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§ The Partners · Co-Founders A Small Firm by Design

Two principals.
Every engagement.

Ballast was founded by Kevin Gosa and Bryan Horvath. Every engagement involves both partners. There are no associates, no junior staff, no offshore support — only the people whose names are on the door.

We bring a performer's poise. An analyst's clarity. A strategist's ear. We energize every engagement without making ourselves the center of it.

The Partners

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Kevin Gosa, Co-Founder of Ballast

Kevin Gosa

Co-Founder

Kevin Gosa has spent twenty years on stages, in boardrooms, and everywhere in between. A saxophonist who has performed from Texas to Thailand, he carries a performer's instinct into the room — reading what's unsaid, sensing the shift, knowing when to hold a moment and when to move. His Master's in Music from the University of Kansas was the beginning of an unlikely education in how people listen, decide, and align. He has since brought that lens to leadership teams at organizations ranging from American Express and T-Mobile to Deloitte and the NYS Department of Labor. He has lectured at MIT and Baylor University, published poetry, co-hosted a technology and culture podcast, and can solve a Rubik's Cube in under ninety seconds. He lives in Jersey City with his wife and two rowdy boys. Along with Bryan, he has co-authored two books: Fire the Foosball Table: A Practical Guide to Building and Leading Healthy Workplace Culture (2022) and Welcome to Work: 58 Unwritten Rules for Winning at Work.

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Bryan Horvath, Co-Founder of Ballast

Bryan Horvath

Co-Founder

Bryan Horvath engineered Cadillacs for GM, fronted a rock band across 45 states, launched an indie record label, licensed his own inventions, and became — against all odds — a semi-pro cake decorator. He has also spent nearly thirty years as an executive leader and advisor, including a long tenure as Executive Director of an international arts organization he grew from a small operation into a global movement. That biography is not an accident: it reflects a mind that moves between systems, disciplines, and contexts with unusual fluency. Bryan brings that fluency to bear on the hardest problems in organizational leadership — connecting vision to strategy, and strategy to action. He has advised boards and executive teams across sectors, lectured for MBA programs, and led nonprofit incubators. His clients include Filmnation, Global Industrial, and Smile Train. Alongside Kevin, he has co-authored two books: Fire the Foosball Table — A Practical Guide to Building and Leading Healthy Workplace Culture (2022) and Welcome to Work — 58 Unwritten Rules for Winning at Work.

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The same two people.
Start to finish.

The partners you meet on day one are the partners who stay in the room. Tell us what you're navigating — one conversation is enough to know whether we're the right fit.

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We work with a small number of clients at a time. Engagements begin with a discovery call.