About Chloé
Practical, human-centered consulting for mission-driven leaders who are carrying too much.
If you’re leading a nonprofit or building a small business, chances are you’re making hard decisions under pressure, with limited resources, competing priorities, and a deep sense of responsibility for the people and mission involved. I know that world intimately.
Before consulting, my career was shaped by years inside small- and mid-sized nonprofits and creative organizations, where I wore many hats and worked closely with executive leadership. Even when I wasn’t the Executive Director myself, I was often a trusted thought partner, someone leaders turned to when things felt unclear, overwhelming, or stuck.
I’ve sat in the room during moments of growth, strain, and crisis, including funding challenges, organizational transitions, COVID-era decision-making, and public-facing issues where the stakes were high and the margin for error was small.
That experience is the foundation of how I work today.
Nonprofit and Small Business Consulting Grounded in Real-World Experience
I help mission-driven teams and founders move from overwhelm to clarity, and from clarity to action. My approach is shaped by three core realities I’ve seen again and again:
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Most organizations don’t fail because people don’t care. They struggle because systems, roles, and expectations haven’t kept pace with reality.
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Strategy that ignores human capacity doesn’t stick. Burnout isn’t a personal flaw; it’s often a systems problem.
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The people closest to the work matter. Staff, volunteers, and frontline team members shape whether plans succeed or fail.
Because of this, my consulting work balances strategic clarity, implementation support, and human-centered systems thinking. I don’t come in with a rigid framework or a pre-packaged solution. I listen carefully, ask grounded questions, and help teams make realistic decisions they can actually carry forward.
My Background
Like anyone who has spent extended time in the small- to medium-sized nonprofit space, I've worn many hats. I spent more than a decade working across nonprofit operations, marketing, communications, and program development, often simultaneously. My work included supporting executive leadership with planning and decision-making, program design, implementation, and project management, fundraising and community engagement, volunteer management and training, branding, marketing, and digital strategy, and navigating change with limited budgets and small teams.
Alongside this, I’ve spent the last decade consulting with 50+ nonprofits and small businesses, including helping launch and shape early-stage businesses from idea to actionable plan.
I’m based in Pasadena, California, and work with clients locally and remotely.
What I Value in This Work
I believe:
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Strategy should be realistic, not aspirational fantasy
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Good ideas only matter if people can implement them
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Burnout is a signal, not a moral failure
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Clarity is one of the most generous forms of leadership
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The wisdom of a team includes those closest to the work, not just those at the top
My role is not to take over or impose answers. It’s to help leaders and teams see what’s true, decide what matters, and move forward with intention.
What Working With Me Is Like
Clients often tell me they appreciate that I am:
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Grounded and practical
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Thoughtful without being abstract
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Diplomatically direct (without being harsh)
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Energizing and creative
If you’re looking for someone who understands the emotional weight of leadership and can help you build systems that work in real life, we may be a good fit.
