Rising From The Roots
Private Counsel For Women Shaping Food, Agriculture & Technology At Consequential Thresholds
For the decisions inside a company, and the ones inside a life.
When the old measures stop telling the whole truth
A company is changing shape.
A partnership has reached an edge.
A decision looks right on paper and wrong somewhere deeper.
A role you have carried for years no longer fits.
Something wants to be handed over, built differently, or left behind.
These moments rarely belong to one person alone. They sit inside ownership, family, history, loyalty, timing, and the things no one in the room can quite say because everyone has a stake in what comes next.
This is where I work.
Business. Systems. Land. Human nature.
My work has been formed across technology, investing, company building, food and regenerative agriculture, alongside decades of inquiry into the deeper systems that shape people and organizations.
I can read a cap table, and I can read a room. Often, you need both.
The latest transmission
Letter 4 · September 2026 · 5 min read
Véraison
Wherever you are reading this, come to a stop for a moment. You have been keeping time all day. Let the clock keep itself for a while. Feel the ground under you, through the flo…
“We reached out to Inessa in the midst of a big reorganization of our business, and we were feeling a bit of burnout. Over the course of our work with Inessa, we were reinvigorated and reoriented toward a much bigger and brighter vision for our business. Inessa pairs wisdom and business savvy with deep intuitive seeing. This combination both grounded us in the practical steps that needed to be taken while inspiring us to reach for something much more for our organization.”
Charlotte Connors & Jessica Kleiderman — Co-Owners, Taproot Medicine
You probably already know which decision this is about.