in business moved through relationships formed in Pinnacle rooms
Proof
The work doesn’t stop at applause.
Kristi’s work is built to create movement: a leadership conversation that finally becomes honest, a relationship that becomes opportunity, an expert who becomes visible, a room that keeps producing value after everyone leaves.
of Founder Soirée respondents were open to future curated rooms
reader rating for the bestselling UNICORN Leader™
years of leadership experience, including a Fortune 250 institution
Current strategic work
The scope is already bigger than the stage.
- GABACommercialization and relationship-conversion strategy across Africa and Caribbean institutional, investment, founder, agriculture, and market-access relationships
- Elevate DigitalA broader strategy spanning private prospect rooms, live enterprise activations, responsible AI, transformation, and 2027 commercial follow-through
- StealthX × LighthouseThe first Operator Dinner was called “an absolute slam dunk.” The second Charlotte room with Drew Burdick is confirmed for October 29, 2026.
- Confidential enterprise engagementA multi-day executive alignment and leadership experience for a senior team in Baltimore
Bestselling book
Leadership people can actually feel.
UNICORN Leader™ gives leaders a practical language for clarity, courage, accountability, empathy, and the actions that make authority trustworthy.
Also available as an audience book package for select engagements.
The Last Straw
Full-strength Kristi.
The conversations get candid, occasionally spicy, and consistently useful. The Last Straw goes deeper into leadership, work, trust, relationships, and what happens when we stop polishing the answer.
Watch The Last Straw on YouTubeSelected stages + communities
Different industries. Shared stakes. Stronger movement.
T200SHRM DCSHRM PeninsulaAnderson Area SHRMWomen in Payments LATAMNWIR RaleighCREW New MexicoBRC CPE SymposiumVCHA AnnualMASCBaby Bathwater
Recognition
The kind that follows the work.
- 50 Most Influential Women in CharlotteMecklenburg Times · 2025
- Women of InfluenceGlobeSt · 2025
- National Leadership in Action AwardNational recognition
- Career Mastered National AwardNational recognition
For the moment you’re moving into.
Let’s make it move.
Bring Kristi in when the stakes are high and your leaders are ready to build confidence, cohesion, trust, and follow-through around what comes next.