BETTER THINKING. BIGGER LEADERSHIP.
The promotion. The confidence. The impact.
It all starts with how you think. And that’s my whole thing.
I’m Dr. Kelsey Medeiros (you can call me Kels): organizational psychologist, author of Painted Wolves, and your brilliant bestie with a PhD.
I help women build the thinking skills for exceptional leadership. Because when you change how a leader thinks, you change everything she does.
Out of date. Expired. Stale.
That’s how I describe the dominant approach to leadership today.
Most leadership programs hand you a script: say this in meetings, do this with your team, follow these 5 steps.
But real leadership doesn't come from a checklist.
It comes from how you think - how you frame problems, weigh tough calls, navigate ambiguity, and trust your own judgment.
That's the stuff no one is teaching. Until now.
My approach to leadership development focuses on three key principles:
Women-Centered: Simply put, women experience the workplace differently than men, with our own pressures and unique challenges. It’s critical for your success as a woman in leadership that we understand how to be effective leaders through that lens.
Science-driven: Every tool, framework, and exercise in my program is grounded in peer-reviewed research on leadership and cognition. This isn't motivational fluff or one person's opinion repackaged as a course. It's science that actually works. (And I promise to make it fun.)
Community-based: The science is clear: women thrive in leadership when they have the support of other women. Inside Like a Leader, you'll find a crew of ambitious women navigating the same challenges you are. Part accountability group, part group chat, part wine-night-with-your-smartest-friends energy. Becuase growth doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens when we think out loud together.
