Find Your VIVID
VIVID is that "something extra” that makes you shine and stand out in a crowd. It’s a uniqueness that attracts others to us, creates a desire to collaborate with us, and allows people to be influenced by our visions and actions. Do you know what makes you Vivid? Are you ready to discover your strengths, map your uniqueness, and ignite your internal motivations?
Become a Vivid Leader
There is a transition that takes place as we move into a leadership role whether that role is professional or personal. Transition can be a movement from colorful accomplishments to powerful impact. It can be from the successful completion of one goal to a brave new vision for the next season of your life. Transitions also expose areas within and around us that require new insights, strategies, and the opportunity for continued growth. Whether you’re leading a team for the first time, have a long history of leading organizations, or are experiencing a season of transformation; your life will only be as vivid as your ability to lead yourself and others.
Work with Us
VividLeaders partners with leaders to successfully navigate personal and professional challenges, chosen (or forced) transitions, and individuals looking to become the unique trailblazers we are all created to be. We do this through 1 on 1 coaching, consulting, and training workshops.
We look forward to exploring ways to develop the “VIVID” leader within you and the emerging leaders in your organization.
Schedule a Free Coaching Session to discover what working with VividLeaders can do for you!
Discover Your Strengths
Sherri Thomas Steinsholt
Sherri Thomas Steinsholt has extensive knowledge and proven development experience working globally with top leaders and their teams. Her years working in the Human Resource field as Chief HR and Development Officer have provided insights into people, leadership, and transitions large and small. Sherri is a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) and Founder of VividLeaders, LLC. She is also a certified Human Behavioral Consultant (utilizing DISC and Enneagram) and is a Master Practitioner in the use of the Energy Leadership Index. Mentored on leadership by John C. Maxwell, she is a member of the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team. Sherri also maintains memberships with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and the International Christian Coaching Institute.
Sherri delights in empowering individuals, teams, and organizations by identifying obstacles and finding solutions to barriers that keep them from maximizing their full potential. Her unique ability to clarify complex issues equips her to assist clients with strategies and steps to meet long-range goals. Sherri’s passion and training have been directed toward helping individuals and teams understand why they do what they do and how they can use this awareness to improve their personal and professional lives.
When Sherri is not coaching or consulting, she loves spending time with family and friends. She also enjoys time in the great outdoors. Fall will always find her in the mountains gazing at autumn leaves, photographing wildlife, and sipping hot apple cider. In the Spring you will find her hiking along (and through) creeks.
Sherri is dedicated to serving those seeking the pursuit of excellence, maintaining core values, and living their best and most vivid lives.
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What People Say About Working with Us:
Ruth Manlapas
Atlanta, GA
I recently worked with Sherri as I made a challenging transition in my career and have worked with her in a consulting capacity for a non-profit organization where I am Board President. Through working with Sherri, I have developed much more clarity on my values and goals, which has brought clarity to my career decisions. The self-awareness I have gained from the Enneagram profile and Sherri’s coaching around my patterns of behavior and thinking have been impactful both personally and professionally. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Sherri and valued the experience.
David Pinkerton
Baytown, TX
After building my current business to the $1m mark I got stuck. I was referred to Sherri as a professional coach. The first time we met I told her I didn’t need a “yes man” I needed someone who will speak the truth to me and hold me accountable to my goals and objectives. That she was! Our coaching relationship has provided me clarity of purpose and a new zeal for helping others in and with my business. This has been the best business decision I have ever made.
Maria Sall
Rogers, MN
Sherri has been a reliable “go to” person with personnel challenges, hiring, structuring our team, making the tough decisions and getting the most from our existing resources. Sherri’s combination of experience, common sense, assessment tools and processes, have made her invaluable in the success of our company.
