Julie McManus is a leadership advisor, keynote speaker, and change management professional with four decades of experience guiding leaders inside real organizations under real pressure. Grounded in a Master of Science in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Illinois State University and certified as a Change Management Professional through PROSCI, she has spent her career closing the gap between how leaders show up and how they intend to lead.Her work spans executive coaching, corporate training, team development, and organizational consulting. She has led cross-functional teams, directed strategic projects at scale, and founded EpiLead, a leadership development organization built on the belief that growth begins with honest self-assessment. She has been recognized as one of Columbus Ohio's Outstanding Women for her commitment to transformational leadership.