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find success on your own terms.

build teams that thrive and deliver.

have a better time at work.

What My Clients Say

  • Working with Sara is a true pleasure.

    She was able to help my co-founder and me connect with and grow our team in novel and thoughtful ways. She is able to listen and create order from noise and chaos, but equally as important is how she creates impactful and specific plans to take action that help us and our team change for the better. I wouldn’t hesitate to work with Sara on executive coaching for team building and looking forward to continuing our relationship for years to come.

    - Tom -

  • Sara has a great breadth of knowledge and is a great listener.

    She’s the ideal person to help unstick you from uncertainty and decision paralysis.

    - Paul -

  • We brought on Sara to lead a strategic planning process

    and were so happy with her work that we expanded her contract to include coaching as well.  She was easy to work with, thoughtful, communicative, flexible, never missed a deadline, and brought unique insights to all aspects of the work. In addition, her in-person facilitation was fantastic and she skillfully guided our team through the process to get a great product out of our time together. She exceeded our expectations and we will definitely be working with her again in the future!

    - Andi -

  • Sara is a thoughtful, empathetic coach

    who helps you see the forest for the trees! She brings great insights and sharp questions to each conversation and is genuinely passionate about and invested in her clients' growth.

    - Amrit -

  • Working with Sara has been an absolute game-changer for me.

    From our very first session, Sara made me feel seen, heard, and understood. She has a unique ability to ask the right questions, challenge limiting beliefs, and provide thoughtful guidance that feels both empowering and practical. Through her coaching, I gained clarity on my strengths, built confidence in my abilities, and developed a clear path forward that aligns with both my personal and professional aspirations. Sara’s encouragement and expertise have not only helped me rediscover my confidence but also given me the tools to take actionable steps toward my goals.

    - Neelam -

  • Sara has been a critical thought partner, facilitator, and coach for our team.

    Her creativity, energy, and empathy produced productive, impactful team retreats. Her natural ability to spark curiosity and make people feel at ease created an impactful space for my team to explore innovative approaches to our work and our culture.

    - Robbie -

  • Having a facilitator made the biggest difference.

    It helped the group think beyond our day to day work and challenged us to think more creatively and bigger picture. You also helped us build consensus on how we want to approach our work together and consider what we're each contributing to our larger cause.

    - Anonymous Retreat Participant -

  • I met with Sara around a time where I was new to a new leadership role in a challenging landscape.

    Sara was able to help me map out the necessary steps, and stakeholders, and hold honest conversations with my team. We were able to identify key factors that held me back from fulfilling my role and come out with essential tools for management, facilitation, project management, and the strength and confidence to be in my role. Really grateful for Sara's thoughtfulness, experience, and step by step guidance. Sara has clearly found a calling in this work that is so essential to our movement and often goes unrecognized.

    - Nancy -

  • Sara’s guidance and resources helped me

    clarify how to best use my skills, time and energy to help me achieve my short and long term objectives.

    - Jessica -

  • Working with Sara over the past deeply challenging months of my life has been nothing short of life-changing.

    I began our journey feeling uncertain about my future, disconnected from my strengths, and unsure of my path. Through her calming presence and gentle, grounded reflections, Sara helped me reconnect with my intuition, trust myself, and step fully into my power. I now feel more aligned, confident, and clear about who I am and what I have to offer. Sara created a space where I felt deeply supported and seen—her coaching has been a true gift.

    - Gwen -

  • Working with Sara has been incredibly helpful, and inspirational and gave me a clear path forward for my future.

    I loved Sara's programming and found that her activities and sessions really got me out of my own head and day-to-day so I could refocus on my own actual skills, goals and needs. I left Sara's program with a much clearer sense of jobs I want to pursue, an internal sense of prioritization when it comes to wants/needs in my next role, and a desire to actually do the work to get there. I came into Sara's program feeling disillusioned and demoralized, and left feeling excited for my future and ready to make it happen.

    - Maddie -

  • I was skeptical about even the concept of career counseling prior to working with Sara,

    but getting the chance to work with her gave me a change of heart on the practice or at least her version of it. She was incisive, curious, methodical and kind in her approach to understanding, on a fundamental level, where my passions lie, what those mean in terms of skills, what I want in a job and how to get it. I walked away with a clearer sense of myself and how to approach evolving and transitioning my career. Would recommend to anyone who is in doubt or just curious about their current state!”

    - Dan -

  • I appreciated how thoughtful you were.

    You pushed not just for concrete/tangible outcomes but also introspection. That's been the most impactful change I've seen a week after the retreat! It was nice to have someone in the room that made us all feel comfortable, but also challenged us to do better.

