Achieve Authentic Alignment

Our vision is to inspire people to recognize and create the most authentic version of their lives based upon their own natural strengths. We deliver tailored coaching, assessment and advisory services that propel our clients forward and we help leaders grow organizations with cultures that embrace and develop individual talents.

Sarah Birdsong, Founder

Sarah is a strategic partner who enhances the professional and personal lives of her clients and empowers people to tap into innovative ways of thinking.

Throughout her career, Sarah has helped people determine how they best fit within an organization. She guides her clients to align their life and work with their true purpose and passion. Sarah’s focus is work/life integration, building an organization’s culture and understanding the power of the individual within it.

Her ability to assess a situation, resolve conflict and break through to positive outcomes allows Sarah to thrive in circumstances where people and organizations are in transition.

In addition to her certification as an executive coach through the ICF accredited Center for Executive Coaching, Sarah has 15 years of internal and external executive recruiting experience, most recently as a senior consultant to the office of the CEO for Korn Ferry International. Additionally, she has a background in academia in both Development and Undergraduate Admissions and a deep expertise in human behavior. Her approach is results-based and outcome-focused. She is an ideal fit for individuals and organizations looking for creative and expansive solutions.

Sarah Birdsong

certified executive coachSpecialties: Transition; Career mapping; Leadership and Team Building; Conflict Resolution; Assessment; Integrative Health; Mindfulness and Meditation

Qualifications: MEd Counseling with a specialization in Higher Education, University of Virginia; BA Psychology, University of Virginia, Certified Executive Coach, ICF accredited Center for Executive Coaching; Certified Health Coach, Institute of Integrative Nutrition; Naam Meditation/Yoga Therapies

"Sarah's passion is contagious as is her commitment to develop herself and then extend that to support others. Sarah brings a combination of emotional intelligence, intellectual rigor and compassion to her work helping people achieve and align with their goals."

Kelley Black, Founder of Balancing the Executive Life