Your smartest people are leading.
And holding the business back.

Growth won’t come from hiring more experts.
It will come from leaders who multiply impact, connect across silos, and build what’s next.

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Technical Experts Aren’t the Problem

They are the hidden lever for growth.

For 25+ years, I’ve worked with engineers, product leads and other domain experts who were promoted because they’re brilliant at what they do, then left to figure out leadership on their own.

My work helps them grow into leaders who can scale teams, influence decisions, and drive execution, without losing the edge that made them exceptional.

But here’s the difference:

We don’t just talk about leadership. We focus on high-impact habits that are reinforced, measured, and directly tied to business outcomes.

I’m a Master Certified Social Style® trainer and co-author of The Facilitation Advantage.

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I help technical leaders level up fast before growth leaves them behind.

Our Solutions

We turn brilliant minds into leaders people trust without losing the deep expertise your business runs on.

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Leadership Excellence Framework

Leadership is a business capability, not just an individual trait.

We work with you to define what good leadership looks like in your context, anchored in your values and aligned to where the business is headed.

Then we translate those expectations into observable behaviors, tie them into your performance management system, and embed them into how you hire, promote, and develop.

The result? Leadership becomes a system. Scalable. Measurable. Aligned.

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The Versatility Code
Workshop

One day. Immediate impact.

Seeing how others experience you provides insight you won’t get otherwise.

In this workshop, leaders get a clear picture of how they are perceived by those they work with. Then, they learn how to flex their communication style, reduce performance drag, and lead with more trust and clarity, starting the very next day.

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1:1 Executive Coaching

Leadership growth shouldn’t take years.

This high-touch engagement helps senior leaders lead through complexity, accelerate decision-making, and show measurable business impact, without losing what made them successful in the first place.

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Uplift Peer Group Coaching Program

Break silos. Build leaders.

You need leaders who can communicate cross functionally, influence without authority, and build teams that move fast, together.

This five-month experience blends peer-based learning with 1:1 coaching.

It helps break down silos, shift from doer to leader, and step into the kind of leadership your growth actually requires.

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1:1 Level Up Leadership Coaching

Not just more responsibility, more influence.

A three-month, one-on-one coaching program for people ready to lead across functions, communicate with senior stakeholders, and step into what’s next, without getting buried in the day-to-day.

You’ve built your business on deep technical skill.
But as the stakes rise, so does the cost of leaders who stay stuck in execution.

  • Your strongest people are solving problems, but not scaling solutions.

  • They’re managing work, but not developing the people doing it.

  • And they’re reacting fast, but rarely thinking ahead.

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Technical skill gets you started. Leadership habits take you further.

What Changes

When the Right Leadership Habits Take Hold

✓ Leadership That Keeps Pace

You build the capacity to grow, adapt, and lead what’s next because your people don’t just know the work. They know how to lead it.

✓ Calm Under Pressure

Leaders make faster decisions, stay focused under stress, and lead with clarity, even when things break.

✓ From Expert to Multiplier

Growth scales when subject-matter experts stop holding the work and start developing the people who can carry it further.

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We’re not here to inspire. We’re here to shift behavior.

Organizations trust us because we help leaders do the hard, often avoided work: developing others, driving alignment, and letting go of control without losing influence.

What we build sticks because it’s built for your context, tested in real time, and measured where performance actually happens.

Why Organizations

Trust Us

Three Trust Pillars:

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We Work in Reality
Leadership methodology designed specifically for technical specialists.

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We Teach What Drives Performance
Measurable leadership transformation with tangible business impact.

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We Give You Proof, Not Just Progress
We build in tracking from the start, so you see where change is happening, how it’s spreading, and where the investment is paying off.

  • “She builds confidence, collaboration, and communication in our growing leadership team, driving sustainable results across our entire organization.”

    Jennifer Zilvetti | Vice President, Inpro

  • "Our team had domain expertise but struggled with stakeholder engagement. Therese gave us tools and confidence to deliver ideas with clarity. The difference is remarkable—we're now perceived as leaders in our organization.”

    Michael Mostek | Vice President, Arrowhead Engineered Products

  • “Working with Therese was one of the most enlightening experiences of my career. Within two months, my manager recognized a significant improvement in my leadership presence and personal brand. I cannot recommend Therese highly enough—her coaching truly makes a lasting impact.”

    Katrina King | Global Strategy Leader, Amazon Web Services

  • “I've experienced a meaningful shift in my mindset through positive self-talk, which has empowered me to take more initiative, embrace greater responsibility, and approach problems with a more strategic perspective.”

    Recent Uplift Peer Group Coaching Participant

  • “The structured frameworks for coaching, delegation, and feedback transformed my leadership…I'm operating with more confidence and driving more impactful changes. Better yet, the peer relationships have increased collaboration across our entire organization."

    Julia Kelly | Director of Application Enablement, Arcadia

Leadership Development Expert for Technical Teams

Start The Transformation

Technical excellence got you here.
The next step? Leaders who think bigger, connect across silos, and make things happen through others.
That’s the shift we help you make.