    - Anonymous Retreat Participant -

  • During a career transition point Sara was incredibly thoughtful, encouraging and strategic

    in how she worked with me to align my skills, goals and values into my search.

    - Elizabeth -

  • Before I worked with Sara I felt paralyzed with indecision

    about where I wanted my career to go, or even how to go about making a change. Working with Sara helped provide me with clarity about what my options really were and equipped me with a practical and actionable plan to go about changing my situation. Sara also provided great advice on how to make my current approach to work better, reframe my thinking and gave me greater confidence in myself and empowered me to think about my future differently.

    - Craig -

  • Sara did a fantastic job pulling out answers, consensus and takeaways.

    She seamlessly addressed moments where not all of us were aligned to lead us to a shared learning.

    - Anonymous Retreat Participant -

  • Sara is an incredible coach who helped me with motivation, focus, and skill building!

    Together we identified key priorities that grew my confidence and allowed me to have increasingly more effective networking conversations.  She has useful tools and smart suggestions that set me up for success, making it easy to get to work, and stay effective. I would happily recommend Sara to all my closest friends!

    - Sasha -

  • Working with Sara during the Career Visioning Program has been transformational.

    I felt that I needed to have all of the answers right away and needed my whole life mapped out, but I couldn't do that because I didn't know what I wanted. Sara really helped me dig deep to figure out what I value, what my strengths are, and how we can combine those to find the right career path for me. She has provided fantastic feedback as well as actionable steps each week to bring me closer to building my dream career. Sara is incredibly dedicated to her clients - each session highly personalized and thoughtful. I can't recommend Sara's coaching enough!

    - Eliana -

  • Sara Gold is a joy to work with.

    Her love of the work shines through the entire process. She is an outstanding and inspiring facilitator who beautifully balances structure and flexibility to create productive and energizing events. With her laser clarity and advanced solutions, you are guaranteed a superb meeting truly appreciated by all. She weaves her charm through a well thought out agenda inspiring the participants to collaborate, elevate and build community. Did I mention ZERO stress? I am psyched for our next event because I know Sara will be there to make it a huge success!!!

    - Kellee -

  • Sara was a fantastic facilitator

    and did a really great job at summarizing our individual/collective thoughts. I appreciated how her presence helped seamlessly move us through the agenda/day which allowed [senior leaders] to be able to fully participate without taking on the facilitator role.

    - Anonymous Retreat Participant -

services for you

coaching for individuals

  • Executive/leadership coaching

  • Career transition coaching

  • Personal narrative/brand

  • Career Visioning Program

group facilitation

  • Team coaching

  • Staff retreats

  • Strengths workshops

  • Manage to Lead Program

coaching for organizations

  • Performance coaching

  • Transition coaching

  • Team coaching

  • Manage to Lead Program

strategic planning

  • Strategy workshops

  • Strategic planning journeys

  • Theory of Change workshops

  • Program and campaign planning

how we can work together

Our partnership can evolve as you or your team move through different phases of growth and transition

Career visioning

Know something needs to change but not sure what you want or can do next? We’ll re-envision your career so you can connect with what matters to you and work on your terms.

executive coaching

Time to step into your strengths so you can lead, manage, and succeed on your own terms? We’ll develop your self-knowledge, clarify your goals, and increase your effectiveness on the job or for the next level.

job search readiness

Ready to become the strongest candidate you can be? We’ll optimize all aspects of seeking and applying for jobs, including telling your story, so you are well-positioned for the roles you want.

team coaching

Need your team to perform at a higher level? We’ll design a participatory journey that yields individual insight, shared purpose, clear agreements, smooth collaboration, and undeniable results.

Career Transition

Want to start your new job with confidence and competence? We’ll make a 90-day transition plan and do real-time coaching to maximize your learning and impact in the crucial early days.

strategic planning

Realized that your group or organization is ready to think big? We’ll engage in visioning, analysis, prioritization, goal-setting, and accountable implementation to achieve ambitious aims.

Individual and organizational Transition

Transition happens throughout a career. Maybe you’re ready for the next step. Maybe you want to treat exiting employees with compassion. Maybe you and your teams want to thrive through organizational restructuring. Our work of reflection, insight, and action will be a steadying force in the midst of change.

Let’s work together

Book your free 60-minute exploration call today to discuss what interests you in a coaching, facilitation, or consulting partnership.

I’m happy to answer all your questions and offer what I can to help.

You can also send me a message to share what’s on your mind.