We know leadership because we've lived it

  • Roz Cohen, PhD, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Founder, Chief Executive Officer

    Roz Cohen, PhD, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

    Founder, Chief Executive Officer

    • Translates doctoral research on inclusive leadership into models that improve engagement and retention.
    • Applies cross-industry experience to distinguish standard practice from genuine organizational risk.
    • Connects culture strategy to measurable business outcomes.
  • Debra DeFrancesco, Founder, Chief Operating Officer

    Debra DeFrancesco

    Founder, Chief Operating Officer

    • Brings 25+ years of leadership experience connecting business decisions with the realities of people and work.
    • Identifies where roles, processes, and management practices are limiting organizational performance.
    • Works alongside leaders and teams to build practical solutions they can sustain.
  • Amalia Egri Freedman, Founder, Chief Strategy Officer

    Amalia Egri Freedman

    Founder, Chief Strategy Officer

    • Brings a systems perspective to connect people, processes, and priorities for greater organizational impact.
    • Builds leadership capacity to navigate change with clarity, trust, and shared ownership.
    • Turns strategy into action by creating clear priorities, strong structures, and accountability.

Together we bring over 75 years of experience to our clients.

What we believe informs what we do

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  1. Every engagement should leave an organization more capable than when we arrived. We build leadership, systems, and organizational capacity that support long-term success. We equip leaders with practical tools, shared approaches, and repeatable practices that become the way the organization works. Our work is measured by the strength we leave behind. We strengthen organizations while solving problems.

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  2. Every organization is unique. We combine deep inquiry, diverse perspectives, and practical experience to develop solutions tailored to your people, culture, and goals. We uncover the right answers together.

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  3. Strategies that can't be implemented are just notes on a whiteboard. We help organizations translate vision into action by aligning priorities, decision-making, and accountability. We connect strategy to execution.

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  4. Leadership, culture, operations, and organizational structure are interconnected. Lasting change requires understanding how the pieces work together. We design solutions that strengthen the whole organization, not just individual units or functions. We design solutions that consider the whole organization.

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