Coaching
About Lesley Curtis
Are you a high-achieving leader or expert in a top-level environment? Do you wish you had more time, calm, and resources to do your job well? Is it difficult to resolve a sense of perfectionism and a scarcity mindset in order to achieve results? Do you wish championing equitable culture was just plain easier?
Then let’s chat. Together with coaches and mental health professionals, Sagely has created a neuro-narrative approach to coaching that helps clients engage more effectively. Story and healing are intimately connected. We lead best by developing a strong capacity for self-reflection and presence so that we can rewrite our story with intention. I help you ask for what you need, resolve the old beliefs that stand in the way of your goals, and engage more fully as a compassionate connector and leader.
My clients are often experts supporting an organization through change. They have had to work very hard to gain a lot of knowledge to do what they do, but they also feel depleted by the rigid structures in which they try to make change. Sagely’s method offers safe passage to a way of being that is still high-achieving without being self-destructive. This is how we build a culture of allyship. Effective leadership that truly benefits others radiates out from how you engage with the world.
Previous and current clients include professors, researchers, startup founders, DEI directors, executive directors, and healthcare providers. Their common interests are challenging racism, sexism, perfectionism, working with imposter syndrome, and creating a better, more supportive culture by building their capacity for compassionate presence.
About Cost
My rate varies depending on a client’s stage in their career and their particular needs. Meetings can be weekly, biweekly, or monthly and I recommend a package of 6-12 sessions for continuity.
Let’s chat and find out how we can collaborate. Schedule a free 30-minute meeting by emailing me at the link below.
“When I started working with Lesley, I was overwhelmed by the goal of creating an anti-racist workplace. I had no idea what it meant to be a more inclusive leader. Lesley became an incredible partner, helping me become an empowered leader capable of leading our company on this journey. Lesley's unique approach, based on healing (oneself, the organization, and healing society), brings compassion and spaciousness to difficult conversations. Thanks to her, I am on a lifelong journey of personal growth towards becoming an inclusive leader, finding it healing rather than daunting."
— CEO, Austin-based Startup
“As a DEI professional, the support and guidance I have received through working with Lesley is incredibly valuable. She expertly balances empowering and lifting up your strengths while challenging you and fostering your continued growth and success. Her trauma-informed and loving approach radiates through individuals, teams and organizations, which makes for long-term impactful change.“
— DEI Director, Field of Education
“After working with Sagely, our teaching team meetings felt transformed. Ownership and responsibility feel shared. Transparency and vulnerability are at levels after one session that we rarely hit even by the end of the year. I could see from beginning to end the impact of the work that we did together.”
— Lecturer, Yale University
