Leading Transitions LLC

What Leading Transitions LLC does

Leading Transitions LLC is a boutique consulting firm headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, founded in 2002 by Mindy Lubar Price. The firm specializes in executive transition management, succession planning, and organizational capacity building for nonprofit organizations. Its service portfolio comprises leadership transition consulting, a three-phase succession planning process (assessment and culture creation, executive-level emergency succession planning, and ongoing succession planning), organizational change facilitation, a multi-step executive search process, job seeker resources and a confidential candidate email list, and speaking engagements by the founder. The firm serves more than 100 named nonprofit clients across healthcare, social services, arts, education, advocacy, environmental, community development, and cultural heritage sectors, with primary geographic focus on Southeast Wisconsin and the broader Midwest and select national engagements.

The firm's underlying delivery model is relationship- and expertise-driven rather than technology-driven. There is no proprietary software platform, no API, and no AI/ML capabilities; the primary asset is a curated recruiting network of over 2,800 contacts combined with the founder's individual brand, her authorship of 'The Nonprofit Guide to Executive Search,' and her role in founding the Executive Transition Initiative at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. Service quality is reinforced by long-standing partnerships with AALAM and HPGM for diverse candidate pipelines and with Incheck for background verification.

Leading Transitions generates revenue through customized, quote-based consulting engagements billed as professional services, typically structured as multi-year contracts that span pre-transition assessment, search facilitation, interim executive recommendations, and post-placement follow-up. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led and reputation-driven: clients are acquired through speaking engagements, professional publications, an email newsletter, partnerships, community involvement, and referrals from the Milwaukee nonprofit sector. The firm is wholly owned and operated by its founder, with no external institutional investment or parent company.

Name

Leading Transitions LLC

Legal name

Leading Transitions LLC

Website

https://leadingtransitions.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Leading Transitions LLC is a Milwaukee-based boutique consulting firm founded in 2002 that provides executive transition management, succession planning, organizational change consulting, and executive search services exclusively to nonprofit organizations across the Midwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Executive Search and Leadership Transition Consulting

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Executive Search Services (561312)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Change Management & Transformation Consulting (BPAHAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Organization Design & Change Management Consulting (BPAHACAD), Change Management & Transformation (Org/HR) (BPACAJAD), Organizational Change & Transformation Coaching (EDABANAG), Leadership Transition & Onboarding Coaching (New Role, New Manager, Promotion) (EDABANAB)

Keywords

• Nonprofit executive search
• Succession planning consulting
• Leadership transition services
• Nonprofit leadership consulting
• Executive search firm

Headquarters

HQ city

Milwaukee

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. Consulting Services: Leading Transitions generates revenue through customized consulting engagements for nonprofit organizations. Services include leadership transition consulting, succession planning, organizational change processes, and executive search services. The firm offers unbiased, objective, and independent consultation tailored to each organization's needs during periods of change. Engagements may include assessment, search facilitation, interim executive recommendations, and post-placement follow-up support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Leading Transitions is a boutique consulting firm that helps nonprofit organizations navigate executive and senior leadership transitions through customized services. Core offerings include Leadership Transition consulting, three-phase Succession Planning, Organizational Change Processes, a multi-step Executive Search Process drawing on a 2,800+ contact network, Job Seekers resources, and Speaking Engagements delivered by founder Mindy Lubar Price. Engagements are tailored to each organization and span the full transition lifecycle from needs assessment and candidate sourcing through interim executive placement and post-hire onboarding support.

Product overview

Leading Transitions LLC is a boutique consulting firm offering a unified suite of nonprofit executive and leadership services. The core offerings include Leadership Transition Services, Succession Planning (delivered through a three-phase approach), Organizational Change Processes, Executive Search Process (with access to over 2,800 contacts), Job Seekers Services, Speaking Engagements, and Candidate Placement tracking. These services work together to support nonprofit organizations through assessment, education, and empowerment of leadership during periods of transition and change.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Leadership Transition Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully placed executives at 100+ nonprofit organizations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers113 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• IncheckminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading Transitions has a partnership with Incheck, a professional boutique firm providing background, reference, and employment verification services. Incheck offers discount pricing on their services to Leading Transitions' clients. Incheck provides customized, professional services that are affordable and expedient, helping organizations design position-specific background check protocols that lead to best practices.
• African American Leadership Alliance Milwaukee (AALAM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAALAM is a nonprofit, cross-sector network of African American leaders and allies dedicated to developing, supporting, and positioning Milwaukee's pool of African American talent. AALAM uses a system-wide approach to improve racial equity in Milwaukee through intentional actions that expand, support, and sustain African American leadership. Leading Transitions collaborates with AALAM to support leadership development and diversity in nonprofit executive placements.
• Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee (HPGM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHPGM is a membership organization serving over 2,200 professionals and students annually in Greater Milwaukee. They collaborate with and support more than 100 community organizations, corporations, ERGs/BRGs, membership organizations, nonprofits, and small businesses. HPGM is dedicated to empowering the lives and futures of Latinos in Wisconsin through leadership development, investment in educational excellence, and convening the region's dynamic Hispanic professional community. Leading Transitions partners with HPGM on executive searches and leadership transitions serving the Hispanic professional community.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kittleman & Associates: Executive search firm exclusively focused on nonprofit and association leadership placements. Highly comparable to Leading Transitions in target customer (nonprofit boards) and service line (executive search + transition support), though operating at greater national scale.
• Vetted Solutions: Boutique retained executive search firm serving nonprofit, association, and mission-driven organizations. Direct peer in both customer segment and service offering (executive search with transition consulting), differing mainly by broader geographic reach.
• Harris Search Associates: Executive search firm specializing in nonprofit, foundation, and association leadership. Overlaps directly with Leading Transitions on succession planning and executive search for nonprofits, with a stronger national footprint.
• The 360 Group: Executive search and leadership consulting firm focused exclusively on the nonprofit sector. Direct competitor in CEO/executive director searches and transition support for mission-driven organizations.
• La Piana Consulting: Nonprofit management consulting firm offering executive transition, succession planning, and organizational change services. Closest peer in the consulting-led (rather than search-led) approach to leadership transitions.
• Nonprofit HR: HR and talent management consulting firm dedicated to the nonprofit sector, including executive search, compensation, and organizational development. Comparable customer base with broader HR service portfolio.
• BoardSource: National nonprofit focused on board governance and leadership, offering resources on executive transitions and CEO searches. Comparable customer base (nonprofit boards) with an adjacent rather than identical service offering.

Broad incumbents

• Bridgespan Group: Large nonprofit and social-sector consulting firm with a leadership practice that includes executive search and transition support. Competes for larger, higher-budget engagements where Leading Transitions also bids.
• Korn Ferry: Global executive search and organizational consulting firm with a dedicated nonprofit practice. Competes at the upper end of the nonprofit executive search market where board budgets support retained search fees.

Emerging players

• CompassPoint Nonprofit Services: Nonprofit research and capacity-building organization whose 2006 executive transition studies are cited by Leading Transitions as market evidence. Adjacent rather than directly competing, but overlapping in executive transition thought leadership.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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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