MEET OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Lacey Cook
CO-FOUNDER
Iván Quintero
CO-FOUNDER
Nick N.
MARKETING & STRATEGY
Annie M.
LEAD EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Manolo A.
STRATEGY TEAM
Move With Intention™
is where science meets transformation - a premier institute dedicated to helping high-level leaders, CEOs, founders, and organizations evolve from the inside out. Grounded in neuroscience, NLP, emotional intelligence, somatics, and identity work, the Institute delivers a proven, system-based approach to leadership and personal transformation. Through private mentorship, corporate trainings, retreats, and our certified licensing methodology, we equip leaders to regulate their nervous system, rewire limiting patterns, and lead from within - with clarity, purpose, and congruence. This is not surface-level coaching. This is deep, embodied change - designed to create measurable results in life, business, and leadership.
Meet Lacey Cook
Growing up, I was the quiet, overweight girl - letting the words of others shape how I moved through the world.
I believed movement was punishment - something to control my body,
not celebrate it.
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But everything changed when I got uncomfortable.
I reconnected with movement as joy, as freedom, as my power.
It wasn’t just dance or fitness. It was about reclaiming my voice, feeling safe being seen, and helping others do the same.
For over a decade, I built a reputation for high-energy, transformational experiences - teaching movement classes and leading events across New York, Croatia, Italy, and Spain - even touring as a Zumba presenter.
Then the pandemic hit, and everything shifted. What started as online wellness classes became a global mission. It became Move with Intention.
Meeting Iván made the vision even clearer.
We didn’t even speak the same language at first - it was just movement. Just energy. But we were aligned by something bigger than words: a shared obsession with evolution and transformation.
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I know what it’s like to feel stuck.
To disconnect from your body and mind.
To be caught in small thinking, self-doubt, and constant indecision.
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And I know what it feels like to break free.
Using emotional intelligence, identity work, and the courage to start before you feel ready.
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Today, I help others rise from the inside out.
Because you don’t have to be perfect to begin.
You just have to be willing to take action -
and move with intention.
Meet Iván Quintero Ortiz
From a very young age, I learned what it meant to fight for a dream.
Soccer was my first love - and it taught me discipline, resilience, and relentless focus. I pushed myself beyond my limits,
season after season, until I made it pro.
But under the drive and the discipline, I was still searching for something deeper: meaning, connection, and purpose.
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Even with everything I’d achieved, there were moments I felt stagnant. Full of doubt. Wanting more but unsure how to move forward. I know that feeling too well - the pressure, the silence, the internal chaos that no one else can see.
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Meeting Lacey in Spain, while chasing our dreams separately across the world changed everything. We were both far from home, taking paths few could understand. That’s when I realized what I was really chasing wasn’t just success… it was progression - evolution, truth, and the best version of myself.
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My purpose here is crystal clear:
To break limits.
To evolve endlessly.
And to guide others to do the same.
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If you’re here, it’s because something in you knows you were made for more. And I want you to know this:
You’re not alone anymore.
We didn’t meet through perfect timing or careful planning. We met through movement.
Here is Our Story..
Before we spoke the same language,
our bodies already felt a connection.
Before we had words, we had energy.
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We danced on the beach.
We rode bikes through unfamiliar cities.
What should’ve been impossible - a love that spanned countries, languages, years apart - became inevitable.
For four years, we lived on opposite sides of the world.
Lacey taught movement on the beaches of Spain, led events that helped people reconnect with their joy, and reminded others what it meant to feel alive in their own skin.
Iván gave everything to the game - chasing his dream as a pro footballer with no safety net, just discipline, obsession, and grit.
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Every few months, we would reunite - and even in the short time we had, something always clicked.
We weren’t just chasing our dreams.
We were living with intention.
And that’s when we knew:
We weren’t meant to walk separate paths.
We were meant to build something bigger than ourselves.
That "something" together became
Move with Intention™
This isn’t just a business. It’s the life we live.
The system we’ve tested. The transformation we embody.
Between us, we’ve lived in over 10 countries,
speak 3 languages, navigated cultures, pressures, pain,
and isolation.
We’ve battled identity loss, burnout, doubt, disconnection - and we’ve used every tool we now teach to rise.
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We don’t just talk about transformation.
We live it. Every day.
"Move with Intention™ is a revolution..."
A movement built for the leaders who have it all...
except inner peace. For the high achievers who are ready to come home to themselves. For the visionaries who are done living on autopilot.
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We’re not here to motivate. We’re here to rewire, awaken, and ignite the version of you that’s been waiting to rise.
If you’re here, it’s because something inside of you knows - there’s more. We’re here to show you how to claim it.
