
Executive Search and Strategy
for Arts and Culture
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Tom O’Connor Consulting Group is a national consultancy aligning strategies, structures, and leadership toward a thriving cultural sector.
Organizational Strategy
We work with you to design purposeful strategies that are rooted in your reality and built to evolve.
Strategic Planning
Program Design
Change Management
Revenue Strategy
Brand Strategy
Audience & Community Engagement
Leadership & Culture
We help you hire, structure, and support leadership teams that align with your mission, strengthen your internal culture, and move your organization forward with clarity and care.
Executive Search
Department Head Search
Interim Placements
Fractional Leadership
Organizational Structure
Board Development
Real People, Deep Expertise
We’re proud to bring together a team with deep lived experience across the arts and culture landscape, along with the empathy and practicality it takes to lead real change. When you work with TOCG, you benefit from our collective perspective and a team that shows up, listens closely, and is fully invested in your success.
How We Work
Inclusive by Design
We build processes that engage a wide range of voices and embed transparency at every step. Our commitment to equity is more than a value; it’s a way of working.
Responsive, Not One-Size-Fits-All
We tailor each engagement by listening closely, designing thoughtfully, and staying flexible, so the process works for your culture, timeline, and goals.
Future-Focused
We help arts and culture organizations move beyond legacy thinking toward long-term relevance and resilience. With leading tools and sector insight, we guide institutions into their next chapter, not just a temporary fix.
Seriously Good, Seriously Fun
We take the work seriously, but not ourselves. Whether in workshops or search committees, we bring curiosity, humanity, and a little levity, because progress happens more easily when people feel comfortable and engaged.
Trusted Partners to Arts & Culture Leaders
With more than 150 partnerships across the performing and visual arts, museums, universities, cities, and service organizations, we bring thoughtful collaboration and cultural fluency to every engagement.
What’s Next for Your Organization?
Let’s build the plan and the team to help you get there.