All interviews were conducted by an independent third-party and approved for publication by interviewees.
His Excellency Hisham Zaazou
Former Minister of Tourism for Egypt
“Over the years, we have worked with all the large consulting firms, but few could match the skill, understanding and capabilities of Amira. Her level of passion and dedication placed her above the rest.”
Dr. Kate Santos
Former acting head of North America for leading global horticulture client
“This was a high-stakes project for us, and all eyes were on Amira, but she did an amazing job which yielded equally amazing results. This was one of the most organized integrations I’ve seen and, simply stated, the merger wouldn’t have been as successful if we hadn’t selected Amira to help us.”
Mike DeFrino
CEO of collection of international boutique hotel companies
“Amira helped me see where the potholes were going to be, three blocks ahead, and how to actively avoid them… This requires the fine art of understanding when to lean in and push, and when to give us more space… Amira just ‘gets it’.”
Dave Schmitt
Founder and former Chairman of MR-ProFun
“When you encounter individuals who have strong credentials and the benefit of a top-tier Ivy League business school education, you expect knowledge and intelligence. With Amira, you get all that, but you also get personality and heart. She sticks with the project and, even after the project is officially completed, she checks in to see how it’s going. That’s exceptionally rare and that’s exactly why you want her on your side of the table.”
Federico Lalatta
Former EVP global strategy and member of the Executive Committee of Fortune-ranked global hotel chain
“When you work with larger firms, there’s a rigidness to the approach that simply is not right in every situation. Amira can adapt processes and activities to meet the needs of complex organizations like ours because she understands what it takes to drive meaningful, enduring transformation from the inside.”
Gina Speck
Former SVP & CFO Americas for FTSE-100 client
“Amira’s brand is passionate, professional and energetic... She brought new and fresh ideas to the table, translated those ideas into action, and created an environment where our teams could thrive. I highly recommend her and look forward to working with her again.”
Dr. A. Sharkawi
Chairman of leading regional private equity firm
“Amira & Co. deliver an experience that exceeds that of even the largest consulting firms; we achieve much better results … and with much less stress. In fact, we don’t even consider them anymore. We go straight to Amira.”
Justin M.
COO of management consulting and placement firm
“Amira makes each department within the company feel included and part of the process… like they’re co-authoring change versus being hindered by it. That’s very empowering and it is highly effective—the teams thought she provided the best set of change workshops they’d ever attended!”
Barry Dornfeld
Principal and head of cultural practice for CFAR
“Amira deals with complexity in a way that is highly respectful yet gets directly to the root of the problem. Her sophistication and ability to address sensitive issues pertaining to organizational culture is remarkable and unique.”