Evolve

Human Capital Development Meets Behavioral Science

Applied With Military Precision

Unlocking the full potential of your investments with our specialized human capital strategies designed to drive underutilized growth factors and eliminate dips in performance.

Brought into companies to create talent alignment, increase retention, wellbeing, leadership & capacity to perform under pressure.

Engagements utilize specific data to identify the best implementation of advising, coaching & training based in mental optimization to generate results

Result is a better ROI despite high pressure conditions

Organizational Coaching and Advising

Optimizing teams and individuals to support scalability and efficiency, preparing teams for future challenges and opportunities.

Eliminating the J-Curve through Human Flourishing

Our Story

Our team’s combined experience spans decades within the human performance and human capital space. What began as blending military special operations leadership tools with neuroscience and psychology for ultimate individual performance, grew to integrate human capital strategies to affect positive change in companies with thousands of employees.

Total Human Optimization

Enhancing the holistic human system within leadership, teams, and their capabilities within companies to drive strategic execution and value creation.

Our Mission

To redefine the value creation paradigm for investors and owners through innovative human capital strategies. We drastically reduce the effect of the post transaction J curve.

We ensure that our focus is tied to highly targeted data from the organization, allowing us to make change at the highest point of leverage.

Our Approach

Driving Organizational Flourishing through Human Capital Strategy Development:

Our data exposes the hidden people/cultural stressors and psychological discrepancies weighing down an organization with precision. While most survey data goes unused, we utilize this data to craft a custom action plan that utilizes coaching and advising to make measurable change.

We then retest to continue making positive change with the highest level of efficiency. This process is what drives a company to flourish, and is a major advantage over the competition.

Pioneering the Integration of Military Precision, Neuroscience, and Human Capital Strategies for Transformative Leadership and Organizational Growth

-46%

Turnover:

A hidden cost often resulting in millions lost.Reduction in turnover: Average 46%

+37.5%

Productivity:

Many variables contribute to productivity reduction.
Corporate restructuring has a negative impact. Productivity Increases: Average 37.5%

+37.5%

Leadership Stress:

Leadership Stress: New ownership and restructuring increases stress.Resulting in turnover, productivity loss, poor decisions.Reduction in leadership stress: 53%

How We Create Impact

Executive Coaching and Advising: A custom individual experience aimed at maximum optimization.
coaching studies have shown an over 7.9X ROI (booz allen hamilton)

“We estimate that Executive Coaching from a quality team will result in a 500% ROI for organizations” –Harvard Business Review

Leadership Training Series: Comprehensive training for larger groups, designed to reduce burnout, initiate flow, and establish congruency. These series are crucial for other initiatives including wellbeing and DE&I.

Strategic Research and Data Gathering:
Engaging in ongoing research to inform portfolio owners and establish optimal tools and methods for change. Previous studies show significant positive impact on biochemical and behavioral markers alongside cultural changes. We positively effect the congruency within an organization.

Offsites and Speaking Engagements: Participating in and conducting sessions at executive retreats and events. Offsites held at private locations. Designed to expose individuals to a unique environment that triggers a behavioral shift in thought and capability.

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Neuroscience

We understand the role that biochemistry plays in performance. our clients see significant increases in neurotransmitters that promote positive performance such as serotonin, dopamine, etc and significant decreases in stress markers such as epinephrine and cortisol. We call this the burnout biomarker matrix. (maybe put symbols of the molecules?)

Psychology

The power of the mind is often neglected in typical “sink or swim” environments. We utilize a proprietary training system to allow clients to feel and perform their absolute best.

Physiology

Our body houses all the systems that make us who we are. employees who neglect personal wellbeing are shown to be over 27% less effective and more inclined to leave the company.

Leadership

We utilize a behavioral science based approach to leadership that skips over surface level issues to get directly to the root cause of deficiencies. This allows for lasting change and continual growth.

Success Stories
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Ben R: President, Europe - Inizio Engage

“...I have seen significant improvements not only in my physical health but also in my mental wellbeing...Working with Pearce has had a tremendous impact on my ability to work effectively, lead people, and overcome challenges within the organization. I am deeply grateful for the positive impact it has had on me.”

Dave N: Chief Human Resources Officer - Solenis

"My experience working with Pearce has been fantastic! His coaching has really opened up a perspective that has helped me reflect and process situations with more balance, focus and intent....I highly recommend this experience as I think anyone in high pressure, consuming and stressful jobs can greatly benefit."

James E: SVP Global HR - Inizio Engage

“...Pearce provides tangible, useful and impactful actions that brought immediate positive change. Highly recommended."

Courtney A: Executive - Exp Realty

Pearce is an excellent conduit for sustained success and higher personal growth. His ability to communicate and resonate make him the top coach I have ever had the pleasure of working with. I am very thankful for the journey and exploration we embarked on. He is truly a consummate professional. Thank you again Pearce.

Meet the Team

Builtoevolve revolutionizes performance and well-being in high-stakes environments through a unique blend of science, psychology, and physiology, paving the way for the emergence of the 'business athlete'.

