From Burnout to Boundaries: Alycia Huston’s Luxe CEO Evolution

Organizational leadership coach burnout to breakthrough

How a high-achieving organizational leadership expert went from recreating the wheel to reclaiming her health, joy, and revenue with the Luxe CEO Inner Circle

When Alycia Huston, a San Diego-based organizational leadership expert, first stepped into the Luxe CEO Inner Circle, she wasn’t struggling to find success; she was drowning in it. This is her case study.

 

Despite a thriving business and an impressive background in STEM and biopharma, Alycia was battling a familiar challenge faced by high-achieving women entrepreneurs: hidden bottlenecks, burnout, and blurred boundaries. In her words,

“Success felt hard. I was jumping when clients said jump—it was costing me my peace.”

Here’s how her journey evolved and how she turned hard-earned success into a business that finally serves her.

 

Connect with Alycia:

🌐 www.theculturecru.com


🔗 LinkedIn

The “Before” Reality: Burnout in Disguise

From the outside, Alycia’s business was booming. She had built a respected consulting brand focused on culture and operations inside organizations. Clients were flowing in. But behind the scenes?

 

  • She was constantly recreating her client process from scratch.
  • Her message was fragmented, leaving her visibility stalled.
  • She struggled to articulate her brilliance in a clear, aligned way.
  • Most importantly, her business was draining her health, peace, and time with family.

 

“I felt compartmentalized. I couldn’t show up fully when things felt disconnected.”

She was successful, but the cost was far too high.

Alycia bottlenecks in business

Enter the Luxe CEO Inner Circle

Alycia and Shayla met at a Luxe Your Business Experience event in San Diego, where Alycia’s brilliance was immediately apparent. But it wasn’t until they sat down to talk about her business that Alycia realized she didn’t need another generic strategy; she needed a tailored container that supported the way *she* works.

 

She joined the Luxe CEO Inner Circle with a few key desires:

  • To build a sustainable framework that didn’t require over-functioning
  • To align her messaging with her values (women-focused, men-welcoming)
  • To operate from peace, not panic

And that’s where the shift began.


“I had to trust myself to know this was the right next move.”

She didn’t just join a program; she aligned with a space that honored her brilliance and her humanity.

The Luxe Transformation

Here’s what changed once Alycia committed to doing business her way:

 

Framework, Not Freestyle

Shayla helped Alycia extract her genius and structure it into a repeatable framework. No more wheel reinvention. No more compartmentalization. Just clear, powerful processes that aligned with her essence.

 

Revenue Clarity  

They didn’t just *talk* about money—they tracked it, strategized for it, and reverse engineered her goals. 

 

“What you focus on expands—but only if there’s a plan to support it.”

 

Mindset Mastery  

From chasing everything to pinning misaligned offers, Alycia learned that success doesn’t mean doing it all.

 

“I gave myself permission to focus on what would make me masterful.”

 

Health & Wholeness  

While scaling her business, Alycia also released over 80 pounds, prioritized her well-being, and created space for grief after the loss of her father—all within a community that supported *her*, not just her business.

 

Framework diagram for sustainable scaling

The Luxe Results: Revenue + Rebirth

Since joining the Luxe CEO Inner Circle, Alycia has:

  • Doubled her annual revenue 
  • Designed and launched new programs that reflect her full brilliance 
  • Prioritized herself, her wellness, her time, her joy 
  • Built a collaborative ecosystem where she opens doors for other leaders

“The Luxe CEO Inner Circle didn’t just support my business growth—it helped me reclaim *me.”

Quote graphic from Alycia Huston on success and structure

Her Luxe CEO Evolution

Alycia now leads from overflow, not depletion. She curates spaces where others can rise, just like she did.

 

When asked how she would describe her Luxe evolution, Alycia graciously responded.

“From not being fully sure to standing in who I know I am—this is my Luxe CEO evolution.”

That’s what she stands for.

Quote graphic from Alycia Huston on her luxe ceo evolution

Ready for your own evolution?

