Me

I specialise in enabling the highest of achievers to create the impact they truly want and to step into their legacy move.

I fuse together all aspects of me to coach multi-hyphenate achievers who radiate power and spirit but have not fully expressed them both. Yet.

Sara Milne Rowe

Coach, Teacher, Trusted Advisor

Over the last two decades I have built a reputation for working with CEOs, entrepreneurs, senior leaders and teams of some of the most successful companies in the world, enabling them to perform at their best in often challenging circumstances – supporting them to harness the power of pressure to achieve extraordinary, collaborative results.

I love what I do. I’m inspired by those I work with, whose stories and resulting impact keep stretching me and my belief that when we choose, we have infinite power and energy.

I enable leaders and high-achievers to create their future. I continue to create mine.

Other bits about me:

Sara Milne Rowe
  • I taught in two challenging Inner London Comprehensives for 13 years. I call this my accidental MBA in Self-Leadership.
  • I’m obsessed with boots!
  • My mother was Greek, and I feel a spiritual affinity to the country.
  • I wish I’d studied a psychology degree.
  • Exercise and eating healthily are vital parts of my life.
  • I failed my 11+ and still feel I let my parents down.
  • I LOVE dance, movement and anything with a Latin American beat.
  • My favourite timeless book is ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’.
  • I acquired a rare auto-immune disease last year and it’s teaching me almost as much as it’s frustrating me!
  • One of my proudest achievements was forming a theatre group, aged 26, with a handful of disaffected Hackney teenagers. Having struggled to get them to commit, rehearse and even all be in the same room at the same time, they performed a show we devised at the National Theatre in the BT Young People’s Theatre Competition six months later – and won.
  • I live in London with my husband, Chris. We have two children, Charlie and Matilda, who I watch with admiration as they continue to courageously forge their own creative legacies.

"Sara’s combination of real-world business experience plus a passion for understanding you as a unique human being is her secret sauce. Working with her has been transformational for me. She has helped me understand my own motivation better and what gives me energy, purpose and joy. I make better life and work decisions as a result."

Julie Harris, CEO IWSR London

"Sara’s zone of genius is unlocking potential by challenging you to stand tall so your head breaks through the clouds. My time with Sara has coincided with career highs and equal lows. She has helped me live better through both. She challenges me to take my future seriously. If you’re considering working with her, buckle up and do it!"

Rob Bullock, Executive Producer at Left Bank Pictures Ltd.

"Sara is an amazing coach who hones in on and names very clearly what she sees. With compassion, understanding and real clarity and motivation, Sara helped me learn more about myself as a leader and inspired me to try new things with increased confidence. I always felt energetic and motivated when leaving Sara, and took away a whole host of valuable new insights to turn into action. She’s a game-changer."

Ailah Ahmed, PRH Editor

"Sara brings an infectious energy and spirit to all interactions, whether in front of 100+, small leadership team discussions, or 1:1 coaching sessions. Leveraging the connections and trust she has established at all levels of our organization, Sara is able to keenly spot the heart of an issue and provide enlightened support or offer practices that have repeatedly improved our culture and performance."

Erling Donnelly, PhD UK Oncology Lead Pfizer Oncology

"There was a last little burning ember in me and working with Sara was like a little puff of oxygen that was enough to re-ignite the flames."

Steph Phillips, HR Director Climate Management Solutions

"I would not be CEO of Hachette UK without the work with Sara – I am certain of that. As a result, we have had 5 years of beating budget, happy teams and raised expectations across the board. I am both more demanding and kinder on myself and I now know it is possible and advantageous to be both. There is no one better to work with than Sara. I’ve been on an incredible journey with Sara over the last six years. I have learnt and grown so much and become stronger. Thank you from the bottom of my heart."

David Shelley, Group CEO at Hachette UK

"If you work with Sara, I have absolutely no doubt that it will be some of the best work for yourself you will ever do. You would be absolutely crazy to pass up the chance. It will help you lead a more peaceful internal life. I can’t imagine being without the insights and tools I have learnt from Sara."

Paula McKenzie, CEO Pizza Express

"Sara is a total class act. She helped me tap into energy, focus on things that mattered most and gain useful perspective in critical leadership moments and life decisions. She’s been an incredible personal coach to me."

Sigridur Sigurdardottir, Chief Customer Officer – FTSE 100

"If you’re thinking about working with Sara, do it! You will go places you never considered going. You will leave energised, excited and positive."

Nilema Bhakta-Jones, GGC Kantar