Hi, I’m Kate Adams, founder of Drift Club Consulting.
I partner with leadership teams to design organizations where people thrive and great work happens naturally. Whether you're facing new technology, market shifts, or the reality that what got you here won't get you there, I help companies build more adaptive structures that evolve with whatever comes next.
I've spent the last decade leading org design, strategic planning, and serving as a fractional COO or Chief of Staff at companies like Upwork, CareerBuilder, and Pontoon Solutions, I’ve helped executive teams navigate transformation from GTM pivots to rapid scale. My work centers on building clear, sustainable structures that support how teams truly operate. Today, I bring that same systems mindset to the frontier of organizational theory, organizational psychology, and artificial intelligence.
Recently, I've been focused on how emerging technologies like AI are changing the game for how organizations need to operate. But the core challenge is always the same: how do you build structures that can adapt rather than break when conditions change?
🌀 Where I Step In
Organizations ready to move beyond rigid hierarchies toward more adaptive structures
Teams seeking the flexibility to integrate new capabilities and ways of working
Leaders wanting clarity on decision-making when new systems join the workflow
Companies looking to maximize value from technology investments through better organizational design
Leadership teams preparing to guide hybrid human-technology workforces effectively
🧬 What We Build Together
Capability-centered team structures that grow and adapt with your people
Governance frameworks that encourage innovation while maintaining smart guardrails
Collaboration models that amplify both human creativity and technological capabilities
Leadership approaches designed for navigating change with confidence
Strategic roadmaps that prepare your organization to thrive in an evolving landscape
The most successful organizations are places where talented people choose to stay, grow, and do their best work. They understand that when you design around human potential and clear systems, performance follows naturally.
Ready to unlock what's possible for your organization? Let's explore how thoughtful design can transform your team's experience and impact.
Why “Drift Club?”
“The forces which displace continents are the same as those which produce great fold-mountain ranges. Continental drift, faults and compressions, earthquakes, volcanicity, transgression cycles and polar wandering are undoubtedly connected causally on a grand scale. ”
— Alfred L. Wegener
Drift Club Consulting takes its name from the theory of continental drift, a bold idea at the time, introduced by geophysicist Alfred Wegener, who saw that invisible, interconnected forces were reshaping the planet.
Organizations are no different.
Behind every challenge in growth or alignment is a larger system at play: people, processes, structure, and strategy, all shifting together, sometimes subtly, sometimes tectonically.
We help you see those interdependencies, align around purpose, and drive meaningful, coordinated change.
The original “Drift Club” was a quiet society inspired by Wegener’s legacy. Today, our version is a modern consultancy focused on helping companies move forward, not by force, but by design.
Because in a world shaped by movement, how you align, adapt, and evolve is everything.