Who we are
The name Eikthorn is rooted in Old Norse, where "Eik" means "oak" (a symbol of strength, endurance, and wisdom) and "Thorn" signifies protection, transformation, and the ability to overcome challenges. Together, these elements represent our mission: to provide steadfast guidance, empower transformation, and help our clients navigate challenges with resilience and purpose.
At Eikthorn Consulting, we help individuals grow and organizations build the learning and enablement capabilities they need to perform. Whether that means coaching a leader through a career transition, designing a customer education strategy, or advising on platform selection, we bring the same approach to every engagement: clear thinking, honest advice, and a focus on outcomes that actually matter.
Veteran-Owned,
SERVICE-DRIVEN
As a veteran-owned business, Eikthorn Consulting is built on the principles of honor, dedication, and a commitment to service. These values guide everything we do, from delivering impactful results for organizations to fostering growth and resilience in individuals. Our mission is to empower others with the same determination and focus that drive us, ensuring real results.
We are committed to supporting those who have served. Through our coaching practice, we work with veterans navigating the transition from military service to corporate careers, drawing on firsthand experience with that path to provide guidance that is grounded and practical.
Joe is one of the most talented Learning / Talent Professionals I have had the pleasure of working with; a leader who is easy to partner with and get things done with. He brings innovative solutions and a calm sensible fun demeanor to everything he does.
— Christopher F.
FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE COACH
Joe Grabinski is an executive coach and learning strategist with a career built at the intersection of people development and business performance.
He coaches executives and leaders through career transitions, leadership development, and organizational change as a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) and Certified Executive Coach (CEC). That credential is grounded in a career spent building and leading teams, developing managers, and helping individuals navigate growth and change across some of the most demanding environments in technology.
On the consulting side, Joe advises CE and L&D practitioners on program design, platform selection, and enablement strategy. His background is unusual in its breadth: he has built programs for every audience in the room, customers adopting a product, partners selling it, internal teams delivering it, and leaders driving the organization through change. That cross-audience experience shapes practical, outcome-focused work where the measure of success is adoption, retention, and performance rather than completion rates.
Joe is a Certified Scrum Product Owner and U.S. Air Force veteran.