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.
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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.
Three integrated capabilities built over a lifetime. Most coaches bring one. Synthia brings all three — and the integration is what changes everything.
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.
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.
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.— Synthia Smith · The Mitra Group
It's a human being who can't be automated."
Deep 1:1 engagement for C-suite leaders and founders ready for their next level of clarity, presence, and performance.
Organizational transformation for leadership teams building culture by design — not by default.
Flow Science and Positive Intelligence® programs that upgrade the mental operating system of your highest performers.
A room that walks out different than it walked in. Talks designed for leaders navigating the AI era.
"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
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.
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And discovered a third way to lead.
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 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.
"The best leaders don't need more information.— Synthia Smith
They need more access — to themselves."
Every engagement is customized. Every outcome is real. This is not coaching for the curious.
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
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
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
Full-scope culture architecture. Discovery audit, transformation roadmap, facilitated workshops, leadership intensives, ongoing advisory.
Investment: $15,000–$45,000+
Most development programs treat symptoms. Synthia works at the source.
Synthia's work operates across three integrated layers — each essential, each interconnected. Addressing only one produces temporary results. Addressing all three produces permanent change.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Whether you're exploring 1:1 coaching, organizational work, or a speaking engagement — this is where it starts.
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