Meet Afia Frempong
From Trusted Operator to Global Strategist, and the Guide for Leaders Ready to Rise
Afia Frempong helps high-performing leaders turn responsibility into influence and visibility into opportunity.
This is not about doing more. It’s about being seen for the value you already create before your career stalls beneath your potential.
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Today, Afia serves as Chief of Staff, External Affairs at Siemens Healthineers, is the Founder of AFYA LLC, and the creator of Afia’s Growth Circle, a leadership ecosystem for those ready to rise without losing themselves in the process.
Excellence without visibility
is invisible labor.
The Climb That Built the Framework
Afia’s career spans federal government, global corporations, and Fortune 250 leadership—where she learned how decisions are made, how power moves, and why visibility, not talent alone, determines advancement.
Where It Started
At the U.S. African Development Foundation, Afia modernized communications across 22 countries and grew digital engagement by over 250%.
The work mattered.
The impact was real.
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But she was delivering and still invisible in rooms where decisions were made. That moment became the turning point of her career.
The Rise
She moved into corporate strategy at LMI, then into global transformation at PTC, where she designed communication systems for a 3,000-person global organization.
With each move, her scope, authority, and proximity to decision-making increased.
At Amazon, she led global change communications for enterprise system rollouts, advising leaders through scale, uncertainty, and high-stakes transformation.
Once Afia learned how to position her impact, her career trajectory accelerated and she stopped waiting to be chosen.
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Siemens Healthineers
Chief of Staff, External Affairs (comprising of Government Affairs, Global Partnerships, and Global Reimbursement and Market Access)
This is where Afia now operates at the intersection of geopolitics, business performance, and executive leadership.
She:
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Leads and drives the global External Affairs strategy
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Designed and convenes the Resilience Working Group to monitor and mitigate geopolitical risk
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Facilitates monthly executive sessions across EMEA, APJ, China, and NAM
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Architects governance frameworks, operating models, and decision systems that shape how leaders collaborate and act
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Serves as a trusted advisor to the EVP of External Affairs and leadership team
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Coaches raising leaders to deliver impact and shor up with confident
Enterprise Validation Through AFYA LLC
Through AFYA LLC, Afia partners with global corporations and mission-driven organizations to design communication strategies that drive behavior, accelerate adoption, and align people to purpose.
She has been trusted to:
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Deliver high-impact employee engagement and DEI communications for Boston Scientific
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Serve as an AI Communications Consultant for Microsoft, creating enterprise narratives for Microsoft Copilot
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Design a $5 million fundraising campaign strategy framework for The Arc Foundation
She operates where clarity becomes confidence, credibility becomes momentum, and influence becomes measurable impact.
Why Afia Coaches
There was a season when Afia was delivering at the highest level—yet still felt unseen where decisions were made.
That realization changed everything.
She stopped waiting for her work to speak for itself and learned how to name, position, and lead with her impact.
Her work is for leaders who are:
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Trusted—but still carrying decisions alone
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Capable—but overlooked
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Ready for more—but unsure how to be seen
Outside of boardrooms and strategy rooms, Afia is grounded by her faith, her family, and her calling to help others rise with purpose—not pressure.
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Education & Credentials
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M.A., Marketing Communications – Georgetown University
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B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies – Dartmouth College
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Certified in Psychological Safety Leadership
Your Next Level Starts Here
If you are ready to move from reliable to indispensable,
from in the room to in the decision,
from working hard to being chosen—
This is where you stop waiting and start leading with confidence.
Apply below. We decide fast.
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