AI Transformation Leadership Advisory

Performance

that holds

while everything

is changing™

When you need us

We're the AI transformation leadership advisors senior executives trust when the pressure to adopt AI and the pressure to perform collide

What we deliver

We partner with you to navigate your AI transformation leadership with clarity and speed— without compromising performance and build the future fit reinvention capability your team needs for whatever comes next

AI transformation Leadership | Change Management for AI adoption | Growth & Strategic Transformations

Fortune 50 Proven Executive ✓

$80M → $900M Business Turnaround

10,000+ Leaders Transformed

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The New Executive Reality

and Why AI Makes It Harder

By 2026, the average S&P 500 company lifespan drops to just 14 years.

Most executives are not facing one transformation.

They are facing multiple simultaneously — and the same team is expected to deliver all of them without breaking what already works

Most are doing it without an AI transformation leadership strategy. They have AI projects. That’s not the same

Multiple Transformations At Once:
AI adoption
Aggressive growth plans
A reorganization in motion
An acquisition to integrate
A quarterly number that can not slip
The Collision That Follows:
Performance suffers because AI transformation demands attention
The AI transformation initiatives stall because performance demands it back
Teams exhaust themselves cycling between both
Change is treated as an event, not a capability
Prioritization fatigue and change fatigue become your highest risks

What if you never had to choose again?

Your ability to lead AI transformation while performance holds is no longer a competitive advantage — it’s existential in this new world.

BOOK YOUR RIGHT-FIT CALL

THE PROBLEM

Most executives are navigating AI transformations with yesterday's change playbooks—frameworks built for a world where change happened one initiative at a time.

This world no longer exists.

THE REALITY

The collision is real and it is accelerating.

70–80% of transformation initiatives fail — not because the strategy was wrong, but because the leadership operating system to execute it was never built.
42% of C-suite leaders say AI is already tearing their organization apart — before a single initiative is complete.
95% of AI initiatives fail to deliver ROI — not because the technology failed, but because the organization wasn't built to absorb it.
The organizations hitting every quarterly target today are often the ones most blind to the disruption arriving tomorrow.

THE BREAKTHROUGH

Winning executives don't separate AI transformation from performance, they build their Future Fit Edge, the capability to do both simultaneously.
Only 23% of organizations believe their leaders can navigate a disrupted world (Deloitte 2023).

That's the gap we close— fast. With a proven methodology. Not a training program

How do we make AI transformation succeed without disrupting performance? Through our proven F.I.T Ecosystem™ methodology

The F.I.T Ecosystem™: How You Build Your Future Fit Edge

F → Focus: Maintain performance and hit today's targets — while building the clarity your leadership team needs to lead AI transformation without getting pulled under by it

I → Integration Execute your AI transformation priorities while embedding the leadership alignment, organizational capability, and systems that make change stick — instead of treating every initiative as a separate event

T → Transformation Build the permanent reinvention muscle — so your organization does not just survive this wave of change but leads the next one

One methodology. Built for the collision. Scalable. Future-fit for whatever comes next

Agile.

High-Impact.

Human-Centered.

We Bring the F.I.T Ecosystem ™ to Life in Your Organization

We meet where you are and build the AI transformation execution capability your organization needs to get where you want to go.

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Keynote Speaking

Executive Team Alignment & Operating Model Design

Executive Coaching for AI Leadership

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Diagnostics & Assessments

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AI Adoption & Culture Activation

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AI Transformation Leadership Advisory

I've Been in Your Shoes.

**I've Surfed 30 Years of Disruption Waves.**

Hi, I'm Cindy Montgenie, an AI transformation leadership advisor and a former Fortune 50 executive who drove an $80M → $900M turnaround in 5 years and led multicultural teams through the HP-Compaq merger, two company splits, and countless reorganizations — with zero market disruption.

I know what it means to fly the plane while rebuilding it. To carry full P&L accountability while transforming an organization under intense pressure — not once, but repeatedly, while everything around you kept changing.

Now, I lead Edgy Strategies— an AI Transformation Leadership & Strategic Change Leadership Advisory firm for senior executives who refuse to let the pressure to change and the pressure to perform break each other.

Through the F.I.T Ecosystem™, we build the leadership operating system that makes both possible — simultaneously.

Trilingual (English, Spanish, French) with a global experience , I bring both Fortune 50 rigor and the latest market research insights that today's AI transformation actually demands.

30 YEARS

30 Years of International Experience, including 20 years in the fast-paced tech industry

+$80M-$900M

Turnaround in 5 years

+10,000

Thousands of leaders equipped across the globe

TRUSTED

Trusted Globally across 5 continents

92%

92% report improvement in clarity, confidence, and decision making under transformation pressure

Global Partner

Transformation Partner of global companies, mid-size market, high growth organizations

FORTUNE 50

Ex-Fortune 50 Executive

Your Path To Transformation Performance is

as Easy as 1-2-3

1.Diagnose

Schedule a call. Let’s evaluate if we are a right- fit.
2. Design

We co-create your AI transformation leadership roadmap around your specific situation — your team, your pressure points, your timeline
3. Deploy

We partner with you through execution — building the capability, the alignment, and the momentum that makes transformation stick long after we leave.

Trusted by Global Organizations

What Future Fit Reinventors ™ Are Saying

"Cindy, I wanted to thank you so much for joining us at the Thought Leaders Summit this year. You were really just so impactful and inspiring."

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- Jessie States, MPI Academy
"I'm always in awe of Cindy's ability to command a room and motivate a group of people to believe in an idea. Her experience in leadership is extremely valuable to any organization."

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- Natalia Truong, Arcarius Group
“Working with Cindy has been truly transformative for both my career and personal life. Her tailored guidance gave me clarity, focus, and strategic insights that elevated my decision-making and effectiveness. Beyond career growth, her holistic approach also had a positive impact on my parenting and relationships. I wholeheartedly recommend Cindy to anyone seeking a results-driven coach who goes above and beyond.”

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- Terimarie Degree
"We invited Cindy as a panelist to a session that we had focused on how to address change in the workplace and the challenges and opportunities it brings. Her presentation was very relatable and focused on bringing solutions that attendees could implement to cope with difficult change situations. It was a wonderful event and we are looking to working with Cindy again soon!"

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- Patricia Pinies, Diageo
“Cindy has developed engaging leadership and coaching programs. She has shared practical and relevant strategies that can be implemented immediately both in corporate and personal settings.”

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- R.F., Microsoft
“Cindy is an engaging and inspiring speaker who connects with her audience through relevant stories and practical advice. She brings elegance and confidence to the room, leaving participants hooked and eager for more. We were thrilled to have her as a panelist and look forward to continuing our collaboration.”

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- Pamela Penn, Diageo
“Cindy is a masterful speaker and executive coach with a unique ability to make complex changes in the future of work easy to grasp. She connects deeply with her audience, leaving them transformed, equipped, and inspired to take action.”

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- E.Q., Fearless Coaching Group
“Cindy’s program gave me clarity on my career plan and opened my eyes to areas we, as women, are often not taught to navigate. It equipped me with tools to set and achieve my professional goals.”

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- Carolina Prado, Intel
“If you want to get better at the work you do, find a coach. Cindy has made a tremendous contribution to my career. Cindy’s coaching has elevated my executive presence, and so much more. She is an invaluable coach.”

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- Angel Harris-Bowers
“Cindy’s coaching was invaluable during my career transition. She guided me on resume branding, interview preparation, and positioning myself with confidence. Her insights and support made a real difference—I highly recommend her as a coach and mentor.”

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- Carol Desaulniers, Senior Director of Talent, Easterseals
“Cindy's passion for coaching is evident. The time she invested in helping me to prepare for an interview, the questions that she asked and her advice on alternative ways to position myself helped me tremendously. Cindy, thank you for your love for people and their growth!“

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- Miguel Bernadez, Distributor Sales Manager, Aruba
“I had recently started to actively look for new career opportunities. I quickly realized that I was not pitching myself right! Cindy immediately understood my needs. Working with Cindy gave me the tools to successfully face my challenge with greater confidence.”

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- Valeria Straziota

The collision between AI transformation and performance is not going away.

The question is whether your organization is built to navigate it.

Whether you are scaling, transforming, integrating, or preparing for what comes next — the executives who win are the ones who build the capability to perform and reinvent simultaneously

Don't let the pressure to change and the pressure to perform break each other.

Build Your Future Fit Edge Instead.

BOOK YOUR RIGHT-FIT CALL

AI Transformation Leadership Advisory

Performance

that holds

while everything

is changing™

When you need us

We're the AI transformation leadership advisors senior executives trust when the pressure to adopt AI and the pressure to perform collide

What we deliver

We partner with you to navigate your AI transformation leadership with clarity and speed— without compromising performance and build the future fit reinvention capability your team needs for whatever comes next

AI transformation Leadership | Change Management for AI adoption | Growth & Strategic Transformations

Fortune 50 Proven Executive ✓

$80M → $900M Business Turnaround

10,000+ Leaders Transformed

The New Executive Reality

and Why AI Makes It Harder

By 2026, the average S&P 500 company lifespan drops to just 14 years.

