Nadine Inspires®—Strategic Leadership Advisor & Management Consulting Firm
About Nadine Inspires®—Strategic Leadership Advisory
Nadine Inspires® is a strategic advisory and management consulting firm partnering with boards, CEOs, and senior leadership teams navigating complexity, institutional risk, and growth. The firm’s work strengthens governance, aligns leadership systems, and builds capacity for enduring, capital-ready impact across education, nonprofit, philanthropic, and corporate contexts.
Our Advisory Orientation
We advise at moments where decisions carry long-term institutional consequences—leadership transition, governance inflection points, cultural erosion, growth readiness, and reputational risk.
Our work is discreet, retained, and grounded in trust. We operate alongside decision-makers to clarify mandate, strengthen leadership coherence, and design systems that endure beyond any single engagement.Through strategic advisement, executive coaching, and transformational speaking, we help leadership teams:
- Build trust and coherence in times of change
- Align vision, values, and outcomes
- Strengthen governance and leadership pipelines
- Reimagine leadership as a force for equity, innovation, and sustainability
Experience That Informs Judgment
The firm’s work is informed by decades of senior leadership and governance experience across K–12 education, higher education, nonprofit institutions, and international systems. Dr. Richards brings lived executive experience as a superintendent, head of school, principal, dean, and legal advocate—paired with research-rooted insight into leadership pipelines, governance dynamics, and equity-centered systems.
Proprietary Frameworks & Research-Based Practice
Nadine Inspires® advisory work is grounded in a suite of proprietary, research- and practice-based frameworks that support governance clarity, leadership coherence, and institutional sustainability.
These include:
Orchid-Fire™ Transformational Leadership Compass (TLC)
A strategic assessment and leadership navigation system used with boards, executive teams, and leadership cohorts to map leadership strengths, governance readiness, and cultural dynamics—supporting decision-making clarity, intercultural agility, and regenerative leadership practices.
Black Feminist Leadership Model® (BFLM®)
A research-grounded leadership framework developed by Dr. Richards that centers relational authority, ethical stewardship, and systems-level accountability. BFLM® informs inclusive governance design, leadership pipeline development, and culture restoration across complex institutions.
Roses from Concrete®
An evidence-based body of scholarship and applied research examining leadership pathways, mentorship, and equity-centered systems. Insights from Roses from Concrete inform the firm’s approach to talent strategy, organizational health, and long-term leadership sustainability.
Together, these frameworks bridge scholarship and practice—providing leaders with both rigor and relevance in moments of consequential decision-making.