Building a more just, compassionate and sustainable future.
I’m an experienced leader with a radically inclusive approach as a consultant, coach and futures thinker. My mission is building a more just, compassionate and sustainable world, through coaching, organizational support, wellness work and creative expression.
My career has taken me from the sands of Wadi Rum to the Oscars red carpet, and I have over a decade of experience in organizational strategy and leadership, technology development, public speaking and creative media that I bring to my work. I've written for publications like the Economist, the Atlantic, Hyperallergic and Nieman Journalism Lab, and I've spoken in venues like the Aspen Institute, re:publica, and the Institute for the Future. My creative practice has been exhibited in spaces like the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Museum of the Moving Image and the Brooklyn Museum.
I love working with mission-driven creative entrepreneurs, small business owners, and innovative organizations to imagine and bring to life the magical futures we never dared to believe possible.
Work With Me
Strategy and Operations
Let’s sit down and look at your overall strategy and operations, planning for scale and effectiveness. I can help develop a program that’s sustainable for your organization and beneficial for your team members.
Individuals
Talent Officer
Running a small to mid-sized organization and not ready for a full-time talent officer? I can help you build up your people and talent systems, from hiring pipelines to performance reviews to professional development plans.
Leadership Coach
I can work with you or your team members 1:1 on key professional development needs, whether that’s leadership and management skills, public speaking, and stress management and wellness techniques.
Modern Tarot
I’ve personally found the centuries-old practice of tarot helpful in my own life journey, and I am excited to extend this practice as an optional component of my coaching for each client.
Creative Coach
Working on a new project or dipping into the creative life? Let’s talk about how I can support your creative potential, whether in writing, film, art or other modes of expression.
Career Coach
My signature coaching package, Ikigai to Action, helps leaders, creatives and entrepreneurs define their life purpose and develop a plan of action to bring it to life.
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"Coaching with AX provided me with a deep sense of how I relate to people and what I want to do in the world. Her questions, prompts, and guidance during each of our sessions helped me craft and write important presentations and talks as well as evaluate my professional and academic goals."
Dorothy Santos
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"AX provided crucial guidance to Project Optimist and its founder (me!) in our first two years as a startup. I really appreciate the care and groundedness that AX manages to bring along with technical expertise. AX helped us find and clarify our organizational values, draft very practical hiring documents and policies, and support me through some growing pains on my founder journey. I'm so grateful."
Nora Hertel
Founder, Project Optimist -
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"AX helped me analyse, understand and prioritise a busy life, creating space and frameworks for me to try to become the best father, professional, writer and person I can be."
Adam Thomas
Strategic coach, fiction writer, ambient musician, aspiring marathon runner, tired-but-happy parent
