FlashPoint Leadership Consulting

What FlashPoint Leadership Consulting does

FlashPoint Leadership Consulting (FlashPoint, Inc.) is a privately held, Indianapolis-based boutique consulting firm founded in 2002 by CEO Krista Skidmore that delivers leadership development, team effectiveness, and coaching solutions to enterprise and mid-market organizations. The firm operates a sales-led, consultative go-to-market that co-creates custom solutions with HR/L&D leaders and senior executives, supported by content marketing, public open-enrollment OnPoint! workshops, LinkedIn Live events, and channel partnerships with the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Headcount is reported in the 11-50 range, and the firm is founder-owned with no disclosed external institutional investors.

The company monetizes through four interconnected streams: (1) custom enterprise leadership development programs priced on a quote/project basis, often structured as multi-year engagements; (2) public OnPoint! open-enrollment workshops at $395 per participant; (3) one-on-one and group coaching engagements on per-engagement or retainer terms; and (4) licensed assessment administration (Everything DiSC, LPI 360, The Five Behaviors) under authorized-partner agreements with Wiley, Kouzes & Posner's The Leadership Challenge, and The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety. Underlying technology consists of evidence-based assessment instruments (LPI 360, Everything DiSC, Five Behaviors) layered with proprietary original programs such as Management Vitals, OnPoint! Engagements, and custom builds like the iLEAD Frontline Leadership Program developed with BMW; FlashPoint functions as a delivery and facilitation layer rather than a software platform, with no proprietary API, SDK, or productized AI offering.

The customer base spans 300+ organizations and 100,000+ leaders across manufacturing (BMW, Kent Corporation, Heritage), hospitality (Marriott), pharmaceuticals (Eli Lilly, Pharmavite), aerospace and defense (Lockheed Martin), retail/lifestyle (Vera Bradley), financial services (Travelers), and healthcare and higher education (IU Health, Butler University, LeadingAge Indiana). FlashPoint has executed two acquisitions (Sonoma Leadership Systems in 2016; Fine Points Leadership Development in 2020) to expand national reach, was named an Inc. 5000 company in 2016, and holds the #1 global provider position for The Leadership Challenge Workshop, with a self-reported 100% Net Promoter Score and case-study outcomes including 275% positive change in LPI reassessment scores at Vera Bradley.

Name

FlashPoint Leadership Consulting

Legal name

FlashPoint, Inc.

Website

https://flashpointleadership.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FlashPoint Leadership Consulting is a privately held, Indianapolis-based boutique founded in 2002 that delivers tailored leadership development, team effectiveness, and coaching solutions to enterprise and mid-market organizations, anchored by its #1 global provider status for The Leadership Challenge Workshop and authorized partnerships for Everything DiSC and related assessments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Leadership Development Consulting

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Support Services (61171), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Leadership Assessment, 360 Feedback & Development Planning (EDABAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Executive Leadership & C-Suite Development (EDABAAAA), C-Suite & Senior Executive Coaching (EDABANAA), Strategy, Decision-Making & Business Acumen Coaching (EDABANAH), Talent Management & Leadership Advisory (Succession, Performance, Culture) (BPACAJAH)

Keywords

• Leadership development consulting
• Executive coaching services
• Team effectiveness training
• Leadership assessment programs
• Organizational development

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Leadership Development Programs: Custom and cohort-based leadership development programs delivered to enterprise clients. Programs combine facilitated workshops, coaching engagements, and assessments (LPI, DiSC). Revenue is generated through program fees, assessment licenses, and facilitation services. Typically structured as project-based or annual engagements.
2. Public Workshops (Open Enrollment): Open-enrollment OnPoint! workshops offered throughout the year to individual leaders and small groups. Participants register and pay individually ($395 per participant). Includes assessment and facilitator-led virtual sessions. Provides recurring per-seat revenue and serves as a customer acquisition channel.
3. Coaching Engagements: Individual and group coaching engagements for leaders at all levels. Coaching is offered as a standalone service or bundled with leadership development programs. Revenue is generated on a per-engagement or retainer basis.
4. Licensed Assessment Administration: FlashPoint administers and distributes licensed assessments (Everything DiSC, LPI 360, The Five Behaviors) on behalf of Wiley and The Leadership Challenge. Revenue is generated through assessment license fees and administration charges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

FlashPoint Leadership Consulting designs and delivers tailored leadership development, team effectiveness, and executive coaching engagements for mid-market and enterprise clients. Core delivery combines facilitated workshops, coaching, and validated assessments—including the licensed Leadership Challenge, Everything DiSC, and Five Behaviors programs—alongside FlashPoint's proprietary Management Vitals, OnPoint! engagement format, and 4 Stages of Psychological Safety programs. Offerings are sold as custom enterprise programs, public open-enrollment workshops, and ongoing coaching retainers.

