About Us
Northmoor Ventures is a storytelling and strategy studio working at the intersection of narrative, trust, and transformation.We work at the intersection of narrative, trust, and transformation.
With three decades of experience across business, government, and civil society—and three years of immersive fieldwork across 28 states—we bring a diagnostic lens to today’s narrative challenges.We help CEOs, changemakers, and mission-driven teams cut through noise, align around purpose, and lead with narrative intelligence.Our clients don’t just need messaging.They need meaning that holds under pressure.
What We Do
We offer strategic counsel and hands-on execution across the full spectrum of communications, impact, and reputation. Every engagement is designed to test relevance, build credibility, and move people to act.Core Capabilities:Narrative Cartography™
• A proprietary diagnostic tool to evaluate the integrity and cultural traction of your story in today’s landscape.
Built for fractured trust and rising stakes.The Odyssey Method™
• A transformational leadership framework for executives navigating change, reinvention, or uncertainty.
Built for humans, not just roles.Strategic Communications
• Messaging & Narrative Architecture
• Thought Leadership & Visibility Strategy
• Crisis, Trust, and Reputation Management
• Ghostwriting & Executive Communications
• Brand & Purpose Alignment
• Public Affairs & Stakeholder Engagement
Michael Holland, Founder
For more than three decades, Michael Holland has worked at the intersection of business, government, civil society, and culture, helping leaders navigate complexity, build trust, and move people to act. A trusted advisor to Fortune 100 companies, global NGOs, foundations, and multilateral institutions, he brings a rare blend of strategic clarity, narrative intelligence, and cultural fluency to the moments when stakes are highest.Michael has counseled more than five hundred leaders, from heads of state and Nobel Laureates to CEOs and front-line changemakers, aligning vision and voice for world stages including the UN General Assembly, the World Economic Forum, TED, and the Nobel Prize Ceremonies. Known for transforming complexity into coherence, he helps leaders communicate with authenticity, urgency, and purpose.His perspective is shaped not only by decades of global leadership experience but also by immersive, place-based work across more than forty homes on three continents. That lived narrative intelligence—insight into how story and culture shape human connection—defines Northmoor Ventures’ approach: helping mission-driven organizations rebuild trust, unite stakeholders, and lead with relevance, conviction, and purpose.
Past Projects
Northmoor Ventures has advised clients across sectors—including technology, energy, philanthropy, global health, media, higher education, and multilateral diplomacy. Our portfolio includes Fortune 100 companies, foundations, NGOs, and UN agencies. From launching flagship initiatives to navigating moments of reputational risk, each engagement reflects our commitment to clarity, cultural fluency, and measurable impact.All Rise • AMD • BNY Mellon • Bloomberg Philanthropies • Bombardier
charity: water • Chesapeake Energy • Chevron • Citi • Conservation International • Eire Insurance • ExxonMobil • GE • ITT • J&J • King Hussein Foundation • Libra Philanthropies • Mastercard • Pepsico • Pfizer
Saint Joseph's University • Scotts • TED • Telemundo • The Earth Institute - Columbia University • The Parker Foundation • The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy • The Robin Hood Foundation • UN Global Compact • UN Ocean Decade • Western Union • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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