Empowering people with transformative coaching and training

Empowering people with transformative coaching and training

As a leader, I need someone to talk through tough situations with and help me inspire and develop my team members"

Both new and seasoned leaders hit roadblocks. We’ve designed and taught leadership courses for decades. We’ve also coached and mentored countless leaders of all levels, and can help you develop the servant leadership skills that are proven to be effective.

"Bridget has been an awesome partner to our UX teams at Google for over 5 years. Her incredible skills and wise advice have helped our leaders deal with all sorts of tough challenges, including managing leaders, prioritization, overcoming imposter syndrome, and maximizing impact. Her dedication, expertise, and commitment have significantly impacted our teams and leaders. We're incredibly grateful for her partnership and all the positive changes she's brought about. Thanks a million, Bridget!"

Mark Norris
Head of UX Programs and Operations, Google Play

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I want to be better prepared, more confident, more impactful, and less stressed out about public speaking.”

Work with Bridget or one of our other expert coaches to become a more confident, eloquent, dynamic, influential, and polished speaker. Bridget is a retired university speech professor, a TEDx speaker, and TEDx speaker coach.

"Bridget is an amazing speaker, coach and educator. I had the honor of having her coach me for my first TEDx talk and it was a success, largely due to her guidance. Her joyful spirit makes it easy to digest her wisdom and constructive feedback. If you are looking to improve your speaking skills, you should certainly have Bridget on your team. As a person who has a speech impediment, I knew I needed to work with the best. Bridget was the best and I am forever grateful for her diligence."

Genein Letford, M.Ed.
Intercultural Creativity® Keynote Speaker, Best Selling Author, TEDx Speaker

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I'm stuck. I have ideas about changes I want to make, but nothing seems to work. I need help finding the right path and sticking to it.”

Work with us to uncover the root cause of what's holding you back and determine how to reach your goals. We'll provide the accountability you need to stay the course. Some of the areas we help clients experience dramatic results in are career growth, managing stress, building a meditation practice, weight loss, repairing relationships, finding more peace and joy, and much more.

"Bridget's coaching sparked a complete shift in my thinking and actions, leading to much greater efficiency and joy in my work."

Melissa Kwak, MD
Family Physician

"Thanks to Bridget's powerful coaching, losing weight has been easy, enjoyable, and profoundly eye-opening."

Shelly Hickman
Middle School Teacher

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We have high performers, but their public speaking skills could use improvement."

Your organization can't afford the costs of mediocre presentations. Whether they're closing sales or energizing direct reports with an inspiring vision, sharpening public speaking skills is critical for your team members. We teach participants how to wow any audience with a dynamic delivery, stellar organization, and compelling content.

“Thank you for the time and effort in sharing your knowledge and experience in the Powerful Presentations workshop. You were passionate and showed genuine interest in our growth. This was one of the best training classes I’ve had in my career and the feedback we received during the workshop was invaluable.”

Syed Shah
Project Manager, PMP, LEED AP, Rudolph and Sletten General Contractors

 

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Our team members sometimes clash because of different values and working styles."

Bring us in for a lively, eye-opening True Colors workshop. Your team will become more cohesive, collaborative, and productive. Knowing everyone's True Colors© personality types prevents conflict and increases synergy, innovation, rapport, and belonging. This fun, enlightening tool is a great way to open up a rich conversation about how to better leverage every team member's unique strengths.

“Bridget generously dedicated 2 days to conducting strategic planning and a team building session using True Colors for our staff. Our team of 40 well-educated, highly motivated people would rather be on task instead of attending another meeting. However, Bridget captured their attention with True Colors. It was a surprisingly effective way to help us learn more about each other. We expect the positive effects of True Colors to benefit the organization for some time to come.”

Janis Spire,
Former CEO, The Alliance for Children’s Rights

 

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We’re not sure what our training needs are, but we know we need professional development.”

No problem! We'll ask the right questions to determine what type of training is needed and develop a highly-impactful tailored experience to meet your most pressing needs. In decades of expert design and facilitation of training, retreats, and offsites, we've customized programs on countless topics including leadership, managing change, increasing influence, DEI, conflict resolution, growth mindset, mindfulness meditation, emotional intelligence, and much more.

“Bridget delivered one of our key leadership development programs, designed to improve both tactical and strategic management and leadership skills, at Mattel for years. In addition to that, she has developed and delivered several customized programs targeted at enhancing communication skills. She consistently receives extremely high marks on workshop evaluations, but more importantly we often hear directly from managers that their employees actually apply the skills and concepts they learn in her workshops.”

