Providing tactical steps to success in your personal & business development goals

More than “adjusting your mindset” (but yes, that too)

With the right tools, reframed logistics, and creative thinking, we’ll go from insight to execution - step by step.

Let’s get there together

What we do:

Identify barriers that are delaying progress.
Craft a customized strategy to bridge Point A to Point B.
Eliminate confusion with clear tools and frameworks.
Create metrics to define what success looks like.

“Goals are about the results you want to achieve. Systems are about the processes that lead to those results.” - James Clear

Services

One-on-One Coaching

Deep, personalized sessions designed to accelerate your clarity, confidence, and momentum.

Project-Based Consulting

Strategic, outcome-driven engagements focused on solving your business challenges.

Testimonials

"I highly recommend Higher Key Consulting. Emily is a true partner – thoughtful, committed, and hands-on – who worked closely with us to position our business for both short- and long-term success. She led our team through a fun, engaging, and highly productive process that resulted in an exciting plan to move us forward. We left the session feeling aligned and genuinely energized about the future. We’re continuing our work with Emily and couldn’t be more excited about what’s ahead."

-Dominick A., CEO, Rocket Jones, Business Consulting
"Emily has been wonderful to work with. Not only has she given our non-profit advice - from start-up to incorporation - but she has provided us with support and encouragement along the way. The business tools she created for us to use for our client work, as well as her overall advice have been instrumental in getting our company off the ground. Emily’s approach and help made our work much easier!"

-Annie Newton, Executive Director, Blue Ridge Collaborative, Business Consulting
"Working with Emily is truly transformative. She brings the heart of a teacher to every session—leading with empathy, clear guidance, and a thoughtful plan. One of her greatest strengths is her ability to help you arrive at your own insights, making even the most difficult next steps feel achievable and stress-free. As a steady, insightful sounding board, she’s someone you genuinely look forward to speaking with. No matter where you are on your personal growth journey, I can’t recommend Emily highly enough."

-Chris T., Personal Development Coaching
"Working with Emily has been such a game-changer. She helped me get clear on my finances and actually stick to my goals. She's super supportive, honest, and easy to talk to - I'm really grateful for her guidance."

-Sam W., Personal Development Coaching
“This has been a good journey for me. Walking this path with Emily as my coach, I’ve learned things about myself as far as budgeting, and going back to my priorities, which is staying on budget and not being wasteful, so next time I can prepare better.”

-Virginia L., Personal Development Coaching
"One of the smarter business decisions I've made in building my agency is hiring Emily Ward of Higher Key Consulting. We met Emily at a critical point in our life cycle, when we needed a significant lift to stay on track to meet my goals for the company. Emily worked with me to think through the mechanics of adding a new set of services, and she also equipped me with a set of tools to enable better forecasting and resourcing. She is truly outstanding."

-Brian Castle, Founder + CEO, Parklife, Business Consulting