Sarah partners with senior leaders and mid-level managers in healthcare and community-based organizations to maximize their impact and build thriving teams. With over 25 years of experience, she has dedicated her career to helping leaders navigate change, foster resilience, and lead with clarity and confidence.

As a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation, with over 1,400 executive coaching hours, Sarah specializes in helping leaders break free from unproductive behaviors and beliefs that limit their success. She is also a sought-after, award-winning keynote speaker on resilience, burnout, and leading during disruption. She also co-hosts the weekly It All* podcast for women who are trying to do and have it all.

Sarah is the author of Finding Our Way to the TRUTH: Seven Lies Leaders Believe and How to Let Them Go and currently serves as the Curriculum Design Director and Executive Coach for the Jordan Project, a $1.25 million grant she co-authored awarded to Grand View University in Des Moines, IA.

In addition to being a Certified Facilitator of all of Dr. Brené Brown’s curricula, Sarah brings depth to her coaching and leadership development through certifications in DISC, Motivators, and EQ2 Assessments, 1,600 hours of Clinical Pastoral Education, and Board Chaplain Certification. Sarah is also trained in Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva’s research on reinvention, which helps leaders and organizations adapt to constant change by embedding constant reinvention into their DNA. She completed her Master of Divinity as a Presidential Scholar at Luther Seminary and concluded her tenure as Vice President of Spiritual Life for a senior healthcare organization based in Minneapolis, MN, leading a team of 30.

Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., is President and Chief Executive Officer of SHRM. He was recently named one of the “300 Most Influential Executives in Corporate America” by Savoy Magazine and recognized on the “Virginia 500 Power List” by Virginia Business. Mr. Taylor’s career spans more than 20 years as a lawyer and an executive, serving at IAC, Paramount Pictures, Blockbuster Entertainment Group, and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, among other organizations. He is a member of the United Way Worldwide Board of Trustees and serves on the corporate boards of XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO), Flores & Associates, and Guild Education. He previously served on the White House American Workforce Policy Advisory Board and as chairman of the President's Advisory Board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Mr. Taylor writes a weekly column in USA Today and is a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources and a SHRM Senior Certified Professional.