YMA Strategies partners with founders, executives, and growing organizations across coaching, fractional leadership, people operations, and personal wellbeing — the disciplines that compound when treated as one practice.
"The clearest leaders are not the loudest — they are the most disciplined about what they refuse to carry alone."
A practice grounded in strategy, structure, and the human conditions that make both possible.
We believe the strongest organizations are built by leaders who treat strategy, people, and personal wellbeing as one continuous practice — not three separate problems to solve in isolation.
Structured engagements for executives navigating inflection points — new mandates, scaling teams, succession, or the quieter work of becoming the leader the moment requires.
Embedded operational leadership for founders and small teams who need senior judgment without a senior hire. Brought in to install structure, then thoughtfully transitioned out.
From first-hire foundations to performance and inclusion frameworks for growing teams. Practical, compliant, and designed for the way real organizations actually function — not the way org charts pretend they do.
Sustainable performance for the people behind the work. Energy management, recovery, and the structural changes that allow ambitious leaders to keep showing up — for years, not quarters.
An unhurried first meeting. We listen for what is actually being asked — which is often not what was put in writing — and determine whether we are the right fit.
A structured proposal: scope, cadence, deliverables, and the honest constraints. No surprises, no inflated promises, no manufactured scope.
The work itself — sustained, confidential, and regularly recalibrated. We stay only as long as we are useful, and we say so when we are not.
YMA Strategies is the practice of Yakiry — a founder, operator, and advisor whose work sits at the intersection of strategy, people, and the personal disciplines that make ambitious work sustainable.
The practice draws on over two decades in BigLaw, including a tenure as Global Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, with deep experience across talent management, executive development, and organizational transformation. Yakiry holds an MA in Social-Organizational Psychology from Columbia University, is Dare to Lead™ Trained, and is a Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC).
The practice is built on a simple observation: most leaders do not need more advice. They need a structured, confidential space to think — and a partner who has done the work themselves, in environments where the stakes are real and the runway is finite. That conviction shapes every engagement. The aim is not to tell clients what to do, but to give them the clarity, frameworks, and steadiness to decide it well.
Engagements are taken selectively, by referral and direct inquiry. The practice remains intentionally small to protect the quality of attention each client receives.
Most engagements begin with a brief, confidential exchange to establish whether the fit is right. Share a little about what you are working on, and we will respond personally and promptly.