Amanda (Mandi) is an expert in assessing top candidates for
high-impact leadership roles, executive coaching for emerging or
transitioning leaders, and training teams to be more effective
amid disruption or change. Mandi currently focuses on projects
related to CEO succession planning, team effectiveness during
mergers and acquisitions, and family business leadership
planning. As a coach, she aims to push leaders to be creative in
taking advantage of their unique circumstances and believes
giving difficult feedback is a gift. She applies her knowledge and
skills to helping leaders strategically define their goals in a way
that is both personally motivating and in line with the business.

Mandi’s perspective on leadership and organizational dynamics
is informed by 10 years of applied psychological research. Her
work emphasizes employee health and recovery from stress, and
the trickle-down effects of leaders' behaviors on teams and
organizations. She complements this research background with
undergraduate teaching and lab management. She has shared
her findings and thought leadership in various blogs and
academic journals, including an article published in Stress and
Health and a blog published in Psychology Today, cited in Fast
Company.

Mandi is an avid equestrian, having trained and competed in
Dressage for over 25 years. She enjoys spending her evenings
cooking vegetarian dinners with her husband and son while
competing in Jeopardy (and occasionally Wheel of Fortune) over dessert.