“I am honored to express my sincere appreciation for Coach Sana. Under her guidance, I gained a profound understanding that not having all the answers is not only acceptable but is an integral part of the exploration journey. Sana's emphasis on setbacks as valuable lessons contributing to personal growth has been invaluable. Her philosophy encourages us to view challenges through the lens of lessons learned, refraining from branding them as failures. The transformative approach of navigating from a place of love has significantly shaped my perspective.
Sana's insightful wisdom, highlighting that if one option proves ineffective, there's always the possibility of another succeeding, has fundamentally altered my outlook on challenges. This perspective has empowered me to approach obstacles with resilience and a positive mindset.
The mentorship provided by Sana has been instrumental in my personal and professional development. Her guidance has not only imparted valuable lessons but has also instilled confidence in navigating complex situations.
I wholeheartedly recommend Sana to anyone seeking transformative guidance and mentorship. Her expertise, coupled with a genuine commitment to personal and professional growth, makes her an exceptional mentor and coach.”

— Lumbie Mlambo, CEO @ jbdondolo

“Working with Sana changed my life. She has an uncanny ability to pull on the perfect thread. She unraveled the core of the issues that I'd been struggling with for years. She gave me the tools I needed to create lasting change and build a much more solid foundation to grow. She's made me a better leader and a happier person. Sana guided me to view obstacles and hurdles as learning opportunities as opposed to barriers and coached me to live and lead more consciously and presently. She is sharp, observant, and gets right to the core of the problem. I cannot thank her enough for the perspective she has given me on leadership and life more broadly. If you're looking for a coach who bridges head and heart, personal & professional, and the every day and the cosmic, you couldn't ask for a better partner than Sana.”

— Safarudheen Farook, Co-Founder & CEO @ Spendwisor

“Working with Sana was a life-changing experience. She is able to take something seemingly simple, like providing some difficult feedback, and not just give frameworks and resources for that, but to quickly and compassionately help you discover the “why” of the issue. She gave me tools and techniques to use to address the “why” that I have found invaluable in both my personal and professional lives.
Sana has such an amazing gift as a coach and I count myself fortunate to have had the opportunity to be one of her clients.
If you want a coach who embraces the whole you, you could not do better than Sana.”

— Beverly Brandt, Director @Convoy

“Sana is an outstanding career coach who has played a pivotal role in my professional growth, not only by pushing me beyond my comfort zone to break through barriers but also by taking the time to understand my character. She demonstrates exceptional patience in the coaching process, ensuring a personalized approach that goes beyond surface-level advice. Sana's unique blend of patience, personalized coaching, and dedication to fostering growth has significantly impacted my confidence and success in the professional realm. I am truly grateful for her unwavering support.”

— Anahita Mahzari, UX and Analytics Engineer @ Cisco

“Sana has a natural ability to identify the main problem and break it down into digestible pieces. She doesn't suggest this in a subjective manner instead she takes an objective approach: By asking SMART questions, she enables the entrepreneur to navigate through ambiguity and find the clarity that is needed for finding solutions & making decisions.”

— Shar Behzadian, Founder & CEO @ Imercita

“This was my first time utilizing an executive coach. Our 18 sessions were invaluable as I entered a new management position all through a time of great change at the company. Sana worked with me on management strategy, leadership skills, communication and provided thoughtful feedback, encouragement and strategies. She was extremely helpful in role playing and providing feedback when I needed to have difficult conversations. I always left our sessions with new skills and inspired to be a better leader.

I highly recommend Sana as an Executive Coach. She is extremely skilled at helping individuals hone in on an area of focus, provides great feedback, and helps you to become a confident leader. I am very thankful for my time working with her!”

— Kaitlin Mikalis, Sr. Director of Sales @ Inrtegrate

“As my coach, Sana was able to guide me through some delicate waters, challenging my own thinking about the way I work and why I feel I have certain growth areas to work on. It was a very structured and clarifying process. I learned a lot in the form of new insights as well as more tactical approaches/strategies for my leadership style. I am constantly referring back to the sessions and "homework tasks" going forward each day. It was overall a very groundbreaking experience for me. I highly recommend Sana as an executive coach!”

— Alice Neff, Director - Technical Program Manager @ MangoDB

“I was a first time executive coach participant. I had some reservations going into the 3 month program. There had been a ton of change at my company as of late and I didn't quite know if I was going to have time to focus on my leadership and overall professional development. With Sana's help and guidance I was able to prioritize where I could improve myself as a leader. Sana created a safe environment, where I was able to bring in real examples that she would coach and guide me through a thought process that left me feeling more committed and able to face these challenges head on. She shared real life instructional videos and strategies that I could apply immediately in my day to day. My time with her was truly valuable and her collaborative approach and style inspires me to take action and seek out continuous growth and self-improvement.

”I highly highly highly recommend Sana as an Executive Coach. She is a seasoned professional who can work with leaders from a variety of industries and backgrounds. She is a thoughtful, careful listener, extremely effective and helping you identify areas of focus and improvement and instills confidence and greater self-awareness every step of the way. I truly treasured my sessions and time with Sana. Thank you!”

— Emily Kunkel, Director - Growth Marketing @ Integrate

“I started working with Sana after my progress with my existing coach began to stagnate. Sana quickly revealed deep-rooted beliefs and critical patterns of thought that were impacting some of my relationships in the workplace. I really appreciated her challenging of my assumptions, and the tools she shared in addition to a more traditional, but effective, coaching discussion. I have already recommended her to other HR leaders in my network, and would encourage anyone looking for a more provocative and impactful coaching relationship to consider Sana.”

