Painted Porch Strategies is a change-origination consultancy founded by Amy Yackowski. Named for the ancient stoa poikile — the painted porch where Zeno taught Stoicism — PPS applies practical Stoic wisdom to modern organizational transformation.
Amy Yackowski spent 20+ years inside change initiatives that failed for the same reason: leaders were reacting to change rather than authoring it. Painted Porch Strategies exists to change that. We partner with executives before decisions are locked, before programs are scoped, before initiatives start burning cash. That upstream moment — Phase Zero™ — is where market leadership is actually decided.
Amy Yackowski (Founder & Organizational Shift Strategist), Rob Yackowski (Master of Communication), and Sierra (Chief Joy Officer) lead client engagements. Each brings distinct strengths across strategy, communication architecture, and human capacity.