Neil C. Tarallo is a lifelong entrepreneur, educator, and translator of research into real-world practice. He is an architect of change, advising global companies on strategy, innovation, and leadership development. Neil is the creator of the Purposeful Growth Model and the NOVA-U Decision-Making Framework, both designed to equip leaders to think and act more clearly in uncertain environments. His work brings a grounded, human-centered approach to leadership, shaped as much by failure and humility as by experience and insight. The Purposeful Leader reflects his belief that leadership is a lived behavior by clarity, integrity, and adaptability.