Founder & President
Kristen is a world-renowned leadership trainer, speaker, consultant, and coach. She works with some of the world’s largest companies, as well as fast-growing startup organizations. Likewise, she works closely with every level of organizations, being a trusted advisor to C-Suite executives through coaching high-potential individual contributors. Kristen positively impacts the most critical elements of business: people, profit, planet, and purpose. She is the founder of Kramer & Company, a global leadership development firm. Before launching Kramer & Company, Kristen worked for 20 years as a leader, partner, and consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton and The Center for Creative Leadership. She has experience with diverse industries, including deep expertise with manufacturing, engineering, retail, food and beverage, CPG, legal, and startup organizations. She also serves as a Teaching Fellow with the College of Law of Australia and is an Adjunct Professor with Denver University’s MBA program.
EVP Marketing & Sales
Alan is management consultant specializing in strategy, planning, and marketing, and in developing and bringing new products to market. He was Vice President of Marketing & Sales for several technology companies in the U.S. and Europe and co-founded and sold a digital media startup to a Fortune 500 company. For more than 20 years he has consulted with startup and early-stage companies around the world helping more than 100 founders bring their ideas to life, and with established companies to develop effective business, product and market strategies. He has also developed and taught graduate courses in Marketing and Product Development.
Senior Partner & Consultant
Educated and trained in marketing and social work, Brenda has more than 20 years’ experience in educating, supporting, training, and empowering hundreds of individuals, groups, and organizations to create spaces that embrace differences, cultivate collaboration, inspire learning, and resolve conflict. She is an expert and leader in the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) space with deep knowledge and understanding in counseling, group dynamics, cognitive processes, and behavior modification. Experienced in secondary, post-secondary, and corporate communities, she is uniquely qualified to understand the manners in which individuals view themselves, their social environment, and their larger communities. Brenda’s genius is in her ability to facilitate meaningful, intentional, and purposeful conversations around sensitive topics that are engaging and respectful to all. In addition, she brings humor, objectivity, and creativity to relevant issues to ease feelings of anxiety, nervousness, and trepidation. When introduced within the context of a specific corporate community, organizational DEI initiatives provide opportunities for individuals to feel seen by colleagues and administrators, heard by leadership, and safe to share experiences in varied workspaces. Brenda understands the immense benefits to organizations that weaving DEI initiatives into strategic plans and long-term goals and initiatives produces. She welcomes the opportunity to share her knowledge and assist with cultivating dynamic and diverse thoughts, ideas, and opinions.
Founder & President
Howard is an award-winning journalist known to millions of people in the UK for his work on the BBC’s flagship science and technology TV show, "Tomorrow’s World". Today he is a top consultant, coach, and trainer specializing in communication for executives and organizations. Howard has deep expertise in coaching leaders to enhance their storytelling techniques. Effective leadership communication, he believes, goes far beyond being directive and explaining the facts. To get people to see the world the way you see it means accessing the imagination so that others see possibilities and are motivated to act. Howard was President of the UK’s Institute of Patentees and Inventors and worked with HRH The Prince of Wales for twelve years on his National Awards Program for Innovation. His journalistic authority and speaker coaching experience makes him a highly sought after consultant across the globe. Howard is a well-known Rugby analyst and commentator in the USA who believes the game is all about leadership and developing leaders.
Senior Partner & Consultant
Melissa brings over 20 years of experience working with leaders and organizations in industry and government. She has deep expertise in emotional intelligence, change and transition management, team leadership, and employee engagement. Melissa is a premier executive and leadership coach in high demand within the United States. Melissa’s genius lies in transforming smart technical experts into strong influential leaders by expanding their emotional intelligence and inspiring them to take focused and powerful action. She provides individual coaching, leadership training, team development workshops, and consulting services to ensure leaders and teams achieve their most ambitious goals and overcome their toughest challenges.
Lead and Senior Graphic Designer
Alejandro Colorado is a seasoned graphic designer specializing in presentation design and UX/UI, with over 12 years of experience in the field. Throughout his career, Alejandro has had the privilege of collaborating with various Fortune 500 companies, including Samsung, Unilever, BI, AXA, and Amazon.His work primarily focuses on the tech sector, with a diverse portfolio that includes projects for Airtable, Linkedin, Notion, Logitech, ServiceNow, SurveyMonkey, and Stripe. With a repertoire exceeding 500 projects, Alejandro has contributed to the creation of comprehensive TD&E programs for major corporations such as Samsung, Linkedin, Logitech, and Airtable, as well as crafting strategic decks for Unilever subsidiaries in the USA, UK, and Japan.Notable among Alejandro's achievements in UX/UI is his pivotal role in redesigning and building the Samsung Semiconductor HR intranet in Sharepoint, resulting in significant improvements in engagement and interactions within the organization.