Jared D. Simmons
Operator and advisor helping leaders and teams solve messy, real-world problems
and make tangible progress.
Experience across Coca-Cola, McKinsey, Procter & Gamble, and building ventures from the ground up.
What I Do
Advisory
Partnering on complex problems and opportunities.
Coaching
Supporting leaders navigating uncertainty and decisions.
Speaking
Helping teams think clearly and move forward.
How I Work
Start with the real problem
Create structure to move
Work alongside the team
Focus on progress
Podcast
Host of What is Innovation?—conversations with leaders on how meaningful work actually gets done.
What I'm Working On
Current work across advising, coaching and building.
OUTLAST
Advisory and consulting work with leaders and teams on complex problems, decision-making and execution.
Focused on helping organizations move forward when the path isn’t clear.
KIWAVI
Building a physical and community-based platform centered on connection, collaboration, and how work actually happens.
A real-time environment for testing ideas about teams, space, and performance.
About
I’m a consultant and executive coach working with leaders on complex, real-world problems.
I tend to work in situations where the path forward isn’t obvious.
Where doing nothing feels safer—but isn’t.
And where progress still needs to happen.