Testimonials

The connection was instant. Sam knew how I was getting in my own way and he presented me with a roadmap that motivated changes and favorably altered my trajectory. During our work together, I was promoted to a bigger role that has suited me well. He was the first to tell me that “The responsibility of a great leader is to make more great leaders” and I've been taking that responsibility very seriously. I take many of the strengths I learned and refined from Sam and use those to create confident, creative, and thoughtful trailblazers all around me. If you have questions about him, please get in touch with me, I’m happy to tell you more.

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 an individualized program that got results. I walked away with a framework for leadership and building connection that I’ll apply for the rest of my life - professionally and personally.

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. With Sam’s support, I embarked on a journey of self-discovery into my purpose, values, passions, aspirations, and the impact I wanted to create. Sam took the time to deeply understand my strengths and aspirations as well as the areas of opportunity that I saw in myself and blind spots others saw in me and was able to challenge me through them in a safe, constructive environment. Together, I pushed through personal blockers and am now able to embrace vulnerability as a strength, strive for excellence vs. perfection and leverage these to empower and grow bold leaders. These shifts shattered my “imposter syndrome” and boosted my confidence to embrace new challenges with a growth-oriented mindset and gave me self-reflection practices that leveled up my ability to influence and inspire. Sam’s impact is deeply imprinted into my leadership today and enables me to regain clarity and navigate challenges with resilience and humility.

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. He helps get me back to the narrative I intend; the one that matters most. He does this with grace, humor, surgical - and when necessary - carpet-bombing candor. Working with Sam hasn’t just been of great value to me, it’s had a qualitative influence on those I lead.

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 - be it at my former company or the one where I am now - he was able to consistently zero-in on key areas for development, leveraging my strengths against those areas I needed to develop, and he offered creative and innovative solutions to address them. Without Sam's help I would not operating from the place where I am.

I had the fortunate opportunity to work with Sam to tackle some of the challenges I faced as a leader during the first year of an acquisition. His mix of humor and “getting out of the office” was a welcome respite from tackling issues in the strict confines of the workplace. Sam was able to help me recognize and overcome challenges on both a professional and personal level, and effectively solve things I was anxious about. I can recommend Sam without reservation for anyone or any company seeking to improve their personal or business performance.

Sam has an amazing ability to look deep into his clients and understand the type of leadership style that would be most effective for both the person and the organization that person is a part of. Sam is the ultimate partner, someone I can trust with my deepest thoughts and feelings. He’s completely transparent and truthful with his feedback but does so in a way that brings the best out of me. Sam is service oriented and creates a leadership plan that pushes me to be better and creates great results.

I am excited to say that, due to Sam’s coaching, I am more content and fulfilled both professionally and personally than I’ve ever been before in my career. Over the course of our work together he was able to not only identify clear areas where I could grow, but in doing so I was elevated to a position I'd aspired to attaining. I've thrived in this position ever since.

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. It's not easy work but he has a gift for both shepherding people through the challenges, while empowering you to find your patience and resilience to see how these things are happening for you rather than to you. Seeing life and leadership through this lens is a game-changer. I am forever grateful for Sam Spear!

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 has been my biggest cheerleader during this “transformative” journey. I think he’s 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 was always self-motivated to do the work but thanks to Sam, I now have a better understanding of my blind spots and a clear roadmap for building a better version of me. I might always be a work-in-progress but I know undoubtedly that I am a better leader today because of Sam. 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 leads by example, and makes everyone he comes into contact with better for having him in their lives. Thank you Sam for the tremendous impact you've had on me, and those around me as a result!

Sam is an extraordinary coach. His psych background gives him a unique perspective, and he is able to quickly hone in on the things that need work while leveraging an individual's strengths against their areas of growth using intellect, intuition, humor, and empathy. Be ready to look in the mirror and evolve because having Sam as your coach will make that a guarantee. There is real ROI with hiring Sam, where the organization sees the impact and the needles start to move.