Expert Change Management Consulting 2025

An experience designer and strategist driven by servant leadership. My passion is ensuring humans are considered thoughtfully and wholly throughout any project, as that is the strongest way for any organization to achieve success, let alone greatness. Getting there takes a unique and complex game of 3-D chess. Helping teams and organizations foster innovation by developing the skills and capabilities internally, to strengthen the corporate customer and product experiences to the next stage of possibility.

In my diverse career journey, I've found a common thread: people yearn not only to be heard but for their feelings to be truly understood. This desire for empathy and genuine interest holds true regardless of the organization or role I find myself in, so I now center my work around it:As the founder of Facing Monday, my mission is to empower companies and employees with tools and resources that transform how workers are supported and uplifted during challenging times and periods of change. We currently offer consulting services, books, stationery, and apparel, to holistically support employee well-being.If you want to learn more, visit www.facingmonday.com

An impassioned Career Transition Coach who spent more than 20 years working in the recruitment industry and now dedicates my focus on helping my clients navigate important career decisions. When it comes to a person’s career, everyone has a unique need or challenge, therefore, I design a bespoke solution around my clients need, applying an approach that maybe a blend of advisor, consultant, coach, and or mentor. I have collaborated with clients across all industries and job levels, from youth to graduates to executive level, providing 1:1 Career Coaching, Outplacement Support and Career Skills Development workshops. My focus is to collaborate with my clients across the following key areas: Discover, develop a plan and guide on how to execute one’s plan, imparting knowledge, providing practical advice and the necessary tools to assist in aligning to the market expectations, making the individual aware of what to expect and how to prepare for the necessary career transition. “Helping one person might not change the world, but it can change the world for one person”. This quote resonates firmly within my values, where I strive to make a positive difference everywhere possible. In addition to running Career Management Consultancy, in January 2024 I was appointed as an International Career and Transition Coach for Africa, for IMPACT Group a global coaching firm providing relocation, outplacement and leadership development programmes, where I provide career consulting to relocating spouses as well as cross-cultural and integration/transition coaching for employees and their families.

Giorgia Prestento is a strategic change advisor and behavioural scientist, with a mission to help leaders identify and address potential issues, blind spots, and resistance to change before they occur. She is the author of Amazon best seller Master the Change Maze: A Leader’s Guide to Transformation Without Chaos, a book for senior leaders who demand clarity, control, and tangible results in complex transformations. With more than 20 years of experience leading international change programmes for high-profile FTSE100 organisations, Giorgia has helped executives cut through organisational complexity, align priorities, and accelerate adoption. Holding Master’s degrees in both Business Administration and Behavioural Science, she brings analytical depth to uncovering the root causes that typically stall change. As a trusted advisor, writer, and speaker, Giorgia delivers insights that sharpen strategic thinking and strengthen leadership across the organisation.

I help executives tackle complex challenges around organizational culture and DEI. I'm a data nerd with the heart of a strategist, delivering high-touch consulting and advising to leaders in scaling businesses. As the Director of Process Change, I lead the design and implementation of employee engagement and development initiatives for companies across technology, cyber-security, and healthcare.

I received my doctorate in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Rice University. I now lead Learning and Innovation at Deutser, an organization of consultants and creatives designing positive change for organizations through data-based, innovative, human approaches. My research focuses on belonging, inclusive leadership, team and individual performance, and well-being in organizations. I have co-authored 16 peer-reviewed publications, presented my research at major conferences including the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology and Academy of Management annual meetings, and earned a 3.9 cumulative GPA at Rice. I received the Lodieska Vaughn fellowship at Rice and the Doerr Institute's Innovation Award, as well as the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship honorable mention for my research in the areas of fostering workforce diversity, encouraging well-being and belonging, and strategies to facilitate inclusive leadership at work. I am a leadership coach, certified via the Doerr Institute’s CoachRICE program and have coached hundreds of leaders across industries including professional sports, energy, aviation, military, financial services, healthcare, tech, and academia, helping them live, work, and lead better. I have worked with NASA as a Selection Specialist for several years, supporting the Behavioral Performance group in astronaut selection and research related to developing high performance teams.I am skilled at advanced data visualization and analysis in R and proficient in Python, Excel, and SQL for data management, visualization, and analysis.

