Coaching Instinct

Business and Executive coaching that improves how leadership is perceived. 

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I see who you are on an instinctive level so we can access what you do best to improve what you do worst.

 
 

The way I work is built on really seeing your strengths: as a leader, a listener, and team-builder. We'll quickly address behaviors that both serve and don't serve you. As a licensed psychological clinician and deeply experienced Executive Coach working all around the Fortune 500, we'll identify that which gets in your way so you can begin to be more authentic and intentional with how you work and live. Though you will never be judged, you will absolutely be challenged. The goal is to empower the way you go about your days, and it's done with both unflinching honesty, relentless support, and timely humor. I am not interested in provoking defensiveness, shame, anger, paralysis, or sadness. But if that's what it takes to get you out of the darkness, so be it, I’ve got a flashlight. Whatever has to happen, you’ll come away a much smarter leader, and a vastly better human to all the people who love you. 

Okay, why?

So you can work, live, connect, and succeed much more efficiently and effectively. Laughing all the way. 

i believe the leader in you is also the corporate athlete in you

I studied and did applied research in how and when we second guess ourselves. By learning about what depletes and elevates our confidence, I pioneered a method to coach, guide, and counsel clients to access and trust who they are when they quiet the negative self-talk. Step by step, we start connecting authenticity to one purposeful life experience after another. I do this many ways, though I'm often sought out for using physical activity and powerful conversation to provide poignant insights. It is this pursuit - and sense of fulfillment - that increases perspective and qualitatively alters trajectories. Whether or not you believe you are an athlete, my experience is that you absolutely have physical gifts, and together, we'll venture into a variety of environments that will reveal how you compete, how you are aware, and the techniques you use to execute when you're lacking confidence – and overflowing with it. From there, what we learned will be discussed and evaluated simply as data (rather than judgement) to be modified, engrained, and replicated in other areas of your life. To boil it down: this work allows us to access your very best self right now, whether we're talking about doing the job in your life or doing the job of your life. 

Find out more with a complimentary 30-minute consultation

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Testimonials

Sam is thoughtful and funny, which made the leap easier because he’s unlike other coaches. He’s unconventional and courageous in his approach, fully invested in my success as a human, not just a leader.

Sam is gifted in not just how quickly he connects the dots to identify your development areas, but also in how effectively he delivers the harsh truth. I now have a better understanding of my blind spots and a clear roadmap for building a better version of me.

When I unexpectedly encountered trying times in my personal life, Sam responded by going above and beyond, checking in on me and offering counsel. He makes everyone he comes into contact with better for having him in their lives.
— Kanika Soni, Chief Commercial Officer, TripAdvisor
Sam’s coaching was instrumental in helping me develop the leadership and management skills necessary to succeed in today’s workplace. From the outset of our work together, we were able to zero-in on key areas for development and he offered creative and innovative solutions to address them.
— Abdul Ismaila, Chief Financial Officer, Squire
Sam’s coaching and mentorship profoundly impacted my ability to build and lead successful teams. His detailed process for learning my strengths and weaknesses allowed him to create a framework for leadership and building connection that I’ll apply for the rest of my life - professionally and personally.
— Matthew Braley, Chief Sales Officer, EngageSmart
Working with Sam was a career and life changing experience that has driven material impact on my approach and influence as a leader. Sam deeply understands the intricacies of leadership, organizational dynamics, and how to uniquely unlock human potential.
— Andrea Hopelain, SVP Brand, EA Sports & Racing
It’s the questions. The ones that stop me. The ones that slow me down. The ones that remind me of Sam’s ability to have me rethink things in more meaningful and connected ways. It’s also the way he identifies things. Working with Sam hasn’t just been of great value to me, it’s had a qualitative influence on those I lead.
— Jessica Neal, Venture Partner/Investor - Former Netflix CHRO
Sam’s work with our leadership team was a transformative, life changing experience. He was able to help us find connection through conflict, to create meaning in how we lead - and follow - and to challenge us to be the best versions of ourselves.
— Charlona Cole, Chief Human Resources Officer, Bernards Construction


 

Perspective

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How you see yourself and your imprint is vitally important. Because those two things aren't often aligned. You may intend for people to understand your well-meaning motives, yet the impression you've left is interpreted far differently. Our work together takes that information and powerfully channels it in directions that serve you. 


Why move?

There is plenty of evidence that supports gaining insight with moving the body. My approach builds on this work to use what we learn through movement (be it physical or mental) to inform us quickly and viscerally so that wisdom can be captured, dissected, and replicated in other areas of your life.


Because there’s an athlete in you

This athlete is directly connected to your instinct. By trusting what physical activity can unveil, you see that role your brain plays is different than the role your body plays. Allowing your body to inform you is all we're aiming for here. Let your body show you what you already know and you're on your way to achieving vastly more powerful degrees of greatness.