My name is Nacie Pereira, and I am believer in the power of self-leadership to help us make decisions, mitigate burnout, and create results. Over the past fifteen years, I’ve had the privilege of coaching hundreds of leaders across organizations of all shapes and sizes, including engineering directors in post-start-up tech companies, industry experts at top management consulting firms, VPs at established retailers, and more. Along the way, I’ve written a book on career adaptation and earned my Master’s in Organizational Psychology as well as an ICF Coaching certification.

After college, I took a job as a QA analyst at a financial software company - I was told as a liberal arts major I could be anything, and so I thought it sensible to take the highest paying entry level role I could get. That was a HUGE MISTAKE, but perhaps the most fortuitous of my life because the dissonance, frustration, and angst I felt working in a job that was so poorly suited to my strengths and best use was the gateway to my awareness of - and love for - professional development as a field of practice.

I quit that job after a year to pursue freelance writing, which led me into learning curriculum design, which led me into needs assessments and facilitation and ultimately coaching. Along the way I worked as a research associate to the chair of the Organizational Behavior unit at Harvard Business School and drove learning and coaching programs at Boston Consulting Group, Zipcar, and more. Since I’ve welcomed my two young children, I also now find myself continuously exploring the impact caregiving has on how we lead.

Today I am delighted to build Sunburst Leadership Consulting on the foundation of all I’ve learned about how we can grow ourselves with intention and for maximum impact. Take a look at how I am leveraging my experience to help organizations and individuals, or if you’d just like to connect please use this form or find me on LinkedIn.