WHO WE ARE
Dreamers, pragmatists, organizers and disruptors.
We are coaching and consulting experts serving those who endeavor to make the world, and each life within, more complete.
We have an uncommon blend of experiences that make us uniquely positioned to serve leaders and organizations. We focus on the points of integration between strategy,
organizational development, and leadership and how these points connect to and influence business outcomes.
With an emphasis on pragmatic outcomes that help organizations succeed, we deliver a mix of high-leverage and high-impact services that you can learn more about here.
Our mission is to bring more joy and light to the world through extraordinary leadership. We envision a future where there is less suffering and greater well-being for all people.
Meet the team
Alex Clark
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Alex Clark is an executive coach and organizational consultant with 15 years of experience partnering with nonprofit, for-profit, and government organizations. His work focuses on coaching Director, VP, and C-suite leaders and supporting teams and boards in developing readiness for succession and leadership transitions.
Since 2017, Alex has worked to build and lead Turnlane, a boutique leadership and strategy consultancy that serves dozens of health and social benefit organizations, both for-profit and nonprofit.
Previously, Alex worked in several strategy and leadership development capacities at GE Healthcare, Allina Health, and the Collective Action Lab. His work is shaped by his training in social psychology, healthcare administration, strategy, and organizational change. Alex holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, a master’s degree in Organizational Development and HR Management from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, and a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota.
Alex’s vocational interests are informed by a number of influences, which include his parents’ careers serving others, his many mentors, and the untimely loss of his beloved father, Peter. Alex is a Minnesota native and resident of Minneapolis. Outside of work, he can be found cross-country skiing, exploring the North Shore of Lake Superior, and taking long walks with his wife and their cattle dog, Lula.
Delaine Thomas
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Delaine Thomas is a Coach & Consultant for Turnlane, where she initially served as a Health and Justice Intern. Dedicated to disrupting inequitable systems that impact health, Delaine enjoys discussing community capacity-building, humility, and antiracism in policy.
Prior to her work at Turnlane, Delaine led short-term social service teams in Pune, India and coordinated trauma-informed storytelling programs for refugees in Columbus, Ohio. Her identities as an Afro-American and first generation Haitian-American serve as daily reminders to work with a radical imagination–– envisioning a near future where every community member can thrive.
Delaine graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health at The Ohio State University and is currently earning a Master of Public Health in Public Health Administration and Policy at the University of Minnesota.
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