Founder, Head Coach and Advisor, Military Special Operations Leader

Pearce Cucchissi applies his military background in strategic thinking and team dynamics to lead 'Built to Evolve', a firm focused on improving executive and team performance. His work integrates experience and knowledge in neuroscience, psychology, and physiology. This approach is designed to improve executive performance, ensuring leaders are equipped to maintain an optimal state of mind in today's business environment. Pearce focuses on developing a culture business athletes. Those that are empowered to increase their stamina, drive, performance and health, so that they can achieve their maximum level of positive impact. Having collaborated with organizations like Citibank, The Las Vegas Raiders, and Charter, Pearce now primarily advises executives of Private Equity-owned portfolio companies, where he has observed significant mental resilience challenges. His coaching style is grounded in real-world experience, balancing professional development with personal well-being.

Denise Funfar, Coach and Advisor

Denise leverages her expansive career across Europe and the U.S. and advanced degrees in business and change management to offer a coaching experience that is as robust as it is enlightening. Her approach marries scientific precision with holistic insight, targeting the nexus where personal achievement and well-being intersect. With a clientele that spans from top-tier executives and dynamic corporations to academia and philanthropic institutions, Denise has a particular penchant for elevating ambitious women through specially tailored coaching initiatives. Her unique coaching philosophy advocates for a fusion of deep introspective work and the cultivation of self-compassion as the cornerstones for unlocking one's true potential for joy and influential presence in the world. Based in Southern California, Denise's Swedish roots underpin her global perspective, enriching her practice with a diverse cultural tapestry. Specializing in a wide array of competencies—including burnout, emotional intelligence, and work-life harmony—Denise is dedicated to nurturing 'corporate athletes': professionals who aspire to harmonize peak performance with personal fulfillment.

Dr. Michael Miletic: Senior Advisor

Dr. Michael Miletic is a former Olympic athlete and a prominent physician specializing in clinical neuroscience and metabolic medicine. Dr. Miletic evaluates the brain, mind, and body and brings the latest science and evidence-based treatments to optimize your health. Specializing in executives looking to reach their full potential. Dr. Miletic developed “The Miletic Method” as a new model of mental health treatment, brain functioning, performance, longevity, and health. The model consists of looking at the brain/body as a series of interrelated bidirectional systems influencing and influenced by each other in ways specific to each patient. Understanding the intricacies of this allows us to approach each patient in an individualized way. The method then involves integrating all of the physical measures through history taking and specialized lab tests with psychology and neuroscience in a way that provides a new understanding of mental states.

Justin Payne: Senior Advisor, Executive

Justin is a seasoned human resource executive whose extensive leadership experience spans a multitude of industries—including manufacturing, distribution, and sales—both public and private. His expertise is not only in navigating the complexities of employment law, workers' compensation, and benefits programs but also in understanding the profound impact HR decisions have on organizational culture. He adopts a consultative approach, relishing the process of discovery, diagnosis, and designing of bespoke HR solutions that drive tangible results. Justin is a firm believer in bridging the execution gap through the strategic use of cross-functional teams, enhancing organizational capabilities, and fostering breakthrough performance. Fluent in both Spanish and English, his specialties lie in people development, cultivating an organizational culture rooted in continuous improvement through Kaizen and Lean methodologies, and implementing Hoshin Kanri for effective policy and strategy deployment. Justin's approach is holistic, dynamic, and always results-focused.

Spike Hayden: Partner, Head of Business Development

As a Partner and Head of Business Development, Spike brings nearly eight years of dedicated experience in Human Capital technology. Throughout his career, he has established an expansive network, encompassing Global System Integrators (GSIs), System Integrators (SIs), boutique consultants, and prominent tech partners such as Udemy, LinkedIn Learning, and UKG. His expertise lies in forging strategic alliances and partnerships that enhance organizational capabilities and drive innovative solutions in human capital management. Spike has a keen interest in creating measurable human impact, particularly within private equity-backed organizations, where he focus on leveraging technology and knowledge to improve workforce efficiencies and outcomes. His approach combines deep industry knowledge with a passion for achieving tangible improvements in human capital processes, positioning organizations to thrive in evolving business landscapes.

Sharesz Wilkinson: Executive Communications & Resilience

Sharesz T. Wilkinson is an international Executive Communication and Resilience Expert working remotely with highly driven professionals, MNCs, C-Level Executives, and their teams. She brings in extensive experience, and her pragmatic approach offers a high level of professionalism, awareness, focus, and trust. Leading to top-level performance during challenging times, she creates lasting results with her clients in a short period of time. As a Harvard Business Review Advisory & Forbes Councils Member, she has been focusing on her passion to create effective change top-down with her work. To date, she has received 18x international awards and nominations as a change agent. She is further an international speaker, best-selling co-author, investor, and serves as a Senator for the USA in the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF).

Chris Nastasi, Coach and Advisor, Special Operations Veteran

Chris Nastasi combines the competitive spirit of a former college and minor league baseball player with the strategic rigor of a U.S. Army Special Operations unit leader. Specializing in combating burnout, Chris’s coaching is underpinned by a deep understanding of the high-pressure demands on professional and personal fronts. His approach is personalized, taking into account each client’s unique challenges and aspirations, and leveraging insights from neuroscience and psychology to foster resilience. Chris is dedicated to helping individuals harness their potential, achieve balance, and excel under pressure.