Your organization is changing. Are your leaders ready for what comes next?

At the Core is a leadership advisory practice for PE-backed healthcare and other high-growth companies, helping organizations develop and retain the Directors, VPs and executives their growth depends on, before leadership gaps become business problems.

We work with companies navigating rapid growth, M&A integration, and transaction readiness. Through leadership assessment, 1:1 advisory, and cohort development, we close the gap between where your leaders are and what your business now requires of them.

Specializing in PE-backed healthcare, with experience across tech, biotech, consumer goods, manufacturing and professional services.

Jenn Lange headshot in white jacket

TRUSTED BY ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING

Contemporary Leadership Advisors
GenMab
SOLVE
Upperline Health
Kamyn Search
Belmont University
Mars
Southern Orthodontic Partners
ICF ACC Credential
Hogan Assessment Certified
Co-Active Institute Trained
Mental Healthy Literacy Certified

THE CHALLENGE

When your organization grows faster than your leaders can keep up, the gap between them becomes your biggest risk.

PE-backed companies scale fast. They promote their best people, bring in senior talent, and restructure teams, often in the same quarter. The leaders in the middle of that change, the Directors and VPs carrying the operational weight, are usually the last to get structured support.

 

At the Core works with organizations to close that gap before it shows up in your numbers. Through assessment, 1:1 advisory, and cohort development, we build the leadership layer that your growth requires, not after the crisis, but before it.

61%

Turnover Reduction

Using Hogan Assessments in hiring and promotion decisions

7x

Average ROI

Average return on leadership development investment

25%

Higher EBITDA margins

Companies with strong leadership development outperform peers by 20–25% in EBITDA margin

HOW WE WORK TOGETHER

Every engagement starts with your challenge, not our menu

01 - FEATURED

Small Group Coaching Circles

PEER-BASED LEARNING THAT SCALES

Six months. A peer cohort at the same level. Healthcare-specific curriculum built around what your leaders are actually navigating right now.

 

This is structured, sustained development, not a workshop that evaporates in a week.

02

1:1 Leadership Advisory

PERSONALIZED DEVELOPMENT FOR HIGH-STAKES LEADERS

For Directors, VPs, and executives closing the gap between where they are and where they need to be. Built around your goals, your context, your timeline. Hogan assessment available.

03

Leadership Pipeline Development

BUILD THE BENCH BEFORE YOU NEED IT

Succession planning, high-potential identification, and structured development pathways for organizations that can't afford to be caught unprepared at a critical growth stage. Includes critical roles mapping, readiness tracking, and defined leadership competencies.

04

Talent Assessment

MAKE SMARTER HIRING AND PROMOTION DECISIONS

Hogan Leadership Forecast Series assessments that give you a data-driven picture of who's ready, who's a flight risk, and who has more to give. Three times more accurate than interview alone. Used for hiring, promotion, and succession decisions.

05

Team Effectiveness & Offsites

ALIGN YOUR TEAM AROUND WHAT REALLY MATTERS

Facilitated work sessions that strengthen trust, surface the real blockers, and create alignment on strategy - not just a good day away from the office.

At the Core works primarily with PE-backed healthcare companies, with experience across tech, biotech, manufacturing, and professional services. All engagements include outcome tracking and regular checkpoints to adjust along the way.

WHAT CLIENTS SAY

100% of clients report progress toward their goals. 100% would refer ATC to a peer.

"I've seen stronger cross-functional collaboration, faster decision-making, and greater leadership confidence across the team. Partnering with At the Core on talent assessment and leadership circles been a high-impact investment for our organization."

Lindsay W

Lindsay W.
VP, Talent Development

"Jenn doesn't just offer guidance - she shifts perspectives, builds confidence, and helps unlock potential in ways that last far beyond a single conversation. Working with Jenn isn't just about improving professionally - it leaves a lasting imprint."

Courtney S.

Courtney S.
Director, Commercialization & Business Effectiveness

"Working with Jenn has been nothing short of transformative. She helped me build the confidence to step into a new leadership role, improve my communication skills, and find a better work-life balance."

Jessica W

Jessica W.
RVP, Market Operations

MEET JENN

Built from the inside out

"I spent nearly 20 years leading digital and e-commerce teams inside high-growth organizations, the same kind of companies I now help develop leaders. That's not a credential. It's a different way of seeing the problem."

I know what it's like to be promoted fast, handed a team, and left to figure it out. That experience shapes everything about how I work with clients. I'm not translating frameworks from the outside. I'm drawing on what it actually takes to lead when the pressure is real, the stakes are high, and nobody has time for generic advice.

  • ICF ACC Credential
  • Co-Active Institute Trained
  • BS Business Admin, Marketing, University of Illinois
  • Hogan Assessments Certified
  • Mental Health Literacy Certified
  • BrainTrust Member

LET'S TALK

If your organization is at an inflection point and you're wondering whether your leadership bench is ready for what comes next, that's the right time to call.

Let's start with 30 minutes. No pitch, no package. Just a conversation about where your organization is and whether ATCC is the right fit.