Most Organizations Aren’t Built to Absorb What They are Being Asked to Do
Most high-stakes initiatives don’t stall because the strategy was wrong or the technology failed.
Initiatives lose momentum. Pilots don't scale. Resistance gets misread—and the real problem stays invisible.
I'm useful in the room because I'm not in it the rest of the year—no turf to protect, just what I actually see, translated into what to do Monday morning. That view comes from senior roles at Citi, American Express and AXA, my work preparing technology leaders at Columbia University, and an LP stake in an early-stage fund evaluating emerging technologies firsthand.
Who Benefits Most
My sessions resonate most with senior and executive-level audiences who need to move from diagnosis to shared clarity—and who suspect the real problem runs deeper than the usual explanations.
What Audiences Gain
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Middle managers are expected to execute strategy, act as trust brokers in an environment of low trust and record employee disengagement, and absorb every workplace shock—under operating conditions still in place from a different era.
The standard response to resistance is to push harder. The better response is to treat it as diagnostic intelligence—what it's actually telling you, and what to do with it.
Mapping stakeholder landscapes and building engagement strategies that create momentum for sustainable business results.
Custom topics available addressing your audience's specific transformation priorities.
Presentation Formats
All formats available for in-person or virtual delivery.
Before “AI transformation” became a category, I was studying a different question: why some ideas move—and others stall.
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If something important isn’t moving, this is where the conversation starts.
For keynote and leadership event inquiries, please contact Rachel Sales
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Amy has fought many innovation battles on the front lines.
Her stories bring to life the importance of not accepting traditional organizational push-back and how bravery and persistence really make innovation come alive. Amy keeps the audience fully engaged and furiously scribbling notes.
Dan Seewald
Founder & CEO, The Deliberate Innovator; Former Global Team Lead; Worldwide Innovation at Pfizer
