Executive search consultants, Master Certified Coaches, and co-authors of GLOBAL MINDSET: A Guide for Cross-Cultural Leadership.
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Steve McKinney is the Founder and CEO of McKinney Consulting, an executive advisor, keynote speaker, and executive coach specializing in Global Mindset, Proactive Agility, executive search, and leadership development.
For more than 25 years, Steve has worked at the intersection of global business, senior leadership, and talent. He helps organizations attract, retain, and grow the leaders they cannot afford to lose, particularly when they are navigating cross-border complexity, executive succession, organizational change, or the demands of leading across cultures.
Before founding McKinney Consulting, Steve held international leadership roles with global athletic brands including Adidas, Converse, and Reebok. His most senior corporate role was Head of Footwear Product Development (Global) for Adidas International, where he led footwear product development across markets and cultures.
Through McKinney Consulting and Kestria South Korea, Steve advises CEOs, CHROs, boards, and senior leadership teams on executive search, succession, leadership assessment, executive coaching, and global leadership capability. Kestria is the world's largest executive search alliance, enabling McKinney Consulting to support clients across international markets.
Steve is the principal author of GLOBAL MINDSET: A Guide for Cross-Cultural Leadership, which helps leaders build the perspective, curiosity, adaptability, and integration required to lead effectively across cultures and markets. He is also the creator of the Proactive Agility framework, which equips leaders to recognize weak signals, challenge assumptions, and act before complexity becomes costly.
He is also a frequent podcast guest and commentator on global leadership, executive talent, and cross-cultural business. See the Media Room.
Global Mindset Under Pressure: What Boards Should Assess Before the Crisis, Not During It
Succession Planning: Why a Replacement Plan Is Not Enough
Executive Coaching for Decision-Making: How Leaders Stop Becoming the Bottleneck
Global Leadership Assessment: How to Evaluate Leaders Beyond International Experience
Bryan McKinney is a Director at McKinney Consulting and a consultant with Kestria South Korea. He works with leaders and organizations on executive search, leadership consulting, executive coaching, and cross-cultural leadership development.
Bryan brings more than 16 years of experience working across multinational business, executive search, leadership consulting, and international growth. He has held leadership roles with McKinney Consulting since 2017 and previously worked in recruitment and HR roles within the firm. He also led the U.S. market expansion of a Korean technology company, gaining firsthand experience in the practical challenges of translating business strategy across cultures, markets, and stakeholder expectations.
Fluent in English, Korean, and Japanese, Bryan brings a valuable cross-cultural perspective to leadership and talent conversations. He works with executives and organizations seeking to build stronger global capability, assess senior talent, develop leaders, and navigate the complexity of international business.
Bryan is the co-author of GLOBAL MINDSET: A Guide for Cross-Cultural Leadership, written with Steve McKinney. The book explores how leaders can build the perspective, curiosity, adaptability, and integration needed to lead effectively across borders, generations, and organizational contexts.
Bryan has been featured in a Forbes interview on Global Mindset leadership and has appeared on podcasts with Steve exploring cross-cultural leadership, global teams, and the changing nature of work. Together, they share practical perspectives on how leaders build trust, adaptability, and alignment across cultures and generations.
His educational background in Game Design and Art contributes to his interest in systems thinking, creativity, and the human side of leadership.
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