Dr. Sunni Lampasso

Trusted Advisor to Founders, Executives & Electronic Music Artists | Performance, Leadership & Growth | Consulting Psychologist | Executive Coach | Author | Speaker

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

I help founders, executives, artists, and organizations improve performance, increase effectiveness, and navigate growth and change with clarity and confidence. As a trusted advisor, my work sits at the intersection of performance psychology, leadership strategy, and human behavior. I partner with leaders during high-stakes moments, including rapid growth, change, pressure, and complex decision-making, to strengthen focus, resilience, and execution without sacrificing well-being. My background and training as a clinical psychologist inform every engagement. I specialize in working with leaders in electronic dance music and have supported organizations across start-ups, hedge funds, nonprofits, engineering, and construction environments. My approach is customized to the individual leader or organization, drawing from psychology, advisory work, and executive coaching as tools rather than templates. I am the author of Level Up Your Influence: A Self-Awareness Guide to Maximizing Your Growth and Unlocking Your Inner Leader and the host of the upcoming podcast Psych Drop: The Psychology of Success in Electronic Dance Music.

Experience

  • Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Shaping Success LLC
    Oct 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 9 mos

    Shaping Success is my founder-led advisory practice where I work directly with founders, leaders, artists, and organizations to improve performance, increase effectiveness, and navigate growth. Grounded in psychology and human behavior, I support leaders during periods of change, expansion, and high-pressure decision-making. My work is customized to the individual or organization and may include advisory support, research-based assessments, and executive coaching as tools rather than templates. I specialize in working with DJs, producers, and music-industry executives navigating the pressures of visibility, touring, creative output, business growth, and leadership. Engagements focus on strengthening decision-making, sustaining creativity, managing stress and burnout, and building careers and organizations designed for longevity. My approach is collaborative and outcome-focused, with an emphasis on sustainable growth, leadership effectiveness, and long-term impact.

  • Clinical Psychologist at Private Practice
    Mar 2012 - Present · 14 yrs 4 mos

    Provide psychotherapy services for individuals navigating emotional, behavioral, and medical challenges. I specialize in working with creatives, professionals, and executives who are managing stress, career transitions, performance pressure, and complex life demands. My clinical approach is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, with a focus on identifying and changing thoughts and behaviors that interfere with personal and professional goals. In building and growing my private practice, I also lead business development and marketing efforts, including outreach, relationship-building, and community engagement to connect with clients and referral partners.

  • Executive Board Member at New York State Psychological Association, Division of Organizational, Consulting & Work Psychology
    Jun 2020 - Dec 2024 · 4 yrs 7 mos

  • President, Special Interest Division at Westchester County Psychological Association
    Jun 2021 - May 2023 · 2 yrs

  • Board Member-Director of Member Engagement at SHE NC
    Jan 2022 - Dec 2022 · 1 yr