Forward Motion Through Growth & Change
I create clarity + identity + strategic next steps for founders and other professionals.
Next Step Architect
Supporting Small Businesses and Growing Founders
I’m Dori Gilbert, a Next Step Architect who helps leaders navigate complexity with clarity and confidence. With more than two decades in project leadership, technology product and deployment enablement strategies, marketing and communications, and organizational alignment, I help founders, project leaders, and professionals changing direction see what’s really happening and move forward with intention.
Clarity for the Work You are Leading
Founder Clarity Partnership
Strategic clarity for founders and small‑team leaders navigating growth, complexity, and momentum.
Go to to Founder coaching page
NM Small Business Clarity
Approachable clarity, identity, and sequencing support for New Mexico small‑business owners.
Project Leadership & PMO Support
Clarity, alignment, and delivery support for project leaders and PMOs through my enterprise brand, Kite Agility.
Clarity for Where You're Heading
Career & Professional Clarity Coaching
Support for professionals navigating career transitions, identity shifts, or new directions in their work or technology.
Speaking & Workshops
Talks and sessions on clarity, leadership, listening intelligence and the human side of work.
Why People Work with Me
Author, speaker, coach, creative, and consultant.
Clarity is my calling.
- I see patterns others miss
- I translate complexity into clear next steps
- I blend systems thinking with human insight
- I help leaders move forward without hesitation
"Dori helped me in how I show up in my business, and how to show up while networking my business."
"Dori gave me a few simple ideas as I was transitioning into retirement. The way she offered her ideas was so motivational! I would recommend her to anyone who is making any kind of career transition – to a different industry, profession, title, and to or from self-employment."
“Dori has a true gift for making coaching information relatable and actionable. Her ability to connect the dots through her strength in conceptual thinking helped me see the bigger picture and make better choices, both personally and professionally."
Author, Root Cause
Read about Dori's personal transformation after collapse in her book Root Cause.
Cover art by Dori Gilbert