About Y& Strategy

Y& Strategy is a global consultancy working with mission-driven teams to design strategy that’s actionable, adaptive, and grounded in the realities of your people, purpose, and capacity.

Since our founding, we’ve partnered with organizations across the world as they pioneer innovations for social impact. Today, we help organizations find clarity, alignment, and new pathways to growth — through sustainable strategy that drives impact.

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What We Do


How We Work

Our clients don’t need more theory. They need a clear way forward — one that respects their mission and moves their organization toward it with intention. What sets us apart isn’t just what we build — it’s how we build it.

We bring experience across business strategy, growth and customer insight, organizational design, and marketing, but we don’t believe in silos. We approach every engagement with a cross-functional lens because your strategy doesn’t live in just one department — it lives across your people, your processes, and your purpose.


Our Perspective

Strategy isn’t just about planning — it’s about people, clarity, and momentum. Too often, strategy gets treated like a static document or a corporate performance metric. At Y& Strategy, we see it differently.

  • Strategy is how your team understands what matters.

  • It’s how your people align with your purpose.

  • It’s how you make real choices when resources are limited.

  • And it's how you lead your organization — every day, not just every year.

We bring a cross-functional lens, an ear for what’s not being said, and a commitment to uncovering the actual path forward, not just the ideal one.


Our Expertise

Strategy Innovation, for us, is about bringing the heartbeat of your organization to life. That’s why our work spans across six integrated focus areas — each designed to bring Strategy Innovation into the parts of your business where alignment, clarity, and change matter most.

  • Portfolio development, competitive analysis, goal setting, and vision development for long-term growth vision.

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  • Market, Opportunity, Profitability, Business Model analysis for medium-term growth vision. 

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  • Design and implementation of strategy, goals, resources, and capacity planning.

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  • Brand Identity, Brand Differentiation, Positioning, and Storytelling.

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  • Go-to-Market and growth, market expansion, segmentation strategies.

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  • Leadership, culture, and team development.

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Introducing our signature methodology, Heartline Strategy™.

  • “We’ve worked with big firms before, but this was different. The strategy wasn’t just smart — it was actually usable. Every recommendation was built for how we actually work. That’s rare.”

    — Director of Strategy, Mid-size Tech Company

  • “From day one, Ciara felt like part of our team. She brought the perfect balance of empathy and rigor — asking the hard questions but always with deep respect for our people and our mission. We trusted her instantly.”

    — Chief Operating Officer, Social Enterprise

  • “We were spinning in five different directions before working with Y& Strategy. Ciara helped us define what mattered most, align our leadership, and finally feel confident in the moves we were making. It wasn’t just a plan — it was a reset.”

    — VP of Programs, National Nonprofit

  • “What impressed us most was Ciara’s ability to connect the dots across every part of our business — marketing, product, operations, even team culture. She sees the whole system, not just the surface symptoms.”

    — Head of Growth, Mission-Driven Startup


Client Work

Our consultants have worked with leading global brands and nonprofits across sectors and industries to deliver strategic solutions that create a lasting impact.

  • Salvation Army
  • Back on My Feet
  • CARE.org
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  • Association for Talent Development
  • Association for Talent Development
  • McCormick
  • Kelloggs
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • EndeavoRx
  • T Rowe Price
  • John Deere