Our Team

Massimo Backus - CEO & Co-Founder

Executive coach, facilitator, and revolutionary who champions self-compassion as leadership's missing link. Author of Human First, Leader Second: How Self-Compassion Outperforms Self-Criticism. Fifteen years transforming 3,000+ leaders at companies like Cisco, Accenture, and Amazon. Award-winning documentary filmmaker who brings storytelling to transformation.

Brian Specht - COO & Co-Founder

Strategist, operator, and trusted advisor who turns complexity into clarity. Former global client leader at Slalom, overseeing hundreds of initiatives that generated over $240M in enterprise value. Co-founder and COO of InKind Leaders, building processes that scale with integrity. Steady presence known for clarity, curiosity, creativity and execution.