Simplify Decisions.
Amplify Results.
The Intuition Accelerant™ helps executives make complex decisions with speed.
Trusted By
KEYNOTE SPEAKER • PE OPERATING PARTNER • CEO ADVISOR & COACH
Tracey has spoken to thousands from TEDx stages to global investor summits on how to unlock growth through values, intuition, and strategic clarity.
Such a powerful way to open up the conference. Her keynote set the tone for everything that followed. Exceptionally well done as she drives impact across the C-suite community.
JAN JAMRICH, CEO, ENTROMY
Why Tracey?
From boardrooms to break rooms, Tracey Abbott has led through every stage of business growth.
Now she equips leaders with the insight that turns complexity into clarity.
$450B
AUM PE Fund Operating Partner
28
YRS
International Leadership
5M+
Reached Across
Media Platforms
5X
PE-Backed Board Member
Beyond the Bio
As a girl from small-town Alabama with a single mom, I had nothing to lose—so I hitched my wagon to the stars.
I wanted to be an astronaut for the view. Perspective—and data—have always obsessed me.
My dad moved to Florida when I was six to work in aerospace at Cape Canaveral. My mom stayed and taught graduate-level statistics.
"Of course the daughter of a rocket scientist would have to find a way to define intuition in an equation. It isn't rocket science—it's simple and buildable."
No surprise I started as a Kodak analyst, earned my MBA in Finance (in French), and rose to lead strategy and FP&A at the corporate officer level.
For someone in finance, I see risk not just as downside to hedge—but as upside to experience.
Friends say “risk” defines me. I say it’s being an explorer. A decade of living and working internationally sharpened my ability to decode what’s unsaid in rooms of power.
My boldest bet? Marrying my 4th grade sweetheart at nearly 40—a tennis pro living with MS.
I followed my intuition. It drives my I.R.R.—my internal rate of return—exponentially through love every day.
The Leadership Landscape Has Changed
70%
of executives feel unprepared for the complexity and speed they're facing
Leadership today isn't about doing more—it's about knowing what matters.
The Cost Of Decision Paralysis
Margin Erosion
Too many decisions, not enough clarity. Leaders get stuck in analysis paralysis while opportunities slip away.
Stalled Innovation
When data drowns out intuition, teams can miss what the future market is becoming.
Strategic Drift
Without clear decision-making frameworks, teams lose focus on what truly drives enterprise value.
I'm Passionate About
simplicity
I've sat in all the seats and I have felt the pain of what happens when complexity overwhelms the team and results don't come.
From grand opening a Chick-fil-A franchise to steering Corporate Strategy in sports retail, I saw my results transform when I simplified priorities so we could execute successfully. I'm passionate about helping other C-suite leaders build and then learn to listen to their intuition and trust their expertise.
AUDIENCE TAKEAWAYS
Why intuitive decision making is crucial in a complex world
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How to fall in love with uncertainty, replace fear with intentionality, and let intuition lead
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Why human centered and AI powered is a competitive edge
03
How to build your unique point of view through taking smart risks
04
Tracey's Signature Keynote
Leading with Intuition in the Age of AI
HOW INTUITION ACCELERATES RESULTS IN HIGH-STAKES LEADERSHIP
In this provocative and emotionally resonant keynote, Tracey Abbott challenges leaders to stop chasing certainty and start asking better questions. From the boardroom to the breakroom, she’s lived the messy middle of transformation. With powerful stories—from Kodak’s downfall to Chick-fil-A chaos, and a love story that defied medical statistics—Tracey makes the case for why AI + Human Intuition isn’t a competition, it’s a collaboration.
Why Intuition Matters
AI can detect—but only humans can discern. That discernment comes from intuition.
Most leaders overestimate theirs, treating it like instinct—something you're born with.
But intuition isn’t fixed. It’s buildable.
Tracey’s proprietary Intuition Accelerant™ helps leaders sharpen intuition into their ultimate competitive advantage—transforming experience and calculated risk into exponential growth.
