Joe Keilch

Whether coaching individuals and teams towards a meaningful and needed shift or consulting with leaders on an organizational transformation, Joe combines warmth, kindness, and a sense of humor with a direct communication style and insightful analysis. His experience as a strategist, advisor, and leader has been driven by a deep inquisitiveness, a desire to identify the underutilized and a love for helping find solutions amidst ever-increasing complexity. Joe has coached leaders across industries, including technology, professional services, healthcare, media, non-profits, and startups. He focuses on helping clients to accelerate their growth, maximize their potential, transform their lives, and amplify their impact. One client said, “Joe coached me to dig deeper into the questions I was asking and helped me articulate the big issues,” while another observed, “he hit the perfect balance of high-level, more abstract topics and tactical steps.” A tireless advocate for enmeshing a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the DNA of organizations, more than 60% of his coaching clients are women and almost half are BIPOC.

Before transitioning into leadership coaching, Joe led Brand Marketing, Creative Strategy, Consumer Insights, and Organizational Culture engagements for Fortune 500 clients across the technology, consumer package goods, automobile, sportswear, and non-profit sectors. He has also served as a business advisor and coach to leaders in the music industry, founded a successful e-commerce business specializing in vintage furniture and collectible design, and performed as an artist in 62 cities across four continents. He earned an MBA from Fordham University and a BA in African American Studies from San Francisco State University. He is certified as a leadership coach by the Hudson Institute of Coaching and holds a PCC credential from the International Coaching Federation. An avid collector of art and design books, records, and 1980s Italian lighting, Joe is a lifelong student who has studied organizational development at NYU, architecture and drawing at Cooper Union, and graphic design at UC Berkeley, as well as indulging his autodidactic streak through real estate, interior design, and photography. He has six nieces and nephews and finds his greatest joy in laughing with them.