A Clearer Path to Performance
SpurTrail Advisory partners with senior leaders to navigate complex talent and organizational decisions. Grounded in operating experience, we provide independent advisory alongside strategic talent solutions, helping organizations translate strategy into effective leadership, structure, and ways of working that unlock performance and sustainable growth.
What we do
A spur trail is a path that takes you to a clearer vantage point or links you to another route.
At SpurTrail Advisory, we empower organizations and leaders to reach their full potential by aligning talent, leadership, and structure. Our expertise lies in addressing the most pressing people challenges that hinder performance and growth.
People engage with us when:
- Performance outcomes fall short of organizational potential
- Talent decisions carry high stakes or internal complexity
- Leaders need independent, experienced counsel to diagnose the right talent path
- Growth has outpaced existing people systems, requiring more intentional structure and expertise
- Role, expectations or accountability systems need optimization because they are creating friction and slowing execution
Services offered
Strategic Talent Consulting
Hands-on strategic talent consulting that builds the systems leaders need to make better people decisions and drive performance.
Leadership Advisory and Coaching
Leadership coaching and advisory rooted in operating experience, bringing seasoned perspective to complex people decisions, role transitions, and moments of change.
Performance & Manager Effectiveness
We focus on creating a performance architecture that promotes accountability and growth. Our frameworks help clarify expectations and enhance manager capabilities, enabling leaders to make informed decisions that drive team performance.
Cohort & Group Leadership Development
Our Cohort & Group Leadership Development programs foster shared learning experiences. By addressing real organizational challenges, we build leadership capabilities at scale, reinforcing effective behaviors over time.
Founder
Julia Hartnett has built her career at the intersection of talent, leadership, and business strategy for over 15 years. She specializes in elevating high-performance organizations where organizational effectiveness and talent quality are differentiators for the business.
Using her expertise in organizational design, performance systems, leadership alignment and strategic talent prioritization, Julia helps leaders navigate growth and transition with clarity and discipline. Drawing on her experience at McKinsey and scaling technology companies like Mindbody, Julia helps leaders navigate complex decisions and build high-performing teams with confidence.
