About

What's the story?

Consulting language is usually full of buzzwords and nebulous deliverables. These are actual dinner conversations—how our team describes the work when nobody is presenting.

For the CEO pulling uphill

The Burden Shifter

You know that feeling when a CEO has a brilliant strategic plan, but they look around and realize they are the only one actually pulling it uphill? At Ignition Institute, we change that. We help ambitious leaders turn heavy strategic plans into high-velocity execution. But instead of bringing in an army of expensive outsiders, we mobilize the talent they already have to take total ownership of the plan. The burden shifts off the leader's shoulders, and the company finally moves at speed.

For the more skeptical

The Anti-Consultant

Most companies don't need another expensive consulting firm to write them a new strategy; they just need to execute the one they already have. That's where we come in. Ignition Institute is an execution partner. We help leaders turn heavy, stalled plans into rapid operational reality. We don't do the work for you—we embed ourselves to mobilize your existing team, building the clarity and discipline they need to drive sustainable growth themselves.

For the plan that never left SharePoint

Digital Dust

You know how companies spend months creating these massive, beautiful strategic plans... only for them to sit in a cloud drive gathering digital dust? We make sure that doesn't happen. We help CEOs mobilize their existing teams to take those heavy plans and actually execute them at high speed. We turn boardroom ideas into real-world momentum.

For the leader carrying it all

The Exhausted Leader

We essentially rescue exhausted CEOs. They usually have a brilliant vision for their company, but they're pulling their hair out because their teams are stuck in silos and everything is moving too slowly. Our firm turns those heavy plans into high-velocity execution. The best part is we don't hire new people; we unlock the talent they already have so the team takes ownership, and the CEO can finally breathe.

For the team that can't get moving

The Stalled Team

Usually a leader has a great strategy, but their team is stuck. Being brilliant at what you do does not mean you can necessarily get a team executing together. We step in, mobilize internal talent, and turn that heavy plan into high-velocity action before the competitive edge is lost. Simply confirming that the strategy is clear to all, and embedding the capability to serve that strategy daily, has a dramatic impact.

The short version

We build the capability to execute—then hand it back to the people who own the results.

In her words

How Dr. Ritchie describes the work.

  • Other consultants come in with analytics and present options. We facilitate and pull that out.
  • The solution comes from you. Only if you own it are you going to do it.
  • We work with the whole system.
  • We have a way of creating a very relaxed environment. We interview rapidly.
Learn about our process
Ignition Institute strategy session in progressLeadership team collaborating during an Ignition Institute workshop
Dr. Kathryn Ritchie facilitating a strategy session on a boat

We can work on a boat
we can work while we float
align with the waves
strategize while we play.

Not only can this work be fun, it darn well should be.