Second Half Surge

How do you sustain high performance without sacrificing your health?

Second Half Surge

How do you sustain high performance without sacrificing your health?

What we do

As trusted advisors we guide CEOs and their senior leadership teams through significant business changes while improving the resiliency of the team and the business.

We believe the health and state of the CEO and the senior leadership team directly impacts the company’s performance. The CEO is to a company what the nervous system is to the human body. Thus, a CEO in a constant state of stress and dysregulation induces similar health and performance consequences in the company as it does in a human body, while a flexible and resilient CEO promotes a more adaptable and high performing company.

Leveraging our team's unparalleled mix of expertise and experience, we adeptly enhance the CEO's health and well-being and seamlessly navigate both the CEO and the company through significant business transformations. In doing so, we not only facilitate the CEO's personal development but also foster a healthier, more robust company culture and performance.

Are you a business owner or CEO that wants to

step back from or step out of your business in a meaningful way in the next 1-3 years OR

effectively grow and scale your existing business quickly through expansion or an acquisition AND

you want partners beside you to ensure you navigate it in a way that is optimal for your personal and professional goals AND

you want to sustain or improve resiliency for yourself, your team and your business.

Are you a business owner or CEO that wants to

step back from or step out of your business in a meaningful way in the next 1-3 years OR

effectively grow and scale your existing business quickly through expansion or an acquisition AND

you want partners beside you to ensure you navigate it in a way that is optimal for your personal and professional goals AND

you want to sustain or improve resiliency for yourself, your team and your business.

What you get from working with us

You'll have unrivaled expertise on your bench

You'll have two highly sought after sustainable high performance professionals in your corner

a seasoned growth and transition executive that has steered high-stakes corporate transitions worth over $1 billion who also deeply understands the ups and downs and pressures of the entrepreneurial journey, what’s at stake, the personal impacts, and has first hand experience with all of the stages of resiliency (Resilient -> Overreaching -> Under Recovery -> Disengagement -> System Failure)
a renowned high performance medical professional that works with elite athletes in the NHL, UFC, CrossFit Games, Ironman, and the Olympics making sure you are at peak personal performance and health

You’ll have a personalized roadmap

We'll create a personalized roadmap for you professionally and personally to ensure you reach your goals

You’ll understand why you do the things you do

We’ll uncover your barriers to high performance and develop performance expectations of your body and mind that are grounded in your physiology and psychology

You’ll stay in the green zone of resiliency

You will learn how to manage the ups and downs of life while remaining resilient

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Who we are

Dawn Umlah's leadership, marked by steering high-stakes corporate transitions worth over $1 billion, has established her as a key advisor for CEOs navigating transformative challenges. Her expertise in fostering innovation and resilience within executive teams and organizations affirms her role as a strategic guide for businesses at pivotal moments of change. Learn more about Dawn's story.

Dr. Nikole MacLellan, ND, RD, BSC AHN, CISSN, known as Dr. Kokes, is a leader in sports medicine and high performance management and is highly sought after by executives and elite athletes in sports organizations such as the NHL, UFC, CrossFit Games, Ironman, and the Olympics. Learn more about Nikole's story.