Postdoctoral Researcher. Management & Leadership Consultant. International Speaker. Author.

Cristiane began her career in retail, in her family’s group of stores, where she worked as a manager and team leader for more than ten years. With a degree in Business Administration, she began her professional transition in 2004 to dedicate herself exclusively to her own business consultancy. In the same period she also began teaching in postgraduate programs, an activity she has carried on alongside her consulting work.

Her personal and professional journey is deeply rooted in Northeast Brazil, particularly in Sergipe, the smallest state in the country, a place she proudly identifies with. Throughout her career, Cristiane travelled across different regions of Brazil to study and to work. Many of her certifications and specialization programs were completed in São Paulo and Salvador, as well as in Buenos Aires and the United States.

Her consulting practice began with unexpected invitations to speak and to facilitate behavioral training programs, following the presentation of her undergraduate thesis on leadership. Recognized as one of the best works of the year at her university, the thesis received a special distinction and was exhibited in a public gallery. Those studies, together with the professional experience she had already accumulated, helped Cristiane recognize her true vocation and continue investing in a consistent and in-depth formation.

In July 2004 she became a student at Sociedade Maria Cristo (www.mariacristo.com.br), an organization with special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), under the guidance of her professor and spiritual advisor Benjamin Teixeira de Aguiar. From that period onward, her studies and professional methods began to incorporate a broader spiritual perspective, completely separate from religiosity. Jungian psychology, philosophy, neuroscience and modern physics took on a new dimension in her work, particularly in understanding purpose and the meaning of existential events, and how these relate to life and to organizational contexts.

In July 2004, she became a student at Sociedade Maria Cristo, an organization with special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), under the guidance of her professor and spiritual advisor, Benjamin Teixeira de Aguiar. From that point forward, her studies and professional methods began to incorporate a broader spiritual perspective, completely separate from religiosity. Jungian psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, and modern physics took on a new dimension in her work, particularly regarding the understanding of purpose and meaning. Cristiane introduced, and continues to apply, the Thought of Eugênia-Aspásia, her professor’s Spiritual Guide, to the corporate world. www.mariacristo.com.br

Cristiane introduced, and continues to apply, the Thought of Eugênia-Aspásia, the Spiritual Guide of her spiritual advisor, to the corporate world. Her studies in holographic management, biology, neurolinguistics and the most recent developments in neuroscience are also integrated into the work, which remains aligned with the research and publications of the world’s leading business schools.

From 2004 onward, invitations to speak at conferences and facilitate training outside her home state became increasingly frequent, leading Cristiane to take part in national and international events and congresses.

Cristiane’s first talks in the United States came through invitations from her spiritual advisor. In 2012, and again in 2015, she was invited by him to speak at United Nations Headquarters in New York during the organization’s annual international event. On those occasions she presented the theme of fraternity in organizations, which would later become the central focus of her research and of the book Fraternal Leadership in the Age of Meta-Consciousness, published in Portuguese, Spanish and English.

From 2012 she began to intensify her research and her practice, travelling to Argentina and the United States annually until the pandemic. She later decided to immigrate to the United States, after being recognized by the American government as a professional of exceptional ability whose work serves the national interest.

Cristiane immigrated to the United States with a solid academic and professional background, the trajectory of which can be followed on this site. Over the course of her career in Brazil she also built a significant media presence, appearing as a commentator on TV Sergipe, a Rede Globo affiliate, and on TV Alese, the channel of the Legislative Assembly of Sergipe, as well as writing columns for CBN Rádio and Jornal da Cidade. Across these platforms she addressed themes related to business, entrepreneurship, leadership, organizational behavior and careers.