How I Help Leaders and Teams Thrive

How I Help Leaders and Teams Thrive

I’m a leadership and team consultant specializing in instinct-based strategy, decision clarity, and collaborative performance.

I’m Kolbe Certified™, which means I use a powerful strengths-based system to reveal how people instinctively take action—but my work goes far beyond reports. I help leaders and teams make smarter decisions, collaborate more effectively, and create real momentum that lasts.

With over 35 years of experience across leadership, education, business growth, and personal transformation, I bring clear perspective, intuitive insight, and strategic depth to every conversation. My work isn’t surface-level strategy—it’s about uncovering what actually fuels your energy and translating that into sustainable, powerful action.

“Monica is my go-to when I need a fresh, grounded perspective. She distills the noise and helps me uncover what actually matters—often in just one conversation.”

Heidi Nicholl
CEO, Australia

Who I Help – And How

I don’t hand you a formula. I help you see what’s actually going on—and lead from a place that’s powerful, instinctive, and aligned.

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I’ve guided co-founders back into flow when they were ready to walk away.

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I’ve supported leadership teams through gridlock into real collaboration.

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I’ve helped high performers on the edge of burnout reclaim clarity, energy, and direction.

Because I see the patterns others miss. And I help you work the way you’re actually wired.

This is the work that makes success sustainable—and leadership worth living.

Fun facts…

I speak fluent Spanish and love foreign travel.
I’m a grandma who finds joy in the little things.
I recharge in funky cafes, fueled by good coffee and bold ideas.
I practice yin yoga (the kind that lets you actually rest) and have a budding obsession with pickleball.
I live in Minnesota with my husband and our quirky little dog.

What Changed Everything

I spent two decades at the University of Minnesota—11 of those years supervising a major section of a large department, leading innovation, building systems, and running high-level projects. We were making real impact. But we weren’t aligned.

I’d crash every holiday—sick from the pace I was pushing. I was successful on the outside—but I was overriding myself on the inside, with no language for what was really going wrong.

Eventually, I left to start my own business—and dove headfirst into the world of strategy, entrepreneurship, energy work, and human potential. I swung between extremes: intellect and intuition, structure and soul. I was trying to find a better way.

Each year, my body sent louder signals. Until eventually, I was told I had a condition that couldn’t be cured.

That was the turning point. I changed everything—and healed it.

During that time, I met the founder of Kolbe—someone who didn’t just teach instinct, but embodied a completely different way of working and leading. One that didn’t ask us to fight ourselves to succeed.

That moment gave structure to everything I’d sensed all along: that when we stop pushing against our wiring and start leading from who we really are, everything changes.

That’s what I help others do now.

Because the cost of misalignment is too high. Because leadership shouldn’t require burnout. And because we’re not here to be human doings—we’re here to build lives that actually feel good to live.

The Path That Brought Me Here

I didn’t get here through one path.

My life has always woven together strategy and soul. I’ve supervised departments, led academic teams, launched creative ventures, and built a consulting practice rooted in both insight and impact.

I’ve studied instinct, behavior, transformation—and yes, also numerology, dreamwork, and the energetic side of change. Not just as theory, but as lived experience. I’ve been a teacher, a mentor to thousands, and a quiet revolutionary inside systems that needed to evolve.

Why does that matter?

Because today’s leadership demands more than performance. It demands presence.
And I know what it takes to evolve—without losing your center.

I’ve devoted over 20,000 hours to mastering both the strategic and energetic sides of growth—because awareness, when grounded in action, transforms faster than anything else.

Now, I help leaders move faster by working more naturally. I help teams align with less stress and more trust. I bring tools—but more than that, I bring clear perspective, intuitive precision, and strategic clarity that cuts through the noise.

If you’re looking for a more sustainable way to lead and succeed—this is the place to start.

“I’ve continued to experience the ripple effects of the shifts we created together. Monica’s work lasts—and it goes deep.”

Julie Fleming
Long-Time Client

“In just three weeks, I had more energy, more clarity, and was getting so much more done. I didn’t expect that kind of shift—but working with my instincts made it possible.”

Katie Humphrey
Screenwriter & Author

“Through our work, I reconnected with what matters most—to me as a woman and a business leader. I’ve found a rhythm that supports both success and well-being. Monica brings insight, strength, and heart to everything she does.”

Ivy Slater
Consultant & CEO, Slater Success Coaching