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Zing collaborative
CREATING EXPANSIVE IMPACT WITH LEADERS AND TEAMS
We believe that leadership happens in the moments and that everyone is a leader. We equip you with tools to lead more effectively in all dimensions of work and life, through win/win solutions and joyful partnerships.
Our approach to working with clients involves “letting the light shine through.” We are here to support you along the way as your skillful coaches, guides and thought partners in a way that is equal parts fierce and loving.
Expansive Impact (TM) is our signature offering for leadership development. We provide executive coaching, leadership coaching, in-house leadership experiences, new manager training, workshops and consulting. Please use the Connect button above to learn more about these services.
OUR FOUNDER & CEO
“So much of our recent success is credited to you.”
—Vice President, Long-Term Client
Hi, I’m SARAh.
FOUNDER AND CEO OF ZING COLLABORATIVE & EXECUTIVE COACH
I’m Sarah Young, the Founder and CEO of Zing Collaborative and the author of Expansive Impact: An Invitation to Lead in Everyday Moments, and I’m happy you’re here.
Prior to starting Zing Collaborative in 2013, I spent eight years leading people, projects, and teams in the corporate world. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of partnering with thousands of leaders across industries and geographies to elevate their leadership capacity and increase their leadership effectiveness.
We believe that business can be a force for good and believe that conscious leadership is a pathway toward a more conscious world. We are grateful to work with clients who believe this too.
While we prefer to let our clients take the credit while we take a back seat as an advocate in your back pocket or, as we’ve been called, “a secret weapon,” we know that sometimes credentials matter too. In that regard, here are a few of mine:
Member of 1% for the Planet
PCC (International Coach Federation)
CPCC (Co-Active Training Institute)
A certified, practicing coach and leadership development partner since 2013 (back when many people still thought of basketball when they heard the word “coach. . .”)
Trained in Systems Theory and Relationship Coaching (CRR Global)
A Certified ScrumMaster (Scrum Alliance)
Participated in CTI’s Year-Long Leadership Experience
Named one of Madison WI’s “favorite executive and life coaches” multiple years in a row
Two-Time Ironman Finisher
Have partnered with thousands of clients across the US, in sectors ranging from construction to finance to healthcare IT to insurance to marketing to education to manufacturing, and nearly everything in between.
Many of our clients have been named Best Places to Work, and Fastest Growing Companies, and many have had their top revenue years since we started working together.
When not with clients, I enjoy spending as much time outside as possible, love the precious hours of the early morning, and enjoy taking adventures big and small with my little family.
Please feel free to check out this post to learn more about our approach and our journey to today, and this official bio for more details if desired.
OUR TEAM
JENNA
PROFESSIONAL BRANDING COACH
Jenn Smith's professional roots are grounded deep within corporate America. Her progressive, global HR leadership experience spans 15+ years across multiple industries, including Fortune 200 companies. Now, as a career and HR Consultant, Jenn is on a mission to support heart-based, career-minded professionals navigate the changing world of work by resetting boundaries and igniting action to live their happiest, healthiest lives. As part of the Zing Collaborative team, she supports leaders in fully expressing who they are, what they offer, and how they can make the greatest impact through their professional brand, and is a resume and LinkedIn expert. After a professional branding session with Jenn, clients often share, “that was AMAZING!”
JENN
LEADERSHIP COACH
Jenna Valovic considers herself a possibilitarian — she is happiest when helping clients explore the full breadth of what is possible and encouraging them to build a life that is in alignment with their boldest, most audacious dreams. After nearly a decade working at Google, and over five years focused specifically around Executive Recruitment, she has learned how important it is to build a career that is in integrity with your values. Her areas of focus include: late bloomers, career performance, and burnout coaching. Jenna’s background is a left brain/right brain hybrid; she enjoys marrying her background in Leadership and Organizational Development and Positive Psychology with her somatic training as a vinyasa yoga teacher, breathwork facilitator, and meditator. As part of the Zing Collaborative team, she coaches leaders to show up at their best, and to live and lead in a way that feels authentic to them. Clients often share, “I love Jenna!”
AMETHYST
BUSINESS SUPPORT
Amethyst Green’s professional journey is deeply rooted in the legal field, with seven years of experience as an Executive Legal Assistant at one of the top law firms in Atlanta, Georgia. In June 2022, she transitioned from the corporate world to pursue a new path full-time, driven by a passion for empowering women to excel in their zone of genius. Now, Amethyst dedicates her expertise to supporting women as they navigate their careers, fostering growth and success, ensuring they shine in their careers (and lives) with confidence and purpose. As part of the Zing Collaborative team, she helps to move our key projects forward.
Our core values
Relationships
We believe in building, strengthening, and honoring relationships. We hold the idea of relationship-first. We work with a select number of joyfully aligned clients each year. We work with clients who are interested in a partner, and not a vendor. We prioritize open dialogue and candid conversations.
Integrity
We believe in doing what is right and not what is easy. We strive to act in the highest integrity for all involved and work toward win/win/win solutions. We work with others who do the same.
Kindness
We believe that it is possible to be both highly effective, and also kind. We tell the truth with heart and invite our clients to do the same. We believe in leading with kindness, and we work with others who believe the same.
CALM
We strive to create a calm, versus a chaotic company. We have been told that our approach is both refreshing, and drama-free. We work best with clients who aim to be drama-free, too.
We believe in a triple bottom line
PEOPLE, PLANET, & PROFIT.
WE BELIEVE THROUGH CONSCIOUS LEADERSHIP AND CONSCIOUS BUSINESS, WE CAN, TOGETHER, CREATE A MORE CONSCIOUS WORLD.
Zing Collaborative is a proud member of 1% for the Planet, which means that 1% of all sales are donated to approved non profit organizations that are working to preserve and protect our planet. To learn more about our philosophy on conscious business and triple bottom line, please feel free to check out this podcast episode.
AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS
EXPANSIVE IMPACT
Called “a modern day playbook for conscious business” and “a salve to the leadership wounds of today,” Expansive Impact is on sale now. You can find it at most major retailers where books are sold or by ordering from your favorite local bookstore.
OUR CORE OFFERING
We are a leadership and people development company that serves high-integrity, forward-looking companies and leaders. We take on a select number of joyful partnerships each year. Our partnerships take the form of in-house leadership development, leadership retreats and leadership off-sites, leadership coaching, executive coaching, and CEO coaching.
On the surface, you might call our offering for teams Leadership Training or Manager Training, but once you experience it, you’ll know it’s much more than that and that it’s likely very different than anything you’ve done before.
We work exclusively with high-impact, highly conscious teams and organizations that believe in a future vision of what is possible and in supporting leaders across the organization who are making the vision come to life. Many of our clients have been with us for years.
When considering leadership development possibilities for your team or organization, there are a lot of options to choose from. If you are interested in learning more about how we work and what sets us apart, please feel free to check out this blog post, or contact us directly using this link.
Our CLIENTS ARE ROCKSTARS
Our clients have been named “Best Places to Work,” they produce the only US-Manufactured Creatine, and they have the #1 product in the Feminine Health Space.
Our clients have won countless awards, they have built billion+ dollar companies while giving back to their communities, and they believe in conscious business.
We are proud to work with some of the world’s best companies and leaders.
here are just A FEW OF them..
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Zing collaborative in the media
We dive into the nuances of hiring, including the hard-earned lessons from my own experiences and some of the biggest hiring challenges I’ve faced in my business. I also share insights on refining my approach, from initial candidate filters to real-world assessments, to create a more thoughtful, effective hiring process.