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Executive Neuroscience Mentoring

Unlock Your Executive Potential with Neuroscience

Master Executive Presence / Rise to the C-Suite / Plan a Powerful Career Transition 

Let's explore how Neuroscience Mentoring can unlock your next level of success.


What is Neuroscience Mentoring?

Neuroscience Mentoring is a science-backed approach to leadership and professional growth that leverages insights from Brain Science, Neuroplasticity, and Cognitive Behaviour to enhance Executive Presence, Decision-Making, and Resilience. 

Neuroscience Mentoring helps professionals rewire Thought Patterns, develop high-impact Executive Behaviour, and manage Stress effectively.

If you want the Outcome of your Actions to Change, you have to Change your Actions!

How is it Different from Coaching?

While traditional coaching focuses on goal-setting, accountability, and skills development, Neuroscience Mentoring goes deeper by:

  • Rewiring Limiting Beliefs
    Using brain-based techniques to shift mindsets and break self-imposed barriers.

  • Enhancing Executive Presence
    Activating neural pathways that support confidence, clarity, and influence.

  • Strengthening Emotional Intelligence
    Training the brain for better impulse control, empathy, and strategic thinking.

  • Building Resilience & Stress Mastery
    Leveraging neuroplasticity to sustain peak performance under pressure.

Unlike coaching, which often works from the outside in, Neuroscience Mentoring works from the inside out creating lasting transformations at a cognitive and neurological level to help professionals lead with clarity, confidence, and impact.

Why Executive Neuroscience Mentoring?

In today’s high-stakes, fast-changing world, technical expertise alone is not enough. 

Executives and emerging leaders must master Executive Presence, Decision-Making under pressure, Resilience, and Strategic Influence – all while navigating uncertainty and driving results.  

The Center for Talent Innovation Research reveals that:

  • Performance, Hard Work, and Sponsors can get top talent recognized

  • However, “Leadership Potential” is NOT enough to secure an Executive role

  • Leadership roles are given to those who also LOOK and ACT THE PART!

Traditional leadership coaching focuses on skills and behaviours, but Neuroscience-based mentoring goes more profound – it transforms how you Think, React, and Perform at the Highest Levels.

What it takes to Succeed at the Highest Level?

Have you ever witnessed some leaders walk into a room and deliver a message with the audience glued to their every word? 

They have an indescribable quality everyone can recognize, but it can be challenging to articulate what “it” is…….

What is their secret? How can they command the room? 

This leaves you wonder: “What is that special quality? How do I develop that X factor?”

That’s because Executive Presence isn’t one isolated quality but a Powerful Combination of factors that elicits confidence, builds trust, and motivates others to rally behind your ideas and vision.

Essentially, Executive Presence is how people Experience You! 

As a Leader, having a Strong Executive Presence helps you Command Attention, influence others, and increase others’ Confidence in your Ability to lead at High Levels. 

Elite performers (top CEOs or Olympic athletes) train their minds as rigorously as their bodies!

Neuroscience proves that high-impact leadership is built on three key pillars

  • Executive Presence & Influence 
    Communicating with credibility, confidence, and authority. The good news? These are not innate traits – they are trainable skills.

  • Emotional Mastery
    Strengthening resilience and controlling high-stakes reactions.

  • Cognitive Agility
    Enhancing decision-making speed and clarity under pressure.

How I Can Help You Elevate From Leadership to Executive Presence? 

As a Neuroscience-Trained Mentor, and former banking executive, I combine extensive international corporate leadership expertise, real-life experiences with the latest neuroscience-backed methodologies. 


What You'll Gain in This Transformative Journey:

  • Understand what Executive Presence really Is—And Isn’t 

    Move beyond the myths and understand the key attributes of Executive Presence that drive Influence, Credibility, and Impact

  • Elevate from Leadership to Executive Presence 

    Build and Master Executive Presence that Commands Respect, Credibility, and Trust.

  • Sustain Peak Performance 

    Develop Grit and an Agile Mindset to master leadership challenges and prevent burnout and career stagnation

  • Communicate with Authority & Impact 

    Master the art of strategic Executive Communication. Learn how to communicate with authority, inspire confidence, and gain stakeholder buy-in high-stakes meetings, leadership presentations and negotiations

  • Build and Strengthen Your Brand

    Position yourself as a trusted, visible leader by refining your Executive Image, Personal Brand, and Leadership Style

  • Learn to Secure Executive Roles 

    Develop a comprehensive Strategic Approach

  • Apply Neuroscience to Executive Influence & Decision-Making

    Use brain-based strategies to enhance Gravitas, Emotional Intelligence, and Strategic Thinking, helping you navigate complex leadership challenges with confidence

