About Move Your Mountain Advisory
I'm Barb Monson, the Founder of Move Your Mountain Advisory. I work with high-performing leaders whose work is strong but whose influence isn't fully leveraged.
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After 26 years in corporate finance, including serving as CFO, I understand how performance is evaluated at senior levels. I know how decisions are shaped, how authority is signaled, and why capable leaders are sometimes overlooked despite delivering results.
That perspective allows me to see what's really happening beneath the surface, and design adjustments that increase influence without increasing effort.
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How I Approach This Work
As a CFO, my job wasn't to just read the numbers. It was to understand the story behind them. What was driving results, creating friction, and shaping outcomes.
That's how I approach advisory work.
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Frameworks and assessments can be useful tools, but they are not the work. The work is understanding how influence moves inside your environment.
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From there, we break down complexity into adjustments that actually change trajectory.
Barb Monson
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Founder, Lead Advisor
Advisory Support
Kim Tonies leads Client Operations. While I lead all advisory work, Kim ensures communication and engagement logistics are seamless so clients can stay focused on the work itself.​
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Kim Tonies
Client Operations