Meet our inspiring team of experienced change agents

Inflection Point Leadership was founded by Kristy Braden and Brad Smith in January 2019 with a clear mission: to help organizations achieve sustainable growth, enabling their people to thrive both today and in the future.


We bring together seasoned professionals with a passion for unlocking organizational potential and helping business leaders navigate the challenges and opportunities they face every day. Our team is built on the collective expertise of former HR leaders, all dedicated to turning critical inflection points into successful realities through superior service that’s customized to your unique needs.

Our Core Values:

  • Practical Wisdom: Applying real-world experience to your challenges.
  • Innovative Thinking: Constantly evolving our methods.
  • Client Partnership: Your success is our priority.
  • Integrity: Building trust through transparency.

Join us in creating a future where change is not just managed, but leveraged for unprecedented growth and success.

Our Team

Brad Smith
Co-Founder/Principal

I make work more fun by treating each meeting or project as an experience that should include at least some aspect of joy, not just a deliverable. Getting to know clients on a more personal level helps lighten the mood when the work gets hard, so we can take the work seriously but still have fun doing it.

Kristy Braden
Co-Founder/Principal

My first passion is education, which I discovered by “playing school” with my younger brother and trying to teach him to read. After teaching high school for a few years I had the opportunity to teach GED classes, and I realized that I love working with adult learners. I’m now in my dream job – harnessing the power of education to help my clients grow and thrive.

Libby Cervantes
Business Manager

A sense of balance and accomplishment bring the most joy to my day. Knowing that I succeeded in completing all my necessary tasks for the day and was able to have some fun while doing it brings me great satisfaction! I also love being able to enjoy a few simple quiet moments during the day, taking a walk outside in the sunshine.

Alissa Jamison
Affiliate

Punctuating work with laughter is, for me, what makes work fun. Laughter is a signal that there is room for lightness even when facing challenging situations. I think working is infinitely more interesting when you get to learn about more than just the work – creating personal connections to clients and finding reasons to laugh is what makes it fun.

Anjali Burton
Affiliate

In many ways, I think finding your passion is a lifelong pursuit. I found my passion for helping others through applied psychology through years of practice, research, trial and error, and learning from people I’ve been very lucky to have met.

Kevin Adler
Affiliate

Helping people connect to the best version of themselves so they can show up as the best version of themselves at work, at home and in their community. Spending time with the people I love (my daughter, my girlfriend, my friends, my family). My Golden Retriever – literally every time I look at him every single day 😊 Challenging myself to learn and grow. Playing music. Being in nature, and specifically the mountains. Surrounding myself with fellow heart-centered, growth-minded people. Feeling inspired by any creative content that stirs my soul.

Norio Suzuki
Affiliate

As a coach / consultant / educator, I deeply enjoy supporting my client in rejuvenating the passion for continuing exploration and experimentation to realize the greater possibilities that they have within themselves.

Russ Krochock
Affiliate

A couple decades ago (or so) I was managing a team of customer service reps. I had an epiphany that the part of my job that I loved the most was helping people learn and grow. I went with that and worked on a career do-over. Since then, I’ve made it my goal to continue to hone my learning and development craft and to help people on their development journey. My passion is renewed every time someone tells me that I helped them.

Career Opportunities

We are always on the lookout for amazing affiliates to partner with our team. If you have expertise in the following domains:

  • Instructional design, virtual facilitated sessions, and online learning modules
  • Leadership development program design & facilitation
  • Global talent strategy and talent management, talent planning, on-boarding, development, engagement

Please send your resume and a description of how you found your passion to us at admin@inflectionpointleadership.com