  • Master corporate dynamics

    Develop the executive mindset and presence needed to Build Credibility, engage with senior stakeholders, and Accelerate your Path to Executive Positions

  • Overcome Self-Sabotage & Imposter Syndrome 

    Build unshakable confidence

  • Make Smarter, Faster Decisions

    Develop cognitive agility in high-stakes moments

  • Navigate Uncertainty with Resilience 

    Lead through volatility with strategy, clarity and composure

  • Sustain Success at the Top 

    Learn how to continuously refine your leadership approach to remain relevant and impactful in an evolving corporate landscape

  • Plan Your Career Transition Before It’s Too Late 

    Strategically prepare for your next move, whether it’s a board role, advisory position, or entrepreneurial venture.

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

— Albert Einstein

Do You want to:

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Develop gravitas?

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Have the ability to read the audience?

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Manage conflict strategically?

Join me and gain insights from:

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Real-World Corporate situations

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Conversations with Top Leaders

Have the ability to command the room?

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Be fearless and exude confidence and calm even ‘’under fire”?

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Become your best advocate and negotiate in your own interest?

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Learn and master what the most successful CEOs have in common?

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Cutting-edge neuroscience academic resoures

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Advanced Executive Management Best Practices

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Unwritten Rules and Hidden Dynamics that can Make or Break your Career Ascent

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IMC Masterclass
Why Mentoring?

In this webinar, I’m sharing how mentorship can transform your career and life. From navigating career transitions to building leadership skills, my six-step framework offers actionable guidance for professionals at every stage.

Divershefy | Masterclass - Leaders of the Future

In this webinar, I’m sharing how to deep dived into the fundamentals and future of leadership to help equip aspiring executives with a powerful foundation in modern leadership—covering core traits, human capital strategy, leadership styles, and the mindset shift required to lead with impact in today’s complex, high-stakes environment.

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Let’s Elevate Your Executive Presence Together

My Executive Neuroscience Mentoring program is designed for:


High-Potential Executives & C-Suite Aspirants Ambitious women professionals looking to expand their leadership presence, overcome biases, and confidently step into high-impact roles

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Women New Executives
Professionals who have recently transitioned into executive roles and need to sustain executive presence, navigate leadership complexities, and establish themselves with confidence and authority

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Middle to Senior-Level Women Managers
Women preparing to step into executive roles with confidence, strategic influence, and lasting impact

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Board-Ready Professionals
Women preparing for board roles, looking to refine their professional profile, leadership visibility, and corporate governance readiness

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Entrepreneurial Women & Founders
Women leading businesses who want to strengthen their executive presencestrategic decision-making, and leadership impact seeking mentorship to break barriers and lead with authority

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Women in Male-Dominated Industries
Professionals in finance, technology, and STEM who face challenges in executive-level representation and seek mentorship to break barriers

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How We Can Work Together?

  • 1:1 Executive Mentoring
    One-on-one mentorship designed for senior professionals and aspiring leaders to unlock their executive potential, navigate complex challenges, and achieve career breakthroughs.

  • Elite Masterminds
    Join a select group of high-performing leaders for exclusive mastermind sessions where we dive deep into neuroscience-based strategies of executive presence, influence, and performance.

  • Corporate Executive Group Mentoring
    Empower your select leadership team with customized group mentoring sessions tailored to their needs and covering topic such as: executive presence, strategic vision, influence and impact, resilience and adaptability, emotional intelligence.

Why do middle Managers struggle to break into Executive Roles?

The Hidden Cost of Inanction?

The journey from middle management to the C-Suite isn’t just about skills - it’s about:


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Mindset

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Strategic Influence

Presence

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Without the right executive development strategies, even high-performing professionals face:


Lack of Executive Presence
Struggling to command attention, influence decision-makers, and project authority in high-stakes environments

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Imposter Syndrome & Self-Doubt
Second-guessing your abilities, holding back from taking bold, strategic actions, and missing key leadership opportunities

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Stress, Burnout & Career Stagnation
Struggling to break Into executive roles

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Emotional Triggers & Reactive Leadership
Losing composure under pressure, diminishing credibility, and failing to inspire confidence in senior stakeholders

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The Solution?

If you’re ready to step into your full leadership potential, LET’S CONNECT!

Developing the Mindset, Executive Presence, and Strategic Positioning to Elevate from a Manager to an Influential Executive leader.

