Helping women move from experience to influence.
I work with women navigating critical transitions in leadership and opportunity. Together, we refine positioning, narrative and access to decision-making environments. The outcome is clearer trajectory and upward professional movement.
Jeri Powell
JD - Adjunct Associate Professor, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs
Founder
Executive Leader in Nonprofit, Government and Advocacy
About My Work
I work with accomplished women navigating inflection points in their leadership trajectory—particularly those seeking greater influence, more senior roles, or more strategic access to decision-making environments.
My focus is on positioning, narrative, and strategic movement within systems where visibility, relationships, and perception shape opportunity.
How I Work
My advisory work is structured around a simple framework:
Position
Clarifying where you are currently under-positioned—and what your next level actually is.
This includes recalibrating narrative, professional identity, and strategic direction so they align with where you are going, not where you have been.
Activate
Translating strategy into movement.
This phase focuses on:
High-leverage professional actions
Visibility and positioning shifts
Strategic relationships and access points
Real-time decision-making around opportunity
The emphasis is on execution, not exploration.
Secure
Ensuring momentum translates into durable advancement.
We refine direction, consolidate progress, and align next steps with emerging opportunities and longer-term positioning.
Who I Work With
I primarily work with senior and emerging women leaders across policy, law, nonprofit leadership, and adjacent fields who are operating at a high level, but are not yet fully positioned at the level their experience warrants.
Many are navigating transitions, expansion, or repositioning into more influential or better-compensated roles.
Outcomes
This work typically supports movement toward:
More senior leadership roles
Increased compensation and responsibility
Greater access to decision-makers and influence networks
Stronger professional narrative and positioning
More intentional engagement with high-value opportunities
Clearer strategic direction and execution discipline
Approach
This is high-trust, high-touch advisory work focused on positioning, strategic clarity, and real-world movement.
We work at the level of narrative, access, and trajectory.
Engagement
I work with a very limited number of clients at any given time.
Engagements are by invitation or direct inquiry only.
Interested in working with me?
Please send a note through the form to express your interest in working together.