Aeriis

What Aeriis does

Aeriis Insights Group, Inc. is a private, founder-led leadership advisory and consulting firm headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, established in 2020 by Kevin D. Wright, a former Fortune 100 executive with 20+ years operating experience at U.S. Bank, Target, and Bank of America/MBNA. The company provides custom executive coaching, leadership team advisory, organizational discernment, global keynotes, and scientifically-backed assessments (including Formal Axiology-based leadership diagnostics and IED&B self-assessments) to executives, boards, and senior leadership teams. Service delivery is sales-led, beginning with a free diagnostic consultation via Calendly, followed by bespoke engagements priced on a quote basis with no public pricing tiers.

The firm's underlying methodology is built around 'truth flow preservation,' execution discipline, and decision quality, supported by 360-degree feedback, executive interviews, AI-enhanced organizational analysis, and the science of Formal Axiology for illuminating leadership blindspots. Revenue is generated across four professional services streams: custom consulting and advisory, global keynote speaking, structured leadership development programs (including a 34-week Gametime Ready college student curriculum), and assessment services. The go-to-market is direct enterprise sales supplemented by content marketing (podcast, blog, LinkedIn), keynote-led demand generation, and an NMSDC minority supplier certification that supports supplier diversity procurement channels. The firm serves customers across financial services, healthcare, legal, government, home services, and public media, with documented engagements in the US and UK.

Name

Aeriis

Legal name

Aeriis Insights Group, Inc.

Website

https://aeriisinsights.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aeriis Insights Group is a private, founder-led leadership advisory firm that provides executive coaching, custom consulting, global keynotes, and scientifically-backed leadership and DEI assessments to executives, boards, and senior leadership teams across enterprise and higher education segments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Consulting & Advisory: Custom advisory, coaching, and consulting services for executives, boards, and leadership teams. Solutions are tailored to individual organizational needs rather than off-the-shelf packages. Engagement includes diagnostic assessment, solution design, and implementation support for measurable leadership performance improvement.
2. Global Keynotes & Speaking: Revenue generation from delivering keynotes and leadership experiences to audiences at conferences, corporate events, and industry gatherings. Kevin D. Wright serves as the primary keynote speaker engaging audiences on leadership, diversity, and organizational performance topics.
3. Leadership Development Programs: Structured leadership development experiences including the 34-week Gametime Ready curriculum for college students. Programs focus on developing leadership skills, strategic thinking, and execution discipline for organizational transformation.
4. Assessment Services: Scientifically-backed self-assessments measuring both individual and organizational factors including Inclusion, Equity, Diversity and Belonging (IED&B). Uses Formal Axiology-based assessments to illuminate leadership blindspots, subconscious thinking patterns, empathy, practical thinking, and structured thinking capabilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Aeriis delivers custom executive advisory, leadership coaching, and consulting engagements for executives, boards, and senior leadership teams, using data-informed assessments, 360-degree feedback, executive interviews, and AI-enhanced organizational analysis to surface hidden friction and improve decision quality, accountability, and execution discipline. The firm also generates revenue through global keynote speaking engagements and a 34-week 'Gametime Ready' leadership curriculum delivered to college students, alongside scientifically-backed IED&B (Inclusion, Equity, Diversity & Belonging) assessments and Formal Axiology-based leadership diagnostics.

