Accel 180

What Accel 180 does

Accel 180 is a privately-held, founder-operated professional services firm headquartered in Tacoma, Washington, founded in 2019 by Drew Ebersole and Sherry Hammond. The company delivers coaching, workshops, keynote speaking, and customized consulting engagements aimed at personal and cultural transformation, with a primary focus on healthcare organizations and secondary reach into enterprise, government, and nonprofit clients. Its service portfolio includes individual and team coaching (typically biweekly sessions over 6-12 months), a proprietary MindWorks 8-part mindfulness training series with a leader-specific variant, and additional workshop curricula covering Positive Workplace Architecture, Self-Awareness/EQ/Resilience, Transformative Communication, and Leadership Strengths. Drew Ebersole serves as the primary keynote speaker and fronts most client-facing delivery, leveraging a personal narrative of recovering from brain surgery alongside 15+ years of mindfulness training; Sherry Hammond contributes 25+ years of healthcare executive experience.

The business model is professional services billing only: engagements are quote-based and tailored per client, delivered on-site, via live Zoom, or through keynote platforms. The go-to-market is consultative and sales-led, anchored by Drew's recurring presence at "dozens of organizations and national conferences" annually, a website-driven "Schedule Your Free Consultation" funnel, client testimonials, and internal sponsor referrals. Revenue streams comprise individual/team coaching, workshop and training programs, keynote engagements, and consulting services. The firm has no technology products, no APIs, no digital distribution, and no disclosed pricing tiers; all delivery is human-led.

Accel 180 lists an established roster of enterprise clients across healthcare (Providence, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, CHI Franciscan, Multicare, Carol Milgard Breast Center, Press Ganey, AWHONN, AANP, Confluence Health, NCBC, Camber), financial services (Northwestern Mutual), government (Metro Parks Tacoma, Pierce County), and nonprofit (Safe Streets, Communities In Schools, Fair Housing, Waypoint). The operating footprint is concentrated in Washington State with national conference reach and virtual delivery extending geographic scope. The company is privately owned by its two co-founders with no disclosed external funding.

Name

Accel 180

Legal name

Accel 180

Website

https://accel180.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Accel 180 is a privately-held, founder-led coaching and consulting firm in Tacoma, WA that delivers workshops, coaching, keynotes, and culture-transformation engagements primarily to healthcare organizations, with secondary reach into enterprise, government, and nonprofit clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tacoma

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Coaching Services: Individual and team coaching engagements typically structured as a series of iterative sessions (typically biweekly sessions for 6-12 months) focused on achieving customized development goals. Includes manager coaching, culture team coaching for small groups, and kickoff/check-in meetings with organizational sponsors to support development outcomes.
2. Workshop and Training Programs: Evidence-based skills training workshops delivered either Live via Zoom or in-person. Programs include the MindWorks 8-part training series (eight, 75-90-minute weekly sessions with course materials) and customized organizational workshops on topics including positive psychology, resilience, communication, and patient experience strategies.
3. Keynote Speaking Engagements: Compelling keynote presentations delivered at organizations and national conferences by primary speaker Drew Ebersole. Topics cover authentic connection, cultural transformation, resilience, and well-being. Presented as standalone engagements or as part of broader organizational development initiatives.
4. Organizational Consulting Services: Customized consulting engagements to help organizations achieve cultural transformation. engagements are tailored to each client's distinct needs and culture, delivered through deep collaboration to understand organizational challenges and develop effective programs for sustained change.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Accel 180 is a professional services firm that delivers coaching, evidence-based workshops, keynote speaking, and consulting engagements focused on personal and cultural transformation. Services are primarily sold to healthcare organizations and other enterprises seeking to improve leadership effectiveness, employee engagement, resilience, and patient experience. Engagements are customized to each client's culture and delivered through on-site sessions, live virtual workshops, multi-month coaching series, and conference keynotes.

