Next Horizon Labs is a founder-led advisory, led by Esther Lisa Kieft, helping leaders and organisations cut through complexity and move forward with confidence whether that’s product strategy, innovation, or leadership itself. Let's chat!
HOW WE CAN HELP
We work with leaders and organisations who want progress, not performance theatre.
PRODUCT LEADERSHIP ADVISORY
Hands-on senior leadership to cut through ambiguity, align decision-makers, and turn strategy into execution. Clear thinking, fast decisions, and outcomes you can stand behind.
INNOVATION EXECUTIVE COACHING
A trusted, senior sounding board to help you think bigger, communicate with confidence, and lead through complexity. Practical guidance to move from "am I doing this right?" to "this is working".
WORKSHOPS & DESIGN SPRINTS
Focused, high-impact sessions designed to replace months of meetings with clarity and decisions.
Delivered in weeks, not years, and built around decisions teams can actually act on.
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Esther Lisa Kieft, Principal Advisor,
Next Horizon Labs
Esther Lisa Kieft is a product leader and entrepreneur with 10+ years leading innovation, transformation, and product at scale. Her work spans banking, retail, and global consumer platforms, delivered across multiple regions and complex, multi-market environments. Alongside corporate leadership, she's built and scaled her own businesses, keeping strategy grounded in commercial reality. Through Next Horizon Labs, Esther helps leaders and organisations turn complexity into clarity, confidence, and momentum.
Experience that holds under pressure
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10+ years leading product, innovation, and transformation at scale.
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Award-winning work across banking, retail, and global consumer platforms.
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Lived and worked across multiple regions, leading in complex, multi-market environments.
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Founder experience alongside corporate leadership, keeping strategy grounded in reality.
EXPERIENCE WITH LEADING ORGANISATIONS:
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WHAT WE BELIEVE IN
Lead with clarity, act with courage.
Leadership doesn’t have to be lonely. Complexity doesn’t have to be paralyzing.
We believe that the best outcomes come when experience meets action, and when strategy is grounded in reality but executed with courage. We believe in cutting through noise, asking the right questions, and making decisions that actually move things forward.
We work with leaders and organisations who want clarity over process, impact over bureaucracy, and momentum over endless meetings.
TRUSTED ADVICE IN ACTION
GET IN TOUCH
Let’s shape your next horizon for 2026
If you’re facing a complex challenge or opportunity, let’s talk. I help leaders and teams cut through ambiguity and turn strategy into action.
