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I’ve been described as having a “warm, wise energy.” I don’t just bring energy, I spark it in others, leaving audiences more curious, alive, and ready to move forward.

As a trusted advisor, bestselling author, master facilitator and certified coach with 25+ years of experience, I help you embrace what’s next. I work in the mission-driven sector — most often with nonprofits, philanthropic foundations, post-secondary institutions, and health organizations — supporting senior leaders and Boards to align what they do with what matters most and collaborate toward shared, meaningful goals.

And I use strategic imagination to get there. Whether it’s personal reinvention, bold organizational shifts, or sector-wide collaboration, I help create a more vivid picture of the future you want so that you are more likely to create it.

When I speak, I don’t just deliver information — I create moments that lead to real, lasting change.

RESHAPE
YOUR SECTOR

For multiple organizations

Is your work working? 

I create space and structure for you and your partner organizations to reshape your collective future or solve a joint problem.

REDESIGN
YOUR PLAN

For single organizations

Refreshing your strategy?

I create a process to help your team articulate priorities so you can say a strong ‘yes’ to great opportunities and a shared ‘no’ to ones that don’t align.

REINVENT
YOUR LIFE

For individuals

Navigating a transition?

I create coaching experiences that help you regroup and accelerate through seasons of uncertainty with more clarity and momentum.

REENERGIZE
YOUR AUDIENCES

For large audiences

Looking for an engaging speaker? 

I offer inspiring keynotes that help people grow into their imaginative potential and be energized by their need to adapt.

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Surfing Lessons

I don’t know how to surf. But as a metaphor for adaptability and responding in uncertainty rather than waiting for calm seas — that I do know something about. I’ve recently been upgrading my adaptability intelligence coaching through AQai. We’ve been talking about Change Uncertainty (Cu) as a dimension of adaptability, and why it matters. …

Learning to Surf

About six months into the COVID lockdown of 2020, I remember a fellow facilitator saying to me, “I don’t do digital meetings.” My cheeky response? “Happy retirement.” Lately I’ve been writing about making decisions in uncertainty — about paying attention to the quantity and quality of the information we’re gathering, and to the nature of …

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