About Sarah

Early in my career, I studied Theater Arts—not because I wanted to be on stage, but because I wanted to be a director.

What fascinated me was shaping a vision and then working with incredibly talented people to bring it to life, often in ways that were more nuanced and effective than anything one person could have imagined alone. The role wasn’t about performance. It was about framing the work, creating coherence, and helping others do their best thinking and creating together.

It was also about storytelling—crafting experiences that shape how people think and feel.

That way of working has stayed with me.

Whether I’m working with an executive team, facilitating a strategic conversation, or helping an organization navigate change, my role is similar: clarify the vision, surface what’s getting in the way, and create the conditions for good ideas to turn into real progress.

I’m often brought in as an outsider to the content, at least at first. That distance sharpens my curiosity and forces clarity. It also helps teams translate what they know intuitively into shared understanding others can act on.

Connecting the Dots

Background

(without the Résumé)

Over the years, I’ve worked across organizational development, learning and development, communication, product development, and marketing—inside global Fortune 500 companies and alongside small- to mid-sized organizations. That range matters not because of the logos, but because it’s given me a deep appreciation for how differently organizations operate—and how often “best practices” fall apart in real-world conditions.

I’ve learned to be skeptical of default solutions and more interested in context, constraints, and human behavior.

When I’m not solving puzzles at work, I’m often juggling both literal and figurative ones at home—whether it’s a jigsaw puzzle that always seems to be mysteriously missing a piece, coordinating which of our three boys needs which car (and who needs it next), or tackling the dreaded “what’s for dinner?” question. Our family motto? We’ll figure it out.

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