What are three words to describe you?
Long-term thinker, curious, caring.

What is your Superpower?
Solve problems by bringing the right people and resources together, inclusivity, understanding how things work, being present.

What do you nerd out over?
How to improve our thinking. Overcoming cognitive distortions.

What happens when you are in the room/on the team?
People feel heard/Seen. Team gets the confidence to solve the problem or face the challenge.

What were some reframing moments for you (in career and life) that changed the way you look at things?
Realizing that there is no speed limit to learning, team and talent building takes time and needs absolute focus. Being vulnerable is a strength not weakness. Every effort in defining the problem will always get rewarded. You can never be over prepared, live your learnings.

What are three words to describe you?
Thoughtful, creative, analytical.

What is your Superpower?
Patience.

What do you nerd out over?
In work – listening and coaching; outside work – golf, Italian wine and entertaining.

What happens when you are in the room/on the team?
I bring a fresh perspective and wide-ranging business experience to help craft creative solutions. I help encourage teams to think about the problem of the day with a wider angle and a longer-term lens.

What were some reframing moments for you (in career and life) that changed the way you look at things?
The wonder of becoming a parent taught me a lot about caring, patience and humility. Being a grandparent rekindles the sense of magic and possibilities.
Being Treasurer of my church taught me a lot about how to consider multiple points of view while building a consensus to move forward in constructive ways.
As Chief Strategy Officer of a major professional services firm, I honed a range of skills and problem-solving approaches that I bring to every endeavor.
An innovation-related leadership assignment at mid-career taught me a lot about intelligent risk-taking, the fundamentals of managing technology development and patience with creative ideas.
Early in my career, serving as an auditor taught me a lot about how businesses operate day-to-day, inspiring me to become a pragmatic problem-solver to help clients improve their businesses.

What are three words to describe you?
Patient, determined, hardworking.

What is your Superpower?
Kindness.

What do you nerd out over?
Coaching people and empowering them, helping them transform into their best selves. I am fascinated by the narratives we hold and how changing the narrative changes the person as a whole.

What happens when you are in the room/on the team?
I wear my coach hat and tend to be non-judgmental. This creates a psychological safe space for the team to be vulnerable, drop the armor and connect more authentically. This allows us to be open to experiences that create purpose and meaning.

What were some reframing moments for you (in career and life) that changed the way you look at things?
I am fascinated by how our thoughts can either hold us back or move us forward. I was able to take a step back and look at the narrative, beliefs and assumptions I hold, and I decided to look at them with kindness and curiosity and do a litmus test to figure out whether that serves me in the here and now. This allows me to provide the same space and time for others to understand and validate their beliefs and assumptions.

What are three words to describe you?
Loyalty, attention to detail, accountability.

What is your Superpower?
Seeing how to make the team think and grow.

What do you nerd out over?
Trying to think things through thoroughly for the long-term and consider all the possibilities before getting excited.

What happens when you are in the room/on the team?
I help people collaborate and contribute, welcome ideas irrespective of title or role, and make everyone feel part of team.

What were some reframing moments for you (in career and life) that changed the way you look at things?
Realizing you don’t have to do everything yourself, there are people around you who can do better than you.
Understanding how to engage the right member and get help for anything we do.
Recognizing everyone has their unique superpower – when I see it, I’m always amazed I never recognized it before!

What are three words to describe you?
Caring, honest, committed.

What is your Superpower?
Being observant about people, the situation or the overall environment.

What do you nerd out over?
Learning from masters (past, present and upcoming) be it through articles, podcast or movies.

What happens when you are in the room/on the team?
People feel energetic and comfortable. The team can break complex problems into simple, understandable language.

What were some reframing moments for you (in career and life) that changed the way you look at things?
Finding or creating “A” solution is better than waiting for “The” solution.
Do the uncomfortable thing first.
People take time to trust – once you’ve earned it, strive to keep it.

What are three words to describe you?
Enthusiast, artist, a dreamer.

What is your Superpower?
Simplifying clutter, bringing out the beauty in the mundane.

What do you nerd out over?
Great design, fantasy books and a challenge.

What happens when you are in the room/on the team?
When I am in the room, I brighten things up. I bring new perspectives to light. I change things for the better by questioning why things are the way they are.

What were some reframing moments for you (in career and life) that changed the way you look at things?
The most important step that I will ever take is always the “next one”. As long as I keep taking the next step in the right direction, no failure can define me.

What are three words to describe you?
Honest, resourceful, reliable.

What is your Superpower?
Getting things done – anything I pick up I ensure it reaches the desired finish line.

What do you nerd out over?
Process frameworks and trends in analytics, The Big Bang Theory sitcom, and decluttering!

What happens when you are in the room/on the team?
I bring order and process to the project. Teams feel comfortable and open to confide in me.

What were some reframing moments for you (in career and life) that changed the way you look at things?
Feel the fear and do it anyway.
Extra time and money need to be reinvested.
You can skip ahead, but you still have to learn the lessons from each step.
Each step is easier with an audience – be brave, ask for help.

What are three words to describe you?
Detail-minded, focused, problem-solver.

What is your Superpower?
Retrospecting to prevent failure.

What do you nerd out over?
Contemplating between ‘actions and behaviors that would have brought the optimal outcome’ and the actual ‘actions and behaviors’ (reality).
Trying to build a mental image of more than one version of a narrative.

What happens when you are in the room/on the team?
I bring out people’s hidden hesitations to help them voice what they think could be done rather than what is proposed to be done; I enable everyone to participate and contribute; I roll up my sleeves and take an active part in problem-solving; I encourage everyone to not gauge a problem at face value, but rather to always look under the hood.

What were some reframing moments for you (in career and life) that changed the way you look at things?
There is always more than one solution to a problem. If I feel stuck, if it feels like a rabbit hole, it is absolutely time to get fresh perspectives. Never shy away from asking for help. Binary thinking closes doors to great opportunities, understanding and perspectives.
True learning and understanding happens when there is no safety net.