Hi — I’m Jaime.
I Help You Become the Leader You Were Meant to Be.
Standout Above the Rest One Conversation At A Time.
[ My founding story ]
For over 25 years, I advised C-level executives worldwide and led global teams, including as a General Manager and Executive Committee member at Gartner. I helped scale multi-hundred-million-dollar businesses at CEB and Talent Neuron. At Gartner, I co-authored The Connector Manager, shaping how organizations think about manager development.
But I kept seeing the same problem. A gap between what managers are being taught and what their work actually demands. Managers consistently struggled when plans changed, feedback to their team got hard, or stakeholders pushed back.
That realization changed my work and started focusing on the key conversations that make managers multiply their impact without multiplying their efforts.
This shift became the foundation of my latest book, Standout: The Six Conversations Every Ambitious Manager Needs to Master, and the Standout Manager training and coaching — real-world tactical tools and research-backed strategies designed to help leaders shrink ambiguity, unlock team performance, and accelerate their careers.
My mission is to help managers win at the conversations no one ever taught them
(but matter most)
Of course, becoming a great manager takes experience. But that is not enough — you need to know what to say, when to say it, and how to lead when it matters. I teach leaders those skills with practical tools they can use in Monday morning.Â
My Career and Experience
25+ years lead teams and businesses at global scale
1,300+ people hired, led, or promoted across organizations
40+ executives advanced into senior leadership roles through direct coaching
3 global businesses built and scaled to $300M+ in revenue
Thousands of Fortune 1000 leaders supported through advisory work
2x author shaping how organizations think about management
(Latest book: Standout)
What I’m focused on now
I write, advise, and build practical tools around:
- Know exactly what to focus on so your work matters.
- Turn tough moments into breakthroughs and spark your team’s best work.
- Help your team get better so your results get better.
- Get your team running on its own so you get your time back.
- Collaborate seamlessly across teams so work moves faster.
- Use AI to decide with clarity and anticipate what’s ahead.
If you’re here, you might be trying to…
- Lead a team through ambiguity without becoming the bottleneck
- Get alignment without endless meetings
- Deliver feedback that actually changes performance
- Handle pushback without either caving or crushing it
- Create stakeholder momentum that survives after the meeting ends
If that’s you, you’re in the right place
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Find out which conversations are helping you lead — and which ones are quietly holding you back.Â
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