Strategic Thought Partnership

Plug-in leadership for clarity, growth and problem solving.

Goldshoes & Co helps leaders stay grounded when the path isn’t clear - cutting through complexity, making confident decisions, and moving forward with purpose, humor, and just enough edge.

What I do

I’m a strategist, coach, and seasoned generalist with nearly 20 years of experience across tech, philanthropy, and social impact. I work with organizations and leaders who need senior-level support - without a full-time hire - to bring clarity, move strategy forward, and tackle complex challenges.

  • Facilitating planning sessions, pressure-testing ideas, and translating vision into clear, actionable priorities.

  • Coaching mid to senior leaders, serving as a confidential sounding board, and aligning teams around tough decisions.

  • Supporting sales and partnership efforts, shaping external engagement strategies, and building ecosystems.

  • Leading internal discovery, overseeing RFP/vendor processes, or taking on projects that don’t sit on anyone’s job description.

How it works

I typically work on a retainer or project basis, stepping in fractionally (8–10 hours a week) for 3–6 months. The focus flexes based on what you need most: a thought partner, a strategist, or an extra set of experienced hands. Bottom line, I’m flexible, so let’s talk about what works for you.

Experience

Strategic consulting leader with 20+ years of experience driving growth and operational transformation across private, nonprofit, social impact, and tech sectors. Deep expertise in SaaS-enabled consulting and advising C-level leaders through digital, organizational, and cultural change. Leads with clarity, curiosity, and trust, helping organizations navigate complexity and move from vision to execution.

  • Nearly 20 years as a management consultant and cross-sector leader

  • Strategy development and organizational planning

  • Executive and leadership coaching

  • Internal discovery and change navigation

  • Sales and partnership support

  • RFP and vendor engagement oversight

  • Growth, restructuring, and special initiatives across startups to Fortune 500s, across industries, with a particular focus on social impact, nonprofits and foundations

  • CRM Technology implementation leadership and client management - from scoping and vendor selection to rollout and adoption

  • Managing cross-functional teams through technology transformation

Why “goldshoes”?

Years ago, I was stuck on an eight-hour bus in the dead heat of a Portuguese summer. Everyone was melting down (myself included) except one older woman who sat calm, composed, and completely unbothered… in gold shoes with red nail polish. She didn’t deny the chaos; she just didn’t sink into it.

Over time, those gold shoes became a marker for how I work: steady in uncertainty, clear-headed in the mess, unshaken by noise, and a little audacious.

Goldshoes & Co is a nod to that energy - staying grounded when things get messy, without losing humor, style, or perspective. Lead with clarity, composure, and just enough edge to rise above the static.

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