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Leaders.
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Problems.

Custom coaching and strategic consulting to help you lead with clarity, confidence, and better results.

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Services

Support for leaders facing complex challenges

We partner with senior leaders and leadership teams across education and mission-driven organizations, offering support tailored to the role you’re in and the decisions you’re facing.

Head of School & Principal Coaching

Customized coaching empowers Heads of School and Principals to elevate their leadership, bring new perspective to old challenges, and navigate complex interpersonal dynamics to foster a thriving school culture. I provide ongoing support, thought-provoking ideas , and expert guidance. Together, we’ll craft a vision for success and empower you to achieve your goals. Coaching has been the most transformative experience of my professional growth, and I’m passionate about providing that same value to my clients.

CFO & Executive Director Coaching

CFOs and Executive Directors face a wide range of challenges, from overseeing facility management to ensuring financial stability and beyond. Based on years of experience, I work with you to enhance your skills in key areas such as team supervision, financial analysis, Board presentations, and operational efficiency. At the same time, I strengthen your collaboration with key stakeholders including your Treasurer/Finance Committee, and CEO/Head of School.

Strategic Planning

My goal is not to create a plan. My goal is to enhance your organization/school. I get into the nuts and bolts of programming, education, operations, finance, and governance. Together, we craft creative solutions for key challenges, align and inspire stakeholders, and marshal the necessary financial resources for implementation.

Financial Planning

Financial capacity is the foundation for organizational growth. My financial analysis helps you uncover inefficiencies, marshal resources with goals, and effectively align programmatic leaders and Board members. I take you from single-year budgeting to multi-year projections that inspire confidence and open up strategic opportunities.

Board Development

I work with you to analyze your Board development needs and craft custom solutions to move you forward. Whether you need updated bylaws, optimized committee structures, Board trainings/retreats, or a comprehensive lay leadership pipeline development plan, I have the tools and experience to move you forward.

Strategic Projects

Perhaps your school is considering a restructuring, a staff training, a performance management or a compensation alignment project. School leaders are tasked with solving multifaceted problems, but they often don’t have the specialized skill or the time to make the most of these opportunities. Allow me to supply the needed expertiseto help you make it happen!

About

I’m Barry Kislowicz

I’m an educational leader, consultant, and executive coach with over a decade of experience as a Head of School and years of advising schools and mission-driven organizations across North America, Europe, and Israel.

I previously served as Head of School at Fuchs Mizrachi School in Cleveland, where I led educational, financial, and organizational initiatives. Since making aliyah in 2016, I’ve worked with hundreds of schools and organizations in the U.S., Canada, South America, and Europe, coaching heads of school, principals, CEOs, and CFOs as they navigate complex leadership decisions.

My background includes semicha from Yeshiva University and a Doctorate in Education from Columbia University Teachers College, along with training as a Wexner Graduate Fellow and recognition as a Covenant Foundation Pomegranate Prize awardee.

I bring together lived leadership experience, research, and close partnership to help leaders think clearly, weigh competing demands, and move forward with confidence when the decisions matter most.

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The result​

Leadership designed for long-term impact.

The pressures of leadership are real, and they have consequences. The most effective leaders understand that they should not bear those pressures alone.

Our work gives you the support and guidance you need to speed up or slow down at the right moments, to clarify what matters most, and to make the right decisions for your people and for yourself.

Clearer decision-making

Better alignment around priorities

Greater confidence in next steps

More productive conversations with staff and boards

Fewer reactive moves

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