Ann Adams
Leadership Consultant, Development Dimensions International, Former Director, Management Development, Mattel, Inc.

 

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Coaching

Leadership Coaching

As a leader, I need someone to talk through tough situations with and help me inspire and develop my team members”

Both new and seasoned leaders hit roadblocks. We’ve designed and taught leadership courses for decades. We’ve also coached and mentored countless leaders of all levels, and can help you develop the servant leadership skills that are proven to be effective.

“Bridget has been an awesome partner to our UX teams at Google for over 5 years. Her incredible skills and wise advice have helped our leaders deal with all sorts of tough challenges, including managing leaders, prioritization, overcoming imposter syndrome, and maximizing impact. Her dedication, expertise, and commitment have significantly impacted our teams and leaders. We’re incredibly grateful for her partnership and all the positive changes she’s brought about. Thanks a million, Bridget!”

Mark Norris
Head of UX Programs and Operations, Google Play

 

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Public Speaking Coaching

I want to be better prepared, more confident, more impactful, and less stressed out about public speaking.”

Work with Bridget or one of our other expert coaches to become a more confident, eloquent, dynamic, influential, and polished speaker. Bridget is a retired university speech professor, a TEDx speaker, and TEDx speaker coach.

“Bridget is an amazing speaker, coach and educator. I had the honor of having her coach me for my first TEDx talk and it was a success, largely due to her guidance. Her joyful spirit makes it easy to digest her wisdom and constructive feedback. If you are looking to improve your speaking skills, you should certainly have Bridget on your team. As a person who has a speech impediment, I knew I needed to work with the best. Bridget was the best and I am forever grateful for her diligence.”
Genein Letford, M.Ed.
Intercultural Creativity® Keynote Speaker, Best Selling Author, TEDx Speaker

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Success Coaching

I’m stuck. I have ideas about changes I want to make, but nothing seems to work. I need help finding the right path and sticking to it.”

Work with us to uncover the root cause of what’s holding you back and determine how to reach your goals. We’ll provide the accountability you need to stay the course. Some of the areas we help clients experience dramatic results in are career growth, managing stress, building a meditation practice, weight loss, repairing relationships, finding more peace and joy, and much more.

“Bridget’s coaching sparked a complete shift in my thinking and actions, leading to much greater efficiency and joy in my work.”
Melissa Kwak, MD
Family Physician

“Thanks to Bridget’s powerful coaching, losing weight has been easy, enjoyable, and profoundly eye-opening.”
Shelly Hickman
Middle School Teacher

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Training

Powerful Presentations Training

We have high performers, but their public speaking skills could use improvement.”

Your organization can’t afford the costs of mediocre presentations. Whether they’re closing sales or energizing direct reports with an inspiring vision, sharpening public speaking skills is critical for your team members. We teach participants how to wow any audience with a dynamic delivery, stellar organization, and compelling content.

“I want to thank you for your time and effort in sharing your knowledge and experience in the Powerful Presentations workshop. You were passionate and showed genuine interest in our growth. This was one of the best training classes I’ve had in my career and the feedback we received during the workshop was invaluable.”
Syed Shah
Project Manager, PMP, LEED AP, Rudolph and Sletten General Contractors

 
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True Colors Training

Our team members sometimes clash because of different values and working styles.”

Bring us in for a lively, eye-opening True Colors workshop. Your team will become more cohesive, collaborative, and productive. Knowing your own and your team members’ True Colors© personality types will help prevent conflict and lead to increased synergy, innovation, rapport, and belonging. This fun, enlightening tool is a great way to open up a rich conversation about how we can better leverage everyone’s unique strengths.

“Bridget Sampson generously dedicated 2 days of her time to conduct a team building session for our staff using True Colors followed by strategic planning. Our staff of 40 well-educated and highly motivated people would rather be on task instead of attending another meeting. However, Bridget captured their attention with True Colors. It was a surprisingly effective way to help us learn more about each other. We expect the positive effects of True Colors to benefit the organization for some time to come.”
Janis Spire,
Former CEO, The Alliance for Children’s Rights

 
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Custom Training

We’re not sure what our training needs are, but we know we need professional development.”

No problem! We’ll ask the right questions to determine what type of training is needed and develop a highly-impactful tailored experience to meet your most pressing needs. In decades of expert design and facilitation of training, retreats, and offsites, we’ve customized programs on countless topics including leadership, managing change, increasing influence, DEI, conflict resolution, growth mindset, mindfulness meditation, emotional intelligence, and much more.

