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Acquisitions. Misalignment. Stalled adoption.

When your business hits a major transition — an acquisition, a rapid expansion, or a strategic shift — it can feel like the system is moving faster than your team can keep up.

Leaders face hard choices, teams lose focus, and growth risks turning into chaos. I work with you to capture the upside of these moments, bringing clarity to complexity and momentum to change.

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What backs this work?

 20+ years across transformation, Agile leadership, and enterprise organizations.

Growth isn’t stalled because your people aren’t talented enough. It’s stalled because the system is tangled, leadership is misaligned, and too much energy is trapped in programs that no longer serve.

Fractional leadership is about creating the clarity and courage to change that story.

Here’s how I help founders and executives move from stuck to scaling.

How I Work With You

Clarity First: Diagnose the System

You’ve added people, tools, or even new markets — yet growth still feels harder than it should. That’s because surface fixes don’t solve system-level issues.

I uncover the patterns you can’t see from inside, so you know exactly where energy is being lost and where opportunity is waiting.

Alignment: Bring Leaders Together

You may feel like your leadership team is pulling in different directions — priorities shift, signals get mixed, and execution slows.

I bring your leaders into alignment so strategy, communication, and decisions flow as one clear voice.

Make the Hard Calls

You’re under pressure to do more, launch faster, or keep old programs alive — even when they drain energy.

I give you the clarity and cover to stop what no longer serves, so you can focus resources on what actually drives results.

Build Sustainable Momentum

You don’t just want a quick win; you want growth that lasts.

I help your teams adopt new ways of working, strengthen trust, and build peer mentorship so progress doesn’t depend on constant pushing — it carries forward on its own.

Clarity Call

When you need a sharp outside perspective before making your next move. In a focused 90-minute session, I’ll help you cut through the noise, frame the real problem, and highlight the few levers that will shift your system. You’ll walk away with clarity on where to start — and whether a deeper engagement makes sense

$1500/session

Starter plan includes

  • Focused 90-minute session with a system-level view of your challenge
  • Clear articulation of the real problem behind the noise
  • Immediate recommendations for the 1–2 levers that will create the most movement
  • Confidence to take your next step — or decide where not to invest energy
  • Social media management

Diagnostic Sprint

When you know something’s broken but can’t put your finger on it. In 4–6 weeks, I’ll surface the patterns holding you back, identify what to stop, and outline the 2–3 moves that will unlock momentum. No jargon, no 50-page report — just clarity and a path forward.

$12,500/sprint

All-Inclusive Features:

  • Four to six weeks of deep system diagnosis
  • Insight into hidden patterns blocking progress
  • Honest naming of where energy and resources are being wasted
  • A sharp, prioritized path forward with 2–3 critical moves
  • Relief from spinning wheels and chasing symptoms

Executive Advisory

When you need a trusted partner who will tell you the truth and help you act on it. I provide one-on-one counsel to founders and executives navigating tough calls — from ending ineffective programs to scaling teams without burnout. Direct, strategic, and human, I help leaders move with confidence.

5000/month

Exclusive Partnership Benefits:

  • One-on-one counsel for leaders facing hard choices
  • A sounding board who sees patterns others miss
  • Direct, strategic advice without jargon or fluff
  • Confidence to act decisively while preserving trust with your team
  • A steady partner who keeps you focused on what matters most

Fractional Leadership

When you’ve outgrown firefighting but don’t have bandwidth for a full-time executive.I step in part-time to bring strategic clarity, align leadership, and cut through noise that slows growth. You get executive-level transformation leadership without adding another permanent seat.

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What's Included:

  • Executive-level partnership without long-term overhead
  • Strategic alignment across leadership to eliminate mixed signals
  • Clarity and cover to make hard calls (including what to stop)
  • Capacity unlocked as teams focus on what matters most
  • A lighter, faster organization ready to scale sustainably

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Trish Calhoun guiding a team through transformative change in a business setting

My Mission

To help leaders cut through chaos and align their organizations with clarity, courage, and purpose.

My Vision

I believe every business deserves the clarity to grow without losing its soul. My purpose is to uncover the truth of the system, give leaders the confidence to act, and create the conditions for transformation that lasts.

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Why Work With Me?

Scaling a business isn’t just about growth — it’s about navigating the transitions that come with it. Acquisitions, leadership shifts, and new market pressures all test the strength of your systems and the resilience of your people. That’s where I thrive.

I work with founders and executives who already know something’s stuck but can’t quite name it. My strength is pattern recognition: seeing the truth of the system, identifying what’s no longer serving you, and uncovering the moves that will unlock momentum.

Clients trust me because I’m willing to do what others won’t — name the hard truths, give leaders cover to make courageous calls, and design paths that fit their culture instead of forcing a framework. The result is clarity in the middle of chaos, alignment when it matters most, and a business that can grow without grinding down its people.

Connect With Trish Calhoun

You don’t need another framework. You need clarity.

If you’re ready to see what’s really going on in your system and take the moves that will actually unlock momentum, let’s talk.

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