Ich unterstütze Organisationen bei der nachhaltigen Weiterentwicklung von Strukturen, Führung und Leistungsfähigkeit. Als Senior Managementberater und Gründer von Neutralum Management Consulting arbeite ich an der Schnittstelle von IT-Organisation, Leadership und Personalentwicklung – insbesondere in komplexen Umfeldern wie Hochschulen, Kliniken und größeren Organisationen. Ein Schwerpunkt meiner Arbeit liegt in der strategischen Ausrichtung von IT-Organisationen, Governance-Modellen und Service-Strukturen. Ergänzend begleite ich Führungskräfte und Teams in Transformationsprozessen, Leadership-Programmen und der gezielten Entwicklung von Rollen, Verantwortlichkeiten und Wirksamkeit. Ich arbeite mit Persönlichkeitsdiagnostik als Reflexions- und Entwicklungsinstrument, um Führung, Zusammenarbeit und Entscheidungsfähigkeit differenziert weiterzuentwickeln. Meine Perspektive ist analytisch, praxisnah und umsetzungsorientiert – mit klarem Fokus auf Organisationen, die Veränderung nicht nur beschließen, sondern wirksam gestalten wollen.

Leslie Ellis is a change advisor and CEO of Meaningful Change Consulting, a certified woman-owned business. With over 20 years of experience, she has led successful change initiatives across 47 clients in 42 countries, positively impacting 850,000+ stakeholders globally. Leslie specializes in complex global engineered products, energy services, and utilities, focusing on culture change, business reinvention, and digital transformations. She is a Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP™) and recognized as one of 2023's Top 50 Most Dynamic Women in the Charlotte Region. Leslie's proprietary approach leverages co-active leadership, human-centered design, and conscious business principles.

An experienced change maker, I prioritize the disruption of harmful systems, creating and facilitating brave spaces and opportunities for individuals to explore their intersectional identities, and empowering every individual to bring their whole self to work. Utilizing a holistic approach, I excel at collaborating with key players to craft strategic vision and operationalizing strong action steps to elevate workplace culture to a healthy culture of belonging. With an extensive background in Human Resources, operations, and programming within the non-profit, education, and tech sectors, I keep a focused eye on the long-term mission and ensure I infuse humor in everything I do along the way. I'm also not afraid to openly share my love for Brooklyn and donuts! Experienced in DEI, relationship management, conflict mediation and management, coaching, Human Resources, compliance, financial and budget management, administration, and auditing.

I help organisations execute their strategy fast, cheap, and effectively through continuous discovery and delivery.

I am an exceptional IT Leader skilled at IT Service Management, IT Operation Management, HRSM, Supply Chain Management, Data Governance, Organizational Change Management, and Real-Time Dashboards Monitoring & Reporting. Technically-savvy with outstanding relation-ship building, training and presentation skills.

Strategic communications and change management consultant based in Calgary, Canada. Founder of Ana Magana Communications. I help organizations navigate complex transformation, ERP implementations, and large-scale change through clear narrative, stakeholder alignment, and human-centered communication. Experienced across infrastructure, energy, utilities, and regulated environments. Available for expert commentary on organizational change, leadership communication, clarity in times of uncertainty, and the human impact of transformation.

As a Senior Consultant - Client Success Manager at NamanHR, I excel in Organizational Development, Human Resources, Learning and Development, and Talent Assessments. My extensive experience spans multiple industries, including Engineering, Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, NGOs, Public Sector, and Publishing, allowing me to bring a comprehensive, adaptable approach to Client Success and Organizational Transformation.I specialize in designing and implementing Performance Management Systems (PMS), developing impactful Leadership Development Programs, and conducting insightful Organizational Climate Surveys. My skill set includes end-to-end HR interventions, such as Compensation Structure Design, Policy Development, and Benchmarking. I also facilitate Executive Coaching and Multi-Rater Feedback systems to drive Leadership Effectiveness and Organizational Growth.Key achievements include leading an Organizational Climate Survey for over 15,000 employees, Goal Setting facilitation for around 750 employees, and co-facilitating successful PMS appreciation and behavioral training programs. My career goal is to leverage my diverse expertise to become a thought leader in HR and a trusted consultant, advancing innovative HR practices and fostering meaningful organizational change.

