About Us
Meet Sally
Founder | Executive Coach | Strategic Advisor
Sally is the founder of Sage — a seasoned executive coach, board advisor, and transformation strategist.
A widely trusted leadership advisor, she has 30 years’ experience helping leaders navigate complexity with clarity, courage, and connection.
As a trusted partner to CEOs, boards, and executive teams, Sally blends deep emotional intelligence with sharp strategic thinking. She has worked across industries — from banking and government to professional services and health — helping leaders navigate big transitions, align teams, and lead boldly in an era shaped by AI, innovation, and cultural change.
Known for her calm, clear-headed presence, Sally creates space for reflection, realignment, and action. Her work is grounded in insight, empathy, and results — whether coaching an executive through a high-stakes career move, designing a strategic offsite, or helping a team reset and reconnect.
She’s a certified Gallup Strengths Coach, holds an MBA with distinction from Melbourne Business School, is accredited in AI (Harvard) and has qualifications in Counselling Psychology, Conflict Management and Mindfulness (AIPC). In addition to her executive coaching and advisory practice, she currently serves as Deputy CEO and Chief Learning Officer to Executive Central Group.
A widely trusted leadership advisor, she has 30 years’ experience helping leaders navigate complexity with clarity, courage, and connection.
As a trusted partner to CEOs, boards, and executive teams, Sally blends deep emotional intelligence with sharp strategic thinking. She has worked across industries — from banking and government to professional services and health — helping leaders navigate big transitions, align teams, and lead boldly in an era shaped by AI, innovation, and cultural change.
Known for her calm, clear-headed presence, Sally creates space for reflection, realignment, and action. Her work is grounded in insight, empathy, and results — whether coaching an executive through a high-stakes career move, designing a strategic offsite, or helping a team reset and reconnect.
She’s a certified Gallup Strengths Coach, holds an MBA with distinction from Melbourne Business School, is accredited in AI (Harvard) and has qualifications in Counselling Psychology, Conflict Management and Mindfulness (AIPC). In addition to her executive coaching and advisory practice, she currently serves as Deputy CEO and Chief Learning Officer to Executive Central Group.
Gallup CliftonStrengths
We use Gallup’s world-renowned CliftonStrengths assessment to help leaders and teams uncover their natural talents and apply them for greater impact. It’s a strengths-based approach that shifts the conversation from fixing weaknesses to maximising what’s possible.
Harvard AI Leadership Tools
Sage leverages cutting-edge AI research from Harvard Business School to craft data-driven strategies, enhancing decision-making, operational efficiency, and the customer experience.
Our Story
In 2016, Sally founded Yellow Consulting with a clear mission: to deliver insightful, strategic advice to organisations navigating complex challenges. On her very first engagement, something unexpected happened. Midway through the project, the CEO turned to Sally and asked—not for more strategic plans—but for her to professionally coach them through the leadership challenges they were facing.
That moment was a turning point.
What began as a strategic consulting firm evolved into something more human, more impactful, and more needed than ever. It became clear that while organisations need strong strategies, they also need aligned cultures to bring those strategies to life. What they often need most are strong, supported leaders who can bridge the two.
From that insight, Sage was born.
Today, Sage exists to support executives and boards through an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world. As demands on leaders grow—from navigating AI disruption to managing large-scale workplace transformation—Sage is here to equip them not just to cope, but to lead with clarity, purpose, and resilience.
We know leadership is evolving—and we’re here to help leaders evolve with it.
That moment was a turning point.
What began as a strategic consulting firm evolved into something more human, more impactful, and more needed than ever. It became clear that while organisations need strong strategies, they also need aligned cultures to bring those strategies to life. What they often need most are strong, supported leaders who can bridge the two.
From that insight, Sage was born.
Today, Sage exists to support executives and boards through an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world. As demands on leaders grow—from navigating AI disruption to managing large-scale workplace transformation—Sage is here to equip them not just to cope, but to lead with clarity, purpose, and resilience.
We know leadership is evolving—and we’re here to help leaders evolve with it.