Leadership that moves people, teams, and organizations forward.
We help senior leaders and leadership teams strengthen their influence in a modern workplace, elevate team effectiveness, and lead with greater clarity, courage, and enterprise impact. We do this when it matters most, in moments of change, complexity, and growth.
Support that actually moves the needle.
Leaders don’t need theory that sounds good in the room but changes nothing in practice. They need thoughtful, strategic support that helps leaders and teams see what is really happening, say what needs to be said, and lead in ways that create meaningful movement.
I bring the perspective of a former business leader and talent executive, the depth of an executive coach, and the lens of a team effectiveness partner. That means I can work both with the leader and with the system around them, translating insight into action that strengthens trust, influence, and results.
SERVICES
Leadership development that meets you where you are.
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I coach senior leaders who want to strengthen executive presence, expand influence, navigate complexity, and lead with more clarity, confidence, and self-awareness. Whether the challenge is stakeholder influence, trust, delegation, conflict, or leading through change, I help leaders translate insight into meaningful behavioral shift.
Start leading at your highest level
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Leaders don't develop in a vacuum, nor do they develop in a classroom. They develop in moments that matter alongside the teammates who help them rise to the occasion and meet the moment.
I help leadership teams build the foundations of effectiveness, including trust, alignment, accountability, and clear ways of working, while coaching the team in real time as patterns, tensions, and opportunities emerge.
Build a team that rises together
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I design and facilitate custom leadership experiences that help leaders grow in the capabilities that matter most. From workshops and leadership activation labs to leadership assessments and 360 debriefs, new leader/team integration, and group coaching, I create development solutions that are practical, engaging, and aligned to business needs.
Develop leaders across your organization
approach
Targeted, meaningful, and made for the moment
Begin with context
I take time to understand the leader, team, or organization in front of me: the business environment, stakeholder dynamics, patterns of interaction, and outcomes that matter most. I look beyond the presenting issue to understand what is really driving the challenge.
Go to the heart of it
I engage the work with depth and directness, surfacing underlying dynamics quickly. What appears on the surface as a communication or performance issue is often connected to something deeper: trust, role clarity, competing priorities, or the habits shaping how a leader shows up.
Adapt to the moment
Some engagements call for reflection and individual coaching. Others require facilitated dialogue, assessment data, real-time team coaching, or structured development over time. The goal is the same: work that is practical, honest, and aligned to what will make the greatest difference.
MEET MAKIYA
Grounded in results.
Guided by humanity.
With more than 20 years of leadership experience spanning manufacturing, talent, leadership development, and executive coaching, I bring a perspective that is both business-minded and deeply human. My lens was shaped early in manufacturing leadership, where accountability, clarity, and results mattered every day, and expanded through senior roles in talent and organization development where I helped leaders navigate growth, change, and complexity from inside the system.
Today, I bring those worlds together through Affinia Development Solutions, partnering with leaders and organizations to strengthen effectiveness in ways that are practical, thoughtful, and transformative. I do this work because I believe leadership growth should not only feel meaningful, it should create real movement for people, teams, and the business.
Ready to strengthen leadership where it matters most?
Whether you are a leader looking for a trusted thought partner or an organization seeking meaningful support for your leaders and teams, I’d love to connect about what you’re navigating and what support could look like.