Sagency

What Sagency does

Sagency is a privately held, Fargo, North Dakota-headquartered professional services firm founded by Mike Meagher that delivers leadership development, executive coaching, executive search, team coaching, board development, and organizational strategy services to mission-driven organizations, nonprofit boards, family-owned and privately held businesses, and CEOs/executive teams across the United States. The firm's portfolio comprises six core service lines (Dynamic Board Development, Executive Coaching, Executive Search, Leadership Development & Succession Planning, Organizational Strategy & Culture, and Team Coaching) plus speaking engagements, all sold through quote-based, multi-year consulting engagements initiated via a 'Request a Call' intake.

Service delivery is anchored on a proprietary methodology stack that bundles licensed psychometric instruments—primarily the TriMetrix DNA assessment suite—with branded frameworks including the Greatness Multiplier Model (five areas of opportunity), a 4-step Executive Search Framework (Role Profile, Targeted Search, Assessment & Evaluation, Integration & Acceleration), and structured 3-step methodologies for executive, team, and board development. The firm maintains no software platform or API; all delivery is human-led by a bench of partners, a Director, and senior advisors with credentials spanning Hudson Institute coaching certification, Ph.D.-level institutional effectiveness expertise, and decades of executive operating experience (e.g., former CEOs of American Public Media Group, Specialty Commodities, and senior leaders at Bang & Olufsen, MoMA, Boys & Girls Club).

Commercially, Sagency operates a sales-led, enterprise field-sales go-to-market targeting mission-driven organizations of all sizes and positions itself for long-term consulting relationships rather than transactional engagements. Distribution is exclusively direct consultation with no reseller, marketplace, or channel partner mechanisms; marketing relies on content (downloadable guides), speaking engagements, social media, and client testimonials. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is determined via consultation; service tiers are packaged (Team Coaching Plans 1–3, Executive Coaching tiers) but no fees, revenue figures, funding events, or financial scale are reported.

Name

Sagency

Legal name

Sagency

Website

https://sagencytalent.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sagency is a Fargo, North Dakota-based leadership coaching and executive search firm serving mission-driven organizations, nonprofits, family-owned businesses, and executive teams across the United States via science-backed assessment-driven consulting engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting - Leadership Development & Executive Search

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Management & Leadership Advisory (Succession, Performance, Culture) (BPACAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Strategy, Decision-Making & Business Acumen Coaching (EDABANAH), Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB), Leadership Assessment, 360 Feedback & Development Planning (EDABAAAK)

Keywords

• Leadership coaching
• Executive search
• Succession planning
• Team development
• Board development

Headquarters

HQ city

Fargo

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 & Succession Planning: Comprehensive programs including qualitative analysis, multi-science assessment, leadership talent strategy, facilitated workshops, cohort coaching, and performance measurement for developing leaders from within organizations.
2. Executive Search Services: Retained executive search engagements including role profiling, targeted candidate search, multi-science assessment, candidate onboarding and integration, executive transition training, and executive coaching for CEO, C-suite, and senior leadership placements.
3. Executive Coaching Services: 1-on-1 coaching engagements with multi-science assessment, development plans, stakeholder engagement through 360 surveys, and bi-monthly coaching sessions delivered in three tiered plan options.
4. Team Coaching Services: Team development engagements with diagnostic assessments, team retreats, coaching sessions, and measurement tools delivered across three plan tiers (Coaching Plan 1, 2, and 3).
5. Dynamic Board Development: Three-phase program (Assessment, Alignment, Action & Accountability) based on The 12 Characteristics of Dynamic Boards, including board assessments for family-owned, nonprofit, and privately-owned businesses.
6. Speaking Engagements: Keynote presentations by Sagency experts on leadership topics including Cultivating Team Greatness, Trust, Culture of Ownership, and other leadership themes. Limited speaking invitations accepted annually.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sagency is a professional consulting firm that delivers science-backed leadership development, executive coaching, executive search, succession planning, team coaching, board development, and organizational strategy services. The firm uses proprietary methodologies including the Greatness Multiplier Model and multi-science assessments (TriMetrix DNA) to help mission-driven organizations close leadership gaps, develop leaders, and drive business performance.