Product overview

Accel 180 is a professional services company offering coaching, workshops, keynote speaking, and consulting services focused on personal and cultural transformation. The core offerings include: Coaching Services (individual, manager, and culture team coaching); MindWorks Workshop series (an 8-part mindfulness and well-being training with variants for general audiences and leaders); Positive Workplace Architecture workshops (workplace culture improvement); Self-Awareness, EQ, and Personal Resilience workshops (stress reduction and resilience building); Transformative Communication workshops (relationship and feedback skills); Leadership Strengths workshops (leadership development); Keynote Speaking engagements (motivational presentations on transformation and resilience); and Consulting Services (customized organizational cultural transformation). These services are grounded in positive psychology and neuroscience research, targeting organizations seeking to improve employee engagement, well-being, and workplace culture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coaching Services Professional coaching services including individual coaching, manager coaching, and culture team coaching for small groups of rising stars. Designed for leaders and emerging leaders to maximize personal and professional potential through iterative biweekly sessions typically spanning 6-12 months, with kickoff and check-in meetings with organizational sponsors. For enterprise clients (primarily healthcare organizations) seeking leadership development and culture transformation.
• MindWorks Workshop An 8-part evidence-based mindfulness and well-being training series delivered via live Zoom or in-person. Sessions of 75-90 minutes per week cover meditation, awareness without judgment, reframing challenges, gratitude, mindful listening, compassion, appreciative joy, and service/balance. For individuals and teams seeking stress reduction and resilience-building skills.
• MindWorks for Leaders An 8-part MindWorks series designed specifically for leaders, applying mindfulness practices to transform workplace culture, build self-awareness, and improve decision-making with less stress and anxiety. For enterprise leaders and senior managers in healthcare and other organizations.
• Positive Workplace Architecture Workshop Workshop focused on developing sustainable life practices to improve team wellbeing, focus, attention, creativity, and happiness, with customized sessions tailored for healthcare settings. For healthcare providers and enterprise teams seeking to redesign workplace dynamics.
• Self-Awareness, EQ, and Personal Resilience Workshop Workshop covering emotional and physical resilience practices, reframing techniques, posttraumatic growth, and gratitude practices to help teams reduce stress, anxiety, fatigue, and burnout. For healthcare teams and enterprises struggling with burnout and stress.
• Transformative Communication Workshop A 3-part workshop series focused on building meaningful connections, giving and receiving feedback, strengthening relationships, and creating a trustworthy and collaborative environment. For enterprise teams seeking to improve interpersonal communication and trust.
• Leadership Strengths Workshop Workshop using appreciative inquiry to identify and leverage leadership strengths, implement methods to reduce anxiety, build trust, and transform leadership effectiveness. For leaders and managers of healthcare and enterprise organizations.
• Keynote Speaking Compelling keynote presentations delivered by primary speaker Drew Ebersole at organizations and national conferences. Topics cover authentic connection, cultural transformation, resilience, well-being, and emotional awareness, drawn from his personal experience recovering from brain surgery. For healthcare organizations, enterprise clients, and conference audiences.
• Consulting Services Customized consulting services for organizational cultural transformation. Accel 180 engages deeply with each client to understand their distinct needs and culture rather than imposing formulaic solutions, delivering programs designed to accelerate and sustain true cultural transformation. For healthcare organizations and enterprises seeking lasting culture change.

Quantifiable outcome

• Perceived stress reduction: Levels dropped from moderate-high stress to low-levels of stress after 8 weeks of MindWorks program participation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• BetterUp: Tech-enabled coaching platform combining 1:1 coaching with behavioral science content. Competes in the executive/leadership coaching segment Accel 180 serves, but via a tech-enabled, scale-oriented model rather than bespoke services.

Broad incumbents

• Gallup: Global analytics and consulting firm known for employee engagement research, CliftonStrengths, and leadership coaching. Overlaps Accel 180 in employee engagement and strengths-based leadership offerings, but at vastly greater scale.
• FranklinCovey: Large leadership and effectiveness training company offering workshops, coaching, and consulting (e.g., 7 Habits, leadership content). Overlaps Accel 180 on leadership workshops and culture-change engagements but at much greater scale.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm offering leadership development, coaching, and culture transformation services to enterprise and healthcare clients. Comparable buyer segments and culture-change practice area.

Direct peers

• Center for Creative Leadership (CCL): Research-driven leadership development provider offering executive coaching, workshops, and custom programs. Comparable in leadership development and culture-change content targeting enterprise buyers.
• DDI (Development Dimensions International): Global leadership development firm offering leadership training, coaching, and culture change services to enterprise clients. Comparable on leadership and culture transformation offerings and enterprise GTM.
• The Energy Project: Consulting and coaching firm focused on workplace well-being, resilience, and sustainable performance, with similar positive-psychology underpinnings and corporate/healthcare buyer segments. Closest comparable in mission, methodology, and firm size.
• Senn Delaney (Heidrick & Struggles): Specialist culture transformation consulting firm now part of Heidrick & Struggles, focused on changing organizational culture and leadership behavior. Highly comparable on the customized culture-change engagement model Accel 180 sells.
• HeartMath: Provides resilience, stress-reduction, and coherence training programs grounded in heart-rate variability and neuroscience research, sold to corporate and healthcare organizations. Highly aligned with Accel 180's resilience and mindfulness workshop content.
• NeuroLeadership Institute: Applies neuroscience research to leadership, culture, and organizational change through consulting, workshops, and coaching. Direct overlap with Accel 180's neuroscience-grounded workshops and coaching offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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