Alice Nelson-Sidibe
Dr. Alice Nelson-Sidibe is a life strategist, educator, and executive coach who works primarily with women founders and experienced leaders navigating high-pressure growth and decision-making environments. Through her advisory practice, ClarionPoint Advisors, she focuses on what she describes as “leadership clarity”—helping leaders make intentional decisions when business, personal responsibilities, and organizational demands all compete at once. Her approach blends practitioner experience with academic research, emphasizing emotional intelligence as the key mechanism for maintaining clarity under pressure.
She has over 18 years of experience across leadership development, talent strategy, and organizational transformation, including senior roles at Comcast where she led DEI integration, learning strategy, and large-scale workforce development initiatives. In these roles, she worked across a 700-person talent organization and supported enterprise-wide employee development for more than 180,000 employees. Her work consistently centered on embedding inclusive leadership practices, improving organizational systems, and coaching leaders through complex interpersonal and cultural challenges.
Alongside her industry work, she is also active in academia and public leadership education. She serves as an adjunct lecturer at The Wharton School, where she teaches persuasive communication to MBA students through case-based, applied learning. She also holds a Doctorate in Business Administration and engages in practitioner-scholar work that connects leadership theory with real-world executive behavior. Across her writing and coaching, she frequently explores how pressure shapes leadership patterns and how leaders can shift from reactive behavior to intentional, clarity-driven decision-making.
• Doctorate (PhD)
• Walden University - Certificate, Instructional Design Technology
• IFCE Certified - Executive, Leadership & Life Coach
• University of Pennsylvania - DiverseForce On Boards Leadership & Governance Program
• Walden University - Doctorate, Business Administration
• Walden University - Masters of Science, Instructional Design, Training and Performance Improvement
• American InterContinental University - MBA, Organizational Development and Psychology/Human Resources Management
• American Intercontinental University - Bachelor of Arts, Organizational Development and Psychology
• National Society of Leadership and Success
• Golden Key International Honor Society
• Society for Human Resource Management
• International Association of Women Influencer
• The Acceleration Project (Advisory Board Member and Consultant)
• Antioch Christian Fellowship (Audiovisual Team Member)
• Local Chamber Foundation (Board Member)
What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success really to my grandmother and my mother. My grandmother passed away at 102 and was fighting probably up until a week before she passed away. She was stern and firm, but when she loved, she loved hard, she protected well, and she had very high standards. I learned from all of that - when a person's a child, you set the standards, set them then, so that when they grow up, they can make those choices. That's where I learned about boundaries - boundaries are built to protect, not to disconnect you. I also learned a lot from being the fifth of five girls - I learned diplomacy very early, and I learned to be very observant. The women around me, starting with my grandmom, then my sisters, my mother, my auntie, they all taught me and gave me something. I also learned from my grandfathers and my dad, who was a Navy guy, so I grew up as a Navy brat. All of these influences within my sphere taught me lessons, and some of it was just about survival, honestly. But now, taking all of those lessons and learning how to use them to thrive versus just survive is something that I will be continuing to work on until my dying day.
What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
The first thing you can do is find your support network, beginning with a mentor. Look for a mentor that will make space for you - not just the shiny object, but someone who can help you with your skills. You may need different mentors for different things: one for skill development, another for professional development like how you speak, walk into a room, and present yourself. Make sure you find a coach - and a coach doesn't have to be a paid professional. A coach is someone who asks really good questions and cares enough about the answers that they listen. They know when to show you what you're saying, when to put the mirror up to you, and they do it because they care. You also want to find advocates and sponsors. Most people sponsor you because they see something in you, and they see that because you're working with your mentor and coach, building your education, thinking about how you're showing up, and becoming self-aware. That's why emotional intelligence is so important - that self-awareness. When you walk in the room with that foundation, you will find the sponsors and advocates. Be ready when someone asks how they can help you - in season and out of season, be ready with that answer, and really understand and be intentional. If I could talk to my younger self, these are the things I would say. I share this with my daughter, my niece, and other young women, but I don't offer advice they didn't ask for. I will ask them first, do you mind if I share, and it's okay if you say no.
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Drexel Hill, PA 19026