Partnering with leaders so people thrive, innovation grows,
and change becomes an opportunity rather than a disruption.
What we measure gets our attention.
What gets our attention improves.
The challenge is making the right things visible.
Meet Star
As a former engineer and engineering executive turned executive leadership coach, Star brings a unique perspective that blends analytical thinking with human-centered leadership. Star is The Gratitude Gap Closer, a leadership coach, speaker, and author of The Gratitude Gap. She partners with leaders to make the invisible visible, helping them create more human-centric workplaces where people thrive, innovation grows, and change becomes an opportunity. A former engineer and engineering executive and a Boston University instructor for more than 20 years, she brings practical business experience, executive coaching, and research together to inspire fresh thinking and meaningful action.
Featured Keynotes
Pivot with Purpose
Leading Through Change, AI, and Multiple Roles With Confidence and Humanity
Discover practical strategies to lead AI rather than let AI lead you, embrace change with confidence, and help your team thrive in an increasingly human-centered workplace.
Making the Invisible Visible
Measuring What Matters to Strengthen Leadership, Teams, and Results
Discover practical ways to uncover what’s blocking success, recognize leadership blind spots, and create lasting impact.
Closing the Gratitude Gap
Transforming Leaders to Create More Human-Centric Workplaces
Discover why gratitude is a foundational leadership strategy and skill. It is a practical leadership advantage that strengthens trust, improves communication, and creates workplaces where people and organizations thrive.
Participants Leave With
- Practical tools and a framework they can use immediately.
- Greater confidence leading through change.
- Fresh perspectives and inspiration to reveal hidden opportunities.
- Stronger approaches for building trust, innovation, and accountability.
- Actionable ideas tailored to their organization’s challenges.
I always speak to the audience in front of me and I’m happy to customize a topic based on the theme or nature of your event.
I’m excited to connect and hear more about your needs and objectives!
Star is an expert communicator and not only well-read but also a skilled practitioner. She was a very effective speaker!
Star’s practice is rooted in gratitude. I’m now a more confident leader, working at a higher level, winning better business, and leading from a much more positive place.
