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Rooted in ancestry.
Leading with intention.
Legacy in motion.

EXECUTIVE COACHING · EST. 2022

Rooted
in ancestry,
leading with
intention.

Coaching for senior leaders — government, military, and C-suite — who are ready to lead to excavate the architecture of their identity and build a lasting legacy. The nexus of ancestry work and executive coaching, on the principle that you cannot lead forward until you know what you are carrying.

INTEL

Retired

Sr. Exec · 2022

40+

Years

Genealogy

ICF

ACC CERTIFIED
COACH

Founder

Ashville Preservation
Foundation

who this work is for

  • Leaders from both public and private sectors

  • Military leaders moving into next chapters

  • C-suite and board-level executives

  • Founders building from the trunk out

  • Women leaders 

Open to all leaders carrying weight.

N° 01 · ABOUT

MEET THE FOUNDER

Who you come from shapes how you lead. How you lead shapes who comes after.

I retired from the Intelligence Community in 2022. Since then I have been sitting with C-suite executives, founders, and senior government leaders as they navigate the quiet questions behind big titles: What was I taught to carry — and what is mine to put down?

N° 02 · SERVICES

FOUR OFFERS · ONE TREE

You have never been alone. Not for a single decision. Not for a single day.

Four offers across the four layers of one tree — begin at the roots, trunk, canopy, or fruit.

TRUNK · LAYER II

Workshops

Half-day and full-day intensives for leadership teams reckoning with culture, succession, and shared direction.

HALF / FULL-DAY

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CANOPY · LAYER III

COHORTS OF 6–10 

Group coaching

Small-group coaching circles for senior leaders practicing  intentional leadership together. Shared language, shared root  system.

  • 12-week guided cohort

  • Weekly 90-min gatherings

  • Two private 1:1 sessions included

Quarterly cohorts · virtual

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ROOTS · LAYER I

1:1 · HOURLY

One-on-one coaching

Private executive coaching grounded in your own ancestry, your story, and the questions only you can name.

  • Biweekly 75-min sessions

  • Ancestral mapping intensive

  • Voxer access between sessions

Zoom or in-person (DC / Maryland) 

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FRUIT · LAYER IV

Retreats

Multi-day retreats for senior leaders ready to slow down, look back, and name what they want to leave behind.

BY APPLICATION

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N° 03 · LATEST

LETTERS FROM THE GROVE

Latest writing.

Quiet essays on rooted leadership — published the first and third Sundays of each month.

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FEATURED · ESSAY

LEADERSHIP · 8 MIN READ · June 13 · 2026

Juneteenth: Freedom Came for My Ancestors

As Juneteenth approaches, I find myself thinking about freedom—not as an abstract concept, not as a chapter in a history book, but as a lived experience that touched the lives of people whose blood runs through my veins.

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Begin with one conversation.

A 30-minute discovery call. Tell me a little about who you are and what you're carrying. I read every inquiry personally and reply within two business days.

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