Ama Mathewos, MPA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, is a nurse, certified executive coach, and founder of Evolve Lead Succeed. After nearly two decades in nursing, from med-surg and oncology floors in New York City to six years as a nurse manager that spanned the COVID-19 pandemic, Ama led her team from significant challenges to achieving ANCC Magnet designation. That journey crystallized her belief that emotionally intelligent, well-supported nurse leaders aren’t just good for teams, they’re essential for patients, communities, and the future of the profession.
Nurses are the group of people who will help health care become the industry it wants to be. Nurses are the profession that will always keep humans first in everything that we do. Nurses are innovators with the biggest hearts.
Now, through her coaching company and her role at Maimonides Medical Center, she is doing something deceptively simple and urgently necessary: being there for nurse leaders when it’s hard. Listen as Ama reflects on what it means to fully see yourself as a nurse, and why that self-recognition might be the most powerful tool in healthcare.
Resources:
- Evolve Lead Succeed
- Ama Mathewos on LinkedIn
- What is Magnet Designation? (Nursingworld.org)
- EI & Coaching in Nursing Leadership (Nurse.org)
- AACN HWE Standards (AACN.org)
- ANA National Nurses Month (Nursingworld.org)
