HILLYARD CONSULTING, INC

What HILLYARD CONSULTING, INC does

Hillyard Consulting, Inc. is a sole-practitioner leadership development and organizational consulting firm founded in 2019 by Amy Hillyard and headquartered in Oakland, California. The practice serves enterprise clients across technology, retail, healthcare, gaming, entertainment, and nonprofit verticals, with a visible roster of more than 30 named organizations including Apple, Tesla, Salesforce, Amazon, McKesson, Okta, Klaviyo, Electronic Arts, and The Marine Mammal Center. Service delivery is structured around three pillars: Organization Transformation (fractional OD leadership, strategic initiative design, talent strategy, organization assessment), Groups & Teams (team offsites, leadership workshops, cross-functional alignment, annual and strategic planning), and Leadership Development Coaching (individual coaching partnerships plus a structured 6-week "Clarity + Illumination Program"). All engagements are anchored in Amy's proprietary "Leadership Alchemy" methodology, which blends organizational psychology, change management, Integral Coaching, in-the-moment graphic facilitation, storytelling, and spiritual wisdom. Pricing is quote-based and negotiated per engagement, with no publicly disclosed rates; longer coaching partnerships operate on annual billing cadence. The go-to-market motion is entirely referral- and reputation-driven — Amy engages directly with senior leaders, C-suite executives, SVPs, and Chief People Officers through her personal network and two-decade track record, with the company website functioning as a credibility artifact (testimonials, logo wall, biography) rather than a lead-generation engine. The practice is bootstrapped, founder-owned, and operates without external investment, additional named consultants, or a software/platform layer, making Amy Hillyard herself the single point of delivery, sales, and brand.

Name

HILLYARD CONSULTING, INC

Legal name

Hillyard Consulting

Website

https://hillyardconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hillyard Consulting is a sole-practitioner leadership development and organizational consulting firm in Oakland, California, founded by Amy Hillyard. It delivers executive coaching, team facilitation, and organizational transformation services to senior leaders and enterprise clients across technology, retail, healthcare, gaming, and nonprofit sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Coaching and Organizational Development Consulting

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Leadership Development & Executive Coaching (BPAHAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Organization Design & Change Management Consulting (BPAHACAD), Organization Design & Operating Model Consulting (BPAHAGAB)

Keywords

• Executive coaching services
• Leadership development consulting
• Organizational transformation services
• Team facilitation consulting
• Strategic advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

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 Coaching: Individual and group coaching engagements including a structured 6-week Clarity + Illumination Program and medium to long-term coaching partnerships targeting senior leaders and executives.
2. Organizational Development Consulting: Fractional organizational development leadership, strategic initiative design, talent strategy development, and organization assessment and consultation services for organizations.
3. Team and Group Facilitation: Team offsites, leadership workshops, cross-functional meetings, annual and strategic planning sessions, and group trainings on human dynamics of change, neuro-informed leadership, and personal style.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hillyard Consulting is a leadership development and organizational transformation practice that provides executive coaching for senior leaders, consulting engagements that help organizations evolve their operating systems, and facilitation for intact groups and teams. Service delivery is anchored in the firm's proprietary "Leadership Alchemy" methodology and is targeted at enterprise and high-growth technology clients.

Product overview

Hillyard Consulting offers a portfolio of professional coaching and organizational development services. The core offerings include Organization Transformation Services (fractional leadership, strategic initiative design, talent strategy, and assessment), Groups & Teams Services (team offsites, workshops, strategic planning), and Leadership Development Coaching. The 6-week Clarity + Illumination Program serves as a structured entry point for leaders seeking transformation, while longer-term coaching partnerships provide sustained support. These services are unified under Amy Hillyard's 'Leadership Alchemy' approach, which combines organizational development, change management, integral coaching, graphic facilitation, storytelling, and spiritual wisdom.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Leadership Development Coaching One-on-one executive and leadership coaching for senior leaders, grounded in the proprietary "Leadership Alchemy" methodology, designed to develop individual leader capacity within enterprise and high-growth organizations.
• Organizational Transformation Consulting Consulting engagements that help organizations evolve their operating systems, structures, and culture to support transformation, targeted at enterprise and high-growth technology clients.
• Groups & Teams Facilitation Facilitation engagements for intact groups and teams, designed to improve team effectiveness, alignment, and collaboration using the firm's "Leadership Alchemy" approach.
• Clarity + Illumination Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Lasting transformation achieved for board and executive leadership teams

Named customers15 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Farley's CoffeeminorOthersAmy Hillyard and her husband Chris co-own Farley's Coffee, two community-centered coffee houses in the Bay Area. This is a personal business venture outside of Hillyard Consulting's professional services practice.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm offering leadership consulting, team acceleration, and executive coaching. Comparable in serving C-suite clients with leadership coaching and team effectiveness, but at significantly greater scale and breadth.
• Center for Creative Leadership (CCL): CCL is a globally established leadership development provider offering assessments, coaching, and programs for executives and organizations. Comparable in serving senior leaders with leadership coaching, team effectiveness, and organizational development, but at substantially greater scale and breadth than Hillyard Consulting.
• DDI (Development Dimensions International): DDI is a global leadership development firm offering leadership training, executive coaching, and assessment solutions to enterprise clients. Comparable in leadership development and executive coaching, but with a much larger productized portfolio and delivery infrastructure than Hillyard Consulting.
• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm with leadership development, executive coaching, and talent strategy practices serving Fortune 500 clients. Comparable in leadership coaching and talent strategy offerings aimed at Chief People Officers and C-suite, but operating at enterprise scale.
• The Ken Blanchard Companies: Blanchard is an established leadership development and management training provider offering coaching, workshops, and organizational programs. Comparable in leadership and team development category, though delivered through licensed facilitators and a content library rather than bespoke solo practice.
• FranklinCovey: FranklinCovey provides leadership development, productivity, and execution training to enterprises worldwide. Comparable in offering leadership and team effectiveness programs to enterprise buyers, though delivered via scaled content and facilitator networks rather than solo practitioner engagements.

Direct peers

• RHR International: RHR International is a boutique firm specializing in executive coaching, leadership development, and senior team effectiveness for top executives. Comparable to Hillyard Consulting in its focus on C-suite coaching, organizational psychology grounding, and bespoke senior-team interventions.
• Bregman Partners: Bregman Partners provides executive coaching, leadership development, and organizational change consulting to senior leaders and teams. Comparable as a boutique coaching and leadership transformation practice with strong C-suite and People Officer buyer focus.
• Marshall Goldsmith Partners: Marshall Goldsmith is one of the most recognized executive leadership coaches in the world, offering 1:1 coaching, stakeholder-centered coaching, and leadership development to senior executives. Highly comparable to Amy Hillyard's practice in audience (C-suite), delivery (executive coaching), and category (premium individual leadership coaching).

Emerging players

• BetterUp: BetterUp is a digital coaching platform combining 1:1 coaching with AI-driven personalization for enterprise leadership development. Comparable to Hillyard Consulting in target buyer (Chief People Officers, enterprise L&D) and category (executive and leadership coaching), but differentiated by technology-enabled scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hillyard-consulting

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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