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About Forward Collective Group

  • Forward Collective Group is a premier global management advisory and enterprise business transformation consulting firm. Grounded in efficiency, intimacy, and creativity, we partner with corporate enterprises, government entities, and growth-minded leaders to build sustainable organizational infrastructure and drive long-term market dominance.

  • Forward Collective Group was founded in 2016 by Kalyn Romaine, an accomplished organizational psychologist, executive coach, and business transformation expert. Her background includes driving in-house operational transformations for Fortune 100 brands and massive public entities, including Amazon, The Walt Disney Company, Zapier, and the City of New York. Learn more about our founder here.

  • Yes. Forward Collective Group is a certified Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE). We operate through a lean Consultant Collective model, deploying a global network of vetted senior practitioners, including organizational psychologists, certified change managers, and Lean Six Sigma Black Belts, to deliver enterprise-grade solutions without the bloated overhead of traditional firms. Learn more about our Consultant Collective here.

Core Expertise & Proprietary Frameworks

  • We stabilize internal infrastructure and project your external market dominance through Inside-Out Transformation. Its four architectural pillars are:

    • Workforce Systems & Change Governance (Inside): Engineering core internal architecture through organization design, executive alignment, and systemic change governance.

    • Product Agility & Market Retention (Inside to Out): Scaling operational infrastructure, optimizing digital adoption, and enabling product ecosystem agility to protect market share.

    • Procurement Enablement & Risk Management (Outward): Securing supply chain continuity, navigating complex external networks, and driving supplier capacity-building.

    • Experiential Marketing & Customer Activation (Outside In): Cultivating brand affinity and talent pipelines through premium, high-impact virtual and in-person activations.

  • Our advisory services and corporate trainings rely on three signature, data-driven frameworks and two proprietary survey tools:

    1. Evolution to Equity®: Our founder’s definitive guide and blueprint for executive-led business transformation. Read your copy here.

    2. 5i® Change Methodology: A comprehensive change management system engineered to dissolve leadership resistance and anchor systemic transformation.

    3. 4-S Acceleration: A system designed to align small business operations for enterprise and public sector contract readiness.

    4. Organizational Change Capacity Assessment (OCCA): A comprehensive diagnostic tool that measures your organization’s structural maturity, leadership alignment, and operational capacity to absorb and successfully execute large-scale change without dropping performance.

    5. Inclusive Culture & Design Assessment (ICDA): A rigorous framework built on organizational psychology and historical sentiment data. It evaluates internal workplace systems, employee sentiments, and operational design to construct an equitable, high-performing culture people love to work in.

  • We dissolve organizational friction by pairing Lean Six Sigma process diagnostics with change management frameworks like our own 5i® methodology and ADKAR. Led by Dr. Kalyn Romaine's expertise in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, we insulate teams from transition panic, align executive leadership, and protect production output during high-stakes restructuring and M&A integrations.

Advisory, Contracts & Small Business Resources

  • Yes. Alongside our enterprise consulting, we provide on-demand digital toolkits and virtual business accelerators. Key resources include our 80-Minute Accelerator Course for Small Businesses (a 6-pillar blueprint to 6-figure revenue), specialized coaching monetization courses, and US Market Readiness roadmaps for entrepreneurs looking to begin their exporting journey. Visit our Small Business Resources page to learn more.

  • Organizations can initiate a partnership by scheduling a discovery consultation here. Together, we will evaluate your current operational friction points and align our tailored advisory services or custom training programs to move your enterprise forward.