About SpinDrift Advisors

SpinDrift Advisors is dedicated to supporting, enabling, and developing high-performing and high-potential leaders. We are located near the ocean, and our name is a reminder of the daily inspiration and perspective we gain from its vastness and its ability to nurture. “Spindrift” is what occurs when waves meet the wind. At SpinDrift Advisors, we see life on the ocean as a metaphor for the journey of leadership. We help leaders ride the crest of the wave when their careers are moving fast or feeling tumultuous. We help leaders balance the ebbs and flows that occur naturally as they navigate complex decisions, organizational change and other pressures. We work with leaders to develop new tools, skills, practices and approaches, all of which are analogous to a “duck dive” when the waves are simply too big to ride over. Like the reassuring sound of an ocean break, SpinDrift Advisors will be the constant in your leadership journey.

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"Everyone has their own definition of leadership. Ours is: a leader is anyone who others look to for help, advice or guidance"

Brigid McCormack, Founder and CEO

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SpinDrift Advisors focuses on developing real-world leaders. We work with leaders in transition: be it a promotion, a new job or a global event challenging your business. We work with leaders looking to accelerate their own personal leadership development skills and journey.
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About Brigid McCormack

Brigid McCormack is an evangelist for exceptional leadership. Brigid believes leadership is a skill that can be developed, cultivated, and honed over time. For the past 24 years, Brigid has worked inside mission driven organizations. As an executive and leader, her passion has been to identify and develop strong leaders, create inclusive cultures and enable employees to not just have meaningful careers but also to flourish. Brigid now works as an executive coach with leaders on an individual basis to accelerate or enhance their leadership skills.

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Our Philosophy on Equity​

We are committed to diversity, radical inclusion, equity, and anti-racism. We seek to build diverse and inclusive communities of inclusive of race, national origin, sexual orientation, and body types. We acknowledge the impact of racism on both our personal and professional lives and are actively working to educate ourselves and gain better training on how to be a more inclusive, anti-racist allies. This trauma is generational, intergenerational and deep. We openly and honestly share that we are on an equity learning journey and we know we have a lot yet to learn. We are committed to life-long learning required in a structurally racist society. Our commitment is to continually refine the SpinDrift culture and practices to do our small part to make the world more inclusive for all.

Brigid McCormack

Brigid McCormack is an evangelist for exceptional leadership. Brigid believes leadership is a skill that can be developed, cultivated, and honed over time. For the past 24 years, Brigid has worked inside mission driven organizations. As an executive and leader, her passion has been to identify and develop strong leaders, create inclusive cultures and enable employees to not just have meaningful careers but also to flourish. Brigid now works as an executive coach with leaders on an individual basis to accelerate or enhance their leadership skills.

Her journey began with a love of the natural world. At a young age, her father took her birding in California’s Sierra mountains, and Brigid quickly learned the names and sounds of all her favorites: the pileated woodpecker, the cedar waxwing, and the red-winged blackbird. Serving in the Peace Corps, she confronted the polluted legacy of a century of an extractive economy in Ukraine.

After eight years as a major gifts fundraiser—first at the Wharton School at the University of California and then at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business—her passion for protecting nature drew her to senior leadership roles at ClimateWorks and Audubon California. She has spent the last five years advising high net-worth clients entering the climate philanthropy space.

The drive for coaching

Herself the beneficiary of terrific mentors and executive coaches over the course of her career, Brigid always placed a premium on building the leadership skills of the team around her—from the early career managers to seasoned directors to C-suite. Among her proudest accomplishments is empowering some of California’s rising conservation leaders.

While her passion for the natural world has never waned, Brigid has shifted her focus to working closely with the leaders who will propel mission-driven organizations to success.

Qualified and inspired

In addition to her own executive experience, Brigid is Hudson Institute trained executive coach, a Dare to Lead trained facilitator, and a Tara Mohr Playing Big Facilitator. She has a BA in History and BS in Biology from Santa Clara University and a MS in Environmental Management from University of San Francisco.

Brigid still takes time to get outside and listen to the birds of Northern California, while hiking, running, or backpacking with her family. The peaceful moments are important, fuel for her work with the people and organizations working hard to stop the climate crisis and conserve natural places.