Something stopped working. You just can't name it yet.

You're not underperforming. You're not burned out (at least not in the way people mean). But there's friction — in decisions that should be clear, in conversations that go sideways, in the growing sense that what got you here is quietly working against you now.

This is not a strategy problem.

It's an identity transition. It has a predictable structure and it can be navigated with intention rather than emotion and anxiety.

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What The Lab Is

Pavese Insights Lab is a research-grounded coaching and advisory practice for leaders, founders, and high-capacity professionals at moments of significant transition.

Not therapy. Not traditional consulting. Not accountability coaching.

Rigorous, direct work for people who are ready to understand what's actually happening and move accordingly.

Who I Work With

  • You built something that works. Now the company or your team needs a different version of you and you're not sure who that is yet. You’re an entrepreneur/founder or scaling leader.

  • You're great at your job. But the role has shifted, the stakes have changed, or something just isn't fitting the way it used to. You’re a senior leader or a high-growth, mid-career professional.

  • You know you're capable of more. Yet every path forward requires something you haven't been asked to do before. You’re a women navigating a career inflection point.

Let’s Work Together

Executive Coaching

At a certain point, the thing that made you successful starts working against you. Because you've outgrown your own operating system. This is transition work. We start with the many assets you’re carrying: the strengths and instincts that belong in the next chapter. Then we figure out what needs to change and what doesn't.

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Speaking & Workshops

The best sessions don't just deliver insight. They give people language for something they've already been living. Every engagement is built around a specific moment your audience is in, not a framework delivered from a stage.

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Strategic Sprints

Organizations hit inflection points too. The strategy that got you here stops working. The leadership model doesn't fit the company anymore. The identity is unclear — internally and externally. This is advisory and facilitation work for that moment. Clarifying where you're going, aligning the people who have to get you there, with tangible outcomes to move you forward.

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What People Are Saying

  • "Before this process, we had so many good ideas but lacked a framework to prioritize. The investment pillars we built have been immediately helpful—just last week, they forced us to take a step back and look at the capacity required before saying yes to a new opportunity. For a relatively new nonprofit, the timing was perfect. Up front, it felt a little overwhelming to figure out how we’d get from point A to point B in a limited amount of time, but you just have to trust Liz's expertise to guide the collaboration and ask the right questions."

    — Jen Wheeler, Co-Founder, Brynn Wheeler Foundation

  • "I've particularly valued your ability to help me identify patterns in my thinking and behaviour that were invisible to me before our work together. The clarity and perspective I've gained through our sessions have been transformative, both professionally and personally. Your coaching has equipped me with tools for self-reflection that continue to serve me well beyond our conversations but at the same time also gave me the self-confidence I needed to steer forward."

    —Jyoti, M., Principal ML Engineer

  • "Liz brings a rare combination of deep, applied organizational psychology expertise, rigorous measurement chops, and sharp product intuition to our advisory board. As a founder pioneering in developer experience, I’ve leaned on her as a thought partner to pressure-test ideas, challenge assumptions, and connect the dots between employee insights and product-market fit. Her background in organizational science and extensive experience in the employee experience and survey space, gave us a credible edge in designing meaningful, actionable measurement tools—and her ability to toggle between strategic direction and human nuance has been invaluable."

    —Abi Noda, CEO & Founder, DX (now Atlassian)

  • "Liz's sessions provided our community of entrepreneurs with a much-needed framework for navigating the shifts that come with scaling. Her focus on classic tensions entrepreneurs face gave the cohort tangible tools to move from doing the work to designing the systems that support their vision."

    — Lily Kunning, Relationship Capital Manager, Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership

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