About Me
Strategic / Achiever/ Relator/ Maximizer/ Command/ Activator
Credentials That Back it Up
I didn’t start in consulting, I started in chaos.
Not organizational chaos, but personal. I was offered a prestigious Gates Millennium scholarship that paid for my doctorate… but it came with a catch: I had to study in a field that didn’t quite feel like mine. I chose adult learning begrudgingly and uncertain, but determined. And that reluctant yes became a defining yes.
While studying adult education, I became obsessed with how people grow inside organizations and culture is solidified. Not just skill acquisition, but how identity, power, and purpose show up in workplaces. I taught college courses, interviewed leaders, and eventually stepped into international executive leadership myself, where all the theory got tested.
I saw what most leadership programs miss: It’s not the vision that breaks down—it’s the people dynamics.
Real culture (or lack of it) is in the conflict avoidance, the toxic behaviors that get tolerated, and in the managers who are technically brilliant but emotionally under-equipped.
So I built what I couldn’t find:
a system for helping teams lead with strengths, communicate with clarity, and build cultures that people want to stay in, not just survive in.
Today, I bring that system to organizations across sectors. I don’t do one-size-fits-all trainings. I do strategy that sticks, systems that support, and coaching that shifts both behavior and culture.
Because I know what happens when learning is forced. And I’ve seen what’s possible when it’s designed for transformation.
Global executive experience
Executive Education from Harvard Business School + University of Oxford + INSEAD studying innovation, strategy, and culture
Doctorate in Adult & Higher Education
Global consultant from multi-national corporations to local government
Serial entrepreneur
Named Gates Millennium Scholar by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Certified Gallup Global Strengths Coach
Former college faculty + nonprofit leader + global consultant
Featured speaker and advisor across industries and continents
On a Personal Note
I believe
Managers are the glue. They bridge strategy and execution but are rarely given the tools to lead people. I make sure they get them.
Strengths are not just self-awareness tools. They’re organizational levers for accountability, feedback, and trust.
Culture doesn’t live on posters. It lives in hallway conversations, missed meetings, unsaid feedback, and quiet exits.
You can’t outsource change. But you can design for it—with the right data, development, and systems.
My approach blends the head and the heart: rigorous diagnostics with real human insight. And it works. Not because it’s trendy, but because it’s tailored, tested, and rooted in how people actually grow.
I’m also a family gal, 90’s music lover, and someone who knows that leadership is deeply personal.
The choices we make in our roles shape lives, not just outcomes. That’s why my work isn’t just about developing professionals. It’s about helping people lead with courage, clarity, and care—in every room they walk into.
Because when we get culture right, we don’t just build better organizations- we build better leaders. We build better humans.
