Meet Our Board of Directors
Mayra Armijo Ugalde
Researcher of Aztec Astrology, Psychology, Philosophy, and Pre-Hispanic Symbology
Mayra Armijo Ugalde is a Researcher in Aztec Astrology, Psychology, Philosophy and Pre-Hispanic symbology for its application in psychology, therapy, education, business, social and governmental organizatiozal models. She is an artist, author, columnist, lecturer, producer and Mesoamerican culture bearer of values, traditions, philosophy and art. Mayra is the Vice President of the Mexican Association of Pre-Hispanic Martial Arts Xilam A.C. Founding member of “Fundación Quetzalcopilli A.C.” and “Vía Para La Nueva Era Foundation”.
Bob Moesta
Founder President & CEO of the Re-Wired Group | Partner at The Majesty Fund
Born with a curious and analytical mind, Moesta has dedicated his career to understanding and solving customer struggles. He has started 8 companies and is currently the co-founder of the Re-Wired Group and served as its CEO & President, helping companies of all sizes unlock hidden insights and create successful products and services
He has applied his JTBD framework across various industries, revolutionizing the way businesses approach innovation and marketing. Moesta has coauthored the books "Demand-Side Sales 101" and "Learning to Build" and shared his insights at numerous universities, conferences, and events His passion for understanding customer motivations and experiences continues to inspire others to adopt a Jobs-To-Be-Done mindset.With his relentless pursuit of understanding what truly drives customer behavior, Bob Moesta has become a guiding force in the realm of innovation and customer-centricity. Despite his success, Moesta remains humble and dedicated to his work. He continues to innovate and push the boundaries of product design, innovation, and entrepreneurship and his impact on the industry will be felt for years to come.
Lorraine Nibut
Founder & Director of Unapologetic Consulting
Lorraine Nibut (she/her/siya) is an innovative operational strategist specializing in designing systems and processes grounded in regenerative practices for her consulting firm, Unapologetic Consulting. Unapologetic Consulting has a focus on creating equitable and transformative operational frameworks and works to dismantle harmful structures and replace them with practices that promote healing, accountability, and justice. Lorraine’s work spans multiple sectors, integrating community-focused approaches to operational design in both non profit and for profit organizations, including in Real Estate and Architecture at her most recent engagement with Designing Justice + Designing Spaces. Unapologetic Consulting helps organizations build more inclusive and restorative operational models that align with the values of liberation and equity.
Stephanie Tess Manrique
Communication Coach for Executives, Creative Consultant & Narrative Strategist
Stephanie Tess Manrique is the Founder and Executive Director of Sanctuary for the Sacred Arts, a nonprofit organization devoted to land preservation, ancestral knowledge systems, and the intersection of art and science. Within the nonprofit sector Stephanie’s work has consistently focused on climate justice and social justice, driven by a passion for creating meaningful, lasting change.
Stephanie is a seasoned Creative Consultant, Public Speaking and Acting Coach. She specializes in training executives and leadership teams to enhance their communication impact, believing that leaders who are aligned and coherent within themselves can cultivate thriving and engaged organizations. Over the past 15 years, Stephanie has worked with prominent brands such as Nike, Adidas, and Mercedes, and guided talent on stages like TED X and The Moth. Stephanie founded Conspirators Talent Management Agency in Berlin and as a former casting director she trained with renowned Hollywood coaches like Sandra Seacat and Larry Moss, she merges Dramatic Arts techniques with holistic practices, helping her clients embody their ideas with authenticity and presence. Stephanie empowers individuals to resonate with their mission and unlock the potential within themselves to lead with purpose and humanity.
Isabel Rojas Campuzano
Entrepreneur and Sculptor
Isabel Rojas Campuzano is a Mexican entrepreneur and sculptor with over 17 years of experience as a special effects and prosthetics artist in the film industry. Her artistic journey is shaped by her deep interest in psychology, particularly in self-definition, gender identity, and neurodiversity.
Isabel combines these insights to explore human complexity through her art, aiming to challenge societal norms and foster inclusivity. She seeks to inspire others to embrace their identities and express themselves authentically, creating transformative experiences that empower individuals to celebrate their uniqueness with confidence and joy.
Meet Our Advisory Board
Emilia Flores Martínez
Emilia Flores Martínez is an Indigenous poet, writer, land defender and community leader. An artisan from the Mahseual community in Hueyapan, Puebla, Mexico. She is a creator of textiles that weave together ancestral knowledge and other ontologies with academic insights.
Martha Hincapié Charry
Martha earned her Master’s degree in Arts from the University of the Arts, UdK Berlin. She studied Contemporary dance in Colombia and completed her dance theatre and solo dance studies at the Folkwang University in Essen under the direction of Pina Bausch. She was the recipient of the prestigious Pina Bausch Fellowship.>Her creations have been showcased at festivals and venues across Europe, Asia, and the so called Americas. She serves as the artistic director of the Plataforma SurReal Berlin Festival. Her curatorial praxis reflects on (de)colonial processes and revolves around the survival strategies of artists migrating to Europe or contributing to local Abyayala utopias. In 2021& 2022, she was an associate curator at Radialsystem Berlin. She has been curator of the Bienal de Danza de Cali, Red Iberoamericana de Vídeodanza, La Sierra Artist Residency or Barazani Berlin. Hincapié Charry has cultivated several unlearning spaces focused on underrepresented BIPoC/Latinx (Black, Indigenous and People of Color/of Latin-American origin) expressions. She facilitates a dialogue between continents with an ancestral wisdom perspective, embodying earth and water based native ontologies, while addressing topics such as climate chaos, ecocide, the human/more-thanhuman kinship, and the interplay between the visible and the invisible worlds, with an ecofeminist position.
Pablo Ceme Dzib
Pablo Ceme Dzib is a Mayan indigenous community leader and governmental defense lawyer. Fluent in Mayan, he often represents Mayan elders and others who do not have the means to access legal representation. Pablo and his family have been traditional beekeepers for manygenerations in the Yucatán region of Mexico.
Charles Michel
Charles Michel is a Colombian-French food educator, experience designer, and community catalyst, blending expertise in culinary arts, experimental psychology, and human-centered design to inspire transformative change. A distinguished alumnus of the Institut Paul Bocuse (Lyon, France, 2006), Charles honed his culinary prowess in Europe's esteemed kitchens, including a pivotal tenure at the three Michelin-starred Dal Pescatore, in Italy. His innovative journey continued at the University of Oxford's Crossmodal Research Laboratory, where, as Chef-in-residence (invited by Professor Charles Spence, 2013), he pioneered multisensory food aesthetics research. With over fifteen peer-reviewed publications, his groundbreaking work in 'Gastrophysics' has garnered global acclaim, featuring in outlets like BBC, *The New Yorker*, *New Scientist*, Dezeen, *The Guardian*, and *Wired*.
Charles's multifaceted expertise makes him a sought-after consultant for industry giants such as McKinsey, BCG, Peclers, and WSGN, and has led him to collaborate with global organizations like UNICEF and Greenpeace. As a visionary public speaker, he has captivated audiences at prestigious venues, including The Royal Society, The Royal Institution, and TEDx stages. He was a consultant with the United Nations World Food Programme (2020, Colombia office) on innovation networks and public events. His commitment to sustainable practices shines through his advisory roles in regenerative hospitality projects and with Relais & Chateaux, advocating for sustainable and carbon-neutral hospitality.
