Meet the Team!
Cyndi Suarez, Principal and Founder
Cyndi Suarez is a visionary social change strategist and author of The Power Manual: How to Master Complex Power Dynamics. She has 30 years of social sector experience, including her tenure as president and editor-in-chief of Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ), where she co-published the award-winning book Building a Pro-Black World: Moving Beyond DE&I Work and Creating Spaces for Black People to Thrive. The working title of her latest book is The Consciousness Manual: How to Awaken Inner Power. Renowned for her expertise in liberatory power, Suarez goes beyond analyzing power dynamics to helping leaders master and dismantle them. By bridging institutional architecture with deep inner awakening, she replaces conventional strategy with the rigorous, embodied intelligence leaders need to drive true systemic transformation.
Saphia Suarez, Principal and Founder
Saphia Suarez double majored in Theater & Performance Studies and Film & Media Studies at Yale University. She has helped organizations like the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and filmmakers like The Ummah Chroma Collective (a group of leading Black filmmakers) create poignant, narrative shifting creative media that galvanizes audiences. She is, first and foremost, a storyteller, with an arsenal of tools at her disposal—video editing, directing for screen and stage, documentary filmmaking, playwriting and screenwriting, social media strategy, and nearly 20 years of acting experience. As a multidisciplinary storyteller, Saphia crafts stories first, and choose the right media form through which to express them second. She has also taught filmmaking, acting, and novel writing to all ages.