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Strategic navigation for women who lead

You already know how to think strategically at work.
This is where you apply that same thinking to your life.

I've spent decades helping leaders diagnose problems, cut through noise, and build plans that work.

Strategic Navigator Sessions bring that same rigor to your leadership, your career, your health, and your life design.

No fluff. No therapy. Just strategy applied to the problems that matter.

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You're Not Stuck. You're Undirected.

You’re capable.
You’re accomplished.
You make decisions all day long.

But when it comes to your own life?
No framework.
No roadmap.
No clear next move.

You’re reacting instead of designing.

The truth:
Clarity doesn’t come from thinking harder.
It comes from applying the right strategy to the right problem.

This Is Not Coaching. It's Strategy.

Monique DeMaio on stage at a speaking engagement

You're capable.
You're accomplished.
You make decisions all day long.

But when it comes to your own life?
No framework.
No roadmap.
No clear next move.

You're reacting instead of designing.

The truth:

Clarity doesn't come from thinking harder.
It comes from applying the right strategy to the right problem.

I don't motivate.
I don't therapize.
I don't circle the issue hoping you'll find your own answer.

I diagnose what's happening.
I identify what's in the way.
I help you build a plan that works.

This is business-level strategic thinking applied to life decisions.

  • Career pivots
  • Leadership pressure
  • Burnout
  • Boundaries
  • Wellness
  • Identity shifts

You get frameworks, not feelings.
Direction, not just discovery.

Strategic Navigator Sessions Are for Women Who:

 Lead teams, organizations, or families

  Carry responsibility easily but clarity rarely

 Are successful on paper and restless underneath

  Are tired of processing and ready to decide

  Want structure, truth, and momentum

Important:

This work is not for women looking to be told they're doing great or to move slowly around hard decisions.

If you want someone to validate your current path, I'm not your person.

If you want someone to help you see what's actually in the way and build a strategy to move past it, let's talk.

What happens in strategic navigator sessions

1. Diagnose The Real Issue

We don’t start with symptoms.
We identify the root problem.

What’s actually keeping you stuck?
What’s spinning you out?
Where’s the misalignment?

2. Apply Strategic Framework

The same decision-making models I use for business strategy get applied to your leadership, career, wellness, and life structure.

You get the roadmap.
Not the pep talk.

3. Build The Plan

You leave with clarity, priorities, and next steps you can act on immediately.

No vague homework.
No “sit with this.”
Just direction.

4. Execute with Intention

No fluff.
No overwhelm.
Just forward motion.

Why Strategic Navigator Sessions Work

I've spent decades helping executives and organizations move from chaos to clarity.

I bring that same strategic rigor, pattern recognition, and decisiveness to this work.

This isn't theoretical.

It's informed by real leadership, real stakes, and real results.

Monique de Maio Strategic Navigator

You get someone who:

> Sees the issues clearly and tells you the truth.

> Gives you the strategy, not just the questions.

> Keeps you moving when you'd rather stay comfortable.

The bottom line:

I don't help you feel better about the problem.
I help you solve it and create the win…at work, and at home.

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FAQ

STRATEGIC NAVIGATOR SESSIONS (For Women Leaders)

Strategic Navigator sessions are private advisory sessions where Monique applies business-level strategic thinking to help women leaders solve career, leadership, wellness, and life design challenges.

These are not coaching sessions. Monique diagnoses the real issue, identifies what's in the way, provides strategic frameworks and direction, and helps you build an actionable plan. Sessions are focused, strategic conversations where you get solutions, not just questions. You leave with clarity, priorities, and executable next steps.

Strategic Navigator work is strategic advisory, not coaching. Coaches primarily ask questions and help you discover your own answers. Monique provides diagnosis, strategy, and solutions. She tells you the truth about what's in the way, gives you the frameworks to think through complex decisions, and helps you build plans you can execute immediately. You get direction, not just discovery. Frameworks, not feelings. Roadmaps, not reflections.

If you're looking for someone to validate your current path, this isn't the right fit. If you're ready for someone who will help you see what's actually happening and strategize your way forward, this is exactly what you need.

When you work with Monique as a Strategic Navigator, you can expect real-time, conversational processing of the issues holding you back from creating a life you love. She'll help you break down complex challenges into clear steps and create an accountable action plan, typically structured around 90-day cycles. You'll get clarity on what's actually in the way, strategic frameworks applied to your specific situation, executable next steps, and accountability without judgment. After completing a program, many clients join post-program cohorts of 4-6 women who meet monthly to stay accountable and continue the work together. This isn't therapy, motivation, or endless processing. It's strategy applied to your life, delivered with honesty and momentum.

Strategic Navigator sessions are designed for high-performing women who lead teams, organizations, and/or families. These are women who carry responsibility easily but clarity rarely.

They're successful on paper but restless underneath. They're brilliant at work but burned out in life. They're exhausted from doing everything for everyone and ready to stop reacting and start designing. If you're looking for solutions rather than surface-level advice, and you're done with coaches who just ask questions, Strategic Navigator sessions are for you. This work is NOT for women looking to be told they're doing great or to move slowly around hard decisions.

In a Strategic Navigator session, Monique works with you through a clear process: First, she diagnoses the real issue and what's actually keeping you stuck, not just the symptoms. Second, she applies strategic frameworks (the same decision-making models used in business strategy) to your leadership, career, wellness, or life structure. Third, you build the plan together in clear, executable steps you can act on immediately. Finally, you execute with intention over the following weeks and months, with accountability built in. There's no vague homework, no "sit with this," just direction and forward motion.

