Transformational Coaching for Mission-Driven Leaders
Through a whole-person approach, I support mission-driven leaders in staying grounded, energized, and connected to what truly matters —while navigating the pressures of leadership, caregiving and life transitions. My work bridges the personal and professional, combining embodiment techniques with holistic tools to create clarity and lasting fulfillment.
Beyond Resilience: Redefining What It Means to Lead
While resilience—defined as the ability to bounce back from stress—is often celebrated as a hallmark of strong leadership, it’s not enough to sustain long-term effectiveness or well-being. Many leaders find themselves running on empty, grappling with chronic stress, burnout, and even health challenges. The relentless pace and a culture that often equates self-sacrifice with commitment can quietly erode even the most passionate purpose.
But leadership shouldn’t come at the cost of your health or wholeness. True, sustainable leadership is about more than bouncing back—it’s about rising rooted, leading from a place of clarity, alignment, and inner strength.
It’s time to evolve the narrative: from surviving under pressure to thriving with purpose.
Imagine a world where...
Leadership is living authentically with a profound sense of mission and purpose.
Success means being healthy, happy, and living in harmony with each other and our planet.
We honor the wisdom of our bodies and embrace healing as an integrated journey.
Rootsilience ("root - zeel - ience") is a new word, rhyming with resilience. Co-created with my dear friend and colleague, Rimi Chakraborty, we invented this word because to affect real, transformational change, we need to create new consciousness with a new language.
Rootsilience, takes the notion of “resilience” a step deeper, and teaches us to be grounded, rooted and able to respond to stressors from a place of security rather than being stretched beyond our limits.
Rootsilience is inspired by ancient teachings and modern science and combines three key branches:
1. Conscious Leadership
2. Healing Foods
3. Mind-Body Practices
Read more in our best-selling book, Beyond Resilience to Rootsilience.
What You Can Expect
For visionary leaders who want more than productivity hacks—you’re here to create meaningful change, lead with integrity, and stay deeply connected to your purpose.
My leadership coaching is rooted in presence, purpose, and inner power. Each program is uniquely crafted to support your growth as a conscious, resilient leader—someone who leads with clarity, compassion, and conviction, even amidst complexity and change.
Whether you’re navigating a major transition, craving more alignment, or ready to expand your leadership capacity, we’ll co-design a journey that meets you where you are and supports where you’re called to go.
Session Details
Coaching sessions run 60-90 minutes and often include guided embodiment practices, reflective journaling, and spacious dialogue. Depending on your goals, programs can last anywhere from 2-3 months to a full year.
This is not one-size-fits-all leadership coaching—it’s a personalized container for transformation that honors your lived experience, your vision, and your desire to lead in a way that truly feels like you.
My approach
I blend practical strategy with deep inner work. I draw from a rich toolbox that includes Positive Psychology, business strategy, wellness and movement practices, and energy-based healing.
This integrative method helps you:
Expand Your Capacity to Lead – Build your “Rootsilience” to meet complexity with calm, clarity, and confidence.
Lead from Embodied Intelligence – Integrate somatic awareness and mindfulness to lead from your whole self, not just your head.
Create Sustainable Success – Redefine leadership success on your own terms—rooted in well-being, integrity, and purpose.
Cultivate Strategic Communication – Lead conversations that influence change, foster collaboration, and reduce friction.
Own Your Time & Energy – Develop systems and practices that protect your bandwidth without compromising your impact.
Align Vision with Action – Bridge the gap between your deeper mission and daily decisions, so you stay true to what matters.
“Rootsilience is about grounding myself in a holistic way on a consistent basis and feeling confident that I can stay empowered despite my stressors. I can tap into my own character strengths and utilize what I know about the mind and body and how I can work with them to stay resilient, rooted and continue growing, despite some inevitable setbacks.”
~ Rebecca
Real Results. Lasting Change.
Samantha Anderson is a strategic visionary helping leaders and organizations thrive — without sacrificing well-being. With decades of experience in philanthropy, impact investing, nonprofit leadership, and innovation, Samantha empowers mission-driven individuals and organizations to clarify their vision, plan strategically, and secure vital funding, all while cultivating resilience and balance.
Samantha’s expertise spans the areas of executive and wellness coaching, leadership development, philanthropic advising, impact investing, business and strategic planning, organizational turnaround, transition management, succession planning, board leadership, social entrepreneurship, and revenue generation for nonprofits.
She has held leadership roles at the Yale School of Management, the Skoll World Forum, and Arabella Advisors, and founded her own philanthropic advisory firm. Samantha is also a certified philanthropic consultant, specializing in guiding multi-generational families through meaningful giving and legacy planning.
A National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, Samantha blends her business acumen with a deep commitment to holistic healing. She was trained through the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy, affiliated with the Institute for Functional Medicine, and is certified in the ReCODE 2.0 Bredesen Protocol® for the prevention and reversal of cognitive decline. She is also a Certified Rater for the MoCA Cognitive Assessment, a Functional Nutrition specialist, a SHE RECOVERS® Designated Coach, a Usui Ryoho Reiki Master, and a certified Qoya Inspired Movement Teacher.
Deeply engaged in her local community, Samantha serves on the Board of the Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires and she mentors entrepreneurs through EforAll, supporting new leaders as they launch their visions into the world.
Samantha is the co-author of Beyond Resilience to Rootsilience: A Revolutionary Women’s Leadership Framework for Balance, Well-being, and Success (The Unbound Press, 2024) and co-editor of Generating and Sustaining Nonprofit Earned Income (Jossey-Bass, 2004).
Go Beyond Resilience to Rootsilience…
“A transformative journey through the chakras that illuminates the path to conscious leadership and personal evolution. Beyond Resilience to Rootsilience is a profound guide for those seeking to align their inner energy centers with their leadership potential.”