The People Behind Pathfinder
Built for leaders.Created by practitioners.
Pathfinder was created for leaders who know success is not only measured by what they build, earn, or achieve — but by how honestly, intentionally, and courageously they lead.
At the heart of Pathfinder is Authentistic Leadership: a methodology for aligning who you are, how you lead, what you say, what you decide, and the future you are committed to creating. Developed by Damian Andrews and Jaclyn Strominger, Pathfinder brings together structure, leadership philosophy, intentional self-development, and a compelling future for people who want to lead with congruence rather than performance.
Why Pathfinder exists
Because authenticity alone is not enough. Strategy without alignment becomes armor. Achievement without congruence becomes exhaustion. Pathfinder was created to help leaders close that gap with language, structure, and a serious pathway for growth.
Our Thesis
Authentistic leadership is practiced, not performed.
Pathfinder began with the foundational book, Charting True North, and has grown into a leadership ecosystem for readers, operators, guides, and serious leaders. This work is designed for people who want more than motivation. They want a method for aligning values, language, action, and direction.
Leadership should be congruent.
Values are not decoration. Language is not filler. Vision is not a poster. Leadership is not performance. Pathfinder helps leaders use values as decision-making tools, language as a source of coherence, and action as a deliberate practice.
The false choice ends here.
Pathfinder rejects the false choice between being authentic and being effective. The work centers on the space between who a leader currently is and who they are capable of becoming — what we call the Authentistic Gap. That gap is where growth begins.
Meet the Creators
Damian Andrews & Jaclyn Strominger
Together, Damian and Jaclyn created Pathfinder as a place where leaders do not simply talk about authenticity. They practice it. They test it. They apply it. They live it.
DamianAndrews
Damian Andrews brings the kind of thinking Pathfinder requires: disciplined, strategic, and precise. His work is central to the architecture of Pathfinder — the methodology, the licensing model, the Guide pathway, and the standards that protect the integrity of the brand.
Pathfinder was designed around the idea that a methodology only becomes an asset when it is documented clearly, protected thoughtfully, and taught consistently. Damian’s contribution helps ensure Pathfinder is not just a philosophy or a set of ideas. It is a system.
A system that can be taught. A system that can be practiced. A system that can be carried by serious leaders into serious rooms.
JaclynStrominger
Jaclyn Strominger is a Success Strategist, entrepreneur, author, speaker, and leadership guide whose mission is to help ambitious professionals and entrepreneurs make bold, strategic leaps in business and life.
After nearly two decades in magazine publishing, Jaclyn became an entrepreneur and built her work around a central belief: success is not just about achievement. It is about alignment, energy, purpose, and the courage to become the person your next chapter requires.
Through her coaching, speaking, writing, and podcast work, Jaclyn has guided high achievers to clarify their mission, strengthen their confidence, elevate their leadership, and pursue growth with greater intention. Pathfinder is a natural extension of that mission.
The Pathfinder Standard
More than inspiration. A pathway.
Pathfinder is not a single product. It is a leadership ecosystem. It begins with the book, continues through programs and reflection, and extends to the Guide pathway for those called to lead the methodology with others.
“Pathfinder is for leaders who are done with surface-level leadership. It is for readers, executives, entrepreneurs, advisors, coaches, and guides who want to know themselves more clearly, speak more congruently, decide more intentionally, and build a future that reflects what matters most.”
The Book
Charting True North introduces the language, reflections, and exercises that help leaders begin the work of alignment.
The Guide Path
The Pathfinder Guide Licence supports experienced operators, advisors, and facilitators who want to carry the methodology into serious rooms.
Our Invitation
Become the leader your future requires.
Pathfinder is for people who believe leadership is not about pretending to have arrived. It is about continuing to become. Welcome to Pathfinder.
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