Consortium for Change

The Consortium for Change (C4C) is a community network of 60–80 independent coaches, consultants, and transformational change experts co-founded in 2018 by Ian Ziskin and Lacey Leone McLaughlin. Members represent diverse experiences, geographies, industries, leadership lenses, and areas of functional expertise — united by a shared commitment to helping organizations navigate complex change.

C4C operates on what its founders call The Spirit of Abundance: the belief that sharing business opportunities, competitive intelligence, learning, and best practices allows members to collaborate on behalf of clients rather than compete among themselves. This philosophy creates a network effect that benefits every client engagement — access to deep, specialized expertise across a wide range of leadership and organizational challenges.

The Consortium partners with clients across a broad spectrum of leadership and organizational needs: executive coaching engagements, leadership development programs, talent solutions consulting, business and culture transformations, innovation and strategy alignment, and organizational change management. The network's breadth means that regardless of the challenge — whether it involves individual leader development, team effectiveness, succession planning, or enterprise-wide transformation — there is deep, proven expertise available.

This is not a referral network or a loose affiliation. C4C members actively collaborate, share methodologies, and co-deliver on client engagements when the situation calls for it. The result is a level of capability and reach that goes far beyond what any single practitioner can offer.

When you engage J. O'Brien Coaching, you're not just working with one coach — you're tapping into a network of seasoned professionals who bring diverse perspectives and specialized capabilities. If your organization's needs extend beyond executive coaching into broader leadership development, culture transformation, or talent strategy, the Consortium for Change provides the depth and breadth to address those challenges without the overhead and bureaucracy of a large consulting firm. You get boutique attention backed by enterprise-grade capability.