If you’re a high-achieving woman entrepreneur scaling past the $250K mark, Alycia’s story is proof: you don’t have to choose between growth and peace.

 

The right strategy doesn’t push you—it honors you.

 

The Luxe Your Business® Experience is your invitation to build something sustainable—and sacred.

 

September 25–27, 2025 | Scottsdale, AZ
Visionary and Luxe Legacy Passes now open
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Returning to Power: Ingrid Wallace’s Luxe CEO Evolution

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How a leadership consultant went from unpredictable cash flow to her biggest contract ever.

Ingrid Wallace is no stranger to leading powerful rooms. As a C-Suite coach with decades of experience in executive development, she’s trained leaders across the U.S., U.K., Germany, India, and Canada, spanning both corporate and nonprofit sectors. Her signature approach? Blending performance, presence, and leadership strategy to build high-impact executives from the inside out.

She’s the powerhouse behind Ingrid Wallace Presents, a Chicago-based consulting practice. But before she was closing record-breaking contracts, Ingrid—like so many high-performing women—was navigating success without sustainability.

What followed was a powerful evolution: from operating in overdrive to building with clarity, systems, and support.

(And in case you didn’t know—when she’s not transforming boardrooms, Ingrid’s commanding the stage. She studied singing in five languages and has performed in nine, including classical, jazz, and gospel.)

Her journey back to structure, sustainability, and self-trust is one every high-level woman will recognize.

 

Connect with Ingrid:

🌐 www.ingridwallacepresents.com
🔗 LinkedIn

From Feast or Famine to CEO Flow

Ingrid Wallace wasn’t short on clients or credibility.
She had trained executive leaders at Ford, GM, Chrysler, and McDonald’s. Her work was backed by major universities and even reflected the influence of Disney’s leadership systems.

From the outside? She had made it.

But inside her business?

“I had a lot of money — or I had none. There was no consistency. I was in feast-or-famine mode my entire career.”

The revenue was real, but so was the burnout.
The brilliance was undeniable, but so was the lack of support.

The Real Shift Wasn’t Strategy. It Was Structure.

A trusted client referred Ingrid to Shayla.
“Just say yes to the masterclass,” they said. And she did.

That simple “yes” unlocked something new—something she didn’t realize she needed.

Ingrid attended the Luxe Your Business® Experience in San Diego, CA, and Scottsdale, AZ.

It wasn’t just the strategy that changed her—it was the energy. The clarity. The space to breathe, reflect, and finally be supported.

“You helped me see what I didn’t want to admit:
I didn’t have systems. I didn’t have cash flow.
I didn’t have vacations. I didn’t have consistency.
I didn’t have support. I didn’t have security.”

The Breakthrough: Owning Her Genius

Before she joined the Luxe CEO Inner Circle, Ingrid had been holding her business together with duct tape and determination.


After joining, she:

  • Let go of makeshift support and hired the executive assistant she had been resisting

     

  • Stopped doing everything alone

     

  • Trusted her own rhythm—and the sales started flowing

     

“Once I got out of the way, the contracts started flying in from everywhere.”

The Power of a Room That Pays You Back

Ingrid had joined masterminds before.
But nothing like this.

 

In the Luxe CEO Inner Circle, she didn’t just get strategy, she got sisterhood.

 

“We supported each other financially.
The group sustains me.
I needed that energy, the collaboration, the sisterhood.”

This wasn’t just networking. It was nourishment.
A reminder that you don’t have to build your legacy alone.

Her Luxe CEO Evolution

When asked how she would describe her Luxe evolution, Ingrid didn’t hesitate.

“I have to love myself as my business—
as an expression of my own brilliance.”

That’s what she reclaimed.
Not just revenue. Not just systems.
Her power.

Ready for Your Luxe Shift?

Ingrid’s story is proof:
You can have the clients. The credibility. Even the contracts.
But without structure, you’re still stuck in survival.


The Luxe Your Business® Experience is your invitation to build something sustainable—and sacred.

September 25–27, 2025 | Scottsdale, AZ
Visionary and Luxe Legacy Passes now open
Get Luxe Now!