Build Your Board.
Strengthen Your Foundation.
From confused meetings to confident leadership, we help boards identify weaknesses, improve governance, and build long-term stability.
We Help Find the Cracks in Your Board
We help boards identify what’s holding them back and provide practical ways to move forward.
Free Board Health Check
Get a clear picture of where your board is strong and where governance gaps may be creating risk, confusion, or inefficiency.
Office Hours
Join Brad Adams during weekly Office Hours for practical guidance on real board challenges in a casual, no-pressure setting.
Book a Conversation
Every board is different. Book a conversation with Brad to discuss your current challenges, goals, and opportunities for improvement.
Meet Brad Adams
Brad Adams brings decades of leadership experience working with organizations, leadership teams, and boards across a variety of sectors.
As a certified Professional Director, Brad has served on and worked alongside numerous boards, giving him firsthand insight into the challenges boards face from unclear roles and difficult conversations to strategic planning and effective decision-making.
Through Board Foundations, Brad helps boards strengthen governance, improve communication, and create healthier, more effective leadership structures through practical training and facilitation.
Known for his approachable style and real-world perspective, Brad focuses on helping boards move beyond theory and into meaningful action.
"Strong boards create stronger organizations"
Does This Sound Like Your Board?
Common Issues many boards face
Meetings feel busy but nothing actually moves forward.
Board discussions stay operational, strategic decisions get delayed, and meetings end without accountability.
Directors aren’t clear on their roles.
Board members want to help, but expectations, responsibilities, and governance boundaries are unclear.
The same few voices dominate every conversation.
Healthy debate disappears, difficult conversations get avoided, and engagement across the board starts to fade.
If you said “yes” to any of the above, then you’re in the right place!
Practical Training for Stronger Boards
Led by Brad Adams
Board Governance Training
Our Board Governance Training programs are designed to help boards lead with more clarity, confidence, and accountability.
Whether your board is new, growing, or facing challenges, our training provides real-world tools that create stronger governance and more effective leadership.
TESTIMONIALS
Our Client Reviews
The training session was fantastic and being able to ask an expert was amazing for our board to gain confidence and grow as a board.
Anonymous
Chair of the Board, Non-profit Organization
Heather and Brad @ Breathe Training & Development hosted a meeting for the Habitat Board members. As part of the pre-work they were able to get a feel for where our Board was in regards to Governance and tailor the presention to fit our needs and assist us with taking our leadership to the next level. They were excellent facilitators and were an abundance of information as we peppered them with questions about our specific organizational needs during the Q & A session. I highly recommend them.
Chrissy Walker
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