A woman with short gray hair and glasses sits at a table in a cozy setting. She is wearing a purple blouse and has a smartwatch on her wrist. She is holding a white mug in her right hand, and there is a laptop, some papers on the table in front of her. A large white vase with pink and white orchids and green plants decorates the table. The background features a wooden wall, creating a warm, inviting atmosphere.

Build an organization that can carry the work.

Julia Cuba Lewis works with CEOs, senior teams and boards to examine consequential organizational questions and what they require of an organization.

Organizations are continually being asked to carry something new.

A succession. A strategic decision. Growth. A changing relationship between a board and CEO. A senior team working through something consequential. A question about what comes next.

Consequential work deserves examination because what happens next matters.

The question itself may be clear. What it requires of the organization may be less so.

“Julia Cuba Lewis is a remarkably perceptive individual who has the skills and experience to determine why some organizations function well and others do not, particularly at the level of senior management.”

John Wikswo, University Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, and Physics, Vanderbilt University

I've spent my career figuring out what makes organizations work.

For 17 years, I led and grew an organization myself. Since 2014, I've worked alongside CEOs, senior teams and boards across nonprofits, schools, foundations, businesses and other complex organizations.

I've also taught nonprofit management and fundraising to master's-level students at the University of Texas at Austin for 13 years.

That combination matters to me. I know organizational leadership from the inside, and I know what it is like to be responsible for the decisions, people, money, board, culture and mission all at once.

Services

Consulting

For CEOs, senior teams and boards facing consequential organizational work. Julia partners with the people responsible for the organization to examine the question together.

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Executive Coaching

One-on-one Partnership for CEOs and senior leaders examining consequential decisions, relationships, dynamics and organizational questions.

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Six Accelerator

A weekly facilitated practice where nonprofit CEOs and senior leaders share protected time to examine consequential work with other experienced leaders.

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  • “I don't think Gemini Ink would be where we are today without the key advice, guidance, and expertise of Julia Cuba Lewis. She helped us re-evaluate our mission, programs, and financial processes at a time when sustainability was a true challenge.”

    —Alexandra van de Kamp, Executive Director, Gemini Ink

  • “I hired Julia to conduct a deep dive into my organization and she delivered a thorough and exciting map which guided our new mission, vision, values and culture.”

    Kay Creath, Co-Founder, Integrate Recovery

  • “Julia Cuba Lewis has an exceptional talent for active listening, quickly pinpointing the root causes of complex issues.”

    Heather Bendes, Owner, Bendes Consult

  • I always feel stronger after talking to Julia."

    —Kelly Fullbright, job seeker

  • “Julia is a personable and direct coach who is able to quickly uncover the most important priorities and challenges.”

    –Chloé LaPorte, Chief Program Officer, Girls Empowerment Network

  • “Julia has an engineer's command of systems-level detail, a futurist's eye for strategic vision, and an academic's embrace of data, but it is her social worker's grounding in compassion and curiosity that anchors her work.”

    Michael Kellerman, Nonprofit Change Management Executive

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