Helping socially conscious organizations achieve their fullest potential

When leaders thrive, their organizations excel.

IPsquared provides leaders like you tailored support on your most important challenges.

Meet the Team
What We Do

Why Choose IPsquared?

  • Personalized Expertise: Josh Thomases, our founder and CEO, leads every project personally. With over 30 years of experience, he ensures that each solution is customized to your unique needs. When necessary, Josh assembles a team of experts to address specific issues, providing comprehensive support.

  • Proven Track Record: Our clients consistently seek our expertise beyond the initial engagement. In fact, 8 of our first 10 clients have extended their contracts, reflecting our ability to deliver lasting impact and value.

  • Comprehensive Services: We offer a blend of on-site and virtual support, including strategic planning, facilitation, and executive coaching. Our services are designed to harness your organization's strengths and propel your initiatives forward.

  • Strategic Collaboration: We create a structured environment where leaders can clearly define their vision and bridge the gap between current realities and future aspirations. As your thought partner, we help you develop strategic plans, tackle challenges, manage details, and facilitate crucial conversations.

95%

of our clients said they have made progress towards their goals with the support of IPsquared.

4.8 out of 5

in response to the question: how effective has IPsquared been in supporting you towards those goals?

Every client we served said that they would recommend IPsquared to a colleague.

  • "Josh is definitely not a consultant who swoops in and out with solutions - Josh is consistently at the table to tackle both the day to day issues and the larger strategic questions. He is always thoughtfully prepared, flexible, and has become a true partner in thinking through all aspects of launching an organization. And equally as important he is kind, empathetic, and just really fun to work with."

    Ruth Genn, Literacy Academy Collective

  • New York to Rethink How Teacher Prep Programs Approach Literacy Instruction

    IPsquared is facilitating a Steering Committee of state leaders on the integration of science of reading into Educator preparation.

    Read now >>

  • "IPsquared will help you refine your objectives, and develop and implement plans to meet those objectives, all while maintaining a level of flexibility for the inevitable unexpected bumps in the road."

    Sarah Press, RevisionEd

  • Change, Leadership, and the Power of Possibility

    We’re sharing our 5 core values for leading the changes we need to see in ourselves, our organizations and our communities at conferences and convenings. Most recently, we presented our model for change at the Partnership for After School Education’s annual leadership conference.

    Learn more about our values >>

  • "Josh has been instrumental in helping our leadership group and teacher leaders set and meet thoughtful goals. He's accelerated our efforts and we're excited to continue working with him."

    Peter Dillon, Berkshire Hills Regional School District

  • The Conversations Have to Happen: Moving from Innovation to Impact

    If we want school transformation efforts to be successful, we need to understand three key dynamics: power, human development, and knowledge. This piece for Transcend Education, authored by Josh Thomases, focuses on change at the school level.

    Read now >>

  • "I have known Josh nearly 20 years. He is an authentic servant leader. His focus on racial equity is not new, but has always been a part of his DNA."

    Jean-Claude Brizard, Digital Promise Global

  • "The support from IPsquared has been instrumental for me as an executive director. Not only am I able to engage in thought partnership around organizational strategy and development, but our work together has pushed me to move from managing the day to day to a more thoughtful approach to team development and working towards longer-term goals."

    Lara Evangelista, Internationals Network

  • "Josh is a strategic thinker that shows great skill in helping orgs to scale-up impactful programs and pedagogical approaches to broader, more systemic levels. He exemplifies a rare combination of attention to detail and process, with big picture visioning."

    Adjoa Jones de Almeida, Brooklyn Museum

  • Berkshire Hills Regional School District
  • Brooklyn Museum
  • Empower Schools
  • Executive Coaching
  • GO Foundation
  • Internationals Network for Public Schools
  • Literacy Academy Collective
  • The Louis August Jonas Foundation
  • MS 354 The School of Integrated Learning
  • National Training Network
  • The Path Forward
  • Revision
  • School in the Square

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josh@ipsquared.org