Book:

• Glass Ceilings, Fragile Ground

  Are you navigating leadership challenges in a world where the rules feel stacked against you? For leaders from historically excluded groups, breaking glass ceilings often means standing on fragile ground. In Glass Ceilings, Fragile Ground, Illyasha Peete—consultant, speaker, and creator of the B-IDEAL framework—offers a powerful roadmap for leading with authenticity and impact.

  Drawing from almost three decades of experience across corporate, nonprofit, and educational sectors, Illyasha provides actionable strategies for individuals and organizations alike. She sheds light on systemic barriers that limit leadership potential and equips readers with tools to overcome them. From navigating the pressures of representation to building sustainable support networks, Glass Ceilings, Fragile Ground combines personal insights with professional expertise to help readers thrive in executive roles. Illyasha emphasizes the importance of B-IDEAL (belonging, inclusion, diversity, equity, access, and liberation) in fostering sustainable leadership. Readers will learn how to:

  Cultivate a leadership style grounded in values and authenticity.
  Develop practical self-care strategies to sustain mental and emotional health.
  Create inclusive cultures that uplift diverse talent.

Seminars or Keynote Topics::

• Emerging and Executive Leadership Development
• Culture Transformation
• Change Management
• Board Governance and Development
  

Areas of Expertise:

• Keynote Speaking
• Emerging and Executive Leadership Development and Coaching
• Board Governance and Development
• Culture Assessment Creation and Administration

Illyasha "Illy" Peete, MBA, is the Principal and CEO of Catalyze and Cultivate Consulting, LLC (Triple C), a Black woman-led, Certified Women’s Business Enterprise (WBENC) specializing in making equitable leadership the standard.

Illy holds an MBA in Global Management from Ashford University, a certificate in Nonprofit Board Consulting from BoardSource, a Harvard certificate in Nonprofit Leadership, and a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion certificate from Cornell University. Illy holds certificates from PACE focusing on Trauma-Informed Leadership Practices, specializing in dispute resolution without force and Brené Brown’s vulnerability-based leadership approaches.

She co-creates learning experiences and provides coaching for staff, boards, trustees, and leadership at all levels, working with sectors such as healthcare, climate, and life sciences to drive culture shifts through programs like the Extraordinary Teams Inventory.