Musician, writer, and former project manager. I've never been able to choose between music and writing - and eventually gave up deciding. I pursued a PhD in Comparative Literature at Harvard, where I wrote about music and literature, taught French and Russian language and literature, and continued my piano performance studies. Currently, I am a full-time piano teacher, songwriter, and musician performing across LA while also contributing creatively to screenwriter and showrunner Margaret Nagle's projects as a creative writing assistant. My most recent script, "Albertville," for which I have also composed the music, was a Quarterfinalist at Austin Film Festival and a Finalist in several other international festivals. I have a unique background in performing and teaching music, writing across diverse genres, and a strong organizational skillset that I sharpened as a Project Manager. I bring passion, a deep knowledge of music and writing, and an eye for detail to every creative as well as educational endeavor.

I work with C-Suite in the Financial Services and Tech Industry. I am a specialist in Business Transformation, this includes M&A, Cost Reduction, Revenue growth, Operating Model, Lean six sigma, Cultural change, Project management, Sales Training, Leadership Training, Emotional Intelligence Training and transitioning to AI. I am often invited when Projects needs rescuing, team morale is down and there is no clarity on direction. Outside of work, I mentor university students from Europe and UK and deliver seminars to college and university students on how the economy works, the future of society, the role of AI. Clients include the London Stock Exchange, Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, RBS, Natwest, and Accenture. What makes me unique is my Philosophical view on the Economy and Business, which helps me design pragmatic solutions and overcome the most challenging stakeholders. Life is simple, too often we overcomplicate it and become tangled in our own mind web. You can ask me for the following: Why the modern Economic model is failing? The Economics of Migration Would ESG save the planet? Why M&A fail? How would AI change the society? Why inequality is beneficial for the survival of our society? How companies drive themselves into the ground? Luck vs Hard work Sheep mentality in Leadership at the cutting edge firms

I am passionate about creating spaces within organizations that are diverse, inclusive and engaging. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work, for me, is steeped in data, driven by experience and always serving the people. Talk to me about how we can work to make organization behavior intentional and insightful.

An Air Force veteran with a strong background in technical project management. Experience with project planning and execution, program management, and operations management with a demonstrated history of working in the aerospace and defense industry. Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, Technical Support, SharePoint Designer, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Strong support professional with a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from Southern New Hampshire University.

As a Training Manager at Marriott International, I oversee the design and implementation of comprehensive training and development curriculum for 550+ adult learners at three Renaissance brand hotels. With my doctorate in Organizational Leadership, DEI Certificate, and Life Coach Certification, I have the knowledge, skills, and passion to create engaging and impactful learning experiences that elevate employee and guest satisfaction. In my role, I have been leading monthly educational sessions, training newsletters, career development support, and executive coaching for hotel leadership and managers. I also track and assess the effectiveness of all training and development programs, and manage collaborative partnerships with internal and external stakeholders. I have a proven track record of applying data metrics, staff development, and organizational skills to accelerate results and foster an inclusive culture. My goal is to empower staff to reach their full potential and contribute to the success of Marriott International.

I help organisations minimise their time-to-market and improve their ability to innovate through streamlined processes, empowered teams, and sustainable growth strategies.Working in various industries such as government, media, QSR, and FMCG, I have experience building high-performing teams at scale with over $5 million annual OPEX.My key activity areas are:- Current and future state analysis / value stream mapping,- Implementing value-driven prioritisation,- Defining success metrics, - Establishing rapid feedback cycles,- Fostering a continuous improvement mindset, - Enabling data-driven decision-making, forecasting, and evidence-based improvements through interactive dashboards. (PowerBI, Atlassian Analytics, JIRA) I work with organisations to enable strategic alignment and drive operational excellence through coaching, mentoring, and facilitation.

A well-known, commercially focussed, technology executive, renowned for driving results by developing high performing teams who deliver business opportunities and value through technology investments. An inspirational leader, who creates clarity of vision and purpose for people and organisations, while driving a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and learning. Passionate about developing people to their full potential and seeing them make extraordinary things happen.