Career Expansion

Collective

Where high achievers build authentic connections that launch the next chapter of their career.

Access Opportunities Most People Never See.

Ready to find a role that actually enables your ideal life?

Career inflection points can feel daunting and isolating. That Sunday evening dread, the late night LinkedIn scrolling that makes you feel like there’s nothing aligned out there - and when there is, 500 people have already applied. Sometimes the thought of finding your next opportunity is exhausting enough to keep you grinding away in a misaligned role.

But career fulfillment isn’t found in pushing through; it’s uncovered by aligning your choices with what truly matters to you. Golden handcuffs are heavy, and staying in the wrong role can cost you greatly: compounding burnout, health issues, lost time with family and friends, years of misaligned experience fortifying a career that is slowly draining your life.

Imagine yourself a year from now: coffee in hand, sunlight coming through the window, heading into a workday you don’t have to brace yourself for. The voice that once whispered you’re not good enough has grown quiet, replaced by a grounded confidence in who you are and what you bring. You’re using your strengths in ways that feel natural, surrounded by colleagues who feel like “your people,” doing work that energizes rather than drains you. And later, when someone asks how your day was, you don’t sigh or change the subject - you light up, excited to share, proud of the impact you’re making and the life your career now enables.

This shift doesn’t come from late nights scrolling job boards or sending applications into an endless pile. Your life is already jam packed: work deadlines, family responsibilities, people depending on you. Instead of reactively chasing job postings, you learn how to invest your energy where it actually moves the needle: building genuine relationships, creating momentum, and developing a proactive pipeline that shares aligned opportunities with you. No more spiraling when you should be sleeping - just a clear, proactive path toward a new job that fits who you are now.

This is the work we do in The Career Expansion Collective.

Join us, and you’ll learn how to clearly articulate your career goals in a way that enables others to help you access the hidden job market, and create momentum and community inside a curated room of ambitious peers.

Stop applying into the void.

Start getting pulled into opportunities.

Referrals make up only 2.7% of all applications, yet they account for 24.5% of interviews. Referred candidates have a 40% higher chance of receiving an offer than other applicants. *

✔️The Next Chapter Collective is for you if:

You’re considering a career pivot or strategic move within 12 months, but are unsure of exactly which companies and job functions will be a fit for your career and life goals.
You understand the value of a professional network, but feel uncertain about how to build one that is both authentic and useful.
You earned a degree from a top school but rarely attend alumni networking events.
You would gladly chat if someone asked you about your own career path, but you’re nervous to reach out to someone whose career you admire because you “don’t want to inconvenience them.”
You want to be surrounded by thoughtful, high-caliber professionals in a similar season of transition.

🚫 This is NOT for:

Anyone looking for “quick fixes.” An authentic and powerful network takes time to cultivate and lasts a lifetime.
Anyone who sees networking as transactional instead of building mutually supportive relationships.
Anyone unwilling to open up their own professional network and/or help others in the cohort with their career exploration.

*Source: CareerPlug’s 2025 Recruiting Metrics Report, which analyzed over 10 million applications from 60,000+ businesses

The Experience

This networking accelerator community is designed for high achieving professionals who want to build authentic relationships that open aligned opportunities. We will meet weekly for 6 consecutive weeks in a virtual setting.

Participants will gain:

The confidence and skills to build authentic professional relationships that last
An inventory of existing networks and a strategy to activate relationships that will open doors to a hidden job market
A refined understanding of job functions, industries, and organizations that align with your career goals and strengths
A calmer, more grounded mindset to stay regulated through transition
A community of like-minded high achievers at a career inflection point

Unlike traditional networking programs that focus only on tactics, this experience will also help you align your mindset, energy, and strategy so connections become natural, sustainable, and fruitful.

Program Features:

Weekly Live Group Coaching: Six (6) 75 minute virtual group coaching sessions to deepen your network, attract aligned opportunities, unlock the expertise in the room, and navigate challenges.
Mindfulness & Meditation Sessions: Led by a certified yoga/meditation instructor & designed to cultivate presence, resilience, and confidence.
Private Community of Like-Minded High Achievers: Access to private virtual channel for mutual support, consistent accountability, and momentum.
High Impact Networking Mastery: Training to streamline your job search, craft outreach that stands out, and ask powerful questions that expand your industry knowledge and build mutually valuable relationships.
Evidence-based coaching tools and guided exercises: Reusable resources and reflective prompts to deepen your insights and drive meaningful progress.

Session themes:

Week 1 - Personalized Success
Week 2- Get Out of Your Own Way
Week 3- Authentic Relationship Building
Week 4 - Strategic Network Mapping
Week 5- Clarity Through Conversations
Week 6 - Network Activation + Integration

Date + Time: 12:00 - 1:15 PM ET on Wednesdays from May 6-June 17

Investment: $1,800

Founding Cohort: $900

Early Enrollment Bonus: Enroll by April 10 to receive a complimentary 50 minute Success Accelerator executive coaching session - typically reserved for private clients - designed to help you silence outside noise and gain clarity on what success truly looks like for your next chapter.

