Newsletter by Sally Grisedale

Leading by Design

I left Silicon Valley as an executive design director to share what I learned — the truth and tactics behind creative influence, leadership, and career moves in Big Tech.


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Creative Professionals Read This Every Week

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Years Leading Design at Apple, Yahoo! & Meta

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Executive Design Leaders Coached & Supported


You are a Wonderful coach, Sally

What started as ‘Can you please help me onboard to a leadership role in a new company’ became coaching conversations with lessons, perspectives, and tools to guide me through my career. Sally helped me find the leader that I aspire to be within me and instilled confidence in me that I can be the best version of that image.

You are a Wonderful coach, Sally

SVP, Head of Design at Datadog

You Helped Me Through A Tough Time

You gave me goalposts, and I came out of our coaching sessions feeling ready to take it all on. You’ve been there and can offer accurate suggestions for dealing with everything. Plus, you are super caring and empathetic. You know your stuff; you tailor the sessions to my needs. I’ve felt supported, and you gave me a plan every week.

You Helped Me Through A Tough Time

Dorelle Rabinowitz. Senior Director Design. Adobe Acrobat

Her ability to navigate complex, high-stress political situations is epic!

Sally is an exceptionally talented professional career coach. Sally helped me identify my unique strengths, get in touch with my mission and purpose, and use that energy to identify unique career opportunities, earn significantly more, and most importantly, create a chance to feel like I’m making an impact with my life’s work. I highly recommend Sally.

Her ability to navigate complex, high-stress political situations is epic!

Head of AI Product. Kindo

Sally was a catalyst for success in my professional development

Sally helped me change careers from Technical Operations Analyst in the US Navy to the corporate world. Sally helped me to define my leadership style and understand my contributions to the team in the workplace. She empowered me to make an educated and meaningful decision about choosing the right job rather than underselling my talent and skills for when I do. You are the perfect individual to give honest insight and wisdom to anyone struggling to identify their professional strengths and weaknesses. A true example of a Mentor/Coach.

Sally was a catalyst for success in my professional development

Evan Tatro. Enterprise Account Engineer. Amazon AWS