Strategic Navigator sessions are typically structured around 90-day cycles, allowing time to diagnose, strategize, implement, and adjust. Some women work with Monique for a single focused engagement around a specific decision or transition, while others engage in ongoing strategic advisory relationships for sustained career complexity or major life redesign.

The structure is tailored to your goals and the scope of what you're working on. After completing a program, you may also choose to join an ongoing cohort of 4-6 women who meet monthly for continued accountability and support.

Yes. Strategic Navigator sessions are particularly effective for career transitions and pivots because Monique applies the same frameworks she uses for business pivots to career and life pivots. She helps you assess when to pivot versus when to persevere, test assumptions before making major changes, build the bridge before burning the boat, and create a strategic roadmap for the transition. Whether you're considering leaving corporate to start a business, shifting industries, negotiating for a promotion, or completely redefining what success looks like, Monique provides the strategic clarity and actionable plan to make the move with confidence.

Strategic Navigator sessions are right for you if you're a high-performing woman who is tired of reacting and ready to design, looking for solutions rather than surface-level advice, done with coaches who just ask questions, brilliant at solving problems for others but struggling to apply that same strategic thinking to your own life, and ready for someone who will tell you the truth and keep you moving forward.

If you want someone to validate your current path or move slowly around hard decisions, this isn't the right fit. If you want strategic direction, clear frameworks, and actionable plans, let's talk.

CMO CONSULTING & MARKETING SERVICES (For Organizations)

Yes. Through her firm OnDemandCMO, Monique provides strategic marketing consulting for B2B organizations with complex offerings. Her specialties include messaging and positioning, go-to-market strategy, thought leadership development, and brand strategy. OnDemandCMO has been serving clients for over 25 years, simplifying complex business challenges and turning strategy into revenue. For detailed information about marketing consulting services, visit www.ondemandcmo.com.

OnDemandCMO is Monique's strategic marketing consultancy, focused on helping B2B organizations clarify their positioning, simplify their messaging, and create go-to-market strategies that drive revenue. The firm has been operating for 25+ years and serves mid-market to enterprise clients with complex product and service offerings. Monique's work at OnDemandCMO directly informs her Strategic Navigator sessions and speaking with the same strategic frameworks that solve business problems also solve career and life challenges.

Many organizational clients discover that when they hire OnDemandCMO for marketing strategy, they're also getting a trusted advisor who helps their leadership team think more strategically about their own personal and professional growth and development.

Yes. One of Monique's unique strengths is her ability to work with organizations on both business strategy and leadership development. Through OnDemandCMO, she provides marketing consulting, messaging, positioning, and go-to-market strategy. Through her Strategic Navigator work and speaking engagements, she helps leadership teams and individuals apply strategic thinking to their own careers, wellness, and life design.

Many organizations engage Monique for a keynote or workshop, and then bring her back for ongoing strategic advisory work with key leaders. For marketing-specific inquiries, visit ondemandcmo.com. For leadership and speaking inquiries, contact Monique directly through moniquedemaio.com.

Through OnDemandCMO, Monique works primarily with B2B mid-market to enterprise organizations that have complex products, services, or messages to communicate. Industries include tech/tech services, financial/professional services, and mission-driven organizations. Her clients value strategic rigor, clarity in messaging, and solutions that drive business results. For personal Strategic Navigator work and speaking engagements, Monique works with companies of all sizes that are committed to supporting their women leaders and creating cultures where people can thrive both professionally and personally.

LOGISTICS & INVESTMENT

Investment in Strategic Navigator sessions, speaking engagements, and consulting work varies based on scope, format, and duration. For personalized pricing information, please book a clarity call or contact Monique's team directly through moniquedemaio.com/contact. Monique's team will discuss your specific needs and design the right package and investment structure for your goals.

To get started with Strategic Navigator sessions, visit moniquedemaio.com and click "Work With Me" or "Book Your Clarity Call." You'll have an initial conversation to discuss what you're working on, what's in the way, and whether Strategic Navigator sessions are the right fit. From there, Monique's team will outline session structure, timeline, and investment, and you'll schedule your first session. Strategic Navigator work is currently offered to only a limited number of clients at a time to ensure focused, high-quality advisory relationships.

Monique works with Strategic Navigator clients both virtually and in person, depending on location and preference. Most ongoing Strategic Navigator sessions are conducted virtually via video call, allowing for flexibility and consistency regardless of travel schedules. Speaking engagements and workshops can be either in-person or virtual based on the organization's needs and event format. CMO consulting through OnDemandCMO operates on a hybrid model with both virtual strategy sessions and in-person workshops as needed.

To contact Monique for Strategic Navigator sessions, speaking engagements, or general inquiries, visit moniquedemaio.com/contact. For marketing consulting and CMO services, visit ondemandcmo.com. You can also connect with Monique on LinkedIn, subscribe to her podcast *Possibilities with Monique de Maio*, or sign up for her newsletter through the website.

Monique is based in the greater New York area and travels nationally and internationally for speaking engagements, workshops, and in-person client sessions. She is available for virtual sessions globally and can accommodate various time zones. For speaking engagements requiring travel, contact her team to discuss logistics, availability, and any location-specific needs.

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