WHAT I DO

I help CEOs and leadership teams close the gap between what leaders say and what their people actually hear, interpret, and act on.

Growth puts strain on people, culture, and communication. Expectations stop landing consistently. Meetings multiply. Good people start missing. Most of those problems didn’t need to exist. That’s where I work.

I’m a PhD behavior analyst, and I coach in the real conversations, not a training room. Most of my engagements are long-term and embedded with the leadership team, so the coaching happens when the stakes are live. That’s where behavior actually changes.

And when growth means hiring, I help you get the right people in the right seats from the start, so you’re not paying for the same mistake twice.

HOW I WORK

Every engagement is built for the leader and the business. No template, no program-and-leave.

Executive coaching mark: two overlapping circles — Executive coaching

One-on-one work with CEOs and senior leaders on communication, decision-making, and presence, with direct feedback when it counts.

Leadership team alignment mark: three circles in a row — Leadership team alignment

Getting the team on the same page about expectations, accountability, and priorities, in a way that survives a busy quarter.

Growing-company support mark: ascending bars — Growing-company support

Coaching the leadership layer as you scale and building the communication habits that keep execution clean as headcount grows.

Talent strategy mark: four seats, the right one filled — Talent strategy and team fit

I start with the position, not the person, and use validated behavioral assessments to put the right people in the right seats.

How engagements run

Most engagements are long-term, on a flat monthly retainer, integrated into how you already operate. I’m in real meetings and real decisions, not an annual offsite. I keep a selective roster on purpose.

The best fit: leaders who want to be great and are honest about where they need to grow.

ABOUT JANINE

I’m Dr. Janine Stichter. PhD behavior analyst, executive coach, and consultant to CEOs and leadership teams at growing companies.

I spent the first part of my career as a researcher, studying how people actually change behavior. Not how we wish they would. The science is clear: people don’t change from frameworks in a room. They change in real moments, with real stakes, when someone helps them see the pattern and do the next thing differently.

So that’s how I work. I embed with leaders long-term. I watch the real conversations, the real meetings, the real emails that land wrong. Then I help leaders close the gap between what they meant and what their team heard.

I’ve done this work with manufacturers, consumer brands, financial firms, fitness companies, and founder-led businesses across the country. One of them is international.

I gave a TEDx talk on how difficult conversations create growth. Twelve minutes, and it’ll tell you how I think. You can also download my bio.

Home base is Columbia, Missouri. Off the clock I’m usually staying active, and I have a thing for designing spaces, how a room flows and feels. Your environment shapes your outcomes. That’s as true in an office as it is in a house, and my clients get feedback on both.

testimonials

As my company started to grow, I hired Janine to help me optimize the human resources of the organization. She partnered with me and our executive team…

Dr. J has helped each leader grow individually to become a better leader using their own personality traits and tendencies to their advantage while working on areas where growth is needed…

Janine has helped my professional growth immensely and has an ability to speak to each person she is helping in a manner in which they can understand, interpret, and put into action…

Building a good culture, one that fosters growth and stability, is a daunting task. We didn’t know where to start ...

Contact me

Janine Stichter, PH.D | (573)424-0510 | janine@jsadvantages.com