Why I started Separation Playbook

Over the last 3 years, I've worked with corporate clients as an executive coach and consultant. I was brought in by corporations and businesses to help senior leaders navigating new leadership roles position for promotions. My role was to help them optimize their work performance and output.

I didn't come from the 'corporate world.' My perspective of performance was based on my experiences as an athlete and entrepreneur. It was a perspective that intentionally blurred the neatly defined lines between personal and professional. 

I leaned on personal insights and strategies to guide clients through work and processes that aligned short term performance with long-term personal goals and aspirations. For many, it was a new perspective and approach they had never considered.

Often times this approach uncovered a long-term decision looming in the backdrop; a decision that shapes what performance means in a much larger context. So, instead of starting the journey focused on short-term goals, we zoomed out and explored vision-centric questions like these:

• What is the north star of this journey?
• Am I prepared to make the tradeoffs necessary to reach the next rung on the ladder?
• Is ladder leaning against a wall that makes room for who you are?

The work was effective for clients and was fulfilling on a personal level. But the impact felt limited.

Corporate goals and timeframes didn't allow for authentic growth and transformation. When clients ran out of time on the engagements it was over. After having to end client engagements in the middle of important self work, I couldn't help but feel like I was leaving clients hanging. 

That's when I decided to shift to work with clients directly.

Working through organizations didn't align with the value I was best positioned to deliver. When I looked around, there weren't many solutions doing the same for athletes and entrepreneurs.

I asked myself, how can I best support individual athletes, entrepreneurs, and business leaders with the executive coaching experience and skillset I am building?