Nya Holder Winnie

Principal

Nya is a masterful leadership development practitioner with a consistent track record of measurable achievements in the areas of leadership workshop design & evaluation, program facilitation, and executive coaching engagements.

She is certified and experienced in working with multiple talent assessment  instruments including KF’s Inventory of Leadership Styles (ILS), Organizational Climate Survey (OCS), KF360, KFAssess Potential, and Emotional & Social Competency Inventory (ESCI).

Nya has broad experience working with clients as an organizational consultant, leadership development facilitator, and executive coach. She has led client engagements where she designs, delivers, and trains trainers in multi-day leadership programs for up to 200 participants. In person or across virtual platforms, Ms. Holder’s welcoming persona and skillful facilitation allow her to flexibly connect with early-stage leaders as well as senior level executives by creating brave spaces for dynamic, thoughtful dialogue to enable opportunities for new learning.

Nya is an SME on the subject of leadership. She was present enough to create opportunities to learn, yet distant enough to let us do the work on our own. She is upbeat and laughed with us to make the 3 days so much fun, yet very determined to assure our understanding of all the materials. She was always spot on and really made us feel heard and validated. --Senior Director, Financial Services

Ms. Holder draws on a broad range of professional experiences. She designed and delivered Yale University’s inaugural Accelerator program. As an entrepreneur, she ran an independent coaching and consulting practice for nonprofit leaders. She has guest lectured on the topic of entrepreneurship and wellbeing at universities across the nation. She has background in healthcare, developing COVID relief plans for New York City in the height of the pandemic. She has worked as a strategy consultant for health systems. She draws on experience working in private and nonprofit settings where she supported the implementation of in-house diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Ms. Holder graduated from Yale University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in public health, with a concentration in health care management. She is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the International Coaches Federation (ICF). She holds a certificate on Women in Leadership from Cornell University.