Valerie S. McCloud, Founder
Foxfire Consulting helps organizations, teams and individuals navigate transformation with a people-centered approach—blending proven change management strategies with mindfulness, stress reduction, and resilience-building tools that ensure employees adapt successfully and thrive in times of change.
At Foxfire Consulting, LLC, we know that change isn’t just about systems and processes—it’s about people. Based in Central Virginia, we specialize in helping organizations, teams and individuals navigate change in a way that is supportive and empowering.
We take a human-centered approach to change. Our customized solutions help:
✅ Leaders guide change with confidence and empathy
✅ Employees feel empowered, supported and engaged throughout transitions
✅ Teams develop the skills needed to embrace change with more ease and less stress
✅ Organizations build a resilient, adaptable workforce ready for whatever comes next
Change is inevitable, but struggling through it is optional. With the right tools, skills and knowledge people won't just learn to better adapt to change—they'll actually thrive through it!
Empowering leaders to guide change with confidence and empathy.
-1:1 coaching and group workshops for leaders
-Strategies for leading change effectively
-Cultivating emotional intelligence for leaders
-Building trust and engagement during transitions
Helping employees navigate change with more ease and less stress.
-Mindfulness techniques for handling workplace stress around change
-Resilience-building workshops and coaching
-Emotional intelligence training for adapting to change
Developing tailored strategies and plans to ensure successful transformations.
-Change impact assessments and readiness planning
-Stakeholder analysis, engagement and communication strategies
-Employee training & empowerment programs
Supporting employees in maintaining a sense of well-being.
-Mindfulness and wellness initiatives
-Workplace/personal stress management techniques
-Burnout prevention and work-life balance strategies
Creating engaging and productive spaces for dialogue, collaboration, and action.
-Leadership retreats
-Team-building and collaboration
-Conflict resolution and problem-solving
-Visioning the way forward
Customized solutions that meet your circumstances and needs.
-Advisory services and strategic guidance
-Scalable/adjustable scope of services
-Comprehensive end-to-end support
-Continuous/ongoing monthly assistance
When it comes to managing people-centered change, Foxfire Consulting puts its focus on coaching leaders and supporting employees through transitions, but our ‘not so secret’ weapon is cultivating employee resiliency and capacity to embrace change beyond specific projects or engagements.
Leadership commitment is crucial, but in today's lightning-fast pace of change, a nimble and adaptable workforce with the capacity and skills to adapt to change with more ease and less stress is the ultimate game-changer!
"Valerie is an outstanding professional with solid executive presence. Valerie was our change manager on a government contract that implemented a complete end-to-end transformation of the retail sales platform for our customer. She frequently met with obstacles to change and was able to clearly and confidently articulate processes to nav
"Valerie is an outstanding professional with solid executive presence. Valerie was our change manager on a government contract that implemented a complete end-to-end transformation of the retail sales platform for our customer. She frequently met with obstacles to change and was able to clearly and confidently articulate processes to navigate around those blockers. She is a creative, out-of-the-box thinker that consistently delivered on her commitments through collaboration and teamwork. She was also very instrumental in establishing rapport, building trust and developing positive/productive relationships with our customer. She made a difference in our ability to deliver not only for this customer but several of our public sector customers." ~T.W., NCR
Calm under fire, learning Gore on the fly, doing what was right for the project regardless of what 'standard' would have been. Valerie's contributions to our success were huge!
~T.B. & A.A., W.L. Gore & Associates
"Valerie has a strong commitment to accomplishing what she starts. She has a wonderful rapport with people
Calm under fire, learning Gore on the fly, doing what was right for the project regardless of what 'standard' would have been. Valerie's contributions to our success were huge!
~T.B. & A.A., W.L. Gore & Associates
"Valerie has a strong commitment to accomplishing what she starts. She has a wonderful rapport with people at all levels. Her ability to connect with individuals is truly superior. She has excellent communication skills, is extremely organized and reliable. Valerie gets the job done! and with a very positive attitude. It has been a pleasure working with her."
~ Dr. C.F., DM, MBA, MA, Capital One
"When Valerie came to us to manage our projects with our vendor, she took what had become a truly mired and suffering situation and managed to turn it back into a well-functioning machine. Within weeks I had gone from dreading our check-ins and the fires that would ensue, to actually looking forward to them as a chance to get updated on m
"When Valerie came to us to manage our projects with our vendor, she took what had become a truly mired and suffering situation and managed to turn it back into a well-functioning machine. Within weeks I had gone from dreading our check-ins and the fires that would ensue, to actually looking forward to them as a chance to get updated on my projects and offer insight and direction on them I knew would make it back to the developers and be put into motion. Always very professional and courteous, Valerie managed to handle even the most stressful of affairs with coolness and grace, and always ended up getting us through to a resolution. In addition, I especially appreciated Valerie's dedication to our companies' relationship, and that it always be growing and improving to ensure the best experience for both parties concerned."
~L.Y., Southern States