Eliminating Barriers to Growth + Acceleration
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For over a decade, Hiddn Venture’s team of industrial psychologists, behavioral scientists, organizational designers, and leadership advisors have been in the trenches with startups and scale-ups through critical rounds of funding and high growth. We believe the intersection of systems and behaviors, not one or the other, makes or breaks a venture.
Companies like Mailchimp, Warby Parker, Airbnb, Groupon and WhatsApp thrived in recession because leadership didn't hesitate, but leaned in even harder.
-Forbes
The strategy
Tap the Hiddn Edge©
Your founders can lead from their edge - having a handle on what is and isn’t effective about their leadership and the ability to optimize that under pressure when the stakes are high. This isn't coaching, it's triage.
Reframe the complex
Your founders have it in them to accept complexity and its nature. They can loosen the reigns of control and remain nimble. They can simplify complex concepts to avoid emotional disruption and decision-making paralysis.
Bridge the misaligned
Your founders need not be confused about what they're there to do or how to do it. Clear on purpose, aligned on strategy, and operating inside of systems - this can be their grounding force and defense against dysfunction.
Our philosophy
Pressure is a Privilege
When things get difficult, we lean in. We embrace tension, revel in challenge, and turn towards the storm.
Adapt for Value
Needs are different for everyone, we adapt to ensure we're meeting needs, not just running programs.
Thoughtfully Direct
Direct is kind, and we utilize directness as an avenue to be effective in ways playing nice doesn't.
Seek the Story
Change lies in story and patterns - we listen for the story behind the story - leading with understanding.
Your team
Stephen Belenky
Founder-President-Leadership Effectiveness
Abimbola Akintolayo
Principal-Leadership Effectiveness
Chris Taylor
Consultant-Behavioral Analytics
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Dan Black
Consultant-Learning Technology
Chris Ford
Special Advisor-Customer Success
Constantinos Theofanous
Special Advisor-Private Equity
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Carolyn Brand
Consultant-Fractional Leadership
Dave Newell
Senior Principal-Organizational Design
Hannah Pniewski
Director-Strategy
James C. Neilson
Consultant-Executive Coaching