Executive Consulting for High-Stakes Transitions
We partner selectively with boards and executives to navigate high-stakes challenges, restore stability, and deliver measurable results when trust matters most.
About Us
Our Approach
Consulting Outside of the Box partners selectively with boards and C-suites through high-stakes leadership transitions. We focus on aligning strategy, rebuilding organizational trust, and achieving measurable outcomes when stability and discretion are essential.
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Our edge lies in one principle: in moments of uncertainty, trust drives outcomes. We bring deep expertise in rebuilding trust where it’s most critical, enabling leaders to make aligned decisions and move forward with confidence.
Our Services
Confidential Advisory Engagements
Engagements are available by referral or invitation, ensuring confidentiality and personalized attention during high-stakes challenges.
Executive Strategy Alignment
Leadership Alignment
We advise boards and executives on aligning trust, strategy, and leadership to ensure stability and performance in critical transitions. We focus on building trust, aligning strategy, and achieving measurable results during crucial leadership transitions.
Organizational Trust & Leadership Alignment
Measurable Results
We are dedicated to enhancing organizational performance and delivering measurable results during leadership transitions. Our approach focuses on addressing high-stakes challenges with a strong emphasis on trust, strategy alignment, and achieving tangible outcomes.
Our Philosophy
Trust-Based Positioning
At Consulting Outside of the Box, our philosophy centers on strategic trust-building and leadership alignment. We bring deep expertise guiding boards and executives through high-stakes decisions where credibility, authority, and stability are essential.
Meet The Principal
Roy Hogan
Principal
Roy Hogan advises boards, executives, and leadership teams on navigating high-stakes organizational challenges where trust and alignment
are critical. Recognized for rapidly assessing complex dynamics and guiding leaders toward clarity and stability, Roy brings a disciplined, results-driven approach grounded in discretion and confidentiality.
Captain Andrew Johnson MD
Psychiatrist, United States Army
I have had the privilege of observing Roy Hogan operate in high-stakes environments where leadership under pressure and rapid decision-making are essential. His ability to triage complex organizational dynamics and design stabilization strategies mirrors the composure and precision demanded in military medicine. Roy brings exceptional skill in structuring plans that resolve immediate crises while reinforcing long-term stability. His disciplined approach and unwavering integrity make him an indispensable advisor when failure is not an option.
Dr. Jena Lyn Miller, MD
Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics and the Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University
In organizational and leadership environments where discretion, clarity, and trust are paramount, I have witnessed Roy Hogan excel. His strength lies in his ability to diagnose core issues quickly, distill complexity into actionable priorities, and guide leaders through high-stakes decisions with confidence. Roy’s rare balance of strategic perspective and deep behavioral understanding allows him to navigate sensitive situations with measured authority and insight. His professionalism and commitment to maintaining trust are second to none.
Kristen Brown, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Roy Hogan’s strength is his ability to cut through chaos and bring clarity to leadership teams facing difficult challenges. He combines deep behavioral expertise with a pragmatic, execution-focused approach, ensuring strategies are not only sound but fully operationalized. I have seen firsthand his capacity to stabilize fractured environments and build alignment where competing interests threaten progress. Roy thrives where complexity and confidentiality converge, making him uniquely equipped for high-stakes organizational work.
Michelle Neville
Chief Executive Officer, Greenleaf Behavioral Health Hospital
Roy Hogan brings a rare combination of strategic foresight and operational discipline to the table. He has an unparalleled ability to identify critical vulnerabilities, design tailored solutions, and manage execution with precision. Leaders benefit not only from his clear frameworks but also from his ability to create alignment across diverse stakeholders in complex situations. His steady guidance has proven invaluable for organizations navigating sensitive, high-impact decisions where trust and long-term outcomes are on the line.
Bekah Schuler, MS, CMHC
Chief Executive Officer, Cascade Academy
Roy Hogan offers something few consultants can: unmatched clarity in navigating organizational disruption. His assessments are thorough and insightful, his strategies are practical and adaptive, and his leadership style inspires confidence among executives and boards alike. Roy understands the human and systemic factors that derail leadership initiatives and works skillfully to realign priorities and rebuild momentum. Above all, his dedication to preserving trust ensures that his presence strengthens stability during critical transitions.