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Impact and ESG can be complicated, but they don’t have to be.

At the core, Impact and ESG are the intersection of two timeless management traditions: Business Sense and Sense of Purpose. When they’re aligned, they form a long-term North Star that can guide any leadership team navigating the challenges of modern enterprise.

At Stockbridge Advisors we’re here to help. We simplify the complexity, using focused strategies and purpose-built tools to integrate impact into the core of your organization.

We’re an impact management consulting firm that provides operational advice to clients looking to incorporate Impact and ESG strategies into their organizational structure.

With a client base including national non-profits, corporations, university think tanks and public entities, Stockbridge has the advisory experience and capacity to assist any organization with implementing strategies that not only benefit society, but also maximize the organization’s goals and business objectives.

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Rewiring for Yes: Away from the org chart and to the point
Rewiring for Yes: Away from the org chart and to the point

When it comes time to solve real problems, and real problems worth solving, the answer is almost never starts with preconceived notions. It doesn’t start with existing structure and it doesn’t start with the reasons something “can’t” be done. It starts with what “yes” looks like. The solution gets built from there.

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Keys to Running An Impact-Driven Business</a>
Keys to Running An Impact-Driven Business

In its simplest form, Impact is the business-driven intersection of doing good and doing well. It’s a way to merge profit-generation with the purpose of producing a specific benefit to society. When it’s done right, Impact can form the basis of a successful investment fund, the foundation of a strong company, or the impetus for a new initiative within a giant corporation.

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Innovation Amidst Uncertainty</a>
Innovation Amidst Uncertainty

In mid-April, roughly a month into the first wave of COVID-19, I sat down (virtually), with Gregory Kallenberg to talk about steps that entrepreneurs, or communities, could take to navigate through uncertainty. We certainly didn’t have all the answers. We still don’t know all the questions. But I hope some of the principles we talked about will help frame some of what we all can do, as we work our way towards a better, safer, and more equitable future.

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  • "Stockbridge Advisors is extraordinarily gifted at seeing the big picture, grasping the small details, and bringing it all together in a way that makes impact a fundamental driver of economic opportunity."

    Victor W. Hwang, Founder & CEO, Right to Start

  • "Building an emerging community development loan fund from scratch was a daunting task. But working with Stockbridge Advisors made it so much easier to solidify our strategic direction. Mark never accepts a problem as an end-point, but as a jumping off point to create a solution. He advises and inspires, while challenging you as a leader to become even more than you already thought you were."

    John Holdsclaw, Founding President & CEO, Rochdale Capital

  • "Stockbridge is skilled at creating frameworks that help drive clarity, consensus and strategic action. Mark’s “North Star” framework was a game-changer for how we communicated our strategy both internally and externally.”

    Anna Mason, Former Managing Partner, Rise of the Rest

  • “Working with Mark has been a transformative experience for our company. His unique ability to distill complex decisions into clear, impact-driven strategies has been a driving force behind our success. He challenges our assumptions, connects us to his valuable network, and ensures our goals align with our North Star- the “why” behind our business and product.”

    Lia Winter, Co-Founder and CEO, Winter Innovations