Jamie brings a rare blend of science, strategy, and lived leadership experience to her work with CEOs and executive teams navigating growth, complexity, and cultural transformation.

With a PhD in Positive Organizational Psychology, an MBA, and a Master of Science in Information Technology, Jamie bridges rigorous research with real-world execution. Since 1998, she has developed high-performing teams — first as a corporate executive inside large-scale organizations and now as a trusted external advisor to senior leaders across industries.

After experiencing executive burnout herself, Jamie became committed to reshaping how leaders lead — so they can drive exceptional performance without sacrificing their vitality. Her work integrates well-being science, positive psychology, and systems-level leadership to help organizations build cultures where people can burn bright and go the distance without burning out.

She is the bestselling author of Brilliant: Be the Leader Who Shines Brightly Without Burning Out and the forthcoming Connected Culture: The New Science for Thriving Teams and Cultures. She is also the founder of the Leader and Organization Vitality (LOV) Center, a research institute that advances the science of leadership vitality, culture, and performance.

Jamie believes sustainable high performance is the result of deliberate leadership design, not personal sacrifice. She founded Connected EC on a bold belief: thriving cultures are not built by exhausted leaders. Organizations don't need tougher executives — they need regulated, clear, connected ones. Jamie lives in Longmont, Colorado with her husband Sam, their two children, and their dogs, Diesel and Luna.