I've Sat in Your Chair. I've Felt the Pressure.
As Regional Counsel for Fortune 50 companies, I led cross-border teams through $200B+ in transactions across the Americas.
I've navigated:
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2 AM calls before high-stakes board meetings
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Executive teams publicly aligned but privately at war
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Decisions where millions hung in the balance and reputations were on the line
From U.S. boardrooms to LATAM markets, I learned this:
The constraint is never the complexity of the problem. It's getting smart people with competing priorities to commit to one path forward. Fast.
Today, as an ICF Master Certified Coach (top 4% globally), I bring that boardroom rigor to executive teams stuck on high-stakes transformations.
I don't add more strategy. I facilitate the conversations your team is avoiding.
$200B+ in transactions | 20+ years Fortune 50 experience |
ICF Master Certified Coach (Top 4%)
The executives who thrive aren't the ones who handle stress best. They're the ones who eliminate unnecessary pressure through sharper decision-making
— Amelia Martinez Holt
The Founding Story
I founded Strategic Lead, Inc. to solve a problem I saw too often: brilliant executives who knew their markets but struggled with the decision velocity required at the top.
The same dynamics that stalled $200B transactions: decision misalignment, hidden resistance, performative agreement, now stall AI transformations, reorganizations, and strategic pivots.
My work eliminates that gridlock.
If your leadership team is stuck between strategy and execution, let's talk.
