Helping leaders scale smarter, lead better, and make a difference.

We are your strategic partners for scaling & impact.

If you are an institution, government agency, or impact-driven business, you could be facing a crucial moment. Your goals might be more complex than what you can currently handle.

That's exactly where we excel!

The VPI Firm is a growth partner for institutions, government agencies, and impact-driven businesses. We know you care about your profits, productivity, & efficiency. We also know—beyond that—you value your people, partners, and communities, many times making tough decisions to ensure they are supported.

Growing an organization with that level of integrity (what we call an “impact-driven organization”) can be complex. This complexity often makes even the most well-meaning leaders uneasy.

Our goal is to remove that unease.

To do that, we offer a complete set of strategy, advising, and implementation services to help you find clarity and focus, while remaining flexible.

68% of year-5 business failures stem from lack of strategic planning; and those that have it experience 42% higher revenues. We help our clients avoid being a part of the 68% by creating clear economic, organizational, and social solutions for your most pressing challenges.

We prioritize real growth and transformation over quick fixes—addressing integrated business and organizational issues at their core. Now you are able to drive growth and make a positive impact (E.g. create more livable wage jobs, deliver interventions that meet real needs, or support causes you care about).

With our support you can spark innovation, grow with clarity, and create lasting value.

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What We Do

We bring your boldest ideas to life.

The VPI Firm helps turn your ideas for growth and impact into reality.

To do this effectively, we align your business functions and organization’s values with your goals. We integrate the perspectives and realities of your key stakeholders, so that solutions are relevant, sustainable, and embraced by those who matter most.

We prepare leaders and teams to handle challenges, work well together, and stay strong as conditions change. Our methods help your teams adapt and grow consistently.

Our clients count on our data-driven strategies, people-centered approaches and adaptable execution plans. With this they are able to scale smarter, lead better, and make a difference.

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How We Work

We make the unprecedented possible.

For larger organizations, we use one or more of our core methods to help you succeed:

The Systems Change & Innovation Blueprint
Operations-Embedded Strategy & Sustainability Planning
Integrated Organizational Health Assessments
The Collective Impact Design & Evaluation System

We provide clear strategies and roadmaps that your teams (and partners) will own and implement. These aren't static or theoretical plans; they’re coupled with adaptive frameworks for continuous improvement. Your teams gain the power to respond well during uncertainty and change. This keeps your organization agile.

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The Growth Lab

Cultivating capacity, growth, and community.

For smaller organizations, entrepreneurs and professionals we designed The Growth Lab. This is for businesses who want real-time solutions that meet them at their stage of business growth and can scale with them. It’s also for professionals who want to add high-value skills and increase their marketability.

The Growth Lab focuses on training, courses, membership programs and practical resources proven to add value across multiple industries. This helps professionals build skills and competencies. You can leverage these skills for job promotions, changing careers, or delivering greater results in your current role.

For entrepreneurs and smaller organizations, we offer a wide variety of growth tools like our Revenue Strategy Solution to breakthrough revenue plateaus. Across all of our offerings you gain financial clarity, boost operational efficiency, and foster strategic growth.

We’re developing leaders who can inspire real and lasting change within their own businesses or as a valued team member in another organization.

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Market Center Baltimore

Process Design & Facilitation

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No Boundaries Coalition

Strategic Planning

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B'More Invested

Project & Community Management, Strategic Thought Partnership & Facilitation

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Results Baltimore

Social Impact Strategy Consultant, Implementation Partner & Facilitator

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The Growth Lab

Each one, teach one.

We go farther together. That’s why we’re committed to sharing what we’ve learned about effectively driving social change through courses, business tools, and community resources.

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