“It's not overstating to say this has been life-changing. Professionally, I now feel a sense of unscripted ease, I'm no longer holding myself back. Because I feel lighter and more comfortable, I can show up authentically in all sorts of different settings -- professionally, socially, and with my family. Before coaching, I often felt trapped: essentially, I'm doing ABC until I have the freedom to go do XYZ. Now, I've developed the courage to step away from the trap without a perfectly formed plan of what's next and it's been absurdly rewarding. On the personal front, I have more clarity and confidence and can face relationship questions head-on. I'm becoming more honest with myself about my own patterns and taking accountability without guilt or shame.”
—Founder and Managing Partner, New York
"Coaching with Sunshine wildly surpasses any other mechanism for making progress on any number of things in life. As just one example, after a session with her about my leadership presence, my next day's leadership meeting was the most confident I've felt in a meeting since I started this job 9 months ago, and also the most effective and least stressful."
—Head of Product, Fintech Startup, New York
“Sunshine was an incredible partner throughout this journey. She combined deep expertise with empathy, listening carefully and tailoring her guidance to my specific context and challenges. What stood out most was her ability to ask powerful questions that led me to see things from a new perspective and take actionable steps. Her homework and constructive feedback made me feel supported yet also pushed me to stretch beyond my comfort zone. I would wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking for a coach who truly invests in their success. Sunshine created a safe space to challenge assumptions, sharpen leadership skills, and build confidence in areas I wanted to strengthen. It’s not just about improving performance, it’s about transforming how you approach leadership and personal growth. ”
—Expert Associate Partner, Consulting Firm
“Sunshine was both responsive to where I wanted to go in each session, while also keeping me focused on the bigger picture / goals. I genuinely found what felt like a few million dollar insights. She is, hands down, one of the best listeners I've ever experienced. She deeply listens to each word and responds in ways that are incredibly thoughtful and accretive to the session. I really feel as though I’ve elevated myself in my role – I feel like I earned it more than I felt before and feel confident in my ability to jump into a lot of different settings or teams and quickly prove value.”
—Senior Manager, Consulting Firm
“Sunshine has been a guide and mentor to me, a partner in doing some of the most difficult work of my career, and an inspiration in the way she approaches her own work.”
—Director of Operations, San Francisco
“100% RECOMMEND! I would absolutely recommend this course to everyone. I learned SO much from each section of the class...as my classmates and I tested different tactics, learned how to have difficult conversations, how to balance everything and be happier in the drudgery of law school. Every single book is relevant and backed in research from leading scholars in the field. This class was refreshing because it brought me out of my comfort zone as we did in-class group activities, outside-class group activities, I bonded with my classmates, and will be taking valuable skills into my career. Professor Yin is incredible and is constantly thinking about how to help students succeed. Both professors took time out of their personal lives to meet with so many students and to help guide them. This class is the smartest course offering Berkeley Law has.”
—Berkeley Law Student (course evaluation)
“Sunshine combines her sharp intellect to engage easily across various complex topics, her empathy to understand your perspective, and an engaging approach to get to the heart of challenging questions. She's both patient and assertive and knows when to listen and when to push the conversation forward. She helped me work through some complicated long-term entrepreneurial decisions that I didn't think anyone could help me with. As a result of my coaching sessions with Sunshine, I have a clear plan as well as an understanding of what I'm looking for in my work and in my life. Questions that I thought might be insurmountable became much more manageable—and even fun—to work through. ”
—Founder, Cambridge, MA
“Sunshine constantly manages stakeholders with strong opinions and differing viewpoints. Her ability to integrate multiple perspectives, evaluate trade-offs, and generate one, integrated outcome requires a level of strategic thinking and awareness of stakeholders that is truly rare.”
—Partner, Consulting Firm
“This is the most important course that I took in law school. The course helped me identify my strengths and weaknesses in how I work, how I collaborate, and how to create a satisfying legal practice. I value myself and my classmates more because of this class. I am looking forward to my career because of this class.”
—Berkeley Law Student (course evaluation)
“I am getting everything I hoped and more from coaching. The confidence and strength I am building will carry me for years to come. I have never come across someone with such an empathetic capacity, ability to draw out what’s most meaningful / pressing and action-oriented in a way that wants to make you embrace life. And all with effortless grace. Sunshine has changed my perspective forever. I feel much more confident in my long-term mission statement and how to get to my vision for the future, more knowledgeable about my past and what has so far made me into the person I am, and better equipped for what comes next.”
—Senior Manager, Consulting Firm
“As we are moving so quickly to scale, Sunshine's coaching is a true gift. Our global team love working with her, as she is very authentic and honest and truly committed to individual and team success. She is incredibly accessible and people pull actively on her time, expert opinion, or simply ask for an ear in tougher times.”
—Partner, Consulting Firm
“Sunshine is an excellent communicator and facilitator. She led a session to develop our team's working norms. It was an important, emotionally laden conversation we had been avoiding as a team. She led the room...seemingly easily and with little effort. In two hours we had decisions made. I think this speaks to her bias towards action and outcomes.”
—Design Team Lead, San Francisco
“Sunshine is a powerhouse. She is highly visible and respected across our team globally. She has a gift for finding and facilitating consensus between opposing parties and aligning them on a path forward. She cares deeply about people. One of her great skills, beyond listening, is keeping track of ten systems in her head. We would be a mess without her.”
—Associate Partner, Consulting Firm
“Sunshine is an incredible communicator, drives things forward, not afraid to deliver messages that others may not agree with, really listens, brings energy to every conversation/issue, manages to cover multiple areas, and works tirelessly to improve our team.”
—Head of HR, San Francisco
“Sunshine has an innate ability to take complex information and distill it into something clear and succinct. I have asked her to help me sort through my prioritization of work, my approach to making change within [our team], my approach to working with colleagues and leadership, and how to focus on my own professional development. On each occasion, she has been understanding, patient, kind and intelligent. She is directive when I need to sort what to do immediately, and contemplative and experimental when I need to sort what to do in a longer timeframe. She has boosted my performance, interactions with leadership, and my general outlook at work. I wish she were available to coach everyone on the team.”
—Head of Design, San Francisco