About Pavese Insights Lab

Where insight meets transition — for leaders navigating what’s next

Why this works

Most leadership and career breakdowns don’t come from lack of capability. Many growing businesses stall because not from lack of funding or resources.

These issues come from misalignment — between who someone has become or who they need to become and the role they’re still playing.

My work helps people recognize that moment, understand it, and respond with intention.

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My Background

  • Nearly 20 years in consultancy, high-growth startups and scale-ups, and enterprise tech

  • Organizational psychologist (PhD)

  • Certified executive coach

  • Experience advising founders, senior leaders, and teams through growth, conflict, and change

  • Former in-house leader — not just an external advisor

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Who I Work With

High-performing Professionals in Transition

People at career crossroads who need clarity, not hustle — and want to move forward without repeating old patterns.

Across roles, industries, and stages, the common thread is this: I work with high-capacity individuals and leadership teams at moments where who they are becoming matters as much as what they do next.

Women Leaders

Operating in complex systems who want authority, alignment, and sustainability — not burnout or over-accommodation.

Founders, Startup Leaders, & Executives

Navigating identity shifts as the company grows, leadership pressure increases, and earlier ways of operating stop working.

  • "I was fortunate enough to work with Liz over the course of a year. She helped me navigate territory that has always been challenging for me - salary negotiations, assessing new career opportunities, what leadership can look like as an introvert. One of my favorite things about working with Liz is her ability to redirect the conversation, guide, and question my assumptions in order to help recenter myself and my truths. I have several practices and tools that came out of our work together that have been central to how I’m moving forward."

    —Lara A., Sr Research Associate

  • "The strategy overview you prepared and shared on the first day was essential to helping us understand the scope and purpose for product strategy; and your facilitation throughout the workshop helped us narrow our focus and walk away with the foundations of a new strategic direction for [product]. The exercises you prepared to help us think through a new vision statement and strategic objectives also helped to broaden our understanding of our purpose and potential as a product organization - challenging us to create a vision statement that represented our mission and objectives that were both relevant and achievable."

    —Ken K., Sr. Director, Product Management

  • "Your time, expertise and support with our Strategy Session was invaluable.  Having you on board made us more organized and accountable and I'm looking forward to working more on the Vision and Strategic position to get them to a place we're all excited about!"

    - CEO of a Fine Arts Gallery Group