The Intuition Gap
80%
40%
Measured
Performance
Self
Ratings
The Intuition Accelerant™ Formula
A systematic methodology for accessing and trusting lived experience—turning decades of accumulated wisdom into reliable business intelligence for faster, better decisions.
Tracey equips leaders to use both metrics and meaning—driving performance with purpose. Her proprietary frameworks have helped PE-backed CEOs and enterprise leaders scale clarity, execution, and legacy.
Tracey Only Accepts 20 invitations To Speak Each Year.
Additional Speaking formats
WORKSHOPS
Interactive intensives designed to activate high-performing teams.
From founder succession to stakeholder alignment, Tracey facilitates practical, high-trust sessions that unlock clarity, accelerate collaboration, and elevate decision-making.
PANELS & FIRESIDES
Candid insight from the seat behind the strategy. From boardrooms to billion-dollar brands, Tracey brings sharp perspective and unfiltered honesty to conversations that matter.
PODCASTS & MEDIA
Story-led interviews that make the complex personal. Tracey turns abstract leadership ideas into tangible, human experiences—through insight, humor, and depth.
Audiences Tracey serves
Private Equity & Venture Capital Leaders
Operating Partners
Portfolio Company CEOs and CFOs
Managing Directors & Fund Partners
Talent Partners and Human Capital Executives
Enterprise C-Suite Executives
Fortune 500 Strategy, Growth, and People Leaders
Founders and First-Time CEOs
Executives Navigating M&A, Scaling, or Transformation
Leadership Offsites & Retreat Organizers
Chief People Officers and HR Business Partners
Heads of Culture, Strategy, or Transformation
Leadership Development Firms and Facilitators
Women’s Leadership & Legacy Summits
Female Founders, VPs, and CxOs
Leaders Navigating Career Inflection Points
Organizers Focused on Purpose and Alignment
Institutional Investors & Family Offices
Pension Funds, Endowments, and Sovereign Wealth Funds
Family Office Principals and Executives
Feel Tracey’s Energy In action
WATCH TRACEY SPEAK
5 Reasons To book Tracey
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She translates power into purpose
Tracey bridges investor precision with intuitive insight. Her keynotes move rooms - and the leaders inside them.
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She delivers transformation through story
Kodak's digital miss. Her Chick-fil-A grand opening. Strategic decisions under pressure. Stories that reveal how leaders actually think and decide.
03
She makes the intangible measurable
Intuition, alignment, strategic depth—they're not soft skills. Tracey gives leaders the language and tools to leverage them for competitive advantage.
04
She's the coach behind the curtain
Tracey gives audiences the same clarity she offers multi billion dollar businesses behind closed doors - because real transformation isn't for VIPs only.
05
She's Not the
HERO—You Are
Her talks make the audience the main character in their own leadership transformation.
What People Are Saying
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"Such a powerful way to open up the conference."
Tracey is so authentic and down-to-earth in how she delivers excellent content. She shows how relatable leaders are the essence to making change happen. Her keynote set the tone for the panels and conversations that follow. Exceptionally well done as she drives impact across the PE community.
— JAN JAMRICH, CEO, ENTROMY
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"Tracey's history as an entrepreneur, coupled with her structured approach to working through challenges and opportunities is rarefied air. "
This is powerful work that helps you identify what you need to do and real steps to solve big challenges and move forward.
— SR. LEADERSHIP TEAM, PE-BACKED PHARMA SERVICES
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"Tracey's presentation made everyone in the room wake up, and was quoted again on every panel. "
It is intuition that senior leaders bring to the party and that makes the difference. She demonstrated that so authentically with her life story. Especially when data is overwhelming us, Tracey showed a clear path to cut through the noise and develop your voice.
— JULIANNE PRESSMAN, M. D. ALVAREZ & MARSAL
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"Tracey delivered a powerful and impactful keynote."
Her engaging insights made each of the leaders in the packed room even better. Then she inspired us all leaving not a dry eye as we learned a little about her own journey.
– BEA WRAY, CEO PEER ADVISORY CHAIR, LIBERTY FELLOWS AT ASPEN INSTITUTE
