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Hi — I’m Jaime.
I Help Leaders Win in the Conversations
That Truly Drive Performance.

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.

Across all of that work, one pattern kept showing up:
The difference between good and standout leaders wasn’t knowledge.
It was how they handled critical conversations. 

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. 

My Career and Experience

25+ years lead teams and businesses at global scale in start-ups and large organizations


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

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How My Work Shows Up

  • Leadership & Management Effectiveness: Improving how managers drive performance through others, especially in complex, fast-moving environments.
  • Executive Decision-Making & Judgment: Helping leaders think clearly, challenge assumptions, and make better calls under pressure. 
  • Stakeholder Alignment & Influence: Turning misalignment and friction into forward momentum across teams and functions.
  • Performance & Feedback Systems: Building cultures where feedback is direct, useful, and actually changes behavior.
  • Team Performance & Operating Rhythm: Helping teams run more independently, with less friction and more accountability.
  • AI & Leadership Leverage: Helping leaders use AI as a thinking partner to improve clarity, speed, and foresight.

These aren’t separate topics—they’re connected. Performance improves when leaders handle key conversations in the right way.

What Leading Thinkers and Leaders Are Saying 

 

Ceree Eberly
Former Chief People Officer,
The Coca-Cola Company

"Standout teaches managers how to raise performance and discover the human potential of people working together."


Derek van Bever
Harvard Business School,
Forum for Growth and Innovation

"This book expands what managers believe they are allowed to ask — and in doing so, expands what they are able to accomplish."

Jacques Antebi
Melitas Ventures, Former EVP, KIND Snacks, Former McKinsey Partner

"Managers don’t need more frameworks; they need better conversations. I’ve seen Jaime turn real-world challenges into
practical wisdom."

What People Are Saying 

Scott Rothman 
Commercial Leader, Zoom 

"A 30-minute session with Jaime can change the trajectory of your career. If you're serious about success, learn from Jaime."



Nadia T. 
Senior Executive, Growth Business 

“I didn’t fully appreciate what it meant to step into a bigger role. Jaime gave me a completely different perspective. The way he frames what a 'big job' really demands changed something for me permanently.”

Bruno Beuzelin
Founder, Luxnoma, Ex-Frog Director 

"When it comes to building your leadership, Jaime is the guy you want to learn from. Before Jaime, I was plateauing in my business and team.  Jaime changed my view on how I was managing my messaging and boosted my team’s outcomes."

Rachel P.
People Leader, Global Tech Firm 

“The people who hear Jaime’s teachings are very lucky. At one point, I felt stuck and unclear on what direction to take in my career. He helped me focus on what mattered. That shift changed how I approached my work and future career which led to my promotion.” 

James G.
Managing Director, Advisory Services 

"Working with Jaime sharpened how I think about leadership in ways I didn't expect. The frameworks he uses are practical but they push you to think at a different level. I lead differently now because of it and I have seen my career take off.” 

Claire
VP, Data & Analytics

“Jaime taught me that business performance and people leadership are the same thing. I didn’t have a clear model for what strong leadership really looked like. He ran at the hardest questions, held a high standard, and showed what it means to be both tough and fair.”

Leaders typically come to me when they need to:

  1. Drive alignment without slowing everything down
  2. Deliver feedback that actually changes behavior
  3. Handle pushback without losing momentum
  4. Lead through ambiguity without becoming the bottleneck
  5. Build teams that perform without constant intervention