Executive advisory for leaders operating at scale, from a former Google Director and Adobe Senior Director.
Former Google Director and Senior Director at Adobe with 13+ years leading large organizations, operating multi-billion-dollar businesses, and shaping hiring, leveling, and promotion decisions at scale.
About Julie
For more than 25 years, I have advised and operated within organizations running multi-billion-dollar businesses.
I spent 13 years on Wall Street, beginning as a trader at Morgan Stanley and later advising the heads of European trading businesses at Goldman Sachs on business-critical risk.
I then spent 13+ years as a Director at Google and Senior Director at Adobe, managing teams of 100+ people, leading operations for businesses of up to $12B in revenue, and shaping hiring, leveling, and promotion decisions at scale.
Today, I advise leaders and teams on consequential decisions and scale, bringing decades of executive operating experience to the decisions that determine performance, trajectory, and scope.
My Approach
Traditional coaching often centers on “powerful questions” that help leaders find their own answers.
But many leadership challenges are not insight gaps. They are capability gaps.
If you have never been taught how to design an organization, manage senior stakeholders, translate feedback into promotable action, or navigate political dynamics, reflection alone will not close the gap.
My work is operator-led and skill-based. This includes designing the operating cadence and management systems that allow teams to execute consistently. Most execution problems are structural, not individual. When the structure is right, performance follows.
• Designing organizations that scale
• Building management systems that drive performance
• Influencing at the executive level
• Shaping perception and narrative
• Preparing for promotion and expanded scope
I will tell you what I see, diagnose the real issue, and create a plan you can execute with confidence. I am direct, diagnostic, and focused on building the structures that allow you and your team to perform at the next level.
Services
Engagements span advisory, workshops, and 1:1 coaching, each designed to build the systems and capabilities required for leaders and teams to perform at scale.
Consulting
Org Recalibration
Redesign structure, scope, and ownership to match strategy.
Executive Alignment Reset
Realign senior leaders around priorities, decision rights, and accountability.
Operating Model Installation
Design and implement the operating cadence that drives consistent execution.
Workshops
Manager Capability Accelerator
Build core management systems - feedback, delegation, performance standards, and accountability.
Executive Communication Lab
Strengthen clarity, presence, and influence in high-stakes forums.
Decision Quality Intensive
Upgrade how the team frames problems, debates tradeoffs, and commits to action.
Coaching
Management & Scaling Leadership
Design management systems, delegate effectively, and build teams that perform at scale.
Executive Presence & Influence
Strengthen managing up, stakeholder navigation, and decision framing in senior forums.
Executive Interview Mastery
Build the judgment, clarity, and executive signal required to perform in high-stakes interviews.
Promotion Readiness
Develop the narrative, stakeholder strategy, and visible impact required to operate at the next level.
What My Clients Are Saying
I am currently working with leaders from Google, Netflix, Apple, Adobe, Anthropic, and various AI startups.
“Julie’s interview prep service is exceptional. An actual interview with an experienced coach like Julie is vastly different from preparing on your own. And the invaluable feedback and detailed prep guide following the session left me feeling confident and ready for my interviews. The interviews went amazingly well.”
“Julie’s coaching was invaluable as I stepped into an expanded strategy and operations role. Her sessions were remarkably efficient, and her candor and flexibility allowed me to navigate this critical inflection point with clarity and confidence, drawing on her extensive experience leading large teams at Google and Adobe. I’m grateful for her guidance in helping me position myself for success.”
Working Together
Most engagements begin with a focused introductory session.
This allows us to assess your current situation, identify the highest-leverage areas to work on, and determine whether there is a strong fit to work together.
From there, engagements are structured intentionally based on your goals, scope, and timeline.
Email me at julie@gustinstudio.com to start the conversation.