Coaching with Sagan

About your coach, Sagan

I’m named Sagan, pronounced SAY-ghen (with a hard "g" sound), after the American astronomer, philosopher, and humanist Carl Sagan (1934-1996). My pronouns are they/them/their. I'm a parent to three children, have dual American and Finnish citizenship, and currently live outside Helsinki. But Detroit, Michigan, USA is my childhood home.

Coaching experience

Backed by 20+ years experience in marketing, brand, and communications, my coaching journey started in 2019. I joined the executive team of a global tech company headquartered in Finland, where I served as their VP Marketing for nearly 5 years. During my tenure, I was leading and coaching a team of 7 talented marketers – amongst many others in our company from software engineers to HR folks. Today I’m a Certified Professional Executive Coach through the Henley School of Business (University of Reading, UK), and hold EMCC (European Mentoring and Coaching Community) EIA Practitioner level accreditation. I'm also a member coach of ICF (International Coaching Federation), working towards ACC accreditation.

I have DEI training, I’m anti-racist, and welcome adults of all ages, abilities, cultures, and genders.

My approach to coaching

With coaching, you get space to reflect, listen to yourself, and learn from your best expert – you. 

As your thinking and sparring partner, I actively listen to you and ask powerful questions to help you gain new insights. I may, depending on the nature of the discussion and our partnership, also positively challenge your thinking to evoke another perception of the situation. Together, we'll co-create a structured and supportive space for you to explore your opportunities, gain clarity on your situation, and take action towards positive change. 

This structured questioning and empathetic listening helps you set meaningful goals based on the topics you wish to focus on. The outcome of the process is defined by you and bespoke to your needs: such as making action plans, gaining new insights, planning your personal or professional development, improving a specific area of your life or business, handling conflicts, or deciding how to take action.

My goal is to provide a safe space for exploring your values, clarifying your goals, and developing the courage to act on what truly matters to you. Whatever you wish to accomplish, I fully believe that you have all the answers within you. As your coach, I'll be beside you, supporting you to unlock the insights and potential you have to meet your goals.

Love, curiosity, leadership, kindness, bravery, and creativity are my top character strengths. I strive to use these in a balanced way to be the best-possible thinking partner for you. I strive to use these in a balanced way to be the best-possible thinking partner for you. My priorities are to be present, listen actively and empathetically, and ask the right type of questions to evoke new insights about yourself and your situations.

I take an eclectic approach to coaching – meaning I draw from a diverse range of tools and coaching and psychology-based frameworks. This means your coaching program is entirely tailored to you – not dictated by a specific ideology or toolset.

I’m looking forward to being a part of your growth journey – and for you to be a part of mine!

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