Adiel Brasov

Co-Founder and Guide     

Adiel’s professional journey after he graduated from USC included teaching philosophy, working in commercial real estate and wealth management, creating training programs, and guiding organizations through strategic planning. Along his way, he obtained his MBA from the University of Colorado and honed his innovative curiosity with proven processes. Adiel engages leaders and teams to successfully wrestle with core questions about unique purpose, significance, and impact. He enjoys learning, traveling, and laughing with a good cold beer around a fire with friends.

Laura Brasov

Duke Dillard

Kim Swindall

Guide

Kim has devoted her life to helping others in all areas of life. For the last 13 years, she has led in the corporate world helping business owners improve their industries. She is passionate about helping to build successful organizations that have profitable bottom lines as they value their employees and customers. As a wife and mom, she has devoted herself to her family and the flourishing of her 5 daughters in their individual uniqueness. She loves to bring order out of chaos and enjoys spontaneous trips with very little time to plan! Based in Oklahoma, Kim is happiest when you give her a map and let her travel.

Jeff Jewett

Guide

Jeff graduated from the University of Alaska Anchorage with a BA in Psychology before working with Houston area organizations in the community development space. He later co-founded Spring Back Utah Mattress Recycling, a social enterprise in Salt Lake City. As an unleashed maximizer, his passion is to unshackle constraints to optimize freedom and opportunity. He is a certified Maxwell Leadership Coach who enjoys seeing others awaken to who they were created to be and to bravely live out their purpose. Jeff and his wife have two young children. He enjoys hiking, mountain biking, and skiing as well as baseball, great food, and coffee.

Gaby Ortiz

Guide

After graduating from UT with a Bachelor in Interdisciplinary Studies, Gaby worked as a Bilingual Elementary School Educator and as a Spanish Teacher. She is currently pursuing her Master’s in Mental Health Counseling. Gaby is passionate about helping people discover their strengths to create their best life. She loves guiding people into their highest potential, helping them find a way forward personally and professionally with clarity and purpose. When she is not studying or working, you can find Gaby doing what she loves the most: spending time with her husband and 2 teens in beautiful Colorado.

Jenny Jewett

Guide

After graduating with a BA in Nursing, Jenny worked as a critical care and cardiac cath registered nurse all over the US from Boston to Alaska. With her husband Jeff, she later co-founded Spring Back Utah Mattress Recycling, a social enterprise that diverts old mattresses and box springs from landfills by deconstructing and recycling the components into new products while employing individuals with barriers to entering the workforce. Jenny is a big dreamer and has a propensity towards action, so it is an honor to come alongside others and guide them in their journey towards intentional living. In Utah, Jenny loves high alpine mountains and red rock canyons, traveling with her husband and two children, and having coffee and conversations around a fire.

Michelle Sosa

Guide

Michelle is passionate about helping others reclaim their stories and create lives filled with purpose and joy. With certifications in mental health coaching, Shadow Work, and life coaching - as well as over 20 years of nonprofit leadership and youth mentoring experience - she brings a perfect blend of expertise, compassion, and humor to every session. Part cheerleader, life coach, and full-time mom, Michelle is proud to be a mom of three and a bonus mom to one awesome son-in-love. She deeply values family, meaningful connections, and a good laugh. Whether she’s exploring Colorado’s beautiful trails or embracing the joyful chaos of life with her crew, Michelle is rooted in her own journey of creating a life she truly loves while helping others to the same.

Joan Adams

Guide

With a BA in Business Education and an MA in Counseling, Joan has enjoyed a diverse career journey including teaching high school business courses, directing strategic operations, and counseling clients. each new role has opened up another layer of growth and enriched her understanding of both business and personal development. Believing that every story holds the potential for transformation, Joan engages clients in exploring their experiences and aspirations. She  is dedicated to connecting others to resources, optimizing ideas and guiding them toward intentional growth. Outside of her professional life, Joan loves traveling with her husband of 36 years, cheering on her adult children, and being “JoJo” to her four amazing grandkids. 

Kristen Berger

Guide

Kristen graduated with a BS in Nutrition from Florida State University and then earned her MS from Georgia State University. After working for over a decade as a registered dietitian, she moved with her husband Erik to Colorado where child rearing was her focus. As a SAHM, she created women’s groups, led in her church, and taught group fitness. Her vast  experience has developed her love of people and a desire to encourage others to live with fulfillment. A Tampa native, Kristen loves her Tampa Sports Teams (Go Bucs, Lightning, and Rays!) but her favorite players are her 4 children who she cheers on most weekends. She enjoys camping, skiing, exploring, swimming, and  playing family street hockey.

Kevin Hughes

Guide

A native Coloradan, Kevin graduated with a BA in history from UNC and later received a MDiv from Talbot. His diverse background included teaching secondary school, college campus ministry, and 25 years as a pastor in California and Missouri. Kevin has developed an appreciation for the challenges and trials that define significant dimensions of the human experience. He is motivated to help people find and execute a plan for their future that maximizes their unique design and qualities. He and his wife of 39 years enjoy their three children and four grandchildren. Kevin is on the faculty of the Pastoral Leadership Institute of Anse-A-Galet on the island of La Gonave in Haiti and is a chaplain for the St. Louis County Police.

Robbie Ankarlo

Guide

Robbie attended CU Boulder and then went on to co-found a training and consulting group with a focus on organizational development and teams. In 2008, she shifted her attention to finance management for boutique businesses. Along her journey she has intentionally mentored, coached, and championed women in personal development, life transitions, and spiritual formation over the past 20+ years. Robbie’s two grown kids - actually four, if you count their incredible spouses! - live near her in Colorado. You will often find her hanging out with a fabulously eclectic group of friends; enjoying the outdoors, dinner, and great conversation; or living it up on the dance floor with live blues or swing music.  

Chrissi Nappe

Executive Administrator

After attending Arizona State University, Chrissi began her career in the travel industry and traveled to many destinations around the world, thoroughly enjoying learning about new cultures and seeing famous sights. She became a stay at home mom to her four children until they grew up. Chrissi now uses her administrative skills to create systems and processes that allow our strategic endeavors to work practically and successfully. She enjoys running, hiking, and being on the water in the Colorado sunshine.

Heather Johnson

Finance Manager

Heather graduated from the University of Northern Colorado and is a career math professional, both in the classroom educating our next generation and as a bookkeeper. She possesses a true joy for math, which is inexplicable to most of us! When she is not playing with numbers, Heather spends her time in Arizona serving her local community through her church, traveling (usually to a beautiful warm place with a beach), and cheering on her three grown sons.