Subversive Leader

I built this platform with an AI co-founder. 6 months ago, I watched Codie Sanchez's interview with the CEO of Replit and thought: what if I built a company with one employee — an AI agent — by design? I'm a researcher who spent years studying how leaders from marginalized backgrounds navigate — how they lead without losing themselves, how they refuse to reproduce the harm they inherited. The research sat in a dissertation. Now it lives in Zmara — an AI coach trained on my methodology. What Subversive Leader does: Zmara helps you think through messy leadership situations without judgment Leadership Profile analysis shows you how you lead and what you need Development Goals give you concrete next steps toward your version of success Who it's for: Early and mid-career professionals — especially those who've been told to "wait your turn" or "play the game." The build-in-public story: Weekend coding sessions. A database disaster that almost killed the whole thing. 25 new users in week one. I'm documenting the journey on LinkedIn if you want to follow along. Try it: 5 free conversations at subversiveleader.com