Founder & CEO @ Lever Talent | Host of The Lever Show | Helping leaders develop talent strategies that leverage a tech-empowered future.

You’re capable of more than you could ever imagine.

I started my career impatient, driven, and a little naive. In my mid-20s, I was sprinting up the corporate ladder… and got fired.  

That moment forced me to get honest about what actually changes a team: clarity, standards, and the courage to hold them.

My belief is simple: as AI and automation take more transactions, the human work matters more. Technology multiplies what’s already there (judgment, trust, focus). Software doesn’t change a team. Cadence does.

In 2022, I followed that belief and started Lever Talent. I work with CHROs, CPOs, and HR or L&D leaders to align talent with the business so teams get better because of technology instead of being buried by it. We make it practical:

• Lead with Leverage: a manager cadence that makes expectations real (and conversations easier)
• MVV that sticks: values → rituals → behavior change
• AI, but usable: 30-60-90 change plans that turn pilots into ROI
• People-ops command center: fewer dashboards, better decisions

With technology, our leverage is limitless. Let’s build teams that prove it.

DM me to get in touch.

Drew Fortin

Ranked #1 Global Creator (Branding) | Forbes-Featured Founder | Authority, Media & Influence on LinkedIn +AI | Ex-US Congress & News | Check your Digital Visibility Score ↓

Ranked the #1 global LinkedIn creator in branding and positioning by Favikon in March 2025, Iza Montalvo built an audience across social media of 125,000 and surpassed 50 million impressions in under a year. 

Her expertise has been featured in Forbes, her brand has been showcased as a Top Mate Elite by TopMate on Times Square, and she has been formally recognized twice on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives and entered into the Congressional Record.

Her approach is rooted in a career that spans newsrooms, Capitol Hill, and the creator economy.

She began in print journalism, television production, radio and later served as Press Secretary and Communications Director for two U.S. Congressmen from Florida, leading high-stakes communications at the intersection of media and policy. 

That rare combination of editorial instinct and platform fluency is what she brings to every stage and every client.

Today, she works with founders, executives, and organizations on how they are positioned, seen, and selected in competitive markets. 

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Ways to work with me: 

📅 April open for keynotes, workshops, and corporate trainings📩 iza@izamontalvo.com

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