What Clients Are Saying

"Sarah helped me understand my mindset, what energizes and motivates me, and now I have a roadmap laid out for how to build an effective network: who to reach out to, what to ask, and how to keep in touch. I’m now pursuing a completely different career path that’s more aligned with my personal motivations and goals; and I’m braver about connecting with my network and resources.”

- Olivia, Business Operations Analyst
"Working with Sarah has been genuinely eye-opening. She has a rare ability to connect to senior leaders in a way that feels warm, approachable, and genuine. When we opened up my network, I was amazed at how willing people were to share how their companies operate and offer their time to help. It made the world feel more open and accessible, at it reignited my excitement about what I could learn and who I could meet. Sarah helped me shift my mindset, let go of negative assumptions, and take practical steps to expand my network in a way that actually fits my busy life as a parent and executive."

— Morgan, Product Management Executive
"Sarah has a really great, varied and well-researched toolkit which she is able to deploy to meet a variety of needs. She is personable, empathetic and is great at pushing enough to challenge assumptions and evoke awareness. I now feel clarity and freedom in being able to articulate what I want for my next chapter career wise and have been able to have some courageous conversations towards that end."

— Omotoye, Global HR Leader

Join us in the Career Expansion Collective

Each cohort is a curated, small group of successful professionals to ensure quality connection + individualized coaching attention. To apply, please fill out the form below.

Meet your facilitators

Sarah Baker Coombs

Founder + Executive Coach

Sarah is an ICF- accredited executive coach and career transformation expert for high achievers who are outwardly successful and inwardly lost. With a rare blend of elite institutional experience and rigorous coaching training, Sarah has guided leaders at organizations including Adobe, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, US Army Special Forces, and Block through moments of professional inflection.

Before founding her coaching practice, Sarah spent more than a decade advising and coaching high performers across sectors. She served as a senior recruiter and executive coach at McKinsey & Company, and as Director of Alumni Career Services at Emory University. She is an alumni partner coach with both Emory and Duke University.

Sarah holds an MBA and Advanced Executive Coaching Certificate from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. She earned her BA in Cultural Anthropology from Duke University, where she was a recruited Division I athlete on Women's Rowing team. She later served as Head Novice Coach for Emory University’s rowing team. These experiences inform her work with similarly driven, achievement-oriented clients.

Known for her grounded, empathetic, and strategic approach, Sarah creates a trusted space where high achievers can slow down, recalibrate, and make aligned leaps forward.

When she’s not coaching, you can find Sarah hiking the North Carolina wilderness with her husband, toddler, and rescue pup.

Meditation + Yoga Instructor

Laura Page

Laura is a yoga teacher dedicated to helping people reconnect with their bodies and minds so they can feel more grounded, clear, and well in their daily lives. She has been practicing yoga for nearly a decade and has taught at Feel Better Yoga in Chapel Hill for the past two years.

Laura earned her Bachelor’s degree in Health & Exercise Science from Wake Forest University and her Master of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During her time at UNC, she completed her RYT-200 certification through Feel Better Yoga’s Yoga Alliance–accredited teacher training program and trained as a birth doula. She currently volunteers as a birth doula with Birth Partners at North Carolina Women’s Hospital.

She is passionate about integrating mind-body practices with evidence-based approaches to support overall health and well-being. Research demonstrates that yoga and meditation can support stress management, mental wellness, and physical health, and Laura enjoys bringing these tools into spaces where people are navigating growth, transition, or change. Her personal yoga and meditation practice has deeply shaped her life, helping her clarify what matters most, respond thoughtfully under pressure, and remain present in everyday moments.

Outside the studio, Laura enjoys exploring new yoga studios, taking long walks outdoors, discovering local live music, and spending time with her cats.

Frequently Asked Questions

To maximize the value and expertise of this community, we highly encourage you to join live. However, we understand that life can get in the way. All sessions will be recorded and shared privately with members of the collective.
Fill out the form below to receive an invitation once the program registration opens.
Unlike traditional networking programs that focus only on tactics, this group experience will help you align your mindset, energy, and strategy so that connection becomes natural and sustainable…and you’ll do it alongside equally impressive, successful peers who are at a relatable career inflection point.
Many clients come in unsure whether they’ll make a move. That’s not a problem - it’s the point. The goal is not to force change, but to build a powerful network that you can use throughout your long career so that when you do decide to make a move, you can do so easily.
As an executive coach, I believe you are the expert on yourself. As your mirror and guide I will create a unique, protected space to help you draw out your inner knowing and challenge patterns that are no longer serving you.
We approach networking differently - building genuine relationships in a way that feels authentic, and giving as much as we get from each conversation. We will surface any limiting beliefs and reframe them so that you can show up confident and shine in each conversation. And most of all, we offer a supportive and warm community to practice honing your value narrative and direction in a comfortable environment before you explore higher stakes conversations.

Careers are a team sport - now, you’ll have a team and a coach by your side as you build your next chapter.

Enroll in the Career Expansion Collective

Each cohort is a curated, small group of successful professionals to ensure quality connection + coaching attention. To apply, please fill out the form below.