Private Advisory
For accomplished women whose leadership or lives are changing shape.
Private Advisory is strategic advisory grounded in spiritual depth—for women standing on the edge of something new.
Strategic thinking from years alongside business leaders, and deeper listening learned from shamans in the Ecuadorian rainforest.
We start with what has already shifted inside you. We look at how it changes the way you lead. Then we change the shape of your work and life, deliberately, one decision at a time.
“You do not need to abandon your ambition.
You need to inhabit it differently.”
I’m Alicia M. Rodriguez—mentor, author, and storyteller. I spent decades in corporate leadership and consulting. I was good at it, and more than a little addicted to achievement. Then one day I noticed I could no longer feel myself inside the life I had built.
I left. I have spent the years since learning what comes after, in the rainforests of Ecuador and on the cliffs of the Algarve.
Today I advise women who are where I was. Still leading, still capable, and quietly aware that something has changed.
My work is rooted in stillness, presence, and the wisdom of the living world. Together we will listen deeply, ask bold questions, and make space for what is ready to emerge.
The Work
For accomplished women whose leadership is evolving.
You’ve built success. You’ve led well.
People rely on your judgment, and they're right to. And lately something has moved. The meetings are the same. You are not.
This is the moment when the way you lead stops matching who you've become. Most people around you won't notice yet. You do..
This may be for you if you:
Are already operating at a high level and feel an internal shift you can’t ignore.
Sense your outer life no longer matches who you are today.
Are tired in a way that a vacation won’t fix.
Want your work to mean something again, without giving up what you've built.
Would rather have depth and discretion than another quick fix.
Want to lead from purpose and integrity, not performance.
What We Cultivate Together
A calm, steady center so you can choose instead of react.
Trust in your intuition and your ability to discern truth from fear.
Perfectionism and self-doubt lose their grip.
You say what you mean without hesitation or apology.
Your yes and your no come quickly, and you stand by them.
A keen focus on the right things, the ones that move you forward, without distractions.
A quieter, more powerful leadership and life, with boundaries that protect your time, energy, and wellbeing.
Your set boundaries, and people respect them.
You lead more quietly, and people listen more closely.
After working together, you are no longer trying to prove your power, you are inhabiting it.
Who Comes To This Work
Mostly women who lead. Executives, founders, directors, and creatives at the top of their field. Sometimes men, who usually call first to ask whether I'll take them.
They share a willingness to look inward and a sense that how they lead and how they live can no longer be kept in separate rooms.
Why Me
I have sat in the rooms you sit in. I have also sat with shamans in the Andes and on Ecuador's coast, in long silences, learning a different kind of listening. Advisory draws on both.
I have lived in six countries and left a career that looked right from the outside. I wrote about what that cost, and what it gave back, in my award-winning memoir, The Shaman's Wife. Every Tuesday I write about what comes after achievement in The Threshold Letters.
I won't hand you a program. I will ask the question you've been walking around, tell you honestly what I see, and stay with you while you decide.
My role is not to direct your path, but to walk with you as you discover it.
How We Work
An ongoing advisory relationship. Confidential, closely attended, and paced for real change over time.
Advisory engagements begin with a three-month minimum commitment and continue on a monthly retainer.
A typical monthly rhythm includes:
Four 45-minute private advisory sessions by Zoom
Between-session decision support via voice/text
VIP access via WhatsApp
Strategic leadership support on the leadership questions in front of you
Simple practices that carry what we discover into daily life
I work with a limited number of advisory clients so each one has my full attention.
“In just one session, Alicia completely shifted my perspective. Through her insightful questions and keen listening, she helped me uncover new, perfectly aligned opportunities—ideas that reignited my passion for helping clients and encouraged me to think beyond my usual approach. What impressed me most was Alicia’s ability to cut through the noise with direct, honest feedback, delivered with empathy and a deep understanding of where I was coming from.
Alicia activates your creativity and opens pathways you didn’t know existed. Her work is not about fitting you into a mold but about helping you step into your own limitless potential.”
— Claudia SchalkxWhat People Are Saying
“I went to Alicia feeling stuck at a midpoint in my career and personal life. My time with her untangled the threads, showing me how my personal and professional challenges are connected and giving me actionable ideas of how to restitch them for a healthier life.
Alicia is intuitive, wise, and caring. She challenged me, and also created an environment of safety for this difficult work. She drew generously from her personal experiences and varied professional expertise to supplement our coaching conversations. Every moment of our time together felt tailored for my experience, designed to future the growth I worked towards.”
— Donata Secondo“When I hired Alicia I knew I needed someone that could take the appropriate elevation about some things, while also pushing and focusing deep down on others. Someone that could read between the lines. Someone less procedural and more instinctive towards my singular path and my professional journey. I am glad I made the right choice with Alicia.
Week after week, with her joyful tone of voice and her radiant attitude, she showed the perfect mix of concern and attentive listening, which confirmed that I had finally found the right partner to help me sort out and clarify the communication around my new identity.”
— Pascal Chappuis
What our conversations are like:
Spacious, discerning dialogue, strategic + human at once
Questions that loosen beliefs you have outgrown
Clear reflection, so you can see your own patterns
Help with the inner shift and with the outer decisions that follow
Practice between sessions, so what you see becomes how you live
This work comes from my own life and from years of advising leaders in positions of influence.
A Leadership Retreat in Portugal
For some advisory clients, our work includes time together in person on the Algarve coast. A few days away from your role, your calendar, and everyone who needs something from you. Long walks above the Atlantic. Time to hear yourself think before you decide what comes next.
We talk about whether it would serve you once we're working together.
This is a strategic reset — not an escape.
Details shared privately based on alignment.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Coaching usually works on performance: skills, metrics, the next promotion. Advisory works on the person doing the leading. Who you are now, what you want your work to mean, and the practical decisions that follow. It brings years of executive experience together with a contemplative, spiritual depth.
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Accomplished women leaders, founders, and executives facing a leadership transition, retirement, a shift in who they are, a growing need for meaning, or burnout that comes from living out of step with themselves rather than from working too hard. Most clients are entrepreneurs or leaders at a senior level, in the United States, Europe, and beyond.
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Yes. Clients are in the US, Europe, and elsewhere. We hold sessions via Zoom, with an optional retreat in Portugal for some clients.
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Neither. Advisory is holistic, practical, and grounded. The spiritual side is where meaning comes from, so it runs through everything we do.
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At least three months, then month by month on a retainer we agree on together. Because this kind of change takes time, many clients continue well beyond the first three months.
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We look closely at what has already shifted, name what is emerging, and clear what's in the way. Then we turn it into decisions and begin changing how you lead and live.
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If something has changed in how you relate to power, purpose, your life, or your work, and you want to meet it with depth, it likely is. Most women know within our first conversation.
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Yes. My approach is holistic. Identity, leadership, relationships, how your work is structured, boundaries, direction. All of it belongs in the room.
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Steadier, quicker decisions. Firmer boundaries. A quieter, more grounded presence. Work and life rebuilt to fit who you are now. Energy that comes back and confidence that rises.
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Yes, I also work with men. Occasionally, male clients standing at a threshold and recognizing a need for change beyond the transactional will reach out.
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Advisory is premium and confidential. Investment details are shared during a private conversation to ensure alignment and fit.