Product overview

Aeriis is a leadership development and consulting firm offering a unified suite of services built around building leadership capacity and organizational performance. The core offerings include Consulting Services, Executive Coaching & Advisory, Global Keynotes, and Speaking Engagements as the primary service delivery mechanisms. These are supported by specialized practices in Leadership Development, Engagement & Strategy Alignment, Inclusion, Equity & Diversity Assessment, Student Development (34-week curriculum), Organizational Discernment, and Leadership Assessment using Formal Axiology. Together, these services help executives, boards, and leadership teams strengthen judgment, sharpen execution, and turn leadership capacity into measurable performance in complex, accelerated, AI-mediated environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consulting Services Custom advisory solutions for complex leadership challenges, using data-informed assessments, 360-degree feedback, executive interviews, and AI-enhanced organizational analysis to identify what is really slowing progress; designed for executives and leadership teams of mid-market and enterprise organizations.
• Executive Coaching & Advisory Advisory for senior leaders facing complexity, visibility, transition, and performance demands, helping them think clearer, decide better, and lead with greater impact.
• Global Keynotes & Speaking Engagements Nimble global keynote speaking engagements covering business topics with inspiration, including diversity, inclusion, and leadership topics, delivered by Kevin D. Wright at corporate events, conferences, and industry gatherings worldwide (including U.S. and U.K.).
• Leadership Development Programs Programs focused on purpose, strategy, and culture that help leaders keep moving forward with over-communication and flexibility to make change, including engagement and strategy alignment built on statistical analysis and industry research with AI-enabled dynamic deep-diving.
• Inclusion, Equity & Diversity (IED&B) Assessment Scientifically backed self-assessment that measures both the individual and the organization on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging factors, establishing a data-driven baseline for organizational transformation.
• Organizational Discernment Engagement focused on building execution discipline by helping leaders preserve truth flow, strengthen decision quality, and create accountability to align teams and deliver measurable performance.
• Formal Axiology Leadership Assessment Assessment grounded in the science of Formal Axiology that illuminates leader blindspots, providing insight into subconscious thinking and behavior, including empathy, practical thinking, and structured thinking.
• Gametime Ready Student Leadership Curriculum 34-week curriculum for college students providing leadership development experiences and skills training to prepare students to be 'gametime ready day-one' in professional environments, delivered through institutional partnerships with higher education organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 87% of Most Admired Companies see positive impact on business from diversity & inclusion initiatives
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Hudson Institute of Coaching: Specialist executive coaching organization offering coach training and executive coaching services. Comparable to Aeriis's executive coaching and leadership development focus, with a narrower, coaching-centric scope.
• BetterUp: Digital coaching and leadership development platform pairing employees with coaches, combining technology with human advisory. Comparable to Aeriis's executive coaching and AI-enhanced organizational analysis, with a technology-led, scaled delivery model.

Direct peers

• Egon Zehnder: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm serving CEOs, boards, and senior executives on succession, assessment, and development. Direct overlap with Aeriis's executive advisory and leadership assessment work at the senior-most levels.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with a substantial leadership development, executive coaching, and talent advisory practice serving enterprises and boards. Directly comparable to Aeriis's executive advisory and leadership development offerings, though at significantly larger scale.
• Center for Creative Leadership (CCL): Nonprofit leadership research and education organization providing executive coaching, leadership assessments, and development programs. Direct overlap with Aeriis's leadership assessment, executive coaching, and development curriculum offerings.
• The Ken Blanchard Companies: Leadership development and training firm offering Situational Leadership and other leadership methodologies to organizations globally. Comparable to Aeriis in leadership development programs, executive coaching, and organizational culture work.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Executive search and leadership advisory firm with a strong leadership consulting and executive coaching practice serving boards and CEOs. Comparable to Aeriis's senior-executive and board-level advisory focus, with a much larger talent footprint.
• DDI (Development Dimensions International): Specialist leadership development firm offering assessments, executive coaching, and leadership training to enterprises worldwide. Closely matches Aeriis's combination of leadership assessment, 360 feedback, and executive development services.
• FranklinCovey: Global leadership and organizational effectiveness firm offering training, assessments, and consulting built around leadership methodologies. Comparable to Aeriis in leadership development, organizational culture, and values-based leadership delivery to enterprises.
• Spencer Stuart: Executive search and leadership advisory firm with board advisory, CEO succession, and leadership assessment capabilities. Comparable to Aeriis in serving boards and senior executives on judgment, succession, and leadership effectiveness.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutu.be/jmUu5f0SnMI
• Facebookfacebook.com/LeadershipIsPersonal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aeriisinsights

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 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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