About Holistic Intelligence |HQ
Holistic Intelligence™ (HQ), supports true leadership by going beyond titles and strategies—it’s about achieving full alignment of mind, body, and spirit so they can thrive in any space regardless of what come their way. Founded by Dr. Michelle Cromwell, a visionary leader and innovator, HQ offers a transformative approach that integrates cutting-edge leadership solutions, holistic well-being practices, and ancestral identity wisdom. Our mission is to empower individuals and organizations to lead authentically, navigate challenges with resilience, and create a thriving, inclusive world. Through our unique methodology, we help our clients unlock their full potential and achieve sustainable growth, both personally and professionally.
The HQ Model
Leadership Development Practices
- Unlock the Enneagram as a way to understand yourself and others.
- Use Scripts to find what to say in difficult conversations or situations
- Build confidence, ignite creativity, and nurture collaboration through personalized strategies.
- Stand tall as a leader, showing up as your whole self in every situation and among all people.
Holistic Wellbeing
- Select plant medicines tailored to support your unique needs.
- Transform your energy states throughout the day with targeted breathwork.
- Nourish your body according to your Ayurvedic body type.
Ancestral Identity
- Learn practices steeped in ancestral identity to root and steady you.
- Embrace some wisdom and guidance from characters tied to ancestral wisdom.
- Reconnect with parts of yourself through folktales that teach creative strategies to navigate tricky situations
Why do You or Your Organization need HQ™?
To Cultivate Authentic Leadership
Traditional leadership approaches often focus solely on skills and strategies, overlooking the deeper aspects of self-awareness and connection. HQ™ bridges this gap by empowering leaders to lead authentically—aligning their actions with their values, building trust, and inspiring innovation. Whether you're an individual striving for growth or an organization looking to empower your teams, HQ™ helps activate purpose-driven leadership that thrives in any environment.
To Foster Holistic Well-being
In today’s high-pressure world, achieving sustainable success requires more than professional skills—it demands balance and resilience. HQ™ integrates holistic practices like breathwork, Ayurvedic insights, and natural remedies to support emotional, physical, and mental well-being. By fostering self-care and mindfulness, we help individuals and teams stay energized, focused, and prepared to overcome challenges with grace
To Reconnect with Ancestral Wisdom
In a rapidly changing world, grounding leadership in ancestral identity provides stability, creativity, and strength. HQ™ helps you or your organization reconnect with heritage through practices like folktale lessons, oracle guidance, and cultural grounding. This unique approach builds resilience and fosters deeper connections within teams, ensuring a foundation rooted in wisdom, equity, and shared purpose.
Meet The Founder
Dr. Michelle Cromwell
Founder & CEO
Michelle Cromwell, professionally called Dr. Michelle, joyfully transitioned from an 18-year career in higher ed, most recently as a C-Suite executive and developed Holistic Intelligence™ as a leadership activation solution that combines the forces of every modality they studied; ancient, alchemic and scientific to make it into a powerful elixir to support the Black woman leader and their NON-Black love warriors to be Bold, Brave and Bountiful leaders.
Several years ago as a means to bridging ancestral remedies to their hectic life as a Black woman in leadership, they began practising herbalism and other integrative modalities such as yoga, reiki, hypnotherapy and medical astrology as a form of activist self-care. Their heart was to create a true activation experience for women leaders through the art of medicine making with herbs, ancestral healing, and leadership development/ activation to achieve WHOLE HEALTH (mind/body/emotions/spirit) and HIGH PERFORMANCE (executive presence, innovation, bold compassion) which leads to outcomes of agency, balance, courage, determination, and excellence.