“Bridget delivered one of our key leadership development programs, designed to improve both tactical and strategic management and leadership skills, at Mattel for several years. In addition to that, she has developed and delivered several customized programs targeted at enhancing communication skills. She consistently receives extremely high marks on workshop evaluations, but more importantly we often hear directly from managers that their employees actually apply the skills and concepts they learn in her workshops.”
Ann Adams
Leadership Consultant, Development Dimensions International, Former Director, Management Development, Mattel, Inc.

 
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Our team: 20+ years of experience

Bridget Sampson
Founder and CEO

Todd Parker
Coach

Gina Covarrubias
Coach

Dr. Erin M. Baker
Coach

Troi-Jeanette Phillips

 Troi-Jeanette Phillips
Consultant

Dr. Erin M. Baker
Coach

Troi-Jeanette Phillips

 Troi-Jeanette Phillips
Consultant

Some of Our Clients

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Testimonials

Executive Coaching

“Bridget has been coaching me for the last 5 years from frontline manager to breaking into executive ranks. Her concise yet socratic approach helps me pinpoint skills to focus on with tactical strategies and frameworks to leverage. I love working with Bridget and have recommended her to countless colleagues looking to level up their leadeship.”

Kathleen Ko

Senior Director, Roblox

Public Speaking Coaching
 

“Big shout out and thank you to Bridget Sampson for going above and beyond for me in helping with an upcoming speech and workshop I’m giving. She is a great coach and over delivered on my expectations. Highly recommend Bridget for her powerful listening and coaching skills – her wisdom and courage to call me out and say what needed to be said but also her belief in me and her easy to work with and productive style. She brought order to our sessions and helped me achieve my potential. Very grateful.”

Philip Pfeifer
Certified EOS Implementer and Traction Coach

TEDx Coaching

“I have to thank my TEDx coach, Bridget Sampson, who I found online after searching for a TEDx coach. She is amazing and you should book her right away if you’re preparing for a TED talk!”

Janice Gassam Asare, PhD
DEI Consultant, Bestselling Author, 2x TEDx Speaker, LinkedIn Top Voice

TEDx Coaching

“I have to thank my TEDx coach, Bridget Sampson, who I found online after searching for a TEDx coach. She is amazing and you should book her right away if you’re preparing for a TED talk!”

Janice Gassam Asare, PhD
DEI Consultant, Bestselling Author, 2x TEDx Speaker, LinkedIn Top Voice

Training Design & Facilitation for Managers

“Bridget Sampson and Todd Parker have played a critical role in working with our team members transitioning from front line roles to supervisor staff. Year after year they have provided informative, fun, and relevant curriculum that serves as the foundation of our management training program. They are also excellent at creating an environment that allows seasoned managers to be transparent about the skills they need to work on to embrace our servant leadership culture. We love working with Sampson Coaching and Consulting.”

Samantha Zehngut

Chief Operations Officer, Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc. 

Leadership Coaching

“Bridget’s coaching and guidance have been a huge part of my career growth over the last 8 years. Her training to see a situation clearly and pay attention to my own reactions has helped me build resilience in the face of adversity, and ultimately made me a better manager, leader, and probably a better human being too.”

Melanie G
Manager,  Google

Communication Training Design & Facilitation 

“Bridget’s straightforward and simple communication guidelines provide you with a reference tool that ensures you master the art of clear, concise, effective speaking and communication across all of today’s business communication platforms.”

Cathy Casey

Senior Director, Retail Services, Mattel, Inc.

Powerful Presentations Workshop

The Powerful Presentations workshop was so helpful! I loved the way the material was presented. It was fun and you got us all so engaged. The practice time to work on my skills and get feedback was invaluable. Thank you for creating such a comfortable and supportive environment. I’m excited to apply the communication skills I learned in every aspect of my life.”

Clinic Manager
Aegis Treatment Centers

Training Design & Facilitation for College Students

“We utilized Bridget to train a large group of student leaders. She was well prepared with deep content knowledge and able to answer questions and illuminate the discussion with personal insights. Even with a large group, she was able to create a dynamic learning environment with thought-provoking exercises and meaningful examples that created a relevant context for a diverse group of students. She is a polished public speaker who truly engaged the group.”

Tom Piernik
Director , Student Development and International Programs, California State University, Northridge