— Kaitlyn De Luna, Senior People Partner @ Niantic, Inc

“Sana worked with me as a leadership coach, and she was excellent at to getting me to reflect on the kind of leader I want to be, and in general, at helping me be a more mindful leader. I am thankful for her patience, passion, and willingness to keep asking questions and maintaining curiosity. She practiced what she preached in our meetings, which made it much easier for me to understand the points she made, for I highly value examples, concrete suggestions, and actionable recommendations. She is the real deal. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a leadership coach.”

— Gabriel McNeill, Director of Biostatistics @ Delfi Diagnostic

“It has been a pleasure to have Sana as a coach. In preparation for our sessions I identified some areas for professional growth. Throughout our sessions we discussed clear actionable steps to help me focus on those key areas. When working with Sana I always felt heard, supported and challenged through out every sessions. I received detailed feedback and insightful resources to give me a deeper level of learning into topic we discussed. Sana's professionalism, attentiveness and passion for coaching made the sessions productive and rewarding, at times more like catching up with an old friend.”

— Cathy McGregor, Sales Lead @ InterWorks

“I had an opportunity to work with Sana to navigate through a difficult situation at work. Talking with Sana gave me a new perspective to the situation which helped me to navigate my discussions in a much more productive way. Sana will bring a lot to the table and I highly recommend her.”

— Ehsan Mirbagheri, Principal Reliability Engineer @ Amazon

“I had the chance of meeting Sana at a time that I was seeking some advice about my future career and I was impressed by her extraordinary skills. She is a great listener and she has the ability to grasp your situation and challenges very quickly, with deep empathy. She also has a very good knowledge of the tech ecosystem and its dynamics. I highly recommend her!”

— Bashir Rastegarpanah, Machine Learning Scientist @ Fiddler AI

“Sana is motivated, forward-thinking and an intelligent coach. She is genuinely passionate about sharing her expertise with ambitious millennials across the world. She is an active listener and inspiring story teller whose coaching sessions enables individuals from diverse backgrounds to hit stretch targets.”

— Zara Ta, Senior Cyber Security Cloud Solution Architect @ Microsoft

“Sana is humble and personable, demonstrating a knack for bringing out the best in people through open discourse and constructive feedback.”

— Ben Winston, Senior Manager, Business Operations and Strategy @ Lam Research

“The depth of Sana’s coaching skills are very thoughtful and inspiring. She is able to challenge one’s old beliefs and patterns and encourage and support her clients to break those patterns and see the impossible. She goes deep by asking the right questions that lead to revealing the actual roadblocks and removing them from the path to success.”

— Lilly Vakili, Founder @ Liveitup

“I am so lucky to have Sana, an inspiring, empathetic, honest, and enthusiastic human being to be my coach during this challenging time of my life. From the very first coaching session, Sana showed me her exceptional abilities in transforming mindsets. She kept breaking my old thinking patterns, which helped me discover my true passion, hidden strengths, and confidence. Each coaching session is mind-blowing for me, as Sana puts in so much effort to tackle the specific problems I bring up, break them down into parts and ask the right questions to get to the bottom of things. After three-month of coaching with her, I feel much stronger and see real transformations both in my personal and professional life. I would highly recommend Sana to anyone who wants to embrace themselves wholeheartedly, especially the internationals going through a transition, searching for jobs, or anyone who wants to become a better version of themselves.”

— Lynn Zhang, Business Analyst @ PG&E

“Before coaching with Sana, I had many insecurities and constant sense of guilt, despite all the great achievements I have had as a business leader. Through coaching with Sana, I was able to finally feel a deep sense of satisfaction with myself, and see my potentials to achieve more. I’m writing this, 6 months after being coached by Sana and I’m amazed by the transformation already happening in my life. On top of the list is my art hobby that has now turned into a successful small business. I am forever grateful to Sana for helping me understand where my sense of guilt came from and naturally find solutions for them. She has a unique gift to go REALLY deep with her questions, that I never experienced with anyone else even in therapy. Today, I feel GREAT, powerful, capable, and optimistic about life and I dare to dream bigger for myself and my family.”

— Mina Nekooie, Founder and CEO

“I’ve been privileged to have had Sana as my coach. Her advice has helped me advance my performance in my career and improve my negotiation skills, which resulted in a 20% increase in my job offer compensation package. Sana’s coaching methods are based on what matters to YOU the most. Sana is a great listener. She is patient, thoughtful, genuinely caring, extremely knowledgeable, very familiar with different industries especially the tech scene in Silicon Valley, and generous with her time, knowledge and resources. Her endless support makes you fearless in going for more in your professional life. She wraps her honest professional advice with compassion, and delivers it in the most effective ways. I strongly recommend her to any professional seeking coaching.”

— Ashley Montazer, Software Engineer @ Clari

“Few people have the opportunity to work with a passionate, deep, genuine, curious coach like Sana and I believe I have been amongst one of those lucky ones.  What I will never forget about Sana is the way she challenged my thoughts, while also showing true empathy as I shared about experiences that had a strong emotional component in them.  She is strong and brave enough to ask deep powerful life changing questions and provide great insight. It’s never been the same, before and after a coaching session with Sana!  Lastly, I can’t resist sharing that Sana has a unique calming voice, with a positive energy in it that makes it an even more pleasant experience to work with her!  I highly recommend Sana to anyone who wish to change their life in a way or two.”

— Elham Nili, Scientist & Transition Coach

“If you're a rebel, if you don't want to stick with the system that is wrapped around you, if you're feeling that there's something more for you to see, if there are boundaries that someone else set on you and that you want to escape from, if you want to find and express your real nature - Sana is the Coach to reach out to.”

— Danilo Tambone, Scrum Master & Agile Coach