7+
Drew's years at Predictive Index
About
We're your levers.
Lever Talent is a 13-person talent strategy firm. We help founders, CEOs, and people leaders do the work that makes their organizations worth being at — through strategy, fractional HR, technology, and a 12-week leadership program.
4+
Years in business
Master
PI Certified Master Training Center
Civitas, Skedda, TINTS & more
Recent client engagements
Values
What we hold ourselves to.
Opportunistic
We make the most of every interaction.
Forward-Growing
We grow always, in all ways.
Better Together
We jam with people who make us better.
Today and Tomorrow
We solve for now without losing sight of what's next.
The full team
Twelve people, one practice.
Drew Fortin
Founder & CEO
Drew founded Lever Talent in 2022 after 7+ years at Predictive Index, where he served as Chief Growth Officer. He's the host of The Lever Show and writes most of the long-form content on this site. Drew grew up in Maine, lives in Westwood, MA, and still thinks mission/vision/values work is the highest-leverage conversation a leadership team can have.
Lauren Fortin
Head of Administration
Lauren keeps the firm organized — contracts, invoicing, internal systems, and the kind of operational calm that lets the consultants consult. She's been with Drew since the earliest days of Lever Talent.
Aaron Adams
VP of Professional Services
Aaron leads client delivery. He staffs engagements, runs the kickoff, and is the person most clients call when the scope needs to flex. He came to Lever Talent from a senior talent strategy role at a mid-market services company.
Eli Nellis
Executive and Marketing Assistant
Eli supports Drew and runs the marketing and content calendar — podcast production, blog publishing, and the social posts you see on LinkedIn.
Curtis Creekmore
Senior Talent Strategy Consultant
Curtis is one of the firm's senior consultants. He specializes in MVV work and the long-tail culture and engagement projects that follow. Clients describe him as 'the person you want in the room when the conversation gets hard.'
Aaron Gaddi
Account Manager
Aaron G. is the day-to-day account contact for a portfolio of clients. He runs the standing meetings, tracks the deliverables, and is the first call when something needs to change.
Alex Fajardo
Account Manager
Alex partners with clients on the operational side of engagements — making sure the consultants have what they need, the clients know what's coming next, and nothing falls through the cracks.
Derek Gardella
Client Success Manager
Derek focuses on the long arc of the client relationship — renewal conversations, expansion scoping, and the data that tells us whether a client is getting what they came for.
Laura Johnson
Client Success Manager
Laura is the steady hand on a portfolio of fractional HR and Lead with Leverage engagements. She knows every client by name and most of their teams by project.
Louis Ballard
Client Success Manager
Louis works with clients on the training and engagement campaign side of the practice — logistics, scheduling, and the follow-through that turns a workshop into a behavior change.
Dottie LaMark
Facilitator
Dottie facilitates Lead with Leverage cohorts and senior leadership offsites. She's engaged via LaMark Associates LLC and brings 20+ years of executive coaching and facilitation work to the program.
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