Meet the Founder

From the Trenches to Your Corner

In my past leadership roles, I’ve led culture and people initiatives across every stage of organizational complexity—from 80-person startups to 42,000-employee global organizations. I learned what actually works when growth is rapid, resources are stretched, and every decision matters. As a global leader, advisor, consultant, and coach, I’ve:

• Aligned leadership teams and broke down silos through team-building, strategic offsites, leveraging DiSC Workplace to create a common understanding and improve communication, developing and cascading Executive Committee MBOs throughout organizations, and creating alignment across cross-functional teams with competing priorities
• Protected critical talent during transitions, including leading culture integration for M&A that retained 95-98% of key people, managing communications for company splits and divestitures, and leading people programs for 100-day integration plans that delivered results
• Moved engagement scores by double digits through comprehensive action plans that turned survey data into meaningful change, and reduced attrition by 15% with talent development programs that built leadership bench strength from within, and helped hundreds of new and mid-level leaders strengthen their people-leadership skills through an award-winning leadership development program.
• Led through crisis—business continuity during the pandemic with 100% operational uptime, geopolitical conflicts requiring office relocations of 60+ employees, and major organizational restructuring—always keeping people informed and operations running
• Optimized operations for EBITDA impact, restructuring real estate strategy to save $1.5M+ annually while supporting hybrid work, and streamlining business processes that enhanced time to market by 75%+
• Coached C-suite leaders through ambiguity, advising on change management and crisis communications, and helping leaders navigate complex stakeholder dynamics when the path forward was unclear

How I Help Leaders Today

The strategies and frameworks that drove success across these organizations are transferable. Leaders facing similar challenges deserve a partner who’s been in the trenches. That’s why I founded Ignite Change Global.

For individual leaders, my work is grounded in the Intelligent Leadership® Executive Coaching framework developed by John Mattone — a globally recognized methodology that aligns leaders’ inner values with external behaviors to create measurable, sustainable impact. Individual engagements draw on tools like the MLEI® and STLI-360®, as well as DiSC® Workplace, to create a personalized development plan tailored to each leader’s goals, context, and growth opportunities.

For organizations, my work includes the full design and delivery of leadership development programs — from discovery and diagnostic assessment through cohort facilitation, group coaching, and sustainability planning. Organizational engagements draw on tools like the CTRA-40® and 5CCA® from John Mattone Global to assess leadership culture readiness and organizational health, alongside Everything DiSC® assessments that give leaders and teams a shared language and practical foundation for the work ahead. These findings inform program design and drive a leadership and culture action plan at the organizational level.

For VC/PE-backed organizations and high-growth companies navigating rapid scale, post-acquisition integration, or heightened performance expectations, the Culture Accelerator combines assessment, executive coaching, and targeted consulting in a focused three-month engagement. Using the CTRA-40® and 5CCA® from John Mattone Global alongside Everything DiSC® from Wiley, leaders gain data-driven insight into leadership readiness and cultural alignment — enabling faster execution, stronger cohesion, and sustainable performance as the organization scales.

Explore the full range of my services in more detail at the following pages- Culture Accelerator, 1:1 Executive Coaching, and Leadership Development & Group Coaching.

My Coaching Approach

My approach uses a traditional coaching model to help leaders develop awareness and clarity and determine the right actions to attain their goals—so they can move forward confidently and with positive impact.

Leadership transformation occurs when leaders reflect honestly, see themselves clearly, and choose how to lead in each situation. I act as a strategic thought partner, helping leaders strengthen their awareness, align their actions with their values, and act intentionally.

Through this work, leaders and teams gain the insight and tools needed to thrive during change, shape positive culture, and lead effectively in complex, real-world environments.

Coaching can help you:

• Clarify your vision and priorities to focus on what moves the needle
• Identify blind spots and limiting patterns holding you back
• Strengthen emotional intelligence and leadership presence to influence effectively
• Communicate with clarity and confidence to inspire action
• Build trust and alignment within teams
• Lead through growth and change with greater resilience

Whether you’re advancing into a new role, scaling a high-growth startup, navigating post-acquisition integration, or other complexity and change, leaders who work with Ignite Change Global gain clarity, alignment, and the capability to execute with confidence.

Book a free consultation and let’s explore how we can ignite change — within yourself and across your organization.