When we show up as conscious leaders and build conscious companies, the effects are felt at every level. Individually, we're more satisfied and fulfilled. We feel that our work genuinely matters. Relationally, we communicate better, listen more deeply, and understand how others want to be treated. And when relationships are stronger, teams are stronger: business research regularly shows that teams built on trust, mutual respect, and genuine appreciation are far more effective than those held together only by rules and role obligations.
When people are engaged, when they have good friends at work and life-giving interactions with their teams, the entire organization (and in turn the communities they serve) benefit from the creativity, drive, motivation, curiosity, and willpower of every single person within that organization.
About Ben
I have always been driven by a conviction that work should be meaningful—and that conviction has led me through a winding but satisfying career path.
I originally thought I'd work in environmental science, because I've always had a strong passion for conservation, protecting the planet, and addressing ecological challenges. But as I kept exploring, I began to notice that my true gifts weren’t related to working in a laboratory. Instead, I realized I loved to work with other people, especially in the territory of personal development, leadership skills, and self-awareness.
What I ultimately concluded is that the biggest difference I could make, given my own skills and interests, would be to support the development of more conscious leaders and more conscious organizations in the world (by “conscious” I mean aware of our influence, impact, and interconnectedness). My hope is that the work that I do each day in board rooms, Zoom rooms, and conference centers will all be in service of creating a better world for humans and non-humans alike.
Why Organizations?
How I Work
I work in close partnership with clients and co-facilitators, and my practice spans a few different kinds of engagements, depending on what an organization actually needs. I believe the wisdom is already in the room. My job is to help teams access it.
For some clients, that's a single corporate Enneagram workshop or a one-day team development session: a focused experience that builds self-awareness, enables effective communication, and gives teams a shared language for how they work together. For others, it's a multi-day nature-based leadership retreat, or a multi-month cohort program that builds leadership capacity over time.
I live in Maine, and I work with organizations worldwide, with a particular focus on New England and New York. Industries I've worked in include manufacturing, luxury retail, healthcare, cleantech, financial services, utilities, and nonprofits. Engagements are always customized—I don't bring a fixed curriculum and impose it. I bring frameworks and experience, and I design around what each client actually needs.
The frameworks I utilize most often are the Enneagram, Conscious Leadership, Appreciative Inquiry, and The xchange Approach. Here are brief descriptions; you can find longer descriptions of these frameworks on my Services page, and examples of specific engagements on my Portfolio page.
The Enneagram is a system for understanding core motivations, default patterns under stress, and the unique gifts each person brings to a team. I use it not to put people in boxes, but as a living map, helping individuals and teams understand why they do what they do, especially under pressure. It's one of the most practical (and fun!) tools I've found for leadership and team development.
Conscious Leadership gives leaders a way to recognize when they've shifted into reactivity—and concrete tools for returning to a more grounded, creative, and effective way of being a transformational leader.
Appreciative Inquiry and strengths-based facilitation ground everything I do in the belief that every team already has wisdom, capacity, and strengths worth building on. My job isn't to fix what's broken; it's to help teams access their innate superpowers..
The xchange Approach informs how I design and facilitate group experiences, creating conditions for genuine dialogue, collective intelligence, and real ownership of outcomes.
My Home Base
I choose to live and work from Maine because it is a major source of inspiration for my personal and professional growth. A deep connection to the natural world shapes everything I do, from the frameworks I use to the clients I'm most drawn to work with. I especially love working with leaders who love nature, and with mission-driven organizations whose work reflects a real commitment to people and planet.
My practice serves organizations across the US and Canada, with a particular focus on New England and New York. I work on-site and virtually, and I'm available for multi-day retreats, single-day workshops, and longer consulting engagements.
Credentials
IEA Accredited Professional, International Enneagram Association
Riso-Hudson Certified Enneagram Teacher, The Enneagram Institute
Certified Consultant, The Awakened Company
Certified Facilitator, The Xchange Approach
Founder & President, Enneagram Northeast (IEA Northeast Affiliate)
Presenter, IEA Global Conference, 2023 and 2025