Compensation and Severance Strategy Consulting
Compensation and Severance Strategy Consulting
Helping you get what you're worth. And feel good about how you got there.
Helping you get what you're worth. And feel good about how you got there.
Helping you get what you're worth. And feel good about how you got there.
Client Results
Real Stories, Real Impacts
Real Stories, Real Impacts
Real Stories, Real Impacts
Hellos
Job Offer Negotiation
Executive, 25 Years Experience
Negotiated +$40K salary (22% increase), 20 days PTO (vs. 10), remote work option, and defined severance terms
Stonger comp and protection—starting on day one
Goodbyes
Severance Package Negotiation
Senior Leader, 11 Years Tenure
Secured +6 weeks severance and full bonus payout
40% increase in total severance value
Hellos
Starting Package Negotiation
Senior Leader, Financial Services
Secured 10% base salary increase and a signing bonus that raised total compensation by 7%
Immediate financial lift
Goodbyes
Severance Package Negotiation
CMO, 500-Person Company
Negotiated cash payout for unvested equity and reframed exit narrative to preserve eligibility for unemployment
33% increase in total value
Hellos
Job Package Negotiation
Senior Media Executive
Improved base and bonus, expanded childcare benefits, remote flexibility, and defined severance terms
High-value, lifestyle-aligned offer
Goodbyes
Severance Package Negotiation
Senior Exec, Retail Sector
Secured vesting of equity (20% of total compensation) and extended healthcare coverage
Six-figure uplift
Hellos
Job Offer Negotiation
Executive, 25 Years Experience
Negotiated +$40K salary (22% increase), 20 days PTO (vs. 10), remote work option, and defined severance terms
Stonger comp and protection—starting on day one
Goodbyes
Severance Package Negotiation
Senior Leader, 11 Years Tenure
Secured +6 weeks severance and full bonus payout
40% increase in total severance value
Hellos
Starting Package Negotiation
Senior Leader, Financial Services
Secured 10% base salary increase and a signing bonus that raised total compensation by 7%
Immediate financial lift
Goodbyes
Severance Package Negotiation
CMO, 500-Person Company
Negotiated cash payout for unvested equity and reframed exit narrative to preserve eligibility for unemployment
33% increase in total value
Hellos
Job Package Negotiation
Senior Media Executive
Improved base and bonus, expanded childcare benefits, remote flexibility, and defined severance terms
High-value, lifestyle-aligned offer
Goodbyes
Severance Package Negotiation
Senior Exec, Retail Sector
Secured vesting of equity (20% of total compensation) and extended healthcare coverage
Six-figure uplift
Services
Whether you’re holding an offer or facing an exit, we help you secure the strongest possible package—financially and strategically—and move forward with clarity and confidence.
Whether you’re holding an offer or facing an exit, we help you secure the strongest possible package—financially and strategically—and move forward with clarity and confidence.
Whether you’re holding an offer or facing an exit, we help you secure the strongest possible package—financially and strategically—and move forward with clarity and confidence.
Hellos: Job Offers and Internal Raises
You walk a tightrope in compensation negotiations: you want to be seen as collaborative, but you also want to be paid what you’re worth. I help you navigate that tension with strategy, clarity, and language that protects your reputation while increasing your total compensation.
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Hellos: Job Offers and Internal Raises
You walk a tightrope in compensation negotiations: you want to be seen as collaborative, but you also want to be paid what you’re worth. I help you navigate that tension with strategy, clarity, and language that protects your reputation while increasing your total compensation.
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Hellos: Job Offers and Internal Raises
You walk a tightrope in compensation negotiations: you want to be seen as collaborative, but you also want to be paid what you’re worth. I help you navigate that tension with strategy, clarity, and language that protects your reputation while increasing your total compensation.
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Goodbyes: Severance Negotiations
In severance negotiations: ask for too little, and you leave value on the table; ask for too much, and risk being seen as difficult. I help you navigate those dynamics with tact, strategic precision, and confidence—so you walk away with the compensation, clarity, and control you deserve.
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Goodbyes: Severance Negotiations
In severance negotiations: ask for too little, and you leave value on the table; ask for too much, and risk being seen as difficult. I help you navigate those dynamics with tact, strategic precision, and confidence—so you walk away with the compensation, clarity, and control you deserve.
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Goodbyes: Severance Negotiations
In severance negotiations: ask for too little, and you leave value on the table; ask for too much, and risk being seen as difficult. I help you navigate those dynamics with tact, strategic precision, and confidence—so you walk away with the compensation, clarity, and control you deserve.
