Our team.
We are proud of our seasoned team of business and growth strategists, leadership consultants, organizational development experts, facilitators, trainers, executive coaches, events specialists and keynote speakers with a combined 35+ years of business experience.
Amanda Laden Founder & CEO Leadership and Growth Strategy
Amanda Laden is the Founder & CEO of The FireBrand Institute, Period to Pause, and The VinoKarma Project.
Her mission to help fast-growing businesses develop growth strategies, align leadership and identify market opportunities for change. Amanda is passionate about helping entrepreneurs and businesses to acquire fresh insights, answer critical business questions, and innovate and accelerate business outcomes. Helping business owners realize their entrepreneurial capacity and dreams runs in Amanda’s DNA and passion for helping others.
Amanda has lead teams on 5 continents, and traveled to over 50 countries. She loves all things relating to food, culture, and travel, especially when wine is involved.
When not supporting her quest to find the perfect glass of wine, in her spare time, you can find Amanda dancing on stages with the likes of Seal, Keith Sweat, and Carlos Santana.
Amanda currently resides in the San Diego with her rescue bulldog-poodle mix, Bernie.
Bernie
In-House Council, Attorney at Paw @theofficialberndog
Alicia Couri
Growth Expert
Chris Yonker
Vision Alchemist & Exec. Coach
Thom Qafzezi
Organizational Psychology
Tara Powers
Talent & Team Development