What Pilot Consulting does

Pilot Consulting Corporation is a privately held, boutique management-consulting firm founded in 1994 by Chris Cappy and headquartered in Littleton, Colorado. The firm specializes in leadership development, executive coaching, and organizational change management for Fortune 500 and large-enterprise clients globally. Its core offerings are built around four proprietary methodologies — Work-Out, ACT (Accelerate Change Together), Transfusion, and the Leaders Teaching Leaders (LTL) framework — delivered through structured 3-, 6-, and 9-month engagements focused on team performance tuning, accelerated problem solving, change execution, and high-performance team training. The portfolio also includes the experiential "Driving Leaders" program delivered in partnership with Porsche Track Experience at Barber Motorsports Park, and a published book by the founder extending the firm's thought-leadership IP.

The firm operates with a small core operating team of 11-50 people augmented by a network of more than 40 senior consultants ("Co-Pilots") — former Fortune 500 executives, CHROs, and academic-trained practitioners. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-based, relying on referrals, founder-led thought leadership (LinkedIn, book, podcast, media), and a joint-venture partnership with Empactful Advisors. Revenue is generated through professional-services fees tied to multi-month engagements; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Notable enterprise clients historically include IBM, GE, JPMorgan, BHP, Rio Tinto, Anglo American, BP, Cisco, Disney, Delta, Kimberly-Clark, McKesson, and Transamerica. The firm is bootstrapped, with no external funding or institutional ownership disclosed.

Name

Pilot Consulting

Legal name

Pilot Consulting Corporation

Website

https://pilotconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pilot Consulting is a privately held boutique consulting firm specializing in leadership development, executive coaching, and organizational change management for Fortune 500 clients. It delivers proprietary Work-Out, ACT, and Leaders Teaching Leaders methodologies through multi-month engagements supported by a 40+ senior consultant network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Leadership Development & Executive Coaching (BPAHAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Change Management & Transformation Consulting (BPAHAGAC), Organization Design & Change Management Consulting (BPAHACAD), C-Suite & Senior Executive Coaching (EDABANAA)

Keywords

• Leadership development
• Executive coaching
• Change management
• Team performance consulting
• Organizational transformation

Headquarters

HQ city

Crested Butte

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

Revenue model

1. Leadership Development and Executive Coaching: Core consulting services including structured 3, 6, and 9-month engagements focused on team performance tuning, leadership coaching, and high-performance team training. Instrument-based approach with navigational tools and 7x24 commitment to clients over disciplined runs.
2. Change Execution Consulting: Accelerated problem-solving engagements applying Work-Out, ACT, and Transfusion methodologies to complex business challenges including turn-arounds, rapid growth, M&A integrations, and culture shifts. Targeted at measurable outcomes while improving quality of work experience.
3. Customized Training Programs: Highly customized, experiential, ROI-based leadership training designs. Includes Leaders Teaching Leaders interventions, driving leadership experiences with Porsche Track, and workshop engagements tailored to assess realities, generate improvements, and develop actionable plans.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pilot Consulting delivers senior-led leadership development, executive coaching, and change management services to Fortune 500 and large enterprise clients through structured 3, 6, and 9-month engagements. Its interventions apply proven methodologies—Work-Out, ACT (Accelerate Change Together), Transfusion, and the proprietary Leaders Teaching Leaders framework—to team performance tuning, accelerated problem solving, change execution, and high-performance team training, augmented by experiential programs such as Driving Leaders in partnership with Porsche Track Experience.

Product overview

Pilot Consulting offers a unified consulting and training platform centered on leadership development, change management, and executive coaching. The core offerings include Team Performance Tuning, Accelerated Problem Solving (using WorkOut, ACT, and Transfusion methodologies), Change Execution, Leadership and Management Performance Coaching, and Change Leadership and High Performance Team Training using the Leaders Teaching Leaders (LTL) approach. The portfolio also includes experiential Driving Leaders Experiences with Porsche Track Experience and a published book. The firm delivers structured 3, 6, and 9-month engagements focused on measurable ROI-based outcomes for Fortune 500 and global enterprises.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Team Performance Tuning Structured 3, 6, and 9-month engagements focused on both hard and soft outcomes, delivering on strategic intents for enterprise clients.
• Accelerated Problem Solving Consulting offering applying thirty-plus years of experience with WorkOut, ACT, and Transfusion methodologies to difficult business challenges, aligning often-overworked leaders with misaligned teams while targeting measurable outcomes and improved quality of work experience.
• Change Execution Consulting service improving change leadership skills through in-depth scoping processes, applied to turn-arounds, rapid growth situations, M&A integrations, and culture shifts.
• Leadership and Management Performance Coaching Instrument-based executive and management coaching delivered by senior, highly qualified coaches over structured 3, 6, and 9-month disciplined runs, with thousands of executives and managers coached since 1985.
• Change Leadership and High Performance Team Training Highly customized, experiential, ROI-based leadership training designs applying the Leaders Teaching Leaders method to cross-business leadership cohorts and leveraging client business challenges as central growth targets.
• Driving Leaders Experiences Customized track and business workshops, typically two-day engagements, delivered in partnership with Porsche Track Experience at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama, bringing on-track visceral experiences to drive business leadership learning.
• Driving Leaders (Book) A 140-page book by Chris Cappy translating pragmatic lessons from automotive endurance racing into leadership performance guidance for business leaders.

Quantifiable outcome

• Several billion dollars of measured returns from nearly 500 ACT initiatives in 30+ countries (1996-1999)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 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

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Porsche Track ExperienceflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Long-standing partnership since 2000 with Porsche Track Experience at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. Delivers the Driving Leaders experiential program combining high-performance driving with business leadership learning. Five-star program proven to be engaging and transformative for clients.
• Empactful AdvisorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint-venture partnership with Empactful Advisors. Chris Cappy works closely in a business development role with this partner, leveraging strategic relationships for new client engagements.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with a large executive coaching, leadership development, and talent advisory practice serving Fortune 500 clients, directly overlapping Pilot's enterprise coaching and change work.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Executive search and leadership advisory firm that runs leadership coaching, team acceleration, and culture/change engagements for global enterprises, comparable in buyer and offering.
• Egon Zehnder: Senior leadership advisory firm combining executive search with a strong executive coaching and leadership development practice serving large global clients.
• FranklinCovey: Scaled leadership and organizational performance consulting firm delivering training, coaching, and change programs to large enterprises using proprietary content and methodologies.
• DDI (Development Dimensions International): Global leadership and talent management consultancy offering executive coaching, leadership development, and change programs for enterprise buyers, comparable in L&D focus area.
• BTS (Business Transformation Services): Consulting firm focused on leadership development, change execution, and business transformation with structured multi-month engagements similar to Pilot's 3/6/9-month runs.

Direct peers

• Center for Creative Leadership (CCL): Nonprofit specializing in leadership development research, executive coaching, and customized leadership programs for Fortune 500 and global enterprises; offers the closest 1:1 comparable on executive leadership development.
• RHR International: Boutique firm specializing in executive coaching, leadership development, and board advisory for senior leaders across global enterprises - highly comparable positioning to Pilot's executive-coaching core.
• Linkage Inc. Boutique leadership development and change management consultancy serving global enterprises with customized leadership programs, coaching, and change execution work comparable to Pilot's portfolio.
• Marshall Goldsmith (Marshall Goldsmith Coaching): Renowned executive coaching practice focused on C-suite behavior change and leadership development for senior executives; comparable in target persona (C-suite/high potentials) and methodology emphasis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pilot-consulting-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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