Most executives are not facing one transformation.

They are facing multiple simultaneously — and the same team is expected to deliver all of them without breaking what already works

Most are doing it without an AI transformation leadership strategy. They have AI projects. That’s not the same

Multiple Transformations At Once:

AI adoption

Aggressive growth plans

A reorganization in motion

An acquisition to integrate

A quarterly number that can not slip

The Collision That Follows:

Performance suffers because AI transformation demands attention

The AI transformation initiatives stall because performance demands it back

Teams exhaust themselves cycling between both

Change is treated as an event, not a capability

Prioritization fatigue and change fatigue become your highest risks

What if you never had to choose again?

Your ability to lead AI transformation while performance holds is no longer a competitive advantage — it’s existential in this new world.

THE PROBLEM

Most executives are navigating AI transformations with yesterday's change playbooks—frameworks built for a world where change happened one initiative at a time.

This world no longer exists.

THE REALITY

The collision is real and it is accelerating.

70–80% of transformation initiatives fail — not because the strategy was wrong, but because the leadership operating system to execute it was never built.

42% of C-suite leaders say AI is already tearing their organization apart — before a single initiative is complete.

95% of AI initiatives fail to deliver ROI — not because the technology failed, but because the organization wasn't built to absorb it.

The organizations hitting every quarterly target today are often the ones most blind to the disruption arriving tomorrow.

THE BREAKTHROUGH

Winning executives don't separate AI transformation from performance, they build their Future Fit Edge, the capability to do both simultaneously.

Only 23% of organizations believe their leaders can navigate a disrupted world (Deloitte 2023).

That's the gap we close— fast. With a proven methodology. Not a training program

How do we make AI transformation succeed without disrupting performance? Through our proven F.I.T Ecosystem™ methodology

The F.I.T Ecosystem™: How You Build Your Future Fit Edge

F → Focus: Maintain performance and hit today's targets — while building the clarity your leadership team needs to lead AI transformation without getting pulled under by it

I → Integration Execute your AI transformation priorities while embedding the leadership alignment, organizational capability, and systems that make change stick — instead of treating every initiative as a separate event

T → Transformation Build the permanent reinvention muscle — so your organization does not just survive this wave of change but leads the next one

One methodology. Built for the collision. Scalable. Future-fit for whatever comes next

Agile.

High-Impact.

Human-Centered.

We Bring the F.I.T Ecosystem ™ to Life in Your Organization

We meet where you are and build the AI transformation execution capability your organization needs to get where you want to go.

I've Been in Your Shoes.

I've Surfed 30 Years of Disruption Waves.

30 YEARS

+$80M-$900M

+10,000

TRUSTED

92%

Global Partner

FORTUNE 50

Your Path To Transformation Performance is

as Easy as 1-2-3

1.Diagnose

2. Design

3. Deploy

Trusted by Global Organizations

What Future Fit Reinventors ™ Are Saying

"Cindy, I wanted to thank you so much for joining us at the Thought Leaders Summit this year. You were really just so impactful and inspiring."

"I'm always in awe of Cindy's ability to command a room and motivate a group of people to believe in an idea. Her experience in leadership is extremely valuable to any organization."

“Cindy has developed engaging leadership and coaching programs. She has shared practical and relevant strategies that can be implemented immediately both in corporate and personal settings.”

“Cindy is a masterful speaker and executive coach with a unique ability to make complex changes in the future of work easy to grasp. She connects deeply with her audience, leaving them transformed, equipped, and inspired to take action.”

“Cindy’s program gave me clarity on my career plan and opened my eyes to areas we, as women, are often not taught to navigate. It equipped me with tools to set and achieve my professional goals.”

“If you want to get better at the work you do, find a coach. Cindy has made a tremendous contribution to my career. Cindy’s coaching has elevated my executive presence, and so much more. She is an invaluable coach.”

“Cindy’s coaching was invaluable during my career transition. She guided me on resume branding, interview preparation, and positioning myself with confidence. Her insights and support made a real difference—I highly recommend her as a coach and mentor.”

**I've Surfed 30 Years of Disruption Waves.**