Tamara O'Neil
Leadership Strategist | Author | Speaker | Educator
COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING LEADERS AS THEY
NAVIGATE GROWTH, DISRUPTION, AND CHANGE
Author of Who Holds the Leader?
Creator of The O'Neil CARE Model©
MBA | Certified Master Business Coach
30+
YEARS LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
100+
EXECUTIVE PRESENTATIONS & UNIVERSITY LECTURES
5
UNIVERSITIES AND GROWING
Bridging the Gap Between Expectation and Reality
For more than three decades, Tamara O'Neil has helped organizations strengthen leadership, improve culture, and navigate change.
Following an unexpected personal loss while serving as a senior executive, she recognized a gap in how organizations support leaders during life's most difficult moments–an insight that inspired her bestselling memoir Who Holds the Leader? and the development of the O'Neil CARE Model©.
Today, Tamara speaks, teaches, and advises organizations on building cultures where compassion and accountability strengthen performance, and no one leads alone.
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FEATURED BOOK
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Who Holds the Leader?
A Memoir of One Executive's Grief and a Call for Organizational Change
LATEST NEWS
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↪ June 28th - June 29th
2026 Women with Voices
Presents: Voices of Joy
↪ July 14-15 MBA Lecture at Bryant University
↪ 2026 Influential Women Leading Change Recipient
↪ July 20-23: WYN NextGen Women’s Summit (Virtual)
↪ July 29: Global Leadership Summit (Virtual)
↪ Podcast Appearances & Media Features
↪ Ongoing MBA & Undergraduate lecture series at Bryant University and Roger Williams University
THE O'NEIL CARE MODEL·©
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A practical framework that helps organizations support leaders navigating distruption while preserving trust, performance, and human connection
·•—–٠✤٠—–•· WHY THIS WORK MATTERS ·•—–٠✤٠—–•·
57%
of Americans have experienced a major loss in the past three years. (WebMD, 2019)
$75B
in lost productivity annually due to unresolved grief.
(Grief Recovery Institute, 2023)
85%
of HR professionals agree that grief impacts cognitive abilities and decision-making. (Global Market Data Report, 2026)
76%
of employees stay with companies that support them during difficult times. (Global Market Data Report, 2026)
When leaders are supported, organizations are stronger. When cultures are compassionate, people and performance thrive.
