Moving businesses—and lives—toward better destinations.

Helping visionary leaders grow without sacrificing what matters most. 

TAKE FLIGHT

TAKE FLIGHT

Growth without compromise.

At Tailwinds Group, we believe success at work should never come at the cost of your personal life. We help visionary leaders build thriving businesses while keeping their personal priorities intact. You don’t have to choose between work and home—you can succeed in both.

It is possible to:

  • Build a business worth scaling and a life worth living.

  • Achieve meaningful growth while staying true to your values.

  • Align your business with your purpose and make a real impact.

T R U S T E D B Y :

The Challenge Visionary Leaders Face

Are you tired of feeling like your business owns you?

Growth always brings complexity. As businesses expand, brute force alone stops working. The shift from founder-led to leadership team-led creates new challenges—suddenly, the business demands more than one person can carry. It’s easy to believe that scaling success requires sacrificing personal priorities or working harder and longer. But that’s the trap. There’s a better way forward.

We Get It Because We’ve Been There —

We’ve faced these same challenges. As founders and partners of one of the nation’s fastest-growing wealth management firms, we know what it’s like to navigate growth, complexity, and changing roles. We’ve lived through the tension of balancing leadership, business systems, and personal life. We discovered that sustainable growth isn’t about working harder—it’s about building frameworks that align purpose with growth.

Here’s How We Do It —

Using the System & Soul framework, we guide leaders toward clarity and control—without compromising what matters most. Our approach aligns strategy with leadership, ensuring you scale your business while staying true to your values. You don’t have to choose between personal life and business success. With the right support, you can thrive in both.

OUR FRAMEWORK

Gain Clarity, Control, and Breakthrough

Our Journey is recommended as two years of collaboration with a coach through our operating framework and tools. The framework is divided into three phases:

Align & Clarify

The first phase focuses on aligning the organization's vision, purpose, and values. This foundational step helps leaders clarify where they are headed and why. It involves a deep dive into the company's core beliefs, long-term goals, and the principles that define its culture. By aligning the team around a shared vision, this phase ensures that every decision and action taken in the business reflects the company’s purpose, fostering unity and direction.

Optimize & Build

Once alignment is achieved, the next phase is all about optimizing systems and building a scalable, efficient operation. This phase emphasizes refining processes, enhancing performance, and establishing a structure that can support growth. Leaders identify bottlenecks, streamline workflows, and create repeatable systems that drive results. The goal is to ensure the business runs smoothly, allowing it to grow sustainably without sacrificing quality or culture.

Grow & Impact

In the final phase, the business is ready to scale and make a broader impact. With the systems in place and the team aligned around a common purpose, the organization can now focus on expanding its reach while staying true to its values. Leaders shift their focus to long-term growth strategies, innovation, and market positioning, all while ensuring that their impact is meaningful. This phase is about not just achieving success but doing so in a way that positively influences both the business and the world.

  • “Working with Skip and Austin at Tailwinds has brought more clarity and strategic insight in just four months than I’ve experienced in the past six and a half years. Their ability to distill the mission and vision of my organization has been remarkable, and they’ve helped align us for a deeper, more impactful future. Their support has made me feel part of a bigger team, consistently adding value and encouragement while driving us toward a greater multiplication of our mission.”

    JEFF ZAUGG - DAD AWESOME

  • “Tailwinds has been a game changer for my business! Our leadership team is now fully aligned with a clear destination, and every strategic move is intentional. Skip and Austin’s wisdom and guidance have had a profound impact—not just on my business, but also on my marriage, fatherhood, and overall leadership."

    PETE TAVERNIER - JOURNEY AUTO

  • “In over 20 years of leadership, I’ve never seen this level of alignment within my team. Our mission, values & goals are clear with scoreboards tracking progress, and everyone knows where we stand. What sets Skip and Austin apart is their belief that you can excel at work while also thriving in your personal life—great business, great marriage, great health. Their approach has transformed my business and personal life, giving me deeper purpose and alignment. I’m grateful for the impact they’ve had on me and my team.”

    DR. GREG MONGEON - VITAE FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE

  • “ Our board has been working with Skip & Austin to bring further clarity, meaning, and unity to our long term destination. They have a unique ability to facilitate healthy, critical discussions, that helped us go the few layers deeper that were needed for breakthrough. Our board sees each others perspective better than ever and because of that we were able to find a meaningful destination together. They are exceptional, and together unique. I can tell they are operating in their calling and we were able to benefit from that. “

    Alex Calof - Co Founder & COO of Aleph

It’s possible to win at work and at life.

Our mission is clear: to guide you and your business toward better destinations, fostering both professional growth and personal fulfillment. At Tailwinds Group, we're more than coaches; we're your partners in steering toward success without sacrificing well-being.