who we are
Healthy Cultures Happen by Design, Not by Accident
Meet the founder of PIQ Strategies
Josh Hugo
Josh Hugo is a leadership consultant, coach and people strategist with nearly 20 years of experience in education, ed-tech, and organizational leadership. He holds a Master’s in Education and is a certified GiANT leadership coach and consultant, helping teams thrive through practical development, alignment, and execution. Josh also podcasts, writes, and speaks on leadership, and when he’s not working with teams, you’ll find him skiing with his kids or watching Notre Dame football – and always looking for leadership lessons along the way.
What Guides Us
Our Mission
We develop healthy, self-differentiated leaders who build durable, high-performing organizations.
Our Vision
Our Values





Who We Serve
We are proud to have led trainings, keynotes, coaching and strategy services across multiple industries and organizations, which include Lurie Children’s Hospital, The Archdiocese of Chicago, Pikes Peak Immigration Law Firm, The Arvada Chamber of Commerce, The ProGreen Expo, The Rocky Mountain Asphalt and Equipment Show, AGC, enterprise level SaaS, independent schools, and coaching clients across software, education, construction, and sales.
"As my coach for over five years, Josh challenged me to grow while deeply respecting my expertise. His feedback was always sharp, insightful, and tailored to my needs. I never doubted that he was fully invested into my success.”
Jonny Chan, Master Teacher, DSST Montview High School
A Proven Partnership
GiANT Worldwide
PIQ Strategies partners with Giant Worldwide to provide proven, trusted, and high-quality frameworks and tools to support the development of leaders and teams.
Every PIQ Strategies client is unique and all engagements are custom-built to meet the needs of each team. Coupling the powerful and effective tools of GiANT along with PIQ Strategies’ extensive leadership and management library will yield results that leave you feeling supported and successful.
The best teams don't leave their culture to chance


