Clarity in how you lead.
Truth in how you live.
Power in who you are.

I unlock the human systems beneath performance so businesses can grow without breaking the people inside them.

Creator of Pink Dragon™ and Beacon™.
Business Therapist. Author. Executive Advisor.

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The Work I Do Sits At The Intersection of Human and Commercial Systems

WHAT I DO

I work with leaders when performance, identity, and reality collide. I work with leaders on the business and the human reality behind it.

For over two decades, I’ve worked inside high-stakes environments:

– Reversing revenue decline
– Aligning fractured teams
– Rebuilding systems labeled “unfixable”
– Helping leaders see what their dashboards can’t

At the same time, I’ve lived through seasons that strip life down to its essentials – where leadership isn’t about optics, but endurance, truth, and choice.

That combination is not common.
It’s the foundation of my work.

HOW I HELP LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS

I help people and systems do five things well – especially under pressure:

See the invisible patterns beneath performance, burnout, and breakdown
Make clear decisions when information is incomplete, and stakes are real
Tell the truth without destroying trust, culture, or themselves
Design growth that doesn’t quietly hollow out the humans inside it
Stabilize before scaling, so success doesn’t create its own collapse

This is not motivational leadership.
It’s functional leadership when conditions are messy, and outcomes matter.

IT IS FOR YOU IF

You’re succeeding on paper and straining underneath.

Momentum is fragile. Effort is doing the work structure should.

You lead with care and conviction but something isn’t aligned.

Why Leaders Work With Me

And What Makes This Work Different

Clarity That Cuts Through Noise


Most leaders aren’t short on data.
They’re short on signal.

I see the patterns beneath surface problems and tell you, directly, what’s actually happening inside your system.

No spin. No theater. No false reassurance.

Strategy Forged Under Real Pressure


I’ve led global teams at American Express, Rolls-Royce, FIS Global, and Curinos, and helped scale multiple companies through high-stakes transformation.

I’ve also made decisions where the consequences weren’t quarterly; they were personal.

That combination means the frameworks I use aren’t theoretical.

They’re built for moments when clarity matters, and there’s no margin for error.

Communication That Moves People


You don’t change organizations by issuing directives.
You change them by changing how truth moves through the system.

I help leaders communicate with precision and care, clear language, firm boundaries, and decisions people can actually act on.


Why This Works

Because I don’t separate:

Business performance from human reality. Strategy from execution. Truth from consequence.

Most advisors optimize one.

I work where all three collide.

Pink Dragon™:
Breathe Fire Into Your Life and Leadership

This book is not motivation.
It’s a reorientation.
It’s for people who are tired of pushing and ready to lead from alignment, clarity, and truth.
Most readers don’t stop at the book.
They recognize themselves and take the next step.

Also available at your local bookstore.


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Keynotes That Leave People Changed, Not Just Inspired.

My talks sit at the intersection of leadership, reinvention, GTM strategy, and the realities of being human under pressure.

Featured Talks


The Fire That Leads—What Caregiving Taught Me About Leadership Under Pressure

Soft Power with Sharp Edges™—The Pink Dragon™ Way to Lead and Live

Fixing the “Impossible”—A Framework for High-Stakes Reinvention in Organizations

GTM Clarity—How Great Leaders Build Predictable Growth Without Burning People Out

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“Your life and leadership are shaped less by what happens to you and more by how honest you’re willing to be with yourself about it.”

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