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Sarah Feely

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Chief Learning Officer

Sarah’s passion is to help individuals at all career levels discover their authentic selves and find meaning at work. She has earned a Master's of Science in Learning and Organizational Change from Northwestern University and is a certified executive and organizational coach.

As the Chief Learning Officer at CLC, Sarah's role is to help organizations align their business strategy to their people strategy, leveraging research, best practices, and our collective wisdom to develop customized learning and change solutions for individuals and organizations. She creates and delivers learning initiatives for one-to-one coaching, leadership retreats, and broad learning-and-development cohorts.

Before joining CLC, Sarah spent ten years in recruiting and talent advisory roles at Korn Ferry and Hillstone Restaurant Group. She joined Korn Ferry as a Senior Associate in the Consumer Practice she executed senior-level executive searches across the hospitality and consumer products sectors. Then, as a global Client Manager, she supported several of the firm’s largest Life Sciences clients across assessment and succession strategy, culture and digital transformation, and leadership development initiatives. Sarah began her career in restaurant operations with Hillstone Restaurant Group. Living in Miami, Napa, New York, and Los Angeles, she held several GM and HR roles with the company. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Sarah now lives in Dallas with her husband and three young children.

May 7, 2026

The Role of Empathy in Leadership with Sarah Feely

Sarah Feely, Chief Learning Officer of Compassionate Leaders Circle, joins The Bliss Business Podcast to unpack empathy in leadership: why self-fulfilling prophecies shape culture, why authenticity starts with self-awareness, and why compassionate systems, not just compassionate people, are what make leadership impact last.
Guest: Sarah Feely