Meet Dr. Denise Simpson, Ph.D.

Founder of the Applied Contemplative Leadership Method

Leadership development for burned-out leaders ready to leave toxic leadership models behind.

I’m Dr. Denise Simpson, and I help leaders who are exhausted, disconnected, or disillusioned by outdated leadership models return to a grounded, ethical, and soul-aligned way of leading.

Through the Applied Contemplative Leadership Method, I guide leaders to lead with emotional clarity, nervous system regulation, and ethical authority without losing themselves in the process.

Where Science Meets the Sacred

I hold a Ph.D. in Leadership Studies and bring over 27 years of experience training, mentoring, and coaching leaders across corporate, academic, and entrepreneurial spaces.

I’ve supported CEOs, executives, mid-level managers, and high-potential professionals navigating burnout, change, and complex leadership challenges.

What I discovered along the way was simple and profound:

Leadership wasn’t broken. It was missing its soul.

The Applied Contemplative Leadership Method

Traditional leadership development focuses on performance and results often at the cost of the leader’s inner life.

The Applied Contemplative Leadership Method offers a different path:

• Inner alignment before outer action
• Nervous system regulation before decision-making
• Ethical authority before positional power
• Spiritual grounding before strategy

This work became the foundation for The Universal Leader—a framework that helps leaders return to themselves and lead from truth, presence, and purpose.

What I Believe About Leadership

• Leadership is personal.
• You are not here to conform. You are here to remember your calling.
• Your people are not waiting for a perfect leader.
  They are waiting for a present one.
• Leadership is not just a role.
  It is a sacred responsibility.

My Core Frameworks

• Applied Contemplative Leadership Method
• The Universal Leader Principles 
• Contemplative Leadership Style
• The 5x5x3 Formula™
• The Sacred Trinity of Activation

These frameworks come to life through programs like Nexus, Amplify, Pinnacle Coaching, and The Sanctuary for Contemplative Leaders.

If You’re Here, You’re Ready

Whether you’re advancing, transitioning, or recovering from burnout, you are ready.

If you feel called to lead in a more grounded, soul-aligned way, you are in the right place.

This isn’t just leadership training. It’s leadership formation.

You are not just a manager or an executive. You are a Contemplative Leader.

Let’s Work Together

Explore my programs, podcast, and weekly newsletter for free and paid leadership resources.

For team training or organizational inquiries, contact us at
[email protected]

With purpose and presence,
Denise