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Our Process
How We Work Together:
Compensation Strategy & Negotiation Support
How We Work Together:
Compensation Strategy & Negotiation Support
How We Work Together:
Compensation Strategy & Negotiation Support
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Clarify Negotiation Prioritization
We identify your priorities across what’s negotiable: Salary, bonus, equity, severance, PTO, flexibility, and more
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Clarify Negotiation Prioritization
We identify your priorities across what’s negotiable: Salary, bonus, equity, severance, PTO, flexibility, and more
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Assess Leverage & Strategy
We evaluate your offer or severance package with competitive benchmarks to identify where you have leverage and use that to inform our strategy
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Assess Leverage & Strategy
We evaluate your offer or severance package with competitive benchmarks to identify where you have leverage and use that to inform our strategy
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Craft Strategic Messaging
We develop scripts and framing that help you advocate for yourself while maintaining credibility and momentum
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Craft Strategic Messaging
We develop scripts and framing that help you advocate for yourself while maintaining credibility and momentum
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Live Coaching & Support
I help you prep for recruiter calls, hiring managers, and final negotiations—so you can secure what you’re worth and show your value from the start
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Live Coaching & Support
I help you prep for recruiter calls, hiring managers, and final negotiations—so you can secure what you’re worth and show your value from the start
About me
Executive Negotiation Strategist. HR Insider. Your Advocate.
Compensation Strategist. HR Insider. Your Advocate.
Executive Negotiation Strategist. HR Insider. Your Advocate.
I’ve built compensation strategies, hired senior leaders, and negotiated executive offers at multiple Fortune 100 companies and a venture-backed startup. I know how hiring managers and HR think—and how to make your ask sound like a smart business decision, not a risk.
Additionally, I’ve led global RIFs and high-stakes terminations as a senior HR leader. I understand how companies think about severance—and how to shift those dynamics in your favor.
Whether it's saying a hello or goodbye. I've been there and am here to help.
I’ve built compensation strategies, hired senior leaders, and negotiated executive offers at multiple Fortune 100 companies and a venture-backed startup. I know how hiring managers and HR think—and how to make your ask sound like a smart business decision, not a risk.
Additionally, I’ve led global RIFs and high-stakes terminations as a senior HR leader. I understand how companies think about severance—and how to shift those dynamics in your favor.
Whether it's saying a hello or goodbye. I've been there and am here to help.
I’ve built compensation strategies, hired senior leaders, and negotiated executive offers at multiple Fortune 100 companies and a venture-backed startup. I know how hiring managers and HR think—and how to make your ask sound like a smart business decision, not a risk.
Additionally, I’ve led global RIFs and high-stakes terminations as a senior HR leader. I understand how companies think about severance—and how to shift those dynamics in your favor.
Whether it's saying a hello or goodbye. I've been there and am here to help.
Testimonials
Our clients trust us to deliver reliable and effective solutions
Our clients trust us to deliver reliable and effective solutions
Our clients trust us to deliver reliable and effective solutions
Prior to working with Sara, I was apprehensive, uncertain and insecure. Working with Sara helped me to truly understand my worth. She gave me the confidence and clarity to be extremely successful in my negotiations!
Prior to working with Sara, I was apprehensive, uncertain and insecure. Working with Sara helped me to truly understand my worth. She gave me the confidence and clarity to be extremely successful in my negotiations!
I didn't know where to start, and our work gave me the confidence to advocate for myself.
I didn't know where to start, and our work gave me the confidence to advocate for myself.
She was instrumental in helping me craft an extremely effective and successful response to my previous employer, resulting in an additional 6 weeks of severance, and a hard-earned bonus!
She was instrumental in helping me craft an extremely effective and successful response to my previous employer, resulting in an additional 6 weeks of severance, and a hard-earned bonus!
Pricing & Engagement
Each engagement begins with a complimentary 30-minute discovery call to assess fit.
Each engagement begins with a complimentary 30-minute discovery call to assess fit.
Each engagement begins with a complimentary 30-minute discovery call to assess fit.
Hellos: Pricing
Hellos: Pricing
Designed for Job offers, Contract Renewals, and Internal Raises.
We use a revenue sharing model where our fee is based on a percentage of the negotiated upside from the initial offer of total first year compensation.
Simply put, our success is directly aligned to yours!
Designed for Job offers, Contract Renewals, and Internal Raises.
We use a revenue sharing model where our fee is based on a percentage of the negotiated upside from the initial offer of total first year compensation.
Simply put, our success is directly aligned to yours!
Pricing is based on negotiation outcome
Pricing is based on negotiation outcome
Typical +10-40% increases to total compensation from negotiated upside
Typical +10-40% increases to total compensation from negotiated upside
Each negotiation is approached uniquely
Each negotiation is approached uniquely
Goodbyes: Pricing
Designed for Proactive and Reactive Separation Support.
We charge a flat fee for severance. It is based on whether we’re negotiating a proactive or reactive severance package and the degree of complexity.
Please contact us for any questions or further details!
Designed for Proactive and Reactive separation support.
We charge a flat fee for severance. It is based on whether we’re negotiating a proactive or reactive severance package and the degree of complexity.
Please contact us for any questions or further details!
Designed for Proactive and Reactive Separation Support.
We charge a flat fee for severance. It is based on whether we’re negotiating a proactive or reactive severance package and the degree of complexity.
Please contact us for any questions or further details!
Receive tailored quote at discovery call
Receive tailored quote at discovery call
Typical severance services are approximately ~$2K flat fee
Typical severance services are approximately ~$2K flat fee
Provides holistic approach to goodbyes
Provides holistic approach to goodbyes
Inquiries
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When should I talk to you?
Does your service support federal employees?
Do you offer legal advice?
How did you get started with this work?
How does your pricing work?
What kind of results do your clients see?