A partner for leaders and organizations in transition.
Organizational effectiveness consulting and coaching, tailored to pivotal moments when what worked before no longer quite fits.
Transition design, leadership and culture refinement, role clarity, decision-making, systems and measurement — whatever is needed to move you forward with confidence and intention.
About Christine
An executive ready to help.
I work with leaders and organizations in moments of transition — when roles are shifting, growth is stretching the system or what worked before no longer quite fits.
I'm a former Fortune 200 executive with decades of experience helping organizations navigate change. My 27 years at Starbucks grounded me in the realities of scale and complexity, and my work since has deepened my focus on how leaders, structures and culture evolve together across different types of organizations.
My specialty is creating effective organizations by designing the systems, structures and leadership practices that support clarity, accountability and sustainable growth.
If this sounds like the moment you're in, I'd love to learn more about
your challenges and goals.
My Services
I work with leaders and organizations navigating change — especially when things feel complex, undefined, or in transition, and the path forward isn't yet clear.
Together, we create clarity and strengthen how your organization works by building the capabilities, structures and leadership practices needed for what's next.
Executive Advisory
A strategic partnership for leaders and leadership teams navigating pivotal moments — growth, transition or increased complexity — when clarity, sound judgment, and trusted perspective matter most.
This work is designed for clients who want more than occasional advice.
Engagements often begin with a focused assessment to understand your people, priorities and ways of working, followed by clear synthesis and recommendations. From there, we work together over time to strengthen decision making, alignment, and organizational effectiveness.
I serve as a steady thinking partner — collaborating closely, offering original insight, and providing thoughtful pushback when needed so you're not navigating critical decisions alone.
Retreat Design and Facilitation
Bringing leaders together for planning and development is a significant investment.
A well designed retreat creates space for alignment, clarity and meaningful progress when outcomes are intentional and the process is well facilitated.
I partner with you across three phases, grounded in your goals and context:
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Planning and design
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Retreat facilitation
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Post-retreat implementation plan
The result is not just a productive offsite, but a shared understanding of priorities and a clear path forward.
PinPoint📍 Sessions
A focused conversation designed to help you cut through the noise, clarify what matters most right now, and move forward with confidence.
This session is ideal when you're juggling competing priorities, facing a decision, or feeling stuck between options..
Includes:
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A 45 minute one-on-one conversation
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Up to three Accelerator tools or resources to continue your momentum
Book now and be guaranteed to leave your session with specific ideas and suggestions you can put in place immediately.
Leadership Coaching
Leadership coaching offers space to reflect, experiment, and refine how you lead, especially as your role, context or aspirations evolve.
Whether you're looking to be more intentional in your leadership approach or exploring what's next along your career path, I'll help you examine options, test new approaches and build clarity around how you want to lead going forward.
Engagements typically last six to twelve months with bi-weekly sessions.
"Outcomes are not templated. It's a process of discovery as we work together, unearthing problems and solution-finding that works for your specific organization and leadership style."
Success Stories
High Stakes Transition
A senior leader was stepping into a significantly expanded role while the organization was under pressure to deliver results quickly. Competing priorities, inherited expectations, and limited context made it difficult to determine where to focus first.
Rather than jumping straight into execution, we stepped back to assess the landscape — clarifying decision rights, identifying what truly required the leader’s attention, and naming what could wait. Through this process, the leader gained clarity on how to sequence priorities, communicate expectations, and lead with greater confidence during a critical transition period.
As a result, early decisions were more intentional, trust was built quickly, and the organization moved forward with greater alignment and momentum.
Systems to Scale the Company
Coming out of a major leadership transition, the organization was facing rapid growth and increasing complexity. The question wasn’t whether to scale, but how to do it without losing momentum.
We focused first on building the foundational structures needed to support growth—clear internal communication rhythms, organization-level metrics, and a strategic planning framework that leaders could rely on. With those elements in place, the organization gained stability and shared direction, creating a strong platform for what came next.
Over the following twelve months, the company nearly doubled in size, supported by systems and ways of working that were designed to grow with it.
Working Differently
A culture shift was underway in the organization. A new charter called for broader stakeholder engagement in how solutions were designed, requiring teams to work in fundamentally different way.
Working closely with senior leaders, we first clarified what success needed to look like in this future state and what would need to change in how decisions were made and work was done. From there, I designed and facilitated a leadership retreat focused on aligning around the evolved expectations, surfacing implications for roles and ways of working, and creating shared ownership
The engagement concluded with a clear implementation and sustainment plan to help leaders reinforce the new approach over time. As a result, the organization moved forward with greater clarity, alignment, and confidence in how to bring the new culture to life long after the retreat ended.
For the Nightstand
From Barista to Boardroom—part autobiography and part business memoir with CMC Publishing.
Available at booksellers now.
What Clients are Saying
"Before my promotion to President was announced.. I needed a trusted advisor to help me frame my transition plan, set my leadership agenda and think through my priorities... Christine offered great insights and unvarnished truths... Her partnership helped me hit the ground running, maximize impact, and build trust quickly."
President, Private Organization
"Christine has been working with our team for over two years... supporting executives transitioning into our Executive Leadership Team... increasing their contribution and strengthening our leadership bench... she is a valued thought partner and advisor on our talent pipeline."
Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Manufacturing Company
"Christine created a safe, constructive environment, where our leadership team repaired relationships, clarified roles and gave each other feedback... The change has been remarkable — the team is making a bigger impact together."
Chief Operating Officer and Chief People Officer, Restaurant Company
"Her style is authentic and approachable, but also clear, and when needed, firm.
Christine has a proven track record of setting clear vision and delivering results.”
Global Head of Brand Experience Delivery, Qualtrics
Working Together
A thoughtful, flexible partnership that brings clarity to strategy, structure and culture so leaders and organizations can move forward with confidence.
The way we work together matters just as much as what we work on.
When clients work with me, they can expect:
Clear momentum
Thoughtful analysis without paralysis. Just enough, nothing more.
Broad perspective
Ideas and recommendations are considered through a wide lens - business priorities, customer impact and employee experience.
True collaboration
A partnership that builds on your strengths while creating space to explore new ideas together.
Objective perspective
Fresh thinking designed to challenge assumptions, surface blind spots and stimulate meaningful change.
Capacity-building
Growth of leaders and organizational capability is built into the work, not treated as a separate outcome.
Flexibility
An approach that adapts as priorities shift, recognizing the clarity often evolves mid-stream.
Sustainability
Clear documentation, plans, tools and resources so you can carry the work forward long after our engagement.