Clarity You Can’t Get from Inside the Room.

Sometimes the strategy isn't the problem. The organization underneath it is.

Chrissy partners with executives, founders and leadership teams to uncover the patterns, friction and misalignment getting in the way of progress… then helps turn what she sees into clearer decisions, accountability and action.

Usually, Something Isn't Adding Up.

  • You have good people, but the team isn’t operating like one.

  • Growth has exposed gaps that used to be manageable.

  • Roles, ownership or decision-making have gotten blurry.

  • The same issues keep resurfacing despite repeated conversations.

  • Leadership knows change is needed, but isn’t aligned on what changes first.

  • You’re navigating a restructure, leadership transition or major decision and need an objective outside perspective.

  • People may be telling leadership what they think leadership wants to hear.

That’s usually when I get called.

Part Emotional MRI.

Part Business Strategy.

I listen for more than what's being said.

I look at structure, behavior, relationships, decision-making, accountability and the stories people tell about all of it.

Through confidential conversations, pattern recognition and strategic analysis, I help leadership see the organization from angles they simply can't access from inside it.

To answer:

  • What's really happening?

  • Why does it keep happening?

  • What matters most now?

  • And what are we actually going to do about it?

How i can help

1) Leadership Diagnostics

See What's Actually Happening

A focused engagement designed to uncover the patterns beneath performance — leadership misalignment, role confusion, cultural friction, decision bottlenecks and the things people may not be saying directly.

Through confidential interviews, organizational analysis and pattern mapping, I help leadership see what’s working, what’s getting in the way and what deserves attention first.

Best when: You know something needs to change, but don’t yet have enough clarity or alignment to make the right move.

2) Executive Advisory + Coaching

Think Better at the Moments That Matter

For executives who don’t need another leadership curriculum. They need a trusted thinking partner.

These focused engagements create space to work through difficult people decisions, organizational dynamics, communication challenges, leadership transitions and the moments where the right answer isn’t obvious.

Best when: The stakes are high, the dynamics are nuanced and you need someone who will challenge your thinking without creating more noise.

3) Leadership + Board Facilitation

Get the Right Conversation Into the Room

Sometimes the problem isn’t a lack of intelligence around the table. It’s that the conversation keeps circling the real issue.

I facilitate leadership teams, boards and strategic working sessions designed to surface what matters, challenge assumptions, create alignment and leave the room with clear decisions and ownership.

Best when: You have an important decision, transition, planning session or leadership conversation that needs an objective outside facilitator.

What a Leadership Diagnostic Looks Like

  • We align on what leadership needs to understand, what decisions may be ahead and who needs to be heard.

  • Confidential conversations across roles, levels and perspectives surface patterns that rarely show up in surveys or leadership meetings.

  • I synthesize what I’m hearing alongside organizational structure, business realities and leadership dynamics… separating isolated frustration from meaningful patterns.

  • Leadership gets a clear view of the themes, strengths, risks and friction affecting the organization.

  • We work through the implications together and turn insight into priorities, ownership and action.

Where the Work Leads.

Depending on the scope, deliverables may include:

  • Executive findings + recommendations

  • Leadership alignment or sentiment mapping

  • Role and decision-right clarity

  • Organizational or accountability mapping

  • Priority roadmap

  • Facilitated executive working session

  • Ongoing executive advisory

“I have had the pleasure of working with Chrissy Dunlap on two critical and strategic projects for our agency. Chrissy is a true business partner. Our engagement was critical for the leadership structure of our company as well as the enrichment of our culture. She took the time to understand, not just our mission but the inspiring motivations behind. When it came to understanding our culture and what makes it tick, Chrissy got it!

More than just an external consultant, working with Chrissy felt like working with a trusted business partner. Throughout this engagement, we asked her to interview and engage with a large number of leaders and colleagues within our organization. And in doing so, she quickly built trust with all those she met with, which strengthened the credibility of our projects.

She has a knack for utilizing quantitative tools and structures but engaging with them and the client in a way that feels more organic and customed. We learned to trust her diagnostic tools and analysis, which helped us make important decisions for our organization. I am happy to highly recommend Chrissy Dunlap as a trusted consultant and business partner.”

Dan Weber

CHRO

Marsh McLennan Agency

I Don’t Just Diagnose. I Translate.

Organizations rarely lack information. They lack a shared understanding of what the information means.

My role is to connect what leadership believes is happening with what people are actually experiencing, then translate that gap into decisions leaders can act on.

With two decades across revenue leadership, professional sports, entrepreneurship and executive advisory, I listen for the tone, tension and truth behind what’s being said and what’s conveniently being left unsaid.

Tell the truth. Protect the humans. Move the work forward.

Candor Requires Trust.

Confidentiality is foundational to the work. Conversations are designed to surface patterns, not create a scorecard of who said what. Leadership gets the truth it needs while participants have the space to speak candidly.

You Don’t Need Another Opinion. You Need a Clearer Read.

If something inside the organization isn’t adding up, let’s talk about what you’re seeing… and what you may need help seeing.