Crisha

A strategic right hand to founders, visionaries and creatives.

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I help emerging ideas find their shape, then bring together the people, systems and decisions that carry them into their fullest form.

A Virgo for emerging visions. Here's where I thrive…

Chief of Staff & Strategic Operations A right hand for the decisions, priorities and moving parts that come with building something ambitious. I help founders turn direction into action, align their teams, and sustain momentum as the business evolves.

Systems for Growth Structure that makes room for good work. I build the processes, team rhythms and clarity of ownership that help people work well together, with enough grounding to grow and enough flexibility to keep evolving.

Creative Development A thinking partner for what’s asking to emerge. Through deep listening, thoughtful questions and honest feedback, I help creatives find the heart of an idea, give it shape, and gather the right collaborators to bring it into its fullest expression.

A Virgo for emerging visions. Here's where I thrive…

Chief of Staff & Strategic Operations A right hand for the decisions, priorities and moving parts that come with building something ambitious. I help founders turn direction into action, align their teams, and sustain momentum as the business evolves.

Systems for Growth Structure that makes room for good work. I build the processes, team rhythms and clarity of ownership that help people work well together, with enough grounding to grow and enough flexibility to keep evolving.

Creative Development A thinking partner for what’s asking to emerge. Through deep listening, thoughtful questions and honest feedback, I help creatives find the heart of an idea, give it shape, and gather the right collaborators to bring it into its fullest expression.

Founder & Creative Director, Asmaa Studio

A Virgo for emerging visions. Here's where I thrive…

Chief of Staff & Strategic Operations A right hand for the decisions, priorities and moving parts that come with building something ambitious. I help founders turn direction into action, align their teams, and sustain momentum as the business evolves.

Systems for Growth Structure that makes room for good work. I build the processes, team rhythms and clarity of ownership that help people work well together, with enough grounding to grow and enough flexibility to keep evolving.

Creative Development A thinking partner for what’s asking to emerge. Through deep listening, thoughtful questions and honest feedback, I help creatives find the heart of an idea, give it shape, and gather the right collaborators to bring it into its fullest expression.

The Internal Culture That Made Me

I was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, and chose to be born into a Sri Lankan family, where I learned the values of community, resilience, and the quiet power of spirit.

My young love for science taught me rigor: to treat what I know as a hypothesis, never an absolute. Training as a chef taught me quality through my hands, the intelligence of ingredients, the care behind a curated experience, and the rhythm of a team moving as one.

A decade of working alongside purpose-led founders, creative producers, and executives taught me how to build systems from ground zero. I’ve discovered I’m at home in the early, ambiguous stages of a vision: when there is a belief worth growing, something worth building, but either have no clear way to its fullest fruition.

I move through the world with a simple conviction: if we have the power to destroy, we also have the power to regenerate. Business can be part of that regeneration, not as a performance of purpose, but as a practical force for imagining new ways to live and creating cultures where people can do their best work and thrive.

I work with visionaries because I believe in their capacity to change culture. I help give their ideas the structure and care to take form and endure, with the knowing that we are here to walk each other home.

Selected Experience

Chief of Staff

2026 - Current

Monument Studios

Co-Director | Strategic Operations Consultant

2024 - Current

The Overstory Co.

Head of US Operations & Global Partnerships

2021 - 2026

Forested

Founding Member

2019 - 2021

Maryiza (Forested)

Launch Operations

2019

Ostudio

Chief of Staff

2026 - Current

Monument Studios

Co-Director | Strategic Operations Consultant

2024 - Current

The Overstory Co.

Head of US Operations & Global Partnerships

2021 - 2026

Forested

Founding Member

2019 - 2021

Maryiza (Forested)

Launch Operations

2019

Ostudio

These are the ecosystems I've spent time in..

Creative Agencies

Agriculture & Conservation

Boutique Hospitality

Food & Beverage CPG

Independent Brands

Personal Care & Beauty

A Virgo for emerging visions. Here's where I thrive…

"Crisha's intuitive sense for program design, team coordination, and systems-building is what helped us get from 0 to 1 as a global, cross-cultural team and business."

"Crisha’s aptitude for [systems] design has defined her ability to effectively bring life to a project. Crisha's work prioritizes clarity, functionality and flair. Her work can be characterized as grounded and rich."

Franck Henry Godefroy

Visonary & Artist, Tepid

"Crisha is creative, organized, and brings refreshing energy and spirit to the workplace. She is a problem solver and creator - a powerful combination for any business and a dream collaborator"

Abby Waldorf

Founder, Planet Positive

A Virgo for emerging visions. Here's where I thrive…

"Crisha's intuitive sense for program design, team coordination, and systems-building is what helped us get from 0 to 1 as a global, cross-cultural team and business."

"Crisha’s aptitude for [systems] design has defined her ability to effectively bring life to a project. Crisha's work prioritizes clarity, functionality and flair. Her work can be characterized as grounded and rich."

Franck Henry Godefroy

Visonary & Artist, Tepid

"Crisha is creative, organized, and brings refreshing energy and spirit to the workplace. She is a problem solver and creator - a powerful combination for any business and a dream collaborator"

Abby Waldorf

Founder & Creative Director, Asmaa Studio

A Virgo for emerging visions. Here's where I thrive…

"Crisha's intuitive sense for program design, team coordination, and systems-building is what helped us get from 0 to 1 as a global, cross-cultural team and business."

"Crisha’s aptitude for [systems] design has defined her ability to effectively bring life to a project. Crisha's work prioritizes clarity, functionality and flair. Her work can be characterized as grounded and rich."

Franck Henry Godefroy

Visonary & Artist, Tepid

"Crisha is creative, organized, and brings refreshing energy and spirit to the workplace. She is a problem solver and creator - a powerful combination for any business and a dream collaborator"

Abby Waldorf

Founder, Planet Positive

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TLDR;
I’m the woman you call when the vision is killer and the plan is still… on an untitled document, lost on GDrive. I’ll help shape it, build the right team, and see the vision through to its fullest form.

Location:

Brooklyn, New York
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Location:

Brooklyn, New York
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania