of industries. Distribution is heavily weighted toward Midwest-region accounts, with no disclosed revenue, funding events, or ARR figures.

Name

Impact Architects

Legal name

Impact Architects

Website

https://impactarchitects.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Impact Architects is a Cleveland-area growth advisory firm founded in 2018 that implements the Business Operating System (EOS) for small and mid-sized companies, offering executive coaching alongside FirstOS and The Resilience Protocol frameworks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Independence

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Executive Coaching Services: Revenue generated through one-on-one executive coaching engagements with Leadership Architects who guide entrepreneurs through breaking growth ceilings, implementing business operating systems, and achieving exit goals.
2. FirstOS Workshops: In-person workshop sessions conducted at Impact Leadership Center covering core BOS components including Vision Building, People Mastery, Strategic Planning, and Superior Execution. Targeted at early-stage ventures.
3. BOS Implementation Services: Implementation and mastery services for Business Operating Systems provided to North Coast Ventures portfolio companies at special partnership pricing. Includes FirstOS and 90os programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Impact Architects is a growth advisory firm that delivers executive coaching and Business Operating System (BOS) implementation services to growth-oriented entrepreneurs and mid-market companies. Its core offerings include FirstOS (lightweight BOS workshops for early-stage ventures), the Resilience Protocol (a five-step strategic framework for navigating adverse conditions), and one-on-one coaching engagements with Leadership Architects who guide clients through breaking growth ceilings and achieving successful exits.

Product overview

Impact Architects is a growth advisory firm offering a unified portfolio of professional services centered around a Business Operating System (BOS) methodology. The core offering is FirstOS, a lightweight BOS designed for early-stage ventures, which incorporates structured workshops covering Vision Building, People Mastery, Strategic Planning, and Superior Execution. This core is supplemented by The Resilience Protocol (a five-step scenario planning and resilience framework), People Architects (an HR advisory and recruiting sub-brand), Annual Planning Resources (planning materials including an AI on Org Chart white paper), and Executive Coaching services delivered by Leadership Architects. The suite works as an integrated progression: coaching guides clients through the BOS implementation, with FirstOS providing early-stage foundations and the Resilience Protocol enabling strategic preparedness for economic uncertainty.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• People Architects: A human resources advisory and recruiting firm driven to serve and scale growing businesses by helping them to attract and develop talent to boost performance.
• FirstOS
• The Resilience Protocol

Products and services

• FirstOS A lightweight Business Operating System (BOS) optimized for early-stage ventures and companies not yet ready for a full BOS implementation. Delivered via in-person workshops covering Vision Building, People Mastery, Strategic Planning, and Superior Execution at the Impact Leadership Center in Independence, OH.
• The Resilience Protocol A five-step strategic framework designed to equip leadership teams with tools and processes to anticipate, prepare for, and navigate adverse circumstances. Components include Scenario Planning, Revenue Analysis, Workforce Planning, Process Documentation, and Trigger Points. Typically delivered in a full-day session.
• People Architects A human resources advisory and recruiting firm that helps growing businesses attract and develop talent through recruiting strategies, organizational structure design, and employee retention services. Operates on EOS methodology as a sister organization to Impact Architects.
• Leadership Architects Executive Coaching One-on-one executive coaching engagements where experienced entrepreneurs (called Leadership Architects) partner with clients to navigate growth processes, implement business operating systems, and break through performance ceilings. Includes a 90-minute Fit Workshop as an entry point to discover client needs.
• BOS Implementation Services (Ninety / 90os) Full Business Operating System software implementation services for organizations with 15 or more employees, designed to propel organizations through multiple growth stages with integrated tools for goal-setting, accountability, and performance tracking. Includes Ninety Quick Start (free entry point for BOS-implemented companies) and full 90os implementation available through the NCV portfolio partnership.

