Ryan Stelzer is co-founder of Strategy of Mind, an executive coaching, consulting, and leadership development firm rooted in philosophy and psychology. Prior to consulting, he served in the Obama White House as a presidential management fellow, where his team was responsible for improving and sustaining high levels of performance across federal agencies. His writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Fast Company, and Huffington Post, and he pens a weekly newsletter for LinkedIn. His first book, Think Talk Create: Building Workplaces Fit for Humans (Hachette), was published in September 2021.