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At Headwind Partners, we designed our Unboxed Partnership model to break free from one-size-fits-all consulting. It’s flexible, embedded support that meets you where you are, adapts as you grow, and keeps people at the center of change.
At Headwind Partners, we designed our Unboxed Partnership model to break free from one-size-fits-all consulting. It’s flexible, embedded support that meets you where you are, adapts as you grow, and keeps people at the center of change.
Unboxed Partnership: Your Support, Your Way
Unboxed Partnership: Your Support, Your Way
Unboxed Partnership is a fractional model that gives you senior-level expertise only when you need it, and always when it matters. From strategy to execution, we flex to your pace, priorities, and budget. Unboxed means we don’t consult at you; we build with you.
Our approach is rooted in flexibility and trust. We embed with your team as true partners, offering fractional access to expertise that is just enough, just in time, and always aligned with your goals. No prefab teams. No handoffs. No waste.
We offer three tailored ways to work with us:
The Momentum Pathway: a retainer-based partnership for organizations navigating complex, evolving journeys.
The Lift Lab: rapid, focused support for critical moments when you need clarity and momentum fast.
Catalyst Clinics: pro-bono advisory sessions designed to give early-stage and resource-limited teams a boost at pivotal moments.
The Momentum Pathway: Your Long-Term Co-Pilot
The Momentum Pathway: Your Long-Term Co-Pilot
For organizations navigating complex, evolving journeys, we embed as a steady partner. We are onboard for the duration, tuned in, and ready to help you chart the course or adjust mid-journey.
Flexible retainer with rollover hours
A consistent, embedded team that evolves with you
Priority access and seamless support across the phases of your work
Ideal for scaling initiatives, leadership transitions, and multi-phase strategy-to-implementation work
Best for: When your path is long, dynamic, and too important to navigate alone.
The Lift Lab: Your Turbo Boost
The Lift Lab: Your Turbo Boost
When clarity and momentum are needed fast, we bring focused expertise to defined challenges. Think of it as an intensive burst of strategy and delivery.
Fixed scope and fee, rapid turnaround
Crisp outputs: memos, workshops, decision briefs
Full attention in short bursts: days or weeks not months
Ideal for pivots, high-stakes presentations, or rapid-response needs
Best for: When you need to get somewhere quickly and confidently.
Catalyst Clinics: Your Pro-Bono Support
Catalyst Clinics: Your Pro-Bono Support
For purpose-driven teams at pivotal moments, Catalyst Clinics offer focused, no-cost advisory sessions. Building on our Lift Lab approach, we provide intensive, tailored support in strategy, planning, leadership, and systems design.
Free, time-bound advisory sessions
Intensive, customized guidance on core challenges
Limited cohorts selected several times a year — please visit our Contact page for details.
Best for: Social impact startups, grassroots organizations, small- to mid-sized philanthropic organizations, and mission-driven small businesses with fewer than 10 staff.
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