Product overview

Sagency is a leadership coaching and executive search firm offering science-backed consulting services. The portfolio includes six interconnected service offerings: Dynamic Board Development, Executive Coaching, Executive Search, Leadership Development & Succession Planning, Organizational Strategy & Culture, and Team Coaching. All services share a common scientific methodology centered on assessment, gap analysis, and measurable outcomes. The firm also offers Speaking Engagements as a complementary service. These services function as professional consulting offerings rather than a software platform, with the same assessment-driven approach applied across each service type.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dynamic Board Development A structured three-phase program designed to maximize board effectiveness for family-owned, nonprofit, and privately-owned businesses, helping boards refine purpose, strengthen leadership, and promote continuous growth.
• Executive Coaching 1-on-1 coaching services for senior leaders and executives using a 3-step methodology (Assessment, Growth Plan, Achieve Optimization) to help executives develop required mindsets, skillsets, and toolsets for repeatable success.
• Executive Search Science-backed executive recruitment service using a 4-step framework (Role Profile, Targeted Search, Assessment & Evaluation, Integration & Acceleration) for placing CEO, C-suite, and senior leadership talent.
• Leadership Development & Succession Planning Co-created leadership development programs using multi-science assessment and coaching to cultivate mindsets, skillsets, and toolsets required for leadership success and prepare future leaders for expanded roles.
• Organizational Strategy & Culture Strategic planning and culture services with a framework including Healthy Growth Scan, Core Clarification, and Winning Strategy to achieve organizational alignment and measurable improvements in execution and employee engagement.
• Team Coaching Team development services using a 3-step methodology (Create Awareness, Facilitate Growth, Measure & Optimize) to help teams adopt shared mindsets, behaviors, and capabilities for repeatable success.
• Speaking Engagements

Quantifiable outcome

• Companies in top quartile for gender diversity are 15% more likely to financially outperform competitors (McKinsey research cited by Sagency)
• +5 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

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hudson Institute of Coaching: Coach training and executive coaching organization whose methodology partner Tom Iverson (certified Hudson Institute Coach) draws on. Comparable because Sagency incorporates Hudson-style executive coaching methodology into its executive coaching engagements.
• John Maxwell Company: Leadership development and coaching organization built around John Maxwell's content and speaker network. Partner Tom Iverson is a member of John Maxwell's team of coaches, trainers, and speakers, making the firms directly comparable in coaching methodology and speaking channel.
• DDI (Development Dimensions International): Leadership development firm specializing in assessments, leadership pipelines, and executive coaching. Sagency directly cites DDI's Global Leadership Forecast 2021 research and competes for similar leadership assessment and succession planning engagements.
• FranklinCovey: Global leadership and organizational performance consulting firm offering leadership development, coaching, and execution frameworks. Directly comparable because Sagency Director Jackie Payne is a former FranklinCovey Enterprise Client Partner, and the two compete for the same C-suite leadership development budgets.

Emerging players

• GiANT Worldwide: Leadership development company focused on equipping leaders through assessments, coaching, and team development. Directly comparable in offering 360-style leadership assessments and team coaching for mission-driven and growth-stage organizations.

Regional players

• Bridgespan Group: Nonprofit and mission-driven consulting firm offering strategy, leadership development, and executive search services for the social sector. Comparable to Sagency's mission-driven positioning, board development, and executive search practice among nonprofit clients.

Broad incumbents

• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm. Overlaps with Sagency's executive search and leadership development offerings but operates at far greater scale and geographic reach across C-suite placements.
• Egon Zehnder: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm. Comparable in serving boards, CEOs, and executive teams with advisory and assessment work, though operating at a much larger scale and global footprint than Sagency.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm combining executive search, leadership development, and talent advisory. A scaled incumbent competing with Sagency on executive search, succession planning, and leadership advisory for large enterprise and nonprofit clients.
• Spencer Stuart: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with strong nonprofit and mission-driven practice. Comparable to Sagency in serving board development and executive search for mission-driven organizations, but at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SagencyTalent
• Facebookfacebook.com/Sagencytalent

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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