Senior advisory from a three-time Chief Talent leader
People Strategy & Business Results
For CHROs, CEOs, CxOs, and Heads of Talent who want to win
Trusted Partner
Two decades as an Executive Talent leader
The Best Organizations Don't Just Develop Talent
They Orchestrate It
The business world is at an inflection point. The way work gets done, how leaders develop, how teams perform, what culture wins, what AI makes possible, all of it is colliding at once.
The organizations that figure this out will win. The ones that don't will wonder why their transformations never quite translate into results.
Win With Talent helps senior leaders close the gap between the talent agenda and business value. Not with another program. With real work, aligning the people who matter most to the moments that matter most.
What We Believe
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Business-first talent
Every recommendation starts with the business outcome and value creation.
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Deep accountability
Senior access from first call to final delivery.
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Practical execution
Working sessions that produce simple, integrated, scalable solutions.
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Velocity with purpose
Built for leaders and co-creation at pace.
Our Services
How to Work With Win With Talent
Four engagement models. Pick the one that fits the moment.
Additional work includes organizational design, change management, board succession, and capability planning, which are addressed within these engagement models or as a custom scope.
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Anticipate · Create · Execute
Sprint engagements that guide senior teams through the development and rollout of talent strategies that are simple, integrated, and built to scale. Anchored in the ACE Framework, structured as focused 2–3 hour working sessions rather than protracted assessments.
You walk away with:
Alignment on the future operating environment
A defined function aspiration and contribution to enterprise strategy
Clear stakeholder segments and the right offerings that drive value
An implementation roadmap including critical capabilities needed
This is the work that keeps a talent agenda from drifting into HR jargon.
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Built, not trained.
Most leadership development is skills anchored: competency frameworks, e-learning hours, and satisfaction surveys.
Win With Leadership is grounded in Experience Architecture™, an approach that develops leaders through deliberate experience design. Engagements begins with Role Velocity Mapping™ to diagnose which roles require unique experiences to win, then designs development against your specific business context.
The result is Capability Velocity™: the compounding return on leaders who have been tested under realistic conditions.
Four pillars:
Experience Architecture™: the curriculum is the experience itself
Leadership Narrative: story as a tool of alignment and influence
Paradox Leadership: building leaders who hold tension without flinching
High-Stakes Simulation: pressure-testing capability before the moment arrives
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Velocity · Clarity · Deliver
A tailored approach that delivers the foundations of a high-performance team. The work explores aspirations and expectations, establishes what's important now (WIN), and builds a deeper sense of decision-making, purpose, and prioritization.
Engagement components:
Environmental Scan (Anticipate and Declare): one-on-one interviews with executive team members, comprehensive analysis of the gathered data, and detailed evaluation of the team's current state
Priorities and path: define top priorities (the "What") and create a path to success (the "How"), including team social norms, clear collaboration points, and owners
Calibration: scheduled calibration meetings to tailor the session to the team's specific needs
Working session: a fully executed workshop directed by Win With Talent
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Access · Insights · Actions
Some decisions can't wait 12 weeks for a scope. The Advisory & Retainer model gives senior leaders direct access to a Chief-level thought partner on their timeline, built for the moments that matter most.
What's included:
A senior thought partner available when decisions need to land
Ongoing connection between the talent agenda and business priorities
An extra pair of hands for co-development of real work
Accelerated executive decision-making grounded in 20+ years of CHRO-level operating experience
Sensitive talent and people moments handled with discretion, speed, and judgment
What Working Together Looks Like
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Less theory, more traction
Solutions fit for purpose.
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We move with pace
Engagements begin with a focused conversation and immediate outputs.
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We co-create with businesses
No fixed packages, no fixed playbooks.
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Your timeline matters
Working sessions built around your business priorities.
About Brian J. Miller, Ed.M.
Your Partner in Talent Strategy
Three-time Chief Officer at Levi Strauss & Co., Adobe, and Impossible Foods
Earlier operating roles at Gilead Sciences (VP, Talent, Development & Inclusion) and Amgen
Prior advisory leadership at Modern Executive Solutions, where he led the Chief People Officer practice
Ed.M, Technology in Learning: Harvard University
Board service: ATD (Association for Talent Development), University of the Pacific Board of Regents
Known for Opportunity Velocity, Experience Architect, Best Place to Learn and Grow, and Everyone Is a Recruiter, solutions that integrate and scale
Winning Starts With Talent
Let's Make It Intentional
Tell us what's on your desk. We'll tell you whether Win With Talent is the right partner, and what the next 30 days could look like.
Brian J. Miller, Ed.M Principal, Win With Talent
📍 Belmont, CA · Serving clients nationally and globally