Inspire extraordinary.
Transformational retreats for C-Suite teams | McKinsey Senior Advisor | Executive coach | Former Tech CEO | Author
My Story
At 47, I faced a pivotal moment. Selling my tech company, navigating a divorce, and moving from France to Singapore marked a period of profound change. In the midst of reinvention, I realized something surprising: I liked people more than computers. This insight led me first to mentoring startup founders, and then to coaching.
As I worked with leaders across industries, I noticed a clear shift in the questions brought forward by executives over 40 compared to younger leaders. The younger ones often sought advice: “What would you do in my position?”—relying on my CEO experience. In contrast, senior executives rarely asked for advice. They sought clarity and deeper alignment instead.
This discovery led me to explore the untapped potential of midlife—a stage often overshadowed by a focus on aging’s challenges. Inspired by these insights, I wrote Soaring Beyond Midlife, a guide to uncovering leadership superpowers in life’s second half.
Today, nearly 20 years after my own reinvention, I work exclusively with C-suite executives over 40, helping them harness midlife’s transformative energy to lead with impact. I now find myself asking: “What is it that we create in our 60s and 70s?”
My Work
C-SUITE RETREATS
Great Leaders. Extraordinary Teams.
At Aramyss—my boutique executive coaching firm—we design bespoke C-suite retreats exclusively for seasoned leaders, unlocking the untapped power of midlife to transform exceptional executives into extraordinary teams.
Rooted in Radically Empowering Presence—an approach grounded in quiet conviction and complete confidence in the team’s potential—our retreats cultivate trust, alignment, and bold collaboration that drive results far beyond individual roles.
By aligning with midlife’s natural wisdom, resilience, and perspective, these retreats make transformation organic, intuitive, and impactful. Our approach redefines leadership development for executives over 40, empowering them to achieve results that resonate across their organizations and beyond.
My Books
This transformative guide reveals how midlife unlocks leadership strengths that once seemed out of reach, turning life’s second half into a period of profound growth and impact.
The Eagle That Drank Hummingbird Nectar: A Novel About Personal Transformation In Business Leaders
Follow the journey of a CEO as he rediscovers purpose and meaning, learning how the challenges of midlife can become the foundation for personal and professional reinvention.