I didn’t spend weeks or months planning this. Sometimes, building something real and meaningful requires taking a leap. So, I leapt. Lanecraft Lab is a boutique strategic services firm that helps high-functioning individuals and organizations amplify their voice, expand visibility, reposition their narratives for target stakeholder groups, and design outcomes-driven precision roadmaps for navigating inflection points - whether it’s an M&A transaction, launching a new initiative, repositioning for investors and lenders, managing executive transitions, or providing advisory on operational risk management, governance frameworks, and tone-at-the-top recalibration.

With early roots in management consulting, where I worked on revenue integrity, operational risk, and corporate governance frameworks for private sector companies, I’ve long been drawn to the intersection of strategy and systems. For over a decade, I’ve specialized in capital-intensive, high-stakes sectors through editorial leadership, analysis of deal structures, CDS price trends, ETF sector flows, and strategic collaborations with industry players, as well as federal, state and regulatory agencies. Over the years, I’ve led editorial teams at Institutional Investor and Industry Dive, guided communications strategy for global organizations, steered a public diplomacy initiative for the UK Government, and reported for The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, S&P Global, and others. I majored in Economics with Distinction, and earned postgraduate degrees in media research and business journalism from the London School of Economics and Columbia University, where I was a James W. Robins Reporting Fellow. But the deepest credentials don’t live on paper. Motherhood has reshaped me in ways no degree or job ever could. I've also lived through multiple autoimmune conditions, a complicated chapter with pregnancy, spiritual collapse, the slow grief of invisibility, and the long arc of reinvention. I know what it’s like to lose your voice—and what it takes to rebuild it, word by word, step by step.

Lanecraft Lab is the culmination of deep systems thinking and lived insight—a platform where structured strategy meets authentic voice.

WHAT WE OFFER

  • Advisory support for building resilient governance frameworks, including CEO succession planning, best practices for board appointments, executive search, operational risk identification, and mitigation strategies. Tailored to organizations navigating growth, restructuring, or leadership transitions.

  • Strategic roadmaps to strengthen engagement with key stakeholders—including investors, lenders, customers, and media. Services include narrative positioning, communications strategy, go-to-market and product launch support, media training and briefings, and development of high-impact collateral (e.g., pitch decks, case studies, press kits, messaging frameworks).

  • Executive-level guidance for building or recalibrating public presence. Includes:

    • Media outreach strategy

    • Production of content such as blogs, thought leadership, advisories, customer stories, and press releases.

    • Social and digital visibility strategy

    • Executive talking points and public speech frameworks

    • Crisis and reputation management

    • Brand architecture and development

  • Diagnostic and advisory support to strengthen internal systems and reduce inefficiencies. Includes:

    • Process mapping and redesign

    • Revenue leakage identification and mitigation

    • Performance benchmarking and KPI alignment

    • Workflow optimization and documentation

    • Operational risk controls and escalation frameworks

    • Cross-functional coordination and decision-rights clarification.

  • Advisory on embedding sustainability into operational strategy. Includes:

    • Energy efficiency assessments and vendor audits

    • ESG-aligned operational frameworks

    • Carbon footprint reduction strategies

    • Resource optimization and reporting metrics

    • Strategic alignment with regulatory, lender, and investor-driven sustainability goals

  • These 1:1 sessions are intended for mission-driven professionals seeking guidance on leadership, launching businesses, job interview storytelling, performance review preparation, or developing book projects, op-eds, and thought leadership reports. I offer three types of sessions:

    • Career development coaching: Job search strategies, interview storytelling, performance review preparation, advisory on upward mobility and career transitions, salary negotiation

    • Narrative strategy consults: Best for professionals and founders seeking guidance on leadership development

    • Book pathway sessions: Best for individuals seeking guidance on fiction or non-fiction book projects or special reports.

ADVISORY Committee

Lanecraft Lab is building a circle of advisors whose experience spans public diplomacy, international development, capital markets, energy, AI, healthcare, financial services, and organizational transformation. Our advisory members offer insight, perspective, and strategic foresight as we scale our work at the intersection of narrative intelligence, capital strategy, and systems alignment.

Current Members Include:

  • Jonathan Ward, International Affairs and Trade Advisor, and Chair of the Wisconsin World Affairs Council - Jon brings extensive experience in diplomacy, public affairs, trade policy, and national security strategy. Over the course of his career, he has served in Saudi Arabia, Papua New Guinea, Iraq, Pakistan, India, Brazil, and Washington, D.C., working across market access, investment attraction, supply chains, and government relations.

  • Dr. Jason Baker, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Attending Endocrinologist at Cornell Medical College in New York - Dr. Baker founded Diabetes Empowerment International, formerly Marjorie’s Fund, a nonprofit advancing education, access, and advocacy for people with Type 1 diabetes. With deep experience across clinical care, global health, and nonprofit leadership, he brings strategic insight to Lanecraft Lab’s work at the intersection of health equity, and systems change.

Additional members will be listed here as the committee expands.

 

WHAT CLIENTS ARE SAYING

“I thoroughly enjoyed dealing with a true professional both knowledgeable and caring. I would highly recommend Nish.”

- Kevin J. Burke, NYPD lieutenant (Ret.), July 8, 2025

“Nish came prepared to our career coaching conversation. She asked great questions and had concrete feedback on how I could grow.”

- Vasant Laplam, freelance journalist. June 9, 2025

“I am immensely grateful for Nish’s time and effort she put into collaborating with me on my project. Her words are beautifully honest, insightful and catered to the audience I wanted. If given the opportunity, I would certainly work with her again. A breath of fresh air; thank you Nish!”

- Anushka Kar, playwright, producer and actor, June 16, 2025

“My experience with Nish was delightful, in every sense of the word. She not only asked the right questions to help me get more clarity on my goals, but validated my approach and suggested actionable items to develop my personal brand. And this was just over an hour of her time. Can’t imagine what she can do with additional hours of engagement. Highly recommend her if you need strategic clarity and direction in your career!”

- Quratulain Tejani, reporter at EQDerivatives. Aug. 2, 2025

 

LANECRAFT LAB IS OPEN FOR CONSULTS

Whether you’re navigating a career shift, refining your narrative, or exploring new creative terrain, this form helps us better understand where you are and how Lanecraft Lab can best support you.

Submitting the form does not lock you into a session, but it helps us tailor our first conversation to your needs. I’ll follow up with next steps once I’ve reviewed your responses.

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