Strategic Coaching & Advisory for Executive and Organizational Growth

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Leadership Demands Have Changed.
SO MUST THE WAY YOU LEAD.

Today’s senior leaders face complexity and pressure unmatched in decades: economic uncertainty, rapid disruption, hybrid workforces, shifting stakeholder expectations, and organizational fatigue. Traditional leadership models no longer meet these demands.

Clarify North helps executive leaders and founders increase performance, resilience, and alignment by addressing the unseen factors that limit individual, team, and organizational effectiveness.

A 2024 study by the International Coaching Federation highlights just how powerful executive coaching can be - reporting an average 7X+ return on investment, along with significant gains in individual, team, and organizational performance.

Our approach is grounded in applied neuroscience and over 25 years of executive experience across global markets and industries. We bring strategic insight and psychological depth to help you lead with clarity and intention, navigating change and driving sustainable results.

A study by the International Coaching Federation (2024) highlights just how powerful executive coaching can be:

7X+

Return on Investment

51%

Increase in Revenue

70%

Boost in Individual Performance

50%

Improvement in Team Performance

48%

Lift in Organizational Performance

Why Neuroscience?

Understanding how the brain functions under stress, in change, and in relationships gives leaders an edge. Neuroscience helps explain why even high performers stall, how to build trust faster, and what’s needed to lead effectively in complexity.

Did you know that over 95% of your brain’s activity is invisible to you? Imagine the impact you could have by understanding just 1% more. This insight drives the science behind our approach.

Who We Work With

High-performing executives, founders, and organizations that are:

  • Leading through complexity, transition, or accelerated growth

  • Navigating burnout, turnover, or cultural fragmentation

  • Seeking deeper alignment across teams, strategy, and leadership

  • Investing in next-level development for themselves and their people

Our clients span industries and continents, but they share one thing in common: a commitment to lead with clarity, discipline, and purpose.

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Our Services

You can expect targeted, high-impact engagements that align personal growth with enterprise performance. Tailored to your leadership context and business objectives.

Executive Coaching

One-on-one support for senior leaders ready to expand their capacity, shift ingrained patterns, and enhance performance. We help you clarify what you want—and how to address what is standing in your way.

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Leadership Programs

Custom programs and immersive experiences that strengthen leadership capability at scale, including workshops, retreats, and learning intensives designed to shift mindset, deepen self-awareness, and enhance collective leadership across the enterprise.

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OrganizatioN Consulting

Strategic advisement focused on executive team alignment, purpose-driven culture, and leadership pipeline development. We help organizations demystify their identity, improve decision quality, and build the capacity to execute under pressure.

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Keynotes

Engaging, evidence-based talks. From neuroscience and performance to conscious leadership and team dynamics, our keynotes initiate critical conversations and spark durable shifts in perspective—for greater organization and cultural impact.

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Why Clarify North?

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You’re unique. Your coaching should be too. Each solution we provide is built around your specific business needs and leadership context. We don't follow trends or apply generic frameworks. Instead, we form trusted partnerships that deliver meaningful results.

  • Executive-level credibility. We’ve been in your seat. We know the stakes, the speed, and the pressure.

  • Rigorous methodology. We integrate neuroscience, systems thinking, and adult development in every engagement.

  • Strategic insight that meets human depth. We address both performance and the inner architecture that drives it.

  • Tailored engagements. Solutions are built around you, your business needs and leadership context.

  • Human connection. You are unique; therefore, your solution should be as well.

  • Global reach. We are a niche firm with global affiliate partners for scalable impact.

“I had the privilege to work with Troy as my executive coach. His empathy, care, transparency, experience, and scientific coaching method combined together, turned into magical moments. I enjoyed every session and use all the learnings in my professional and personal life. For me, Troy’s coaching has been a life-changing experience.”

—Magdalena Zelazny

Head of Communication, Global Business Solutions

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RESULTS THAT SCALE

High-performing leaders want to create the broadest impact possible. We understand how. We work at the individual, team and organizational levels to make this happen.

With our proprietary Clarity OS™, our approach scales, ranging from individual coaching to full organization solutions.

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About Troy

Founder & CEO of Clarify North | Executive Coach | Leadership Strategist

A trusted confidant to executives navigating high-stakes leadership, Troy brings over 25 years of global executive and coaching experience to his work. As a CHRO, he guided senior leaders and teams across industries and Fortune 500 companies through critical moments of growth and transformation.

Read Troy’s full bio and learn about the Clarify North affiliate-based team

Client Outcomes

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We meet leaders where they are—with depth, insight, and strategy. Whether through one-on-one coaching, leadership development programs, or executive team consulting, our work helps unlock potential, align teams, and drive measurable results.

Clients report:

  • Increased executive resilience and focus

  • Improved team performance, trust, and accountability

  • Reduced internal friction and clearer alignment

  • Faster execution on key initiatives

  • Stronger connections between leadership, culture, and performance

  • Sharper strategic decision-making

“Troy is the best HR leader I worked with in my 40-year career. His passion, commitment, and high intellect are exhibited in every encounter.

Troy guided our company in building a coherent and visionary culture. He integrated neuroscience, coaching, and learning into leadership at all levels. He consistently provided unique insights on C-suite decisions and understands the nuances of high-performing teams. I highly recommend him.”

—John Rakocy

Global Financial Services Executive

It Begins with a Conversation

To learn more about Clarify North, email troy@clarifynorth.com or click below to schedule a free 25-minute consultation. We will explore your leadership goals, organizational challenges, and whether our approach is the right fit.

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