Meet My Clients.
And how they got their mojo back
Meet bobbie!
Bobbie is extremely driven professionally with a heightened sense of EQ. When she sets her mind to something, she has the determination to power through obstacles until she gets what she's after. I’ve never seen such drive and focus from anyone. As a result, she’s incredibly successful and has the accolades to back it. But she’s also brimming with love, loyalty and care: she shows up when you’re in a pinch. Locked out? Ride to the doctors? Bobbie doesn’t ask questions, she’s already on her way. It can be difficult balancing professional drive with emotional awareness, particularly on teams that value one but not the other. Bobbie struggled with this and wanted to see change in her professional life that would put her in an environment that supports both her drive and EQ.
How did coaching with Sam help?
Sam's coaching helped change my career and life in so many ways. Before coaching, I thought I was fairly introspective and comfortable with the tradeoffs I was making between work and non-work life. But calibrating these tradeoffs as I was transitioning through different chapters professionally and personally was challenging. Sam's coaching helped me process my expectations and gave me the tools to empower me beyond how I traditionally think.
After working with Sam,
I feel taller and more empowered. I now have a “tool kit” to use when problems arise and the confidence to get through them.
Where to next, bobbie?
I switched firms and now work in a better environment that supports my drive and EQ. I feel like I'm better positioned for the next chapter of my life and to achieve my personal and professional goals.
—Bobbie M.
Venture Capital & Growth Equity Investor.
San Francisco, CA
Meet Dan!
No one has a more contagious energy or smile than Dan. Dan is the energy ball that blasts your wedding dance floor into the wee hours of the morning. (He really should charge for his services). He loves running and art and travel—and his husband, who he risked it all on to be with, moving from South Africa to San Francisco and leaving behind friends, family, and his hard earned medical practice. Talk about hard things. Dan felt overwhelmed and was struggling to find a sense of direction or the confidence to pursue a new path. He didn’t feel confident in his abilities and felt unsure of how to create a path to move “onwards and upwards” as he put it. He still had aspirations to have an impact at his company and this new sector, but he felt overwhelmed on how to achieve that and where to focus.
How did coaching with Sam help?
Sam helped me take a step back and pause. She helped me get a lot of perspective and worked with me to realize the huge change that I had gone through and how this can impact me and how these different stages of changes are important to acknowledge. She also gave me tools to slowly start to make positive changes, small turtle steps at a time, which allowed me to feel that this massive mountain that I felt I was climbing was something that I could tackle, that I was capable, and that I had the skills to tackle it head on. Just one step at a time. She also taught me a lot about advocating for myself, how to write my own story at the company I am at (and for future companies).
Sam helped me in the way I was thinking about my role at the company and provided me with the insights on how to write my personal story and motivate me for my promotion, which I received during my time with Sam.
After working with Sam,
I feel confident, inspired, motivated and excited about the journey I am on and what I am doing to continue growing.
Where to next, Dan?
“Go Bears! I was accepted to U.C. Berkeley Haas School of Business where I hope to marry my medical expertise with business acumen and change the healthcare system as we know it. I’m called to serve and have reimagined what that can mean. Sam helped me tell my story and take the leap.”
—Dan G.
Medical Professional and M.B.A. Candidate.
San Francisco, CA
Meet carolyn!
Physical Therapist, Business Owner, UltraMarathon Runner, overall BADASS. Carolyn is a glutton for pain and long distance: 4am wakeup calls, 5am Mt. Tam runs, 60 mile races, and 170 mile solo backpacking trips around Lake Tahoe (in 5 days). There’s not a lot that scares Carolyn. Except money. She didn’t like dealing with it; it was one mountain that felt *too* big to climb.
How did coaching with Sam help?
Working with Sam really pushed me to face some things in my life that I liked to ignore. She helped me to face these things and realize that they weren't all that scary and not as insurmountable as I made them out to be. Sam helped me become more comfortable with my position financially, be more humble by challenging my narrow-minded viewpoint regarding family issues, and pushed me to tackle to-do list items that I continuously pushed off to the next day. Sam gave me actionable tools and strategies to get the things done that I was avoiding and feeling stuck in.
After working with Sam,
I can say I’ve faced my fears about my finances and I’m taking them head on. No more hiding, just insight and action.
Where to next, carolyn?
I’m in charge of my financial destiny, and I even gave myself a raise! I was so nervous to let my clients know and when I did, they responded with such support and love, “Hell yeah, Carolyn! You deserve this.” Coaching really helps you get out of your own way.
—Carolyn L
Physical Therapist, Business Owner, and Ultramarathon Runner. Marin, CA
Meet Manik!
You’re gonna wanna give him a big hug. He radiates warmth and love and is all about staying connected with friends and family. But he’s just as ambitious in his career aspirations—and this was causing a rub. Getting a job offer at THE tech company right out of college was a dream come true, until it wasn’t. Manik was stressed out and desperate to succeed. The heaviness was thicker than hot Atlanta day as he battled anxiety and thoughts of not being enough, not doing enough, not enough, not enough. Oof. He had incredible ideas but was afraid to share them. He took on work that wasn’t his. He just “had to” do all sorts of things, or so he told himself.
How did coaching with Sam help?
Coaching with Sam has helped me break out of a seemingly endless lull into a new phase of growth and understanding driven by what truly makes me happy. Sam has a number of techniques, exercises, and mental frameworks that have been instrumental in helping me uncover deep rooted thought patterns/behaviors, discover what brings me the most joy, and regain a sense of freedom to carve my desired path.
After just 6 months, I secured one of my dream job offers closer to family, launched a startup with my co-founders, all while making strides in my personal life and health by making ample time for friends, family, exercise, and sleep.
After working with Sam,
I feel empowered and equipped to truly pursue the life I dreamt of living. Sam has helped me develop new frameworks, techniques, and mental models to navigate the endless complexities of life with less friction. Although there's more work to be done, I'm pleasantly surprised at how much more I've been able to accomplish while suffering less and enjoying life more.
Where to next, Manik?
I’m so freakin excited about what’s next. Sam helped me free myself of what I thought I should be doing and gave myself the permission to go after what I actually want. I took a new job, I’m moving back to my hometown, and I launched a startup with my co-founders. We got our first paying customers and are working on our first round of VC Funding. This is how I imagined my life could be, and now it actually is.
—Manik D.
Early Career Tech Sales, Startup Founder. Seattle, WA.