To all of our potential clients:

My sincere hope is that Rootwise Leadership is able to offer you and your teams the space to witness and be witnessed in a full-bodied, present, compassionate way that builds confidence and resolve for leading equity-centered change.

When I started my career, I was a 22-year-old single mom with a chip on my shoulder. I was told that I needed to work faster, shine brighter, and commit harder to my work than others to prove myself. By these measures, I succeeded, but I was spiritually and emotionally burnt-out within six years.

I decided to leave a great role leading a large strategic fundraising portfolio at a global social justice organization. I didn’t have a next move in mind. I gave myself three months to “figure things out.” I spent those months loving on my son, taking on some really odd gig work, dabbling in self-care practices, and reflecting on what mattered most to me in life and at work. I asked questions like: What do I believe in? What grounds me? How can I let my whole self shine? What impact do I want to have? How can I prioritize well-being as an essential part of my work?

At the end of those three months, I had many more questions than answers, and yet, I had developed some capacity to trust in the unfolding of my life more fully, and I was buoyed by a slowly developing sense of possibility and well-being.

Since that time, I’ve gone to interfaith seminary to learn from the wisdom traditions; helped lead a small social justice non-profit with a non-traditional collective leadership model; accompanied 100s of people through deep inward searching, healing, discovery, failure, and success; trained 1000s of emergent and established social change leaders in the principles of authentic, collective, equity-centered leadership; and facilitated 100s of difficult conversations about purpose, values, equity, justice, healing, liberation, and much more.

At Rootwise Leadership, we connect leadership theory to ancient wisdom practices so that we cultivate the practice of asking big questions and trusting in what emerges through our reflection and discernment. We help leaders at all stages of their careers develop the leadership skills and the inner capacities needed to lead equity-centered and justice-based social, environmental, and cultural change. We will accompany you in doing the vulnerable work of tending to the roots of wisdom inside and between us to pursue liberation and healing.

I hope you’ll reach out to explore the possibilities of us working together.

With my open-hearted gratitude for your work and ours,
Perry