Sage coaches are mature, experienced senior business leaders who have had successful careers in operational roles. Sage coaches are prepared to lead the range of coaching initiatives, be they growth, developmental or interventional. Each engagement explores both the candidate’s professional environment and their personal, external environment which has become increasingly relevant as more leaders work full or part time from their homes. Sage's professional coaching team incorporates SMEs in, among other things, psychology, grief counseling, substance abuse etc. who are available to provide additional expert support when situations are identified that would benefit from their support. While we have helped leaders in organizations ranging from small businesses to large, public companies, our primary focus is the closely held / family business, including private equity / venture capital invested companies, up to $100,000,000 revenue as well as companies engaged in the arts and entertainment. We manage our engagements sensibly and realistically, drawing from real-world experience and guided by practical rather than “flavor of the month,” theoretical considerations. Our goal is simple. Lasting outcomes.

Sage’s coaches are highly experienced adult, professional coaches who bring a broad diversity of experience to every coaching or counseling relationship. All have or had successful careers across a multitude of disciplines. Among them are working artists in film and television, psychologists, spiritual counselors, champion athletes, trauma survivors, retired military and former senior business executives representing every generation from Gen X to Boomer. We help our clients - be they individuals or families - identify and quantify personal goals while addressing the career, family and personal matters that can either facilitate or derail goal achievement. We help our clients develop a realistic, actionable plan to pursue their objectives and achieve life satisfaction and purpose. Our approach is pragmatic. Our engagements are driven by sensible and realistic methodology, drawing from extensive real-world professional and life experience rather than the latest “flavor of the month.” And, the full Sage team backs up every engagement and can step in to provide subject matter expert support when circumstances reveal situations where specific professional expertise will add value to the coach / client relationship and facilitate development and implementation of the plan. Our value is our knowledge and experience. We have walked your path.

We guide people through the process of creating and implementing a plan to achieve success as they define it while helping them explore options beyond what they may heve perceived as the obvious or possible. Regardless of where one is in the process of transition - dissatisfied with their current career direction, stuck on the launch pad failing to get traction, terminated by their employer and unexpectdly "in the market," or people in late stage career who are transitioning into retirement, we have solutions to meet every condition. As a boutique organization we are able to offer both highly personalized services and flexible programs that can accommodate virtually all personal and corporate budget considerations. Engaged by the individual or the employer, we partner with our candidates to help analyze their current situation and clarify professional work / life goals. Our mission is that every person is set on a path where they can achieve their definition of success and a purposful life.

Leaders in businesses, families, social groups; literally everywhere must be skilled communicators across all mediums. Whether talking one-on-one with an employee, participating in group meetings, speaking before large gatherings or just interacting with family members or friends, our ability to communicate effectively is the key determinant of outcome. Leaders – truthfully, all of us – must not just know how to interact under live conditions, but now we must be able to carry these skills into the world of podcasts, the Zoom arena, recorded video and even social media. The Sage team includes subject matter experts in topics such as neuropsychology, power listening, on camera performance and more. Our team consists of experienced business leaders, coaches, psychologists, entertainment industry casting directors, professional stage, film and improvisational actors and others. We help leaders develop the presence to be powerful, effective communicators in every situation.

Grief, whether the result of death of a loved one, failure of a relationship, job loss, trauma or other factors can lead to depression, physical ailments and severely strained relationships in both the home and work environments. Sage helps individuals and families find a spiritual connection through which to understand and accept the validity of their feelings while guiding them through the integration of those feelings into their lives and regain a positive forward momentum.

Sage specializes in operational and organizational consulting to closely held and family businesses, private equity / venture capital invested businesses and companies engaged in the arts and entertainment. Our unique expertise considers not only traditional business issues, but also the unique influences in inter and intra family relationships, generational transitions and adjustments to an investor-controlled environment. Our consultants have professional leadership experience as buisness owners, senior leaders in large, public companies and as non-family senior executives in family businesseses in a variety of industries, including film and television. We have also worked in both sides of acquisition transactions with private equity and venture capital investors. The Sage difference is that we have walked in the shoes of our clients.

Sage’s history with closely held / family businesses and private equity / venture capital invested organizations has led us to create a strategy development process geared to their unique needs. Our approach not only identifies the traditional business issues, i.e., threats and opportunities, but also respects the unique structural and cultural nature of these organizations. Sage strategy facilitators are experienced senior executives who have held senior leadership positions in organizations across a wide variety of industries allowing them to challenge participants and encourage debate. The Sage process continues beyond the strategy session with a living process of accountability facilitated by a structured, ongoing review and revitalization of the plan as it moves forward in time.