Stosh D. Walsh

Founder and Managing Principal

Stosh D. Walsh serves leaders and their organizations as a consultant, coach, facilitator, speaker and writer.  His direct, insightful and encouraging style invites individuals and organizations to live with greater courage and create the best world they can envision.
He began his career in traditional education settings, honing his leadership as a classroom teacher for middle school through college, and as a university residence life director and athletics coach.
After those experiences, he spent nearly a decade with The Gallup Organization as part of their executive leadership practice, where he contributed to the best-selling Strengths Based Leadership, won several awards as Gallup’s top presenter in his practice category, and published 2 articles: "Five Questions You Must Ask Your Team" (Gallup Business Journal May 2013-subsequently named top read article of 2013), and "Leadership is More Than the C-Suite" (Gallup Business Journal September 2013). He is an expert in strengths-based organizational development, including leadership and executive coaching, employee engagement, and talent management, having spent thousands of hours consulting, coaching and training on each. His experience also includes directing the learning and development efforts of the largest credit union in IL (8B in assets), and serving as a leadership solutions partner with the Center for Creative Leadership. He founded Constant Organizational Development in 2016.
He has been a TEDx speaker, and is the author of "Along the Way: Leadership Stories from Everyday Life" (2012).
Over the course of his career, he has delivered keynotes, facilitated workshops and coached leaders in both non-profit and for-profit organizations, including many Fortune 500 companies.  His experience spans a wide variety of industries, including healthcare, financial services, automotive, government, retail and manufacturing, a partial client list of which includes GE, HP, Boeing, Microsoft, Cardinal Health, Johnson & Johnson, State Farm, Caterpillar, Northrup Grumman, Alcoa, Johnson Controls, US Bank, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Waste Management, Kiewit, Stryker, Eastman Chemical, Harley Davidson, Charles Schwab, McKinsey, Federal Aviation Administration and Kohler.
Stosh's formal education includes a BA in Education and an MA in Leadership. His other interests include photography, hiking, tattoos, good whisky and spending time with his wife and 2 children.