What began as a challenge led to the creation of a firm designed to assist leaders in maximizing performance, potential, and profitability. We are committed to helping leaders become more effective and impactful. SMP International was born out of the frustration with the status quo in corporate America. People leaders challenged with developing top talent, creating successors, and driving results both internally and externally. We observed high-performers exiting the organization because of an unhealthy culture, political structures rewarding mediocrity, and the ostracizing of those who don’t readily agree with opposing viewpoints not supported with data intelligence. We grew from an intolerance of the status quo. SMP International has a strong conviction and belief that our world needs leaders and companies who are driven by a desire to improve humanity. We are deeply in need of leaders who advocate for public policies and support both social and political causes that contribute to a stronger economy and the revitalization of families and communities that enable all to flourish.

Believing in the power of strong, shared, and responsible leadership, SMP International got its initial start coaching executives and senior leaders. Initially, we worked with leaders to create strategy, enhance self-awareness, and shape powerful stories inspiring camaraderie and engagement to achieve business priorities.

Leaders began to take notice of our ability to deliver rich, powerful insights that enabled leaders to view challenges and experiences from multiple perspectives, consider alternative approaches, see things differently, and make better decisions contributing to the organization’s success. We have continued to grow and expand our offerings correlated with leadership, management, strategy, healthy organizational cultures, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Today, we conduct and publish research on the attributes of leaders, highly successful people, top performers, workplace landscapes, and employee experiences. We leverage our findings to help leaders accelerate and improve performance, increase profitability, and solidify reputations as employers of choice. Our efforts are centered on the possibilities that can arise with strong leadership. We believe every problem can be solved with strong leaders who are committed to making an impact.

success. We encourage leaders to operationalize values and embed those values throughout the organization so that all have a responsibility in protecting the culture.

We are methodical in our approach focusing on delivering customized solutions tailored to your unique needs and organizational challenges. Our approach begins with gaining a deep understanding from the initial stakeholder on business objectives and strategic imperatives. Solutions we design are reflective of your mission, values, goals, and culture. We focus on strategies and tactics that are simple, rather than complex, allowing for successful implementation and sustainability. Each solution is evidence-based, practical, time-sensitive, measurable, and insightful. We’re ready to partner with you in creating strong, effective leaders who deliver exceptional outcomes.