Product overview

FlashPoint Leadership Consulting offers a portfolio of leadership development solutions centered around licensed flagship programs and proprietary assessments. The core offerings include The Leadership Challenge Workshop (based on Kouzes and Posner's Five Practices framework) paired with the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) 360 assessment, Everything DiSC assessments and training programs, and The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team. FlashPoint also delivers proprietary programs including Management Vitals and The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety. These are offered through multiple formats: private corporate engagements, public open-enrollment OnPoint! workshops, coaching engagements, and fully customized programs. The company operates as a consulting firm that combines licensed third-party frameworks with its own expertise, rather than a software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Leadership Challenge Workshop A research-based leadership development workshop built on 30+ years of research by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, teaching five practices of exemplary leadership: Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, and Encourage the Heart. Delivered by FlashPoint, the #1 global provider of this workshop.
• Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) A highly validated 360-degree assessment that measures the frequency of 30 leadership behaviors demonstrating the five practices of exemplary leadership, used as the cornerstone of The Leadership Challenge framework.
• Everything DiSC A behavior-based assessment and learning platform that helps individuals understand their DiSC style (Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, Conscientiousness) to improve workplace communication and relationships; offered in Workplace, Management, and other profiles.
• The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team A team development program based on Patrick Lencioni's model that helps teams build trust, healthy conflict, commitment, accountability, and focus on results.
• Management Vitals A FlashPoint-original program focused on equipping managers with fundamental management skills to engage employees effectively.
• The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety A program based on Timothy R. Clark's framework that helps organizations build psychological safety across four stages: Leader Safety, Peer Safety, Upward Safety, and Downward Safety.
• OnPoint! Engagements High-impact leadership development experiences delivered in open-enrollment public workshop format, extending The Leadership Challenge and other frameworks into collaborative sessions with leaders from multiple organizations.
• Coaching Engagements Executive and leadership coaching services that increase leader competence and confidence to gain traction on key development areas.
• Custom Programs Tailored leadership development solutions co-created with clients to address unique organizational needs and achieve specific leadership goals (e.g., the iLEAD frontline leadership program co-created with BMW).
• Accelerate New Leader Assimilation A program designed to help new leaders onboard effectively and integrate into their roles and teams more quickly.
• LPI Coach Training In-depth training for leadership development professionals to become certified LPI coaches, teaching how to analyze LPI feedback reports and debrief the assessment effectively.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% Net Promoter Score reported by FlashPoint clients
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• Wiley (Everything DiSC & The Five Behaviors)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026FlashPoint is an authorized partner of Everything DiSC (a Wiley brand) and The Five Behaviors, distributing licensed assessments and co-hosting product showcases and virtual presentations with Wiley. The partnership enables FlashPoint to deliver Everything DiSC on Catalyst and The Five Behaviors programs to its client base.
• Indiana Chamber of CommerceregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlashPoint co-sponsors the Supervising and Managing People Workshop with the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Sessions are held in Indianapolis, IN (June, September, December 2026), extending FlashPoint's reach into the regional business community.
• The Leadership Challenge (Kouzes & Posner)coreTechnology or IntegrationFlashPoint is the #1 provider of The Leadership Challenge Workshop worldwide, holding a global training partnership for the program created by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner. FlashPoint also offers LPI Coach Training and Facilitator Training for The Leadership Challenge.
• The 4 Stages of Psychological SafetycoreTechnology or IntegrationFlashPoint is an authorized provider of The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety program, a structured framework for building psychologically safe team environments.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Crucial Learning (formerly VitalSmarts): Crucial Learning delivers Crucial Conversations and Crucial Influence training programs — a partial-overlap competitor in the leadership/team effectiveness category, with strong brand recognition comparable to FlashPoint's Leadership Challenge positioning.

Direct peers

• Center for Creative Leadership (CCL): CCL is a research-driven leadership development provider offering 360-degree feedback, executive education, and coaching — closely overlapping FlashPoint's flagship Leadership Challenge + LPI 360 portfolio across enterprise clients.
• FranklinCovey: FranklinCovey delivers enterprise leadership and execution training (The 7 Habits, Leading at the Speed of Trust), with an authorized facilitator network — directly competing with FlashPoint's enterprise program delivery and workshop-led model.
• Development Dimensions International (DDI): DDI is a global leadership development firm offering assessments, leadership programs, and succession planning for enterprises — directly comparable to FlashPoint's LPI 360 + workshop delivery model for mid-market and Fortune 1000 clients.
• BTS Group: BTS is a global leadership and business acumen consulting firm using simulations and experiential learning — directly comparable in its enterprise-targeted, bespoke leadership development approach and assessment-driven methodology.
• The Ken Blanchard Companies: Blanchard is a leadership training firm best known for SLII, a situational leadership framework — a directly comparable methodology-driven leadership development peer to FlashPoint's Leadership Challenge and DiSC offerings.

Others

• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles is an executive search and leadership advisory firm that competes for enterprise leadership talent budgets — adjacent to FlashPoint's executive coaching and C-suite leadership development practice.
• Wiley (Everything DiSC): Wiley is the publisher and primary IP owner of Everything DiSC and The Five Behaviors — a partner and adjacent ecosystem player whose product strategy directly shapes FlashPoint's portfolio reach and pricing.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm offering leadership development, executive search, and talent advisory — a broader incumbent that competes for the same enterprise L&D budgets as FlashPoint.
• Dale Carnegie & Associates: Dale Carnegie is an established, globally distributed leadership and professional development training franchise — comparable to FlashPoint in delivery model (workshops + coaching) but with a much broader portfolio and longer operating history.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/FlashPointLeadership
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/flashpointleadership
• Instagraminstagram.com/flashpointleadership

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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