Executive coaching & mentoring
Why I became a coach.
Over the course of my 30-year career, I have worked in financial services, strategy consulting, and tech. I have worked at companies BIG and small. I have been an individual contributor as well as the leader of large teams. The majority of my roles have been operational (I love bringing order to chaos), however my favorite moments have been those where I have had the great privilege of developing the humans on my team. I see coaching as a natural extension of that work.
How I approach coaching
I see coaching as an individualized one-on-one process that builds a person’s capacity to achieve both short and long term personal, professional, and organizational goals. With attention on self-awareness, coaching enables leaders to manage workplace challenges inherent in their role that result in both personal growth and organizational results.
Coaching is founded on the beliefs that:
- Coach-client are equal partners in the process
- Clients are resourceful and capable
- Coach-client work should be goal-oriented, focused on observable outcomes that impact business results
What Others Are Saying
Having Sarah as a coach had a tremendous and everlasting personal impact. She challenged me to identify and face my truths and to pave the way forward. For the first time I was able to articulate my vision, build a roadmap, and start walking it. Her empathy and compassion is second to none.
Over the past year of working with Sarah she has become equal parts coach, mentor and now friend. Throughout our sessions, she has continuously pushed me to understand the biases behind my own perspective, to re-think my approach to challenges and to help me refine my leadership approach. Throughout what was a difficult macro fundraising environment, Sarah helped me balance capital-raising, maintaining company growth and my own well-being as a thought partner and continuous source of support. Our business is stronger, and I am a better leader, thanks to Sarah.
Sarah’s sessions saved me from all the confused and negative circles I was stuck in. She listened and challenged me with questions on point and inspired me to think of better solutions. Her guidance and encouragement made everything different.
Sarah is one of the most amazingly authentic people I’ve ever met. During our coaching sessions she helped me to identify that the lack of concrete goals at the time was a major source of inner-strife. She challenged me over the course of our sessions to identify goals that would be in harmony with my sense of inner purpose and lofty enough to carry me through into whatever phase of life comes next.
My work with Sarah allowed me to confidently re-enter the corporate environment after an independent, entrepreneurial hiatus. Not only was she able to assist me in prioritizing my goals but encourage me to pursue career upgrades that led me to my first C-Suite opportunity.
Sarah enabled me to reclaim my life from my work and build boundaries that protect my wellbeing. She helped me to approach new, challenging situations as opportunities for growth and see roadblocks and pitfalls through a lens of curiosity. After 18 months together, I feel more fully myself and am a better leader, worker, partner, and friend.
Sarah has been instrumental in helping me holistically map out my life goals. That process has given me the perspective I needed to make career decisions that support my broader goals today and going forward.