Leadership & Strategy Advisory

Clarity for leadership when complexity is high

You have a decision that has to hold long after this week, and no one to think out loud with?

Who We Are

Fearless Forward Advisory works with leaders, institutions, and governments facing decisions that carry real, lasting consequence — a board vote, a succession, a cross-border opportunity that needs the right people aligned before it can move.

The firm is built on one method, the Decision Map^TM: get underneath the apparent problem, name what's actually true, align the people who need to be aligned, and act in a way that holds up under scrutiny, not just in the moment.

Pressure

felt urgency

Clarity

what's true

Alignment

shared read

Conscious Action

build to hold

Founder Priscilla Askenas brings more than 15 years of experience in international governance, foreign policy, strategic communications, and diplomacy. That background is what lets Fearless Forward Advisory move across very different rooms — a boardroom, an association's leadership table, a government ministry — with the same discipline.

What We Do

Leadership Advisory

A private thinking partnership for executives, founders, and leaders in high-pressure, high-visibility roles — delivered through advisory retainers, Decision Room sprints, and Signature Convenings.
We help you pressure-test the decision in front of you: naming the blind spots, assumptions, and competing pressures you can't fully see from inside it.
The result is a decision made with conviction — one that still holds up months later, not just in the room where it was made.

Institutional Advisory

Strategic counsel for associations, government contractors, non-profits, foundations, and mission-driven institutions navigating governance, growth, and succession decisions — delivered through advisory retainers, board off-sites, and workshops.
We help you map where governance is exposed: board alignment, succession risk, and competing stakeholder interests, before they become a public problem.
The result is a leadership team that can move on a hard decision together — and stay aligned once the room empties out.

Africa Transformation Advisory

Opportunity formation and strategic alignment for African public institutions, DFIs, investors, and corporates — turning complex opportunities into clear propositions and credible pathways to action.
We help you test whether the opportunity is real — the incentives, the authority, and the risk — before you convene the people whose time and capital are on the line.
The result is a coalition that holds together once the capital moves and the harder questions start.

Our Commitment

Exclusive, highly customized to each client.
Scope and format are tailored per engagement.
Speaking and keynote engagements are available across all three practice areas.

If a decision in front of you can't wait, and can't be gotten wrong, that's what this is for.