Who We Are

Nadia Butt, EdD, MBA is a strategist, leadership consultant, executive coach, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience helping organizations build stronger leaders, healthier cultures, and more effective workplaces. As Founder and Principal Consultant of Naz Consultants, she partners with organizations to design and implement leadership development, organizational effectiveness, talent management, change management, and continuous improvement strategies that drive lasting impact. She is also a certified ACT Leadership Coach through Brown University, providing coaching to early- and mid-career professionals seeking greater clarity, confidence, and purpose in their leadership journeys.

Nadia is passionate about transforming workplace culture by creating environments where people and organizations can thrive. Throughout her career, she has facilitated courageous conversations around identity, belonging, leadership, and organizational change. Known for her authentic facilitation style, she uses storytelling, vulnerability, and evidence-based practices to create psychologically safe spaces where individuals can engage in meaningful dialogue, deepen self-awareness, and strengthen their leadership.

Her clients span a wide range of industries, including financial services, healthcare, technology, higher education, K–12 education, government, construction, media, biopharmaceutical, nonprofit, energy, real estate, environmental services, and fitness and wellness.

In addition to her consulting practice, Nadia is the co-host of the Leadership & Innovation Unlocked podcast with Inclusive Collective Media, where she explores leadership, workplace culture, belonging, and the future of work with thought leaders and practitioners from across industries.

Nadia earned her Doctor of Education (EdD) in Human and Organizational Learning from The George Washington University and an MBA in Organizational Behavior from Suffolk University. Her work sits at the intersection of organizational behavior, workplace identity, leadership, talent development, diversity and inclusion, and continuous improvement, with a particular focus on creating more equitable and human-centered workplaces.

She holds the following professional certifications:

• ACT Leadership Coaching – Brown University

• Diversity & Inclusion – Cornell University

• Dialogue Across Differences – Cornell University

• Emotional & Social Competency Inventory (ESCI) – Korn Ferry

• Integrated Talent Management – Association for Talent Development (ATD)

• Instructional Design – Association for Talent Development (ATD)

• People Analytics for HR – Human Capital Institute (HCI)

• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) – UMass Medical School

Nadia believes the strongest organizations are built when people feel they belong, their voices matter, and leaders are equipped to bring out the best in others.