ABOUT US

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  • Founder and Principal

    Naki Osutei, an award-winning executive and TEDx speaker coach, founded PRESIQ to transform leadership and team performance for organizations seeking game-changing results sustainably.

    Her career highlights demonstrate a track record of innovative approaches to developing talent, building high-performing teams:

    • Developed groundbreaking leadership and employment programs—including DiverseCity Fellows, North America’s first civic "MBA"—impacting over 10,000 individuals worldwide.

    • Coached over 40 financial services VPs on leadership strategy, career transitions, and team optimization, to outstanding individual and organizational results.

    • 20+ years of driving outsized organizational and business outcomes in the not-for-profit, public, and private sectors (CivicAction, TORONTO2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games, CIBC, TD Bank Group).

    • Experienced Board member (Seneca College, Visions of Science, University of Guelph).

    • Earned accolades such as WXN Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada, 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women and Executive-in-Residence at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management for her contributions to leadership and workplace culture.

    Grounded by a Master’s degree in Sociology and 100+ hours of coach training, Naki’s approach combines deep insight into social dynamics and business strategy with a commitment to fostering workplace cultures where development isn’t separate from the day-to-day — it’s embedded into the work itself. For her, work is a practice—a living space where leadership is shaped, refined, and realized in real time.

  • Associate

    A key associate, Celine Jeremiah, exemplifies PRESIQ’s commitment to integrating presence and IQ. Celine is a certified coach and personal trainer who currently manages Talent Development at the San Francisco Giants. She bridges mind and body to empower leaders and teams.

    Throughout her primarily HR career, her areas of expertise have included implementing global onboarding, facilitating workshops to strengthen communication skills and improve performance, consulting with business areas to execute employee engagement solutions, coaching leaders, curating learning content, creating programs, building talent development processes and serving as a board member of the Silicon Valley HR Network and now the International Coaching Federation, San Diego Chapter. 

    As a Sri Lankan, Chinese and Portuguese woman who speaks Spanish proficiently after studying abroad in Granada for a year, Celine deeply values curiosity as a pathway to connection, movement as medicine and play to unlock creativity.

    She is passionate about creating communities that challenge and support one another. Celine is the founder of New Day Mentality, a coaching and consulting business focused on building mental fitness as a root cause solution that supports her mission to be and elevate others to be their best selves. 

    In her free time, you can find Celine doing strength training and triathlons, playing outdoors with loved ones, singing, and writing or making short videos for fun.

  • Associate

    Gail Mowatt is a seasoned professional with extensive leadership experience in corporate education and change management. Gail has successfully developed and implemented education and team building strategies in healthcare, manufacturing and finance industries. Her expertise in change management and leadership training has been instrumental in fostering professional growth, promoting collaboration, and establishing high-performance work environments. 

  • Advisor

    PRESIQ benefits from the strategic advisory expertise of Courtney Pratt, a renowned business leader and author. As Former CEO and President of Toronto Hydro and Stelco, and former Board Chair of Knightsbridge LLP, Courtney brings invaluable insights to PRESIQ’s mission and clients.

    “What I have enjoyed the most throughout my career serving as CEO, President and board Chair in volatile industries within highly complex, regulated and often unionized environments, is helping others to clearly think through the most critical decisions in front of them. That's the work I continue to do. I ask questions, listen carefully, and bring to conversations the perspective that comes from having been there.”