Emily McGill

✨ Spiritual Psychologist | 🔑 Helping Biz Leaders Unlock Their Competitive Edge (Hint: it’s not what you think) | 🎭 Broadway ➡️ Boardroom

New York, New York, United States

About

🎓 I'm trained at the intersection of psychology, human behavior, and decision-making. Earning my MA in Spiritual Psychology at Columbia University's Spirituality Mind Body Institute, my thesis research focused on how people access their own internal compass, aka their intuition. 🎭 For 15 years I built a career in a very high-pressure, high-stakes industry: Broadway and entertainment. It became my identity. I handled PR for Tony Award-winning productions and artists, including A Raisin in the Sun, Memphis, Billy Elliot, and Disney’s The Lion King. I co-produced Othello with Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal. The New York Times called me "persuasive." In an environment like that, you learn quickly to perform under pressure, command a room, and make consequential decisions with speed, because there is only one opening night. ☄️ Then burnout hit, followed by COVID. Broadway shut down. And one question changed everything: Who am I when the identity I built stops fitting? That question sent me back to myself, and back to school. What I found was a framework for something leaders already have but rarely use: their instincts and intuition. ✨ Now I bring that work into the world. 🧭 I give business leaders that same framework to operate from their intuition. 🔐 The result: creativity, innovation, and a competitive edge for both them and their wider teams. They start unlocking possibilities they couldn't see before. The tools I bring into the room are unlike anything else in leadership development. Rooted in academic psychology and forged in high-performance environments, they’re field-tested in rooms where the stakes are real. 🗞️ My work has been featured in The New York Times, Variety, Entertainment Weekly, New York Magazine, HuffPost, and the Tamron Hall Show, among others. 🃏 And I’m the creator of The Hirschfeld Broadway Tarot from Running Press, a tarot deck inspired by Broadway. I’m also a board member of The Al Hirschfeld Foundation. 📨 If you're curious what unlocking your team's competitive edge actually looks like, reach out. Let's talk! [email protected]

Experience

  • Board Member at The Al Hirschfeld Foundation
    Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

    ⚡️ Lead donor outreach initiatives, fostering relationships and advancing philanthropic goals, increasing donations by 1550%. ⚡️ Develop strategic donor communications to align with the Foundation’s mission and priorities.

  • Founder at Emily McGill Entertainment
    Aug 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 11 mos

    ⚡️ Founded a boutique communications consultancy blending strategic PR, soulful storytelling, and spiritual insight to help clients build visibility, credibility, and connection. ⚡️⚡️ Current Signature Offering: The PR Whisperer ⚡️⚡️ White-labeled PR strategy service for boutique agencies. Supporting marketing, social, and communications agencies whose clients want PR—but who don’t have the in-house strategic leadership to deliver it. I create the messaging, the media roadmap, and the pitch plan—your team runs the show. ⚡️ Oversee strategic PR campaigns, audience engagement, and communications consulting for high-profile entertainment, tech, and advocacy clients, and nonprofit organizations. ⚡️ Provide strategic guidance to organizations and leaders on messaging, branding, and public engagement. ⚡️ Pro bono advocacy for marginalized artists secured media coverage in outlets such as CNN, The Associated Press, and The New Yorker, showcasing a commitment to mission-driven campaigns. ⚡️ Design and facilitate curated experiences for high-end clients, including at the Princess Grace Foundation & Royal Consulate of Monaco, Greenberg Traurig, and Elliott Management.

  • Author at The Hirschfeld Broadway Tarot
    Jan 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 6 mos

    ⚡️ Created and managed the development of The Hirschfeld Broadway Tarot, overseeing its conceptualization, content development, and branding strategy. ⚡️ Secured a publishing deal with Running Press, collaborating with editors and designers to ensure alignment with brand identity and goals. ⚡️ Wrote the accompanying guidebook and supported digital marketing efforts to raise awareness among Broadway and tarot communities.

  • Co-Founder at S.N.O.B. (Sunday Night on Broadway)
    Oct 2018 - Mar 2026 · 7 yrs 6 mos

    ⚡️ Co-founder and producer of a pop-up dance party for Broadway professionals, offering a unique space for community and celebration. ⚡️ Manage all event logistics, budgets, and contracts. ⚡️ Built a loyal community within the Broadway industry by organizing engaging events that fostered collaboration and celebration. ⚡️ Key Achievement: Managed partnerships with iconic venues such as Times Square Alliance, Lincoln Center, and Little Island to amplify community impact initiatives.

  • Co Producer at Othello on Broadway starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal
    Jun 2024 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

    ⚡️ Raised $125,000 towards the capitalization of the production, facilitating investor relations communications and detailed updates.