SARAH YOUNG: FOUNDER & CHIEF IMPACT CATALYST

INTRODUCTION

Hi There! I’m Sarah, and I’m incredibly grateful to call myself the Chief Impact Catalyst here at Zing Collaborative. I feel honored to do the work I do each day and to work with the incredible humans who I get to call my clients. Here are a few quick things about me as a starting point.

  • My Why: positive impact in a way that feels inspired and alive.

  • Conscious Business: I believe that corporations have tremendous power to create positive change in our world. I believe in triple bottom line - people, profits, planet - and I love working with clients who believe in that too.

  • Leadership: I believe that we are all leaders, regardless of role, title, or profession. I believe that every moment is a leadership moment and that big change often stems from small actions.

  • Partnership: I believe in deep relationships and joyful partnerships. If you are my client, I will fight for you and put a stake in the ground for you, in service of the things that matter most. Working with me you will get what I call Fierce Love: truth from a place of kindness and heart.

  • Giving Back: one of my most compelling drivers for starting my business was the opportunity to give back. I donate a percentage of my sales to 1% for the planet and aim to give generously and abundantly on a local, national, and global level to causes I believe in. You can read more about my approach, and the organizations I’m currently supporting, here.

MY APPROACH

I have the privilege of partnering with amazing humans to elevate their positive impact in the world. I do this through 1:1 coaching and thought partnership with incredible individuals; highly experiential sessions with conscious teams and companies; speaking on stages about topics that matter, and writing and teaching and learning and exploring. 

At the end of the day, this work is about tuning in to what matters, what is true, what we deeply desire, and how we can best serve the world - and then having the courage to take action. 

A colleague once described my approach as "having one foot in Silicon Valley and the other foot in this other spiritual, mystical place." My work is built upon my foundation in the corporate world and infused with best practices from leading research in the spaces of leadership, organizational development, human development, entrepreneurship, and coaching. It’s infused with elements of mindfulness, nature, intuition, and what some of my clients once described as “jedi mind tricks….” a style described by others as “yoda like.” I bring a no bull-shit approach that’s rooted in fierce love, grounded in corporate experience, activated by intuition, and infused with best practices for a fresh, relevant, and refreshing approach.

OFFICIAL STUFF

  • I'm a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) through the Coaches Training Institute and completed CTI’s year-long, intensive leadership program.

  • I’m also a PCC (Professional Certified Coach) through the International Coach Federation.

  • I’m a Certified ScrumMaster.

  • I’ve studied organizational/relationship systems coaching and systems theory through ORSC.

  • I held a number of executive level roles in the corporate world, in the areas of project management, people management and development, leadership development, and human resources.

  • I’m a certified yoga instructor, and have completed training to work in the Akashic Records. Mindfulness is a thread woven through much of the work that I do.

  • I’ve been named one of Madison’s Favorite Executive and Life Coaches in 2016, 2017, and 2018 by BRAVA Magazine readers.

  • Zing Collaborative is a proud member of 1% for the Planet, Sustain Dane, The Clean Lakes Alliance, and Capital Off-Road Pathfinders (CORP-IMBA).

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FUN STUFF

  • ENFP (Myers & Briggs)…and I have to say, I agree.

  • Thinker (Motivators Assessment) with a top motivator of Impact

  • Positive, Maximizing, Adaptable, Believing, and Connected (Gallup Strength Finder)

  • iS (DISC)

  • 2-time Ironman Finisher (2008 and 2016); multiple marathon finisher; and winner of a slew of random 5ks, 10ks, and a few half marathons.

  • Rescue dog advocate… #adoptdontshop

  • Lover of nature, all things warm (warm weather, sunshine, soup, warm yoga, the list goes on…), hiking, adventuring, exploring, traveling, cooking, creating, hosting, writing, deep conversation and talking about possibilities.

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AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS

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