About Me

I used to be the smartest dumb person in the room.

With two decades in the global oil industry, I knew how to solve complex, high-stakes problems. I had the credentials—chemical engineer, vice president at a top firm—and I led technical teams through decisions backed by data, math, and logic.

But when it came to people, none of that worked.

No matter how solid the solution, I couldn’t influence a room to act. I was blindsided by human dynamics—resistance, collusion, apathy—and for the first time, I felt exposed. Helpless. I couldn’t logic my way out of it. That was my wake-up call.

So I stopped doubling down on competence—and started building confidence.

I trained with masterful executive coaches and leaders, studied human behavior, and immersed myself in the psychology of influence, leadership, and emotional intelligence. I learned how to enroll people in change, how to lead when logic fails, and how to move a team when you're no longer the smartest voice in the room.

Now I guide other logic-driven leaders through the same journey.

As the founder of Thoughtly, I help presidents, founders, and senior teams lead people—not just projects—using a practical, research-informed framework called REDI: Reveal, Expand, Disrupt, and Integrate. It starts with the ACE Assessment, which pinpoints 36 traits across authentic, over-, and under-confidence—so leaders can see what’s really driving their behavior and make confident, sustainable shifts.

Because the truth is: You don’t need to become someone else to lead with influence.

You just need to stop hiding behind competence.

If you are ready to uncover your confidence gaps, take the ACE assessment and, together, and let's make a plan to overcome them!