Fractional Operating Partner for Founders at Pivotal Moments

I work alongside founders to turn a big vision into clear decisions, coordinated execution, and a team that knows what it owns. I step in when you’re launching something new, building a leadership team, raising capital, or navigating growth that calls for a different way of working.

I help you decide what matters now, build the relationships and systems to move it forward, and give your team the context and authority to lead. The aim is a company that can grow with more clarity, creativity, and ease.

The Chief Coherence Officer

I use Chief Coherence Officer to describe an embedded executive mandate that brings strategy, operations, and culture into alignment during pivotal growth.

In practice, that means clarifying how decisions get made, making collaboration easier across functions, and creating room for new ideas to come from anywhere on the team. People understand how their work advances the mission, where they have the authority to act, and what they can build together. That’s how a company sustains performance as the work gets more complex. I write about this at length on Soul Source | Substack.

Focused Expertise

• Operating infrastructure — Set clear priorities, decision rights, and a working rhythm that fits your stage.
• Growth and partnerships — Define where to grow, develop strategic relationships, and build the plan and team to carry them forward.
• Organization and talent — Design the team for what comes next, define key roles, and support hiring and leadership transitions.
• Capital and investor readiness — Sharpen the company narrative, prepare for fundraising, and align leadership, advisors, and investors around key decisions.
• Launch and positioning — Translate what you’re building into a clear story and coordinate the work that brings it to market.
• Leadership and culture — Help leaders navigate pressure and change while building a team that can collaborate, take ownership, and sustain good work.

Selected Work

I’m a three-time founder and operating partner with 15+ years of experience across business building, operations, talent, and partnerships. I helped scale Praytell from 9 to 60+ people through its $20M acquisition, helped MatterMore raise more than $1M in pre-seed funding and form its advisory board, and helped launch CataCap’s platform out of stealth. (LinkedIn)

“Sydney was essential to our journey at MatterMore — helping us raise over $1M in our pre-seed round, launch large-scale events, and scale product growth with speed and precision. She is in the top 0.01% of talent I’ve worked with.”

— Matt Shenker, COO of MatterMore

“Her ability to blend deep, intuitive guidance with practical strategy is remarkable. I had high expectations, and Sydney exceeded them in every way.”

— Eoghan O’Keeffe, former Head of Tech M&A, Morgan Stanley · Celtic Light Ventures GP

“Once we began working together, our organization moved into a new level of alignment and momentum. Collaboration improved, longstanding issues began to resolve, and a renewed sense of possibility emerged across the team.”

— Marilyn Levin, Director of Development at global non-profit and Leadership Facilitator

Let’s Talk About What You’re Building

Tell me what’s changing, what you want to accomplish, and where you’d like support. I take on a limited number of engagements so I can be closely involved in the work.

Other Signature Engagements

Private Advisory Partnership
Ongoing counsel for leaders navigating growth, transition, and expansion.

Executive Strategy Intensives
Focused virtual or in-person immersions to resolve complex challenges and unlock next-level clarity.

Legacy & Intergenerational Advisory
Supporting families and wealth stewards in aligning legacy, leadership, and shared purpose.

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Coherence Council

Where leaders, capital, and ideas align to build the worlds we wish existed.

We advise, convene, and design high-trust ecosystems, partnerships and ventures for founders, investors, and institutions shaping what comes next.

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Testimonials

“Sydney’s program helped me reconnect with my commitment to my business and life. I lost over 15 pounds, reconnected to playing music, and managed my business better – offering more engagement to employees, gaining clarity on expansion plans, and communicating more clearly. You can’t argue with the results.”
— Ryan Adamiak, CEO & Founder, Up and Coming Media

“I clarified my new entrepreneurial direction and now understand how my core wounds point to how I can best help others. I feel more open-hearted, peaceful, and in flow. The coaching brought me clarity and direction on my next steps as a leader.”
— David S., Business Executive

“I received a psychic, energetic download that just comes through Sydney. Through interacting with her, I’ve gotten immensely clear on my blocks—what they are and how to move through them with grace.”
— Kelly M., CEO & Organizational Consultant, NYC

“I was seeking a big up-level in my business and personal goals. My VIP Day with Sydney was exciting, easy, and transformative. We covered so much in such a short time and my whole perspective of what’s possible has expanded. Her ideas, strategic plans, and resources were crazy helpful and I still reference them months later.”
— Alex S., CEO + Founder, Growth Design NYC; Startup Advisor

“Our session grounded me and gave me the confidence to take action. Since working with Sydney, I launched my Instagram page, a blog, and my healing offerings. I finally feel clear and confident in my next steps.”
— Karina M., Musician & Visionary Stylist

“Within three weeks of working with Sydney I 10x’d my monthly revenue from $3K to $30K—without building new infrastructure. She guided me into energetic alignment, clear strategy, and truth. I trust myself and own my value now.”
— Margie P., CEO + Agency Founder

“Sydney transforms ideas into magic. Serving as our marketing and brand strategy director, she took a crazy idea and made it into a brand people relate to. In another company of mine she led a key promotional campaign to life.”
— Michael Dos Santos, Serial Entrepreneur & CEO

“Working with Sydney is a joy. She has a rare mix of empathy and action orientation, with a velocity of output that can be dizzying. From research to strategy to daily tactics, she delivers consistently. She’s a star.”
— Andy Pray, Founder, Praytell (Award-Winning Global Agency)

“I connected with Sydney because I needed business strategy, and also knew that everything in life impacts business. That was the exciting part—mindset, health, relationships, and intuition all shape creative and executive output. Sydney has a tool or resource for everything a creative founder could need.”
— Drea Faye, Founder & Visionary Officer, Gallery Owner