# Jamie Bryan

> Jamie Bryan is the co-founder and CEO of Sayge, a New York-based platform that democratizes 1:1 professional coaching, taking a perk once reserved for executives and making it available to employees at every level. After 13 years running relationships for global brands at agencies like Ogilvy and Digitas, a single life-changing coaching experience in 2016 sent him in a new direction. He launched Sayge in 2017 under the banner 'Coaching For The Rest Of Us,' and has since built it into a company that has delivered tens of thousands of coaching sessions across dozens of organizations, raising $1.7M in seed funding in 2021.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Sayge
- **Organizations:** Sayge, Ogilvy, DigitasLBi, Deep Focus, MRY
- **Nationality:** British / American (worked in London and New York)
- **Education:** Executive Certificate in Leadership Coaching, Georgetown University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Sayge, a coaching platform used by 100+ organizations., Oversaw delivery of 60,000+ one-on-one coaching sessions to more than 7,000 employees., Raised $1.7M in seed funding in 2021 amid 200% year-over-year revenue growth.

## Career timeline

- **pre-2017** — Spent 13 years in leadership roles at top agencies including Ogilvy, DigitasLBi and Deep Focus in London and New York, leading relationships with IBM, Johnson & Johnson and Nestle.
- **2016** — Worked with a coach for the first time; the experience was so transformative it inspired him to rethink his career.
- **2017** — Co-founded Sayge and launched publicly in September under the banner 'Coaching For The Rest Of Us,' having already coached 50+ people across eight companies.
- **2021** — Completed an Executive Certificate in Leadership Coaching at Georgetown University.
- **2021** — Announced a $1.7M seed round led by Right Side Capital Management, citing 200% year-over-year revenue growth.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Sayge, a coaching platform used by 100+ organizations.
- Oversaw delivery of 60,000+ one-on-one coaching sessions to more than 7,000 employees.
- Raised $1.7M in seed funding in 2021 amid 200% year-over-year revenue growth.
- Built a fully virtual coaching model with ICF-qualified coaches serving clients like HelloFresh, