Synthia Smith
Synthia Smith  ·  The Mitra Group

When Everything
Accelerates,
Get Still.

You've optimized everything you can see. But there's a layer underneath — where your deepest decisions live. Most coaches never go there. Synthia does.

Former ExxonMobil Geoscientist
30+ Years Executive Coaching
Certified Positive Intelligence® Coach
Fortune 50 & Global Organizations
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30+Years of Practice
F50Fortune 50 Clients
1,000-Day Immersions
1995Founded The Mitra Group

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The Hidden Cost

You're Highly Successful.
And Something Isn't Working.

You've optimized the strategy. The team. The metrics. The habits. But there's a layer underneath all of it — a place where your deepest decisions live, where your real leadership voice either speaks clearly or goes quiet.

Most coaches never go there.
Synthia does. It's the only place she works.

Not Your Ordinary Coach

Science. Stillness.
Strategy.

Three integrated capabilities built over a lifetime. Most coaches bring one. Synthia brings all three — and the integration is what changes everything.

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The Scientific Mind

Former geoscientist at ExxonMobil. Decades of high-stakes, data-driven decision-making at Fortune 50 level. When she speaks about performance, she's applying real precision — not theory.

02 / 03

The Stillness Mastery

Two extraordinary 1,000-day contemplative immersions. A depth of presence and clarity under pressure that most leaders never access — and most coaches can't teach.

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The Strategic Application

This is not retreat work. Direct, practical transformation applied to how you think, decide, lead, and build the organizations around you. The inner work produces outer results.

"The next competitive advantage is not a tool.
It's a human being who can't be automated."
— Synthia Smith  ·  The Mitra Group
How Synthia Works

Four Ways to Transform.

Executive Coaching
1:1 Coaching

The Still Point Intensive

Deep 1:1 engagement for C-suite leaders and founders ready for their next level of clarity, presence, and performance.

Culture Architecture
Teams

The Wake-Up Call

Organizational transformation for leadership teams building culture by design — not by default.

The Performance Edge
Program

The Performance Edge

Flow Science and Positive Intelligence® programs that upgrade the mental operating system of your highest performers.

Keynote Speaking
Events

Keynote Speaking

A room that walks out different than it walked in. Talks designed for leaders navigating the AI era.

What Leaders Say

Heard Before They
Finished Reading.

"Synthia is an exceptional coach with expertise in executive team alignment… She generously provided great insights that helped my perspective and increased my confidence significantly."
Senior Executive
"I was instantly struck by her caliber of experience and ability to translate information in such a palpable way. She enabled me to see the big picture in such a short time."
Consulting Leader
Synthia Smith
Who She Is

A Bridge Between
Two Worlds.

Most executive coaches start with business. Synthia Smith started with the earth itself. As a geoscientist at ExxonMobil, she learned to read systems beneath the surface — to find signal in noise, to stay precise under pressure.

She was also living another life entirely — a practitioner of deep contemplative disciplines who completed two 1,000-day immersions in silence. These two worlds didn't compete. They converged.

Her Full Story →

For Leaders Who Know
There's Another Level.

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About Synthia Smith

She Stood at the Intersection
of Science and Silence.

And discovered a third way to lead.

The Origin Story

Two Worlds.
One Convergence.

Most executive coaches start with business. Synthia Smith started with the earth itself. As a geoscientist at ExxonMobil — one of the most demanding, data-driven industries on the planet — she learned to read systems beneath the surface. To find signal in noise. To stay precise under pressure when everything was at stake.

But she was also living another life entirely. A devoted practitioner of deep contemplative disciplines, Synthia has completed two 1,000-day immersions in silence — not to escape the world, but to understand it at a level that logic alone can never reach.

These two worlds didn't compete. They converged. What emerged has been transforming executives, founders, and senior leaders for over 30 years.

Synthia Smith
Credentials

The Authority
Behind the Work

Synthia founded The Mitra Group in 1995. Over 30 years she has worked inside Fortune 50 corporations and entrepreneurial startups — bringing the same precision, depth, and transformative capability to every engagement.

