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.

You are already shaping your organization.

Julia Cuba Lewis partners with CEOs, senior teams and boards to examine what is shaping their organization, so they can choose what shapes it next.

Everything we do shapes the organization.

How we respond to disagreement. Who gets included in a decision. What we step in to solve. What gets questioned, protected, repeated or left alone. Most of the time, we are simply leading. Over time, these moments become patterns, expectations, relationships and ways of working.

When we take time to examine what is taking shape, we have more choice about what happens next.

I know organizations from both sides of the table.

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.

I know organizational leadership from the inside and as an outside partner, and I know what it is like to be responsible for the decisions, people, money, board, culture and mission all at once.

“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

Ways to Work Together

Consulting

For CEOs, senior teams and boards examining the organization together. Julia works alongside the people responsible for the organization on questions of strategy, succession, team dynamics, governance, growth, change and what comes next.

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Executive Coaching

For CEOs and senior leaders who want an experienced partner in examining the organization. A one-on-one partnership for examining decisions, relationships, organizational dynamics and the questions that come with leading.

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Six Accelerator

For experienced nonprofit leaders who want a recurring practice of examination. A weekly facilitated space to examine the organization alongside 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

What are you shaping?

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