About Modern Zen
We believe complexity deserves clarity
Modern Zen is a strategic operating practice built for leaders navigating the intersection of strategy, capital, and organizational design.
Our Story
Modern Zen was founded on a simple observation: the most consequential challenges in business aren't technical—they're human. Leaders don't lack data; they lack clarity. Organizations don't need more tools; they need better systems.
We started as practitioners embedded in the work—operating companies, writing proposals, building financial models, redesigning workflows. Over time, we recognized patterns: the same problems appearing across industries, the same solutions working in unexpected contexts.
Today, we partner with founders, executives, and institutions who refuse to choose between ambition and sustainability, between growth and integrity. We bring steady hands to complex work.
Our Values
These principles guide every engagement, every decision, every relationship we build.
Clarity Over Complexity
We simplify without dumbing down. The best solutions are often the most elegant.
Action Over Analysis
We believe in doing the work. Strategy without execution is just conversation.
Humans Over Abstractions
Organizations are made of people. We never optimize away the human element.
Partnership Over Prescription
We work alongside you, not above you. Your expertise matters as much as ours.
Leadership
Led by a builder and operator with deep expertise across technology, operations, and strategic growth.
Sedale Turbovsky is a builder, operator, and strategic partner to organizations navigating complexity at the intersection of technology, operations, and growth. He has founded and scaled multiple ventures across AI, government procurement, healthcare infrastructure, and data platforms, working hands-on with executives, founders, and public-sector leaders to turn ambiguity into execution.
As a consultant, Sedale operates as a force multiplier: diagnosing structural bottlenecks, designing durable operating models, and embedding practical systems that compound over time. Clients engage him when the stakes are high—new ventures, complex integrations, regulated environments, or moments of strategic inflection—and value his ability to pair clear thinking with decisive action.
What We Do
Five capabilities that help organizations navigate complexity with clarity and confidence.
Strategic Operating Partnership
Hands-on support for leaders navigating scale
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Turning complex funding landscapes into outcomes
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Designing organizations that don't fight themselves
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From idea to durable enterprise
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Helping serious work be understood
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We work with leaders across industries who refuse to choose between ambition and sustainability.
Let's work together
Whether you're navigating a critical transition, pursuing ambitious growth, or redesigning how your organization works, we'd love to hear from you.
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