Vero

We believe

Three convictions guide the work.

Leadership

Research without operating experience can produce findings that are technically correct and practically useless. Operating instinct without rigorous data produces confident answers that are sometimes wrong. Complex problems need both. We have been in the seat, sat across from the seat, studied the seat, and supported the seat.

Nick Kennedy

Co-founder & principal

Nick Kennedy spent more than two decades building and exiting companies before moving into facilitation and executive coaching. A former CEO and co-founder with three exits in aviation and healthcare, he has worked in industries where mistakes carry real consequences and excellence is mission-critical. He brings over 10,000 hours of coaching C-level executives, founders, and hall of fame athletes. He combines deep expertise in strategy, execution, and building cultures that lead to sustained performance. His book, The Good Entrepreneur, helps leaders build strong businesses while living integrated lives. Nick was named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year, is an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Hall of Fame inductee, and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.

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Katherine A. Meese, PhD

Co-founder & principal

Katherine A. Meese is on a mission to help leaders use science to keep their people and keep them well. Dr. Meese is a best-selling author who brings over 15 years of experience in management, leadership, and research in organizational behavior. She has spent years producing original research on how humans perform at their best, leading to multi-million-dollar federally funded grants, dozens of peer-reviewed publications, and five books, including textbooks used at over 260 universities globally. Her work focuses on helping organizations understand the human factors that drive performance, retention, trust, and execution. An award-winning researcher, she combines rigorous methods with practical organizational experience, translating complex human dynamics into insights leaders can actually use.

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We aren't for everyone. That's by design.

We work with a small number of clients so that we can fully customize our approach and engage at the level needed for true organizational transformation. There are plenty of options for a standard approach, a packaged assessment, and a report that checks the box. That is not us. If that is what you're looking for, we can help you find the right fit.

The leaders we work with have usually tried the retreat, done the survey, hired the coach. If you have already tried to solve this in other ways and you are not making progress, there is probably a story behind the story.

At Vero, we don't sell a senior-level engagement and deliver a junior-level experience.

They are built for scale. We are built for you.