I’ve long been curious about the human element of sustainability. Over the years, I’ve integrated insights from diverse disciplines in my quest to solve the “wicked problem” of sustainability. This put me on a path to sustainability leadership that was anything but linear.
I started my career as an impact entrepreneur, weaving together art, social practice, education, and event production to address issues of waste and consumption. This led me to become fascinated by the deeper question: What does it actually take to shift human behavior and systems at scale? That fascination led me to earn a master's in Strategic Communication with a research focus on sustainable behavior change. From there, my work expanded into organizational systems change with companies like The Oregon Convention Center, Google, Dutch Bros Coffee, Adidas, and MGM Resorts.
How I got here.
The coinciding path.
What most people don't know is that alongside my external work, I've walked an equally committed path of internal work. Years of study and practice rooted in contemplative traditions, self-reflection, and an ongoing inquiry into how I show up in relation to others, myself, and the world. It's also why I believe so deeply that the inner work isn't a side project. It's the foundation of being an effective change leader.
Why I started The Change Leadership Lab.
What I’ve learned over two decades in the field is that there is no single playbook for leading change.
There were times I didn't know what I didn't know about leading change effectively. There wasn't a safe space to admit when I felt stuck. Like most impact leaders, I figured it out as I went.
I started the Change Leadership Lab because I wish something like this had existed in my own career. My work is now a synthesis of my own applied experience, best practice research, and tapping into what the world's most forward-thinking institutions are converging on—and making that available to you.
My approach.
The challenges of today require an expanded approach, one that doesn't fit neatly into any single discipline, way of thinking, or leadership style.
That's why I draw from many different ways of looking at how we can lead change better. I've synthesized two decades of experience with best-practice research across multiple disciplines, drawing on what top universities, global organizations, and leading researchers identify as essential for leading transformational systems change.
I am on this journey too.
I'm currently a member of the Inner Development Goals (IDGs), Leadership Lab for Systemic Transformation—a learning community applying its framework in organizational contexts. It's where I am learning, practicing, and growing alongside some of the most thoughtful people working on today’s global challenges.
The IDGs were created from a recognition that, as a global society, we are falling short on progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and we urgently need to expand our collective abilities to work effectively with complex challenges.
Their framework, which includes science-based skills and qualities essential for leading transformational change, was developed on the premise that inner development isn't a side project. It's a prerequisite for outer impact.
I’m excited to share with you the work I am doing with the IDGs, and I hope you’ll join me on the path of curiosity, introspection, and willingness to push past our growth edges – together.
Sound intriguing?
We explore all of this and more in the Community of Practice.