The ROI of Neuroscience-Based Executive Mentoring


Faster Career Advancement - Position yourself for promotions and high-impact leadership roles by adopting executive-level thinking and behaviors

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Enhanced Emotional Intelligence & Resilience - Master self-regulation, navigate high-pressure situations, and lead with control and credibility

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Better Work-Life Balance & Sustainable Success – Reduce stress and burnout while maintaining peak performance in demanding executive roles

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Increased Longevity in Executive Roles - Master the art of evolving with the corporate landscape, and ensure that your influence remains strong, even as your industry or organization undergoes transformations

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Plan Your Career Transition Before It’s Too Late - Plan your career transition early to protect yourself from unexpected career disruptions, ensuring that you have a clear exit strategy and a smooth entry into your next phase

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By leveraging neuroscience-driven strategies, you’ll:

Build and demonstrate the ability to remain impactful as an Executive!!

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Elevate from a Capable Leader to an Exceptional Executive faster and with lasting impact!

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Referrals

  • Sylvia Smetana, Founder Divershefy

    " Gretta is a wonderful human being, who is sharing her many years of experience to elevate women leaders to global leadership roles. She has been a Mentor with Divershefy for close to three years and we highly value her contribution. Our Mentees are extremely happy to work with her and they share in testimonial videos how they have benefited from her guidance. We can highly recommend working with Gretta as a Mentor or Coach."

  • Marcus Dimbleby, Red Team Coaching

    '' Gretta is an absolute professional with a breadth of expertise and an astute mind that would serve any executive group extremely well. I always enjoyed her engagement in training sessions and, even more so, our off-line discussions. She is deeply knowledgeable in her field, and her drive to up skill herself as a coach is commendable, and she is now armed with a variety of tools, techniques and an adaptive mindset to help her clients not only survive but thrive in today’s complex business environment. ''

Testimonials - Divershefy Global Leadership Program Mentees

“I have had the privilege of being mentored by Gretta through Divershify from past three months. Each interaction has been instrumental in helping me achieve my short-term goals while laying a strong foundation for my long-term aspirations. Gretta’s unwavering patience and guidance have been invaluable, particularly in preparing me for an international event. Her lessons are enabling me to boost my confidence and enhance my professional skills, boosted my confidence.Her insightful perspective has been helping me grow professionally. I deeply appreciate her dedication as a mentor and look forward to her continued guidance. Thank you, Gretta, for your invaluable lessons and support.”

— M.S., Aganitha

“It was a great opportunity for me to be partnering with Gretta as my personal mentor as part of the Global Leadership program that I was enrolled in. Every conversation we had was a powerful one that was centered around helping me understand who I am, where I was in my career, clear out the fogginess and gain confidence. By following the advice, I moved in the right direction, very focused, and made great strides. Thank you Gretta!!’’

— C. S., Franklin Templeton

“Having had Gretta as a mentor as part of a Global Leadership program, I learned: How to navigate through roadblocks / How to be a confident communicator / Personal Brand building / Breaking Perceptions. As a result, I am more aware of how I conduct myself / I don't leave anything to assumptions / I prepare myself well before I jump into any meetings / I take every interaction in the office seriously (perception!) / I focus on Networking.’’

— S.P., Uber

“Thank you Gretta for spending time with me during our sessions. The ability to listen to my concerns, providing a place to voice out without being judged was itself helpful. As we continued our journey, the thoughtful way of navigating new workplace was helpful. The aspects of understanding from a larger viewpoint and a meaningful way of building my brand were helpful. I am in the process of navigating the path discussed. It has accelerated my success on things due to the approach process we discussed. Thank you for your inputs as I sought to understand the landscape of what measures can be taken for success. I am in the process of implementation.”

— N. M., SwissRe

“I had an excellent experience being mentored by Gretta during the course of six months. She was incredibly patient and attentive throughout our time together. Gretta created a comfortable environment that made it easy for me to ask questions and express any concerns. I truly felt supported and valued during the entire mentorship. My main goal for this mentorship was to receive guidance on how to take the next step in my career. Specifically, I was eager to learn about the leadership traits necessary to effectively lead large teams within an organization. Gretta’s mentoring was incredibly valuable to me, particularly because she shared real examples from her own career, which made it easier for me to relate to the situations she described. I found her insights particularly helpful on several topics, including how to structure my resume, how to effectively answer specific interview questions, and the importance of having the confidence to apply for roles I aspire to. Additionally, her guidance on overcoming impostor syndrome was enlightening and gave me the mindset shift I needed to move forward with more confidence. Since completing the mentoring program, I’ve taken more initiative in my career. I’ve actively sought out additional projects at work and have even volunteered to lead a Business Resource Group (BRG) at the firm. This has given me the confidence to step up and take on new challenges, putting into practice many of the lessons I learned during the mentorship.’’

— N.B., Franklin Templeton