Leadership Advisory
Real-world leadership, refined.
Leadership isn’t about knowing all the answers—it’s about creating clarity when the path forward isn’t obvious. Over the past three decades, I’ve worked with boards, CEOs, and leadership teams across industries and business stages, helping them navigate growth, transition, and complexity with confidence.
Through a blend of strategic insight and real-world experience, I help leaders strengthen alignment, sharpen decision-making, and move forward with purpose.
Executive and Board Advisory
Growth, change, and high-stakes decisions test every leader. Experience helps, but it’s perspective—the ability to step back, see patterns, and find clarity—that makes the difference.
Over the past 30 years, I’ve sat on every side of the table: founder, board member, and advisor. I’ve seen what builds alignment, what breaks it, and how great leaders find their footing when the pressure is on.
I work with executives, business owners, and boards to navigate defining moments—transitions, acquisitions, leadership shifts, and periods of rapid growth. My role isn’t to hand over answers; it’s to help teams see clearly, make confident decisions, and move forward with purpose.
Because leadership isn’t about knowing everything—it’s about creating enough clarity for others to move with you.
Board Leadership
Strong board leadership shapes how an organization thinks, decides, and grows. It’s where strategy meets accountability—and where clarity of direction matters most.
I’ve served on nine boards across public, private, and nonprofit sectors, holding roles including Board Chair, Nominating & Governance Chair, Audit & Finance Chair, and Compensation Committee Member. I’ve helped boards strengthen governance, navigate leadership transitions, and guide high-stakes strategic pivots.
One of the most defining experiences was helping take a company public—serving on the Strategic Advisory Committee that led the organization through its IPO, a critical milestone for both management and investors. Experiences like this have shown me how the best boards blend oversight with foresight, balancing discipline with trust.
I understand the dynamics that make boards effective—and the challenges that hold them back. I’m open to future board opportunities where my experience can help drive strategy, shape governance, and create lasting impact.
Speaking
Leadership isn’t a theory—it’s lived. It’s shaped by pressure, refined by experience, and tested in complexity.
Drawing on three decades as a founder, board member, and advisor, I speak with leaders who are navigating real challenges—growth, change, and the pursuit of clarity. My talks combine strategic insight with lived experience, drawn from co-founding six companies, serving on nine boards, and guiding organizations through major transitions.
Whether on a stage or in a boardroom, my goal is the same: to spark reflection, challenge assumptions, and help people lead with greater intention. I also bring lessons from life outside the office—ultramarathons, canyon crossings, and remote adventures—because leadership, like endurance, demands perspective, resilience, and the courage to keep going when it gets hard.
If you’re looking for a speaker who brings energy, authenticity, and hard-won perspective to the room, let’s talk.