When the room
goes quiet,
the work begins.
Executive Conflict is a private consultancy for leaders facing high-stakes disagreement, boardroom impasse, co-founder rupture, and disputes that quietly stall otherwise extraordinary companies.
Six rooms
Valerie is called into.
Each engagement is bespoke and held in confidence. What follows is the terrain the consultancy is built around — and the work for which leaders quietly retain a neutral.
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Boardroom Disputes
When chair, CEO, and directors are no longer aligned. Mediated process to restore decision-making before the dispute reaches counsel — or the press.
- 2
Co-Founder Rupture
Equity, vision, control. Confidential mediation that preserves the company when the partnership cannot continue as it was.
- 3
C-Suite Friction
Tensions across CEO/CFO/COO axes that bleed into quarterly performance. Worked through privately, before they become public departures.
- 4
Succession & Exit
Founder transitions, sponsor exits, and generational handovers. A neutral seat at the table while the future is negotiated.
- 5
Mediation
County & Circuit Civil matters in Florida. Pre-suit and court-referred engagements.
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Crisis Counsel
On-call advisor for the weeks no one will ever read about. Available within hours, governed by confidentiality, ended on your terms.
The Posture
"Paid to be in the room — to listen and to advocate for a collaborative resolution."
A method built for matters that cannot become public.
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Intake
A single private call. Confidential from word one, listening for what is unsaid as much as what is.
- 2
Mandate
A written engagement defining scope, parties, timeline, and the definition of a successful close.
- 3
Resolution
Direct work with principals — paired sessions, shuttle mediation, board facilitation as required.
- 4
Closure
A documented settlement, governance change, or transition plan. The matter ends; the company continues.
Valerie Eichhorn, PhD cand.
JD Candidate, May 2029
The consultancy is built around one conviction: the most consequential disputes inside companies are rarely resolved by committees or counsel alone. They are resolved by one trusted neutral — in the room — for as long as it takes. Every Executive Conflict matter is handled personally by Valerie from the first call to the final signature.
Her path is deliberately non-traditional. Sixteen years as a Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator. A doctorate examining the emotional intelligence of executives in effective leadership. A J.D. underway at Mitchell Hamline. An ongoing decade inside one of the world's largest hospitality operations — where conflict, decision-making under pressure, and the human side of complex systems are daily work.
Florida Certified Mediator — County & Circuit Civil.
PhD work in Business Management & Leadership; dissertation on executive emotional intelligence.
Conflict consultancy augmented by current-generation AI tools for research, drafting, and scenario modeling.
The work behind the seat at the table.
- J.D. Candidate, May 2029Mitchell Hamline School of Law2026 – 2029 · Blended Flex
- Ph.D. cand., Business Management & LeadershipCapella University2020 – 2026 · Dissertation on executive emotional intelligence
- M.S., Criminal JusticeNova Southeastern UniversitySpecialization in Conflict & Crisis Resolution
- B.S., Legal StudiesBarry UniversitySumma Cum Laude
- Florida Supreme Court MediatorCounty & Circuit Civil
- Executive Education — Hospitality & Tourism ManagementFlorida Atlantic University
- Conflict & Crisis ManagementNova Southeastern University
- FEMA EMI — Emergency Management & Continuity CourseworkIS-1, IS-393a, IS-546a, IS-547a, IS-800b
Long-standing engagement with the ICC's arbitration and mediation community — with the explicit ambition to be recognized as an International Commercial Arbitrator on the ICC roster in Paris.
- 19th ICC Conference on International ArbitrationNew York · Sept. 2024
- ICC Institute of World Business Law — Advanced TrainingNew York · Sept. 2024
- ICC International Commercial Mediation CompetitionParis · 2023 & 2024
- 5th ICC MENA Conference on International ArbitrationDubai · 2017
A fee structure as direct as the work is discreet.
Hourly engagements are the standard; monthly subscriptions and full- or multi-day sessions are available by arrangement. Engagement begins with a clear written estimate after the confidential intake.
A practical floor for meaningful intake, preparation, and a first session.
A dedicated day for concentrated preparation, sessions, or follow-through.
Ongoing advisory plans are available for clients with continuing needs.
Travel, filing, and third-party expenses are quoted separately. Final terms are set in the written engagement.
Begin in confidence.
A single message. Reviewed only by the principal. Replied to within one business day. Confidential from the first word.
Miami, FL 33131
All inquiries subject to mutual NDA prior to substantive discussion.