Ali brings together her decades in a variety of startups (as an operator, managing projects-teams-and-human resources, and developing brands) with a lifetime of soul-based explorations to the field of leadership development. Ali joined Jerry Colonna in 2013 to create life-changing CEO and Founder Bootcamps, both in the US and abroad. In 2014, she co-founded Reboot.io with Jerry Colonna and Dan Putt.
Her book, The Art of Being Human at Work, is a collection of essays that explores the core philosophy of Reboot’s unique approach to business and leadership: that a combination of practical skills and radical self-inquiry are both necessary parts of what it takes to grow, build, and sustain a great company. Tackling issues like burnout, the perils of perfectionism, fear of change, building trust, weathering failure, and defining success, it teaches us that if we are to work and lead well—with authenticity, courage, integrity, and compassion—we must first do the necessary inner work of becoming a better human. It pays to be conscious about not only what we’re doing but how we’re doing it, and this book provides a roadmap for leaders and CEOs to do just that.
As Managing Partner of Reboot Ventures, the creative lab of Reboot, Ali is the spark behind Reboot Supervision, which offers coaches transformational support with coaching supervision, group supervision, and 3-Day Coach retreats. She also oversees Reboot Press, an imprint for indie authors.
Ali has a master’s degree in religious studies from the University of Colorado at Boulder, studied Transformational Neuro-linguistic Programming at NLP Marin, trained with the Center for Collaborative Awareness, and is a certified EQUUS Experience Facilitator (EECF). She writes on the Reboot Blog and Reboot’s Leadership & Resiliency column on Medium, and occasionally hosts the Reboot Podcast.
As a coach, Ali weaves her business acumen with the innate wisdom of the body, the philosophies of the world’s wisdom traditions to help clients seeking personal growth commit to doing the inner work in order to find their voice in service of finding themselves. Her style is a blend of the practical, professional, psychological, and personal in a presence that leaves clients feeling heard, seen, and “got.”
She works with founder and non-founder CEOs, executives, and leaders at companies of various stages of growth and funding (Seed to A to pre-IPO, bootstrapped to non-profit and NGO). She works with people at the beginning, middle, and end of their roles/careers and also those in role/career/life transitions.
She’s worked with clients in the following sectors: VC, private equity, banking, deep tech, fintech, biotech, ad tech, data, AI, energy, travel, hospitality, gaming, entertainment, beverage, real estate, recovery, security, health & wellness, law, NGO’s, non-profits, small-to-medium local businesses, artists, solopreneurs, coaches, and consultants.
