The person behind SageStride
I work with leaders who already have others relying on them. They are beginning to recognize a gap between how they lead and what the room now needs—and they are ready to become who their next chapter requires them to be.
I am an ICF Master Certified Coach, Executive and Leadership Coach, Mentor Coach for ACC, PCC and MCC coaches, Coach Trainer and Mindfulness Facilitator. My approach is informed by years of corporate leadership and a firsthand understanding of leading through change.
Before founding SageStride, I held senior roles across banking and financial services, including Chief Executive Officer, commercial banking leadership, regional coordination and branch leadership. My work spanned transformation, strategy, regulation, portfolio performance, customer growth, operational leadership and people development.
How I approach the work
Coaching is a partnership. I bring attention, challenge, empathy and experience; the client retains authorship of their choices. Together, we examine the beliefs, patterns and conditions shaping the present moment, then turn new awareness into meaningful action.
My practice attends to the whole person without losing sight of the system around them. Mindfulness, emotional intelligence and reflective inquiry support the work, but never replace the client’s judgment, context or agency.
Three areas of practice
- Coaching: executive leadership, transitions, teams and sponsored engagements.
- Mentor Coaching: ACC, PCC and MCC renewal, progression and mastery.
- Education & Leadership Development: coach education, coaching skills, mindful leadership and customized programs.
Professional Credentials & Certifications
These badges reflect Pearl’s coaching credentials and additional training in mentor coaching, leadership practice and mindfulness.
ICF coaching and mentor coaching
Additional certifications and training
The philosophy behind the work
Presence. We slow down and pay attention to what is happening within us, between us and around us. That space helps us listen deeply and connect with what matters beyond the immediate issue.
Partnership. We create the trust to think, question and speak honestly. Each person remains the authority on their own life and choices; coaching works alongside their wisdom and capacity.
Becoming. Growth goes beyond reaching a goal or entering a new role. We examine what remains true, what needs to change and what can be sustained in how we live and lead over time.
Presence opens the space. Partnership brings trust and honesty into it. Becoming is the meaningful change that can be embodied and sustained.