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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.
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.
“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
I’m Sarah Young, the Founder and CEO of Zing Collaborative and the author of Expansive Impact: An Invitation to Lead in Everyday Moments.
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.
I’ve been named a favorite executive coach multiple years in a row, am a certified coach through both the Co-Active Training Institute and the International Coaching Federation since 2013, and am a two-time Ironman finisher. I believe that business can be a force for good and believe that conscious leadership is a pathway toward a more conscious world. I enjoy spending as much time outside as possible, have no upper limit for the “perfect temperature” (the warmer the better!), love the precious hours of the early morning, and enjoy taking adventures big and small.
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
JENN
COACHING PARTNER
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.
JENNa
COACHING PARTNER
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.
Our core values
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.
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 and invest deeply in our partnership.
Kindness
We believe that it is possible to be both highly effective, and also kind. We believe in leading with kindness, and we work with others who believe the same.
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
News 3 Now interviews locals in Madison, including Sarah Young, to discuss ways that you can stick to your New Year's resolutions.