Most leadership advice is written by people who've never sat in the room.
I have.

Twenty years in leadership and HR at Apple, Zalando, and DeepL. Now I coach the people running tech companies through the parts nobody prepared them for.

Gary J Griffith — Founder, Sana Executive Coaching & Consulting

Gary J Griffith speaking on stage at a leadership and HR community event in Berlin
Two decades in-house
Apple · Zalando · DeepL · Selfridges & Co
Gap Inc · Urban Outfitters
Corporate Clients
Axel Springer · Parloa · Forto · Zalando · ESCP Business School Berlin · KoRo

Workshop Facilitation

From dull, disengaging training with unclear outcomes → to interactive workshops that build awareness and deploy usable next day tools for performance and growth.

Executive Leadership Coaching

From overthinking and delaying in high-stakes ambiguity → to using emotional data + decision criteria to choose a path, act decisively, and align stakeholders.

Leadership Consulting

From seeing the gap between what leaders do and what they need to do → to a concrete leadership learning journey aligned to your business needs.

Team Effectiveness Workshop Facilitator

From post-restructure chaos and team change fatigue → to stronger team agreements, clearer ways of working, and confidence navigating what comes next.

Gary J Griffith relaxed and smiling at home in Berlin, seated with headphones in hand

I spent years in the rooms where companies decide who gets promoted, who gets let go, and who gets stretched until they break.

That's not a credential. It's the reason I don't coach or facilitate from a textbook.

Leading a business isn't the hardest part. Leading people while the business relies on you is challenging. Leading yourself effectively while managing both? That's where the real work begins.

We won't engage in any performance while we work together. Just real conversations that get you showing up as the leader your people, the business, and you need.

If this sounds like the conversation you or your leaders need, get in touch.