What Thalassa Consulting does

Thalassa Consulting is a solo coaching and consulting practice operated by founder Ken Hood from Pacific City, Oregon. Hood is an ordained Presbyterian (USA) Minister of Word and Sacrament with 18 years of pastoral experience and ICF certification from The Hudson Institute of Coaching. The firm delivers six service lines: clergy coaching, leadership coaching, writing and performance coaching, personal and recovery coaching (IFS-informed, Recovery Coach University certified), psychedelic therapy preparation and integration (Psychedelic Somatic Institute certified), and facilitated speaking and leadership retreats. Client segments include ordained clergy, corporate and professional leaders (tech, law, real estate, education, creative industries), speakers and writers, leaders in recovery, individuals exploring psychedelic therapy, and organizations seeking retreats.

There is no proprietary technology platform; the offering is purely professional services delivered personally by Hood. The business model is fee-for-service professional engagements, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, relying on referrals, the Duke Divinity School adjunct faculty role (8 years), speaking engagements (e.g., NEXT Church's National Gathering), and a partnership with Wiser Coaching that provides access to enterprise new-manager cohorts at firms such as Accenture and CVS. The practice is bootstrapped, founder-owned, and operates with no disclosed employees beyond Hood.

Name

Thalassa Consulting

Legal name

Thalassa Consulting

Website

https://thalassaconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Thalassa Consulting is a solo Oregon-based coaching practice run by Ken Hood, offering clergy, leadership, writing, recovery, and psychedelic-integration coaching, plus leadership retreats, to individuals, faith leaders, and corporate clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Coaching Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy, Decision-Making & Business Acumen Coaching (EDABANAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

C-Suite & Senior Executive Coaching (EDABANAA)

Keywords

• Leadership coaching
• Clergy coaching
• Executive coaching
• Psychedelic integration
• Personal coaching

Headquarters

HQ city

Pacific City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Coaching Services: One-on-one coaching engagements for clergy, corporate leaders, speakers, and individuals in recovery. Services are sold directly to individual clients and organizations. Engagements appear to be structured as professional services with personal, relationship-based delivery.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Thalassa Consulting is a coaching and consulting practice led by Ken Hood that delivers one-on-one coaching, leadership development, and psychedelic integration services to individuals, clergy, and organizational leaders. Offerings span clergy coaching, leadership coaching, writing and performance coaching, personal and recovery coaching, psychedelic therapy and integration, plus speaking engagements and leadership retreats.

Product overview

Thalassa Consulting is a solo consulting practice offering a portfolio of coaching and speaking services. The core offering consists of six distinct service lines: Clergy Coaching, Leadership Coaching, Writing and Performance Coaching, Personal and Recovery Coaching, Psychedelic Therapy and Integration, and Speaking and Leadership Retreats. These services are delivered directly by Ken Hood through one-on-one coaching sessions, group workshops, retreats, and public speaking engagements. The practice serves diverse clients including clergy, corporate leaders, educators, and individuals seeking personal development or recovery support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clergy Coaching

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Wiser CoachingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKen Hood works as an external coach for Wiser Coaching, helping groups of new managers at enterprise companies like Accenture and CVS transition from individual contributors to managers. This partnership provides access to corporate clients and generates supplemental coaching revenue.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Center for Creative Leadership: Established research-backed leadership development provider offering executive coaching, retreats, and training. Comparable because it competes for the same leadership retreat and executive coaching budgets Thalassa targets for organizational clients.
• Tony Robbins Companies: Large-scale coaching, speaking, and retreat business combining personal development with corporate leadership programs. Comparable end-product (coaching plus leadership retreats) but at vastly greater scale and brand reach.
• Gallup: Research-based strengths and leadership development provider selling enterprise coaching and manager development programs. Comparable end-market (corporate leader development) and overlapping service design with Thalassa's new-manager coaching work.
• CoachHub: Global digital coaching platform delivering leadership and team coaching to enterprises. Comparable end-customer (corporate leaders) and service category, but operates as a platform-mediated incumbent with hundreds of coaches rather than an independent practitioner.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with a significant leadership and executive coaching practice. Comparable as it sells C-suite coaching and leadership development services to enterprise clients in the same category Thalassa accesses through Wiser.
• FranklinCovey: Leadership and management training provider selling enterprise leadership development programs. Comparable in targeting corporate leadership budgets and offering retreat-style engagements, but as a content-licensed incumbent rather than solo practitioner.
• BetterUp: Enterprise-scale coaching and mental wellness platform serving Fortune 1000 clients. Comparable because it occupies the same corporate leadership coaching category Thalassa accesses via Wiser, but at vastly greater scale, with a technology platform Thalassa lacks.

Direct peers

• Marshall Goldsmith Coaching: Independent executive coaching practice built around a single iconic thought leader. Direct comparable as a founder-led, brand-driven coaching business that monetizes books, speaking, and one-on-one engagements similarly to Thalassa's model.
• Wiser Coaching: Enterprise coaching firm for which Ken Hood serves as an external coach, deploying him into new-manager programs at Accenture and CVS. Wiser is the most direct operating peer because it sells the same corporate coaching services through the same channel Thalassa enters via subcontract.

Emerging players

• Hudson Institute of Coaching: Coach training institute where Ken Hood received his ICF certification, also offering organizational coaching and leadership development services. Comparable as it trains and practices in the same executive coaching methodology Thalassa delivers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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