I help organizations strengthen their 'people layer' - so leadership, collaboration, and culture scale together. I’m an Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Strategist, TEDx Speaker, and bestselling author with two decades of experience helping Fortune 100 teams, EdTech innovators, and purpose-driven leaders turn emotional intelligence into everyday leadership. Before founding Growing Your EQ™, I spent years in education and technology, leading global learning initiatives and UX research projects at Amazon Web Services (AWS) that reached over 35,000 employees. My work blends neuroscience, instructional design, and systems thinking to create leadership programs that are both research-backed and deeply human. Through my consultancy, I now partner with organizations and emerging leaders to build emotionally intelligent, high-performing teams that thrive through change. Book a session with me for help with: ✅ Building emotional intelligence as a leadership superpower ✅ Shaping inclusive, thriving team culture ✅ Leading with clarity, adaptability, and purpose ✅ Creating people-first learning & development systems ✅ Transitioning into UX research or L&D career paths What sets me apart: 🔹 20+ years across UX, L&D, bilingual education, and corporate training 🔹 Former AWS UX Researcher, EQ Champion, and Inclusion Ambassador 🔹 Doctoral candidate in Leadership & bestselling author 🔹 Founder of Growing Your EQ, bridging behavioral science with real-world leadership 🔹 Real-world experience backed by academic depth and cross-industry perspective If you’re ready to lead with more EQ, adaptability, and impact - let’s connect.