Quantifiable outcome

• Valuations increase by 1.3x to 6x through BOS implementation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• North Coast VenturescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide all NCV portfolio companies with BOS implementation services including Ninety Quick Start, FirstOS, and 90os programs. Blue Cloud Ventures, Insight Partners, and other leading SaaS VCs have endorsed BOS adoption for portfolio companies. Special partnership pricing offered for four service types.
• NinetycoreTechnology or IntegrationKris Snyder serves as Chief Revenue Officer of Ninety, a company providing company operating system software. Ninety is recommended for clients implementing Business Operating Systems. IA offers free Ninety Quick Start sessions to help map materials into the Ninety platform.
• People ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHuman resources advisory and recruiting firm led by Meg Mayhugh. Provides recruiting strategies, organizational structure, and employee retention services. Operates on EOS methodology and serves as a sister organization to Impact Architects for comprehensive HR and coaching services.
• Impact Leadership CenterminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocation partner providing space for FirstOS workshops and coaching sessions at 6100 Rockside Woods Blvd, Suite 100, Independence, OH 44131. Includes ILC Game Room for post-workshop receptions.
• EO ClevelandminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEntrepreneurs' Organization Cleveland chapter. Community partnership connecting IA with growth-oriented entrepreneurs in the regional EO network.
• FirstOScoreTechnology or IntegrationLightweight Business Operating System optimized for early-stage ventures. Website at 1stos.com. Includes workshops covering Vision Building, People Mastery, Strategic Planning, and Superior Execution for organizations not ready for full BOS implementation.
• 90oscoreTechnology or IntegrationFull Business Operating System for organizations with 15 or more employees. Part of the Ninety ecosystem, designed to propel organizations through multiple growth stages. Available through NCV partnership for portfolio companies.
• Lay of the Land PodcastminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPodcast hosted by Jeffrey Stern for builders of great companies. IA supports the podcast and hosts a weekly 'Lay of the Land Weekly Impact' recap series featuring Jim Haviland and Kris Snyder reviewing episodes and entrepreneurial community news.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• YPO (Young Presidents' Organization): YPO is a chief-executive peer community and forum platform with adjacent learning resources and partner coaching. Like EO, it overlaps IA's ICP but delivers value through peer learning rather than BOS implementation.
• Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO): EO is the global peer-learning community for founders $1M+ in revenue. IA is a community partner (EO Cleveland), and EO's member base is essentially IA's primary ICP, making it a key channel and ecosystem peer rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• EOS Worldwide: EOS Worldwide is the originator and licensor of the Entrepreneurial Operating System that Impact Architects implements. It is the most direct peer: same methodology, same target market (growth-stage entrepreneurs), same implementation-coaching model, with a global network of certified EOS Implementers.
• CEO Coaching International: CEO Coaching International sells 1:1 executive coaching packages to growth-stage CEOs and integrates scaling frameworks — substantially overlapping IA's coaching-led GTM and target entrepreneur segment.
• ActionCOACH: ActionCOACH is a global business coaching franchise targeting SMB owners and growth-oriented entrepreneurs — a large, scaled peer in the same coaching-for-growth category, often competing for the same coaching-engagement dollars.
• Gazelles / Scaling Up (Verne Harnish): Gazelles (now Scaling Up) provides Rockefeller Habits-based coaching and implementation workshops for growth-stage companies — the principal non-EOS competitor in the same operating-system-plus-coaching category.
• Strategic Coach: Strategic Coach sells quarterly coaching workshops and structured tools to entrepreneurs earning $1M+ personally — directly overlapping IA's primary ICP of growth-oriented entrepreneurs seeking to break through ceilings.
• Vistage Worldwide: Vistage runs peer-advisory CEO coaching groups and executive coaching for SMB and mid-market leaders — a near-identical buyer (growth-oriented CEOs) served via a different modality (monthly peer groups vs. 1:1 coaching + BOS implementation).
• Titan CEO (Mark Moses): Titan CEO (formerly Tiger 21-style peer CEO groups) and Mark Moses's coaching practice serve scaling-company CEOs with operating-system-style implementation and exit planning — a tightly comparable business model and ICP to Impact Architects.

Emerging players

• Ninety.io: Ninety.io provides the company operating system software (90os) that IA recommends and implements. While IA is a strategic implementation partner, Ninety is both a partner and an emerging player whose direct software-led self-service could reduce demand for IA's premium implementation engagements over time.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/people/Impact-Architects

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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