Former ExxonMobil Geoscience Training Leader
Certified Positive Intelligence® (PQ) Coach
Founder & CEO, The Mitra Group (1995–present)
Certified Flow Science Practitioner
SQ21 Spiritual Intelligence Assessment Certified
30+ Years Leadership & Executive Coaching
Fortune 50 to Growth-Stage Global Organizations
Award-Winning Workplace Culture Transformation
"The best leaders don't need more information.
They need more access — to themselves."
— Synthia Smith
How Synthia Works

Transformation That Is Precise,
Practical, and Permanent.

Every engagement is customized. Every outcome is real. This is not coaching for the curious.

The Offer Suite

Four Ways to Work
With Synthia

Executive Coaching
1:1 Coaching

The Still Point Intensive

Deep 1:1 engagement for C-suite leaders at an inflection point. Two sessions/month, unlimited Voxer, full PQ assessment. 90-day commitments.

Investment: $2,500–$4,000/month

VIP Day
VIP Day

The Clarity Architecture

A full-day intensive focused entirely on your most pressing leadership challenge. Pre-work, recorded session, two follow-up calls.

Investment: $6,000–$8,000

Performance Edge
Group Program

The Performance Edge

Eight-week cohort combining Positive Intelligence® and Flow Science. Weekly live sessions, full PQ assessment, flow protocol. Cohorts of 8–12.

Investment: $1,200–$1,800 per participant

Wake-Up Call
Organization

The Wake-Up Call

Full-scope culture architecture. Discovery audit, transformation roadmap, facilitated workshops, leadership intensives, ongoing advisory.

Investment: $15,000–$45,000+

The Mitra Method

There Is a Reason Her Clients
Don't Come Back to Start Over.

Most development programs treat symptoms. Synthia works at the source.

The Framework

Three Layers.
One Transformation.

Synthia's work operates across three integrated layers — each essential, each interconnected. Addressing only one produces temporary results. Addressing all three produces permanent change.

Layer One

The Mind

Positive Intelligence® research identifies the specific mental patterns — called Saboteurs — that undermine even the most capable leaders. Anxiety. Over-achievement. Hyper-rationality. Synthia guides leaders through identifying their Saboteurs, weakening their grip, and strengthening the Sage — the part of the mind that leads from clarity, curiosity, and creativity.

Layer Two

The State

Flow is not an accident. It is a science. Flow states — those peak moments of effortless clarity and high performance — are measurable, learnable, and buildable. Synthia applies Flow Science to help leaders identify their specific flow triggers, remove the blockers, and design their leadership environment for consistent peak performance.

Layer Three

The Being

This is the layer most coaches skip — and it is the one that changes everything. Through decades of rigorous contemplative practice, including two extraordinary 1,000-day immersions in silence, Synthia has developed a rare capacity for deep presence, non-reactive awareness, and access to a quality of knowing that precedes language and logic. She teaches it as a leadership capability.

Keynotes & Workshops

A Room That Walks Out
Different.

Synthia is one of the most distinctive voices in leadership development — drawing on science, stillness, and 30+ years working with the world's most demanding organizations.

Signature Talks

Four Talks That
Move Rooms.

Calm in the Chaos
Leading in the Age of AI and Accelerating Uncertainty
Audience: Corporate leadership teams, C-suite forums, HR/people conferences
Keynote / Workshop
The Science of Stillness
Peak Performance Beyond Logic
Audience: Executive forums, leadership retreats, high-performance culture events
Keynote / Workshop
The Saboteur in the Room
What's Really Limiting Your Leadership
Audience: Leadership development programs, HR conferences, team offsites
Keynote / Full Day
Flow State Leadership
Accessing Your Highest Performance by Design
Audience: Innovation companies, high-performance events, entrepreneurial conferences
Keynote / Workshop

Book Synthia
for Your Event

Synthia speaks at corporate leadership events, executive retreats, industry conferences, and association gatherings. All talks are customized for your audience and context.

Speaker fee ranges are discussed during the inquiry process.

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Let's Start With
the Right Question.

Synthia Reviews
Every Inquiry Personally.

Whether you're exploring 1:1 coaching, organizational work, or a speaking engagement — this is where it starts.

She responds within 2 business days. What you share here stays between you.

synthia@themitragroup.com
Austin, Texas
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