Meet the people who will walk with you
We come from different backgrounds, from nursing and ministry to finance, education, and work overseas, and we share one calling: helping people find clarity, live from who they are, and build momentum where it matters most. Every Guide is trained in the same Life Strategy process Laura and Adiel have refined since 2009, so you can choose the person whose story and style fit you.
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Adiel Brasov
Co-founder and Guide
Adiel leads our men’s Life Strategy Sessions and our strategic planning work with organizations. He taught philosophy, worked in commercial real estate and wealth management, and earned his MBA from the University of Colorado.
Happiest learning, traveling, or laughing with friends around a fire with a good cold beer.
Laura Brasov
USC graduate who led high-performing sales teams at a Fortune 500 company. A Life Strategist since 2009, Laura has guided more than 1,000 individuals and couples and leads Poiema.
Loves traveling, hiking, and skiing in beautiful mountains with her Romanian husband and three grown boys.
Duke Dillard
Washington and Lee graduate who taught with Teach For America, then lived and worked in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkey, where he earned his MBA. A certified life coach based in Texas.
An avid reader who lives in Texas with his wife and several of their seven children.
Kim Swindall
Guide
For more than a decade Kim has worked alongside business owners and organizational leaders building healthy systems. She brings calm and structure to situations that feel overwhelming.
Raised five daughters in Oklahoma and loves spontaneous travel with just enough planning.
Michelle Sosa
Guide
Over 20 years in nonprofit leadership and youth mentoring, with certifications in mental health coaching and life coaching. Michelle helps people reconnect with their stories.
Mom of three, bonus mom to one, and a brand new grandmother who loves Colorado trails.
Joan Adams
Guide
Holds a degree in Business Education and a master’s in Counseling, with a career spanning teaching, strategic operations, and counseling clients through seasons of change.
Married thirty-six years and known as JoJo to her four grandchildren.
Gaby Ortiz
Guide
University of Texas graduate and former bilingual educator who became a trained counselor. Gaby has a heart for women and young adults in personal and professional growth.
Bilingual in English and Spanish, and lives in Colorado with her husband and their two young adult children.
Jeff Jewett
Guide
Psychology graduate, community developer, and co-founder of Spring Back Utah Mattress Recycling. Jeff is a certified Maxwell Leadership Coach.
Can be found mountain biking, skiing, or roasting his own coffee in Utah.
Jenny Jewett
Guide
Former critical care and cardiac cath nurse from Boston to Alaska and co-founder of Spring Back Utah. Jenny pairs big dreams with a strong bias toward action.
Loves her two kids, Utah’s red rock canyons, and good coffee around a fire.
Kristen Berger
Guide
Registered dietitian for over a decade, then a builder of women’s groups and church leadership. Kristen helps people reconnect with their strengths.
A Tampa native who spent two years in Alaska and now calls Colorado home with her four kids.
Kevin Hughes
Guide
Master of Divinity from Talbot and more than twenty-five years as a pastor in California and Missouri. Kevin has walked with people through life transitions for decades.
Married over forty years, a grandfather of five, and a police chaplain in St. Louis County.
Chrissi Nappe
Executive Administrator
Keeps clients and the team organized, and is the first person many clients talk to.
Loves running, hiking, and time on the water under the Colorado and Texas sun.
Heather Johnson
Finance Manager
Tends the financial systems behind the scenes so the Guides can focus on clients.
Lives in sunny Arizona and cheers on her three grown sons.