Kate Buckholz
Mount Pleasant, SC
I worked with Sherri as a coaching client and I highly recommend her to anyone looking for deep analysis, caring support, and a little tough love thrown in. Sherri truly knows her stuff and her deep expertise helped me immensely during a time of job transition. Over the months that we worked together, she helped guide and mentor me as I aligned my personal values, career, and future goals. She is a highly skilled enneagram practitioner and I took a ton from our work on my type to implement practically in both my personal and professional life. I was already working on improving and understanding other areas of my life and Sherri helped me bring my professional life into alignment with that work.
Hélène Bolduc
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Working with Sherri helped me get clarity on my personal and business goals. She is professional, dedicated, and caring. Sherri successfully uses the enneagram in her coaching practice. Her approach has given me a better understanding of my personality type and strategies to stay in alignment with who I am. I highly recommend Sherri Thomas. I am grateful for our work together!
Richard Heller
Pelham, NY
Working with Sherri was really an amazing experience. She holds a space that's safe and big enough to explore just about anything. Though I came to work primarily on my business, inevitably we turned to personal aspects of my life as well. There's truth to the saying that how we do one thing is how we do everything! Somehow Sherri manages to love you while being objective, listen so carefully that it pulls the deep buried thoughts and beliefs out of you, and helps you connect with your future now, without ever being directive. She is a committed caring and experienced coach whom I recommend highly!
Roxana Martin
Minneapolis, MN
Sherri is an amazing coach. Working with her allowed me to gain clarity and confidence in my journey as an entrepreneur. Her thoughtful approach and inquiries always provided me with a safe and brave place to work on the deep reflections I needed to ground my goals and self-awareness journey. She is thoughtful, considerate and an advocate for her clients. She provided me not only with the space to learn about my values but also the clarity on how I could go about my goals. I would work with Sherri again in a heartbeat. She would be an amazing leader to coach teams and high potential leaders! She is that impactful!
David Godfrey
Houston, TX
Sherri is an out of the box thinker with an empathy and grace like no other. I consider Sherri one of my go-to mentors professionally, personally, and spiritually. If you need to find your true North CALL SHERRI!!
Heather Kilgore
Providence, RI
Sherri is the most amazing coach. She creates such a safe space to explore anything. She inserts her spirituality in a beautiful way which is both nurturing and life affirming. I loved working with her and would recommend her to anyone who wants to understand themselves better. She uses enneagrams in a way that helps you understand your blind spots and how to move past them. She has a wonderful toolbox of creative ideas to help you get focused and move forward. I loved working with her!
Jennifer Smith
Payson, AZ
I've worked with Sherri in multiple capacities over the last several years. She is incredibly knowledgeable in the areas of Human Resource, Coaching, Safety, and Management. Her experience and knowledge base, paired with her impeccable follow-through, have seen me through a number of difficult situations. Sherri's calm and strong, yet friendly, personality instills confidence, even during high stress events. I recommend Sherri without reservation.
Anthony Megel
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, TX
Prior to working with Sherri, I had many ideas going in all different directions. She helped me filter through my competencies and what I thought was important to bring my expertise, priorities, and values front and center. I have more clarity around my career goals and can clearly articulate the difference I'm trying to make in the world.
Pat Dickinson
Edmonds, WA
I have worked with Sherri for many years now and have always come away impressed with her thoughtfulness and professionalism. In a largely unsafe world, she has always been a safe person to unload my worries and struggles with. I always feel better after talking through a personal issue with her or sharing professional challenges. I like that she will tell the truth about me or my situation (even if I don’t want to hear it) so I can grow past whatever my current challenge might be. She is a safe and wise go-to for me for nearly everything. Highly recommend her for leadership coaching…the insights I have come away with are life-changing.
Free Coaching Session
Are you looking to experience a more vibrant leadership or personal growth journey? Are you navigating a big transition, maneuvering through life changes, or plotting a new course to greater fulfillment?
Coach Sherri would love to speak with you. Contact Sherri today to schedule a free coaching session. You'll get to meet over Zoom for a risk-free, thinking partner session. Get insights from a highly qualified coach and explore if coaching with VividLeaders is the right fit for your current growth goals.
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