Professional Development Workshops & Speaking Engagements

Empowering Leaders to Drive Strategic Change

 

About Charles


Charles Moore is a seasoned strategy consultant and executive coach specializing in leadership development for nonprofits and corporate teams.

As the founder of Thrive Street Advisors, he has advised over 80 executives across various sectors, with clients from Amazon, Google, Capital One, Hilton Hotels, and the U.S. Senate. He is the author of Strategic FUEL for Nonprofits: How to Create a Strategy That Is Focused, Understandable, Embedded, and Living.

Charles has supported numerous nonprofits in creating impactful strategies, including facilitating strategic planning workshops, helping organizations navigate funding shifts, and developing strategic routines and values. Before founding Thrive Street Advisors, Charles worked at McKinsey & Company, advising companies, nonprofits, and government agencies. He also has experience launching products and leading business programs at Capital One.

As a speaker, Charles delivers engaging presentations that inspire leaders to embrace strategic change and drive innovation. His blend of strategic insight and storytelling ability makes him a sought-after speaker for conferences and corporate events.

Charles lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and two children.

Workshop, Training, and Speaking Topics


As a strategic leadership expert, Charles delivers engaging and transformative keynotes and workshops designed to empower leaders at all levels. With a passion for helping organizations navigate change, drive innovation, and achieve their goals, Charles shares practical insights and proven strategies that inspire action and deliver results.

Example Workshops and Training Seminars

  • This workshop will help leaders, especially new managers, clarify their leadership values and align their management approach with those values and organizational goals.

  • A strategic team is built by its tactics—what it does day in and day out to execute effectively. Learn how to create routines that keep your team focused, aligned, and moving forward.

  • Learn the skills and mindset shifts leaders need to advance from middle management to strategic leadership positions and thrive once they get there.

  • This workshop equips leaders with practical techniques to empower their teams, foster growth, and drive performance through effective coaching conversations.

  • This workshop helps leaders understand how to approach strategic communication in ways that build and maintain alignment with their teams, partners, and stakeholders.

Example Speaking Topics

  • Through the Strategic FUEL framework, we’ll explore the necessary shifts that allow teams to transition from simply having a strategic plan to being genuinely strategic—fostering rapid learning and adaptive strategies.

  • You’ll learn the qualities and actions that allow strategic leaders to guide their organizations through periods of change and transformation.

  • Prioritization is hard. We’ll work on approaches that enable true focus on what matters most.

  • Strategic planning is a political process, but that doesn’t mean it should be derailed by parochial decision-making. We’ll talk about approaches to drive logic-based decision-making.

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Bring the power of strategic leadership to your organization. Contact us today to discuss how we can customize a keynote or workshop to meet your needs and help your team unlock their full potential. We are based in Washington, D.C., but we also work with clients in Virginia, Maryland, and nationwide.