Who we are.
Sara Boone Hartley helps leaders navigate complexity and change by anchoring in what matters most, their own inner wisdom. Her leadership coaching and facilitation is rooted in presence and guided by empathy, intuition and flexible structure. She does not believe in “fixing,” she believes in becoming. Clients describe her coaching as a calm, courageous space where their truth becomes visible and actionable.
Blending years of executive-level experience alongside certificates in executive coaching, study in adult development theory, somatic awareness, and a deep reverence for the human story, Sara walks as guide with leaders as they reframe challenges, reclaim agency and remember who they are beneath the complexity and noise.
Whether working with nonprofit executives, business owners, public leaders, or changemakers at a crossroads, she supports transformation that is both tenacious and tender. Sara embraces the “messy grace” - a belief that our most authentic, sustainable growth emerges not from seeking perfection, but from presence, reflection, and practice.
Sheree Paterson is a leadership coach, guide, and companion in change, with over two decades of experience walking alongside leaders as they navigate growth, transition and the complexity of being human. A quietly confident presence, Sheree brings a grounded blend of deep expertise and soulful curiosity.
Her career spans executive coaching, leadership development and systems thinking, but it’s her lived experience of personal transformation, caregiving and creating a life by the sea that now shapes her work in powerful new ways. Ebb & Haven emerged from a question that has long called to her: Who are we, beneath the roles we play? And who are we becoming as life shifts around us?
Sheree brings decades of experience, but shows up not as an expert, but as a companion in change, co-creating space for deep reflection and grounded insight. She offers frameworks, practices, and invitations drawn from research, real life and years of holding space for courageous growth. With her, nothing is forced. Everything is an offering. And everyone is invited to show up fully, held by community, grounded in wisdom, and open to what's next.
On the team.
Our retreats are a partnership between the Uncharted Leadership Institute and Courageous Acorn Development. Both of our companies believe deeply in a human-centered approach to leadership, and the idea that everyone we serve is already whole.
We just love being guides along your chosen path.
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