Mission

Our mission in pursuing this belief is to help leaders and organizations develop, execute, measure, and achieve their visions of success – for themselves, and their organizations

We do this by:


  • Facilitating innovative yet sound strategies
  • Developing strong leadership skills and mindsets
  • Helping cultivate agile and performance-driven work cultures
  • Engaging employees and customers

About

 

We believe there’s a better way.
A better way for people to lead, collaborate, grow—and ultimately thrive at work.

At Ephektiv, we’re on a mission to help leaders and organizations bring this better way to life. Through innovative leadership training, targeted labs, executive coaching, and diagnostics that matter, we empower people and teams to unlock their full potential. Whether you’re navigating change, scaling performance, or building your leadership pipeline, Ephektiv equips you with tools that work in the real world.

Our approach is practical, proven, and people-centered. We partner with organizations to design and deliver leadership development solutions that are aligned to business goals, deeply relevant, and tailored to your industry’s realities.

We’re proud to have a deep footprint in the utility sector, where we’ve worked with thousands of leaders—from the field to the boardroom. Our experience also spans manufacturing, education, start-ups, and other high-stakes industries where accountability, agility, and human performance are mission-critical.

At Ephektiv, we help you:

  • Train leaders with skills that drive influence, clarity, and performance

  • Run focused labs that create immediate results and lasting behavior change

  • Coach executives and teams to lead through complexity and build trust

  • Diagnose and assess leadership, communication, and culture to guide growth

We’re redefining what a business services firm can do—not with more buzzwords, but with clear, measurable progressand meaningful human impact.

If it sounds new, it’s because it is.
Welcome to Ephektiv. Let’s build something better—together.

Madeline Marquardt
Madeline MarquardtPresident/Co Owner
Cynthia Marquardt
Cynthia MarquardtVP/Co-Owner
Michael Marquardt
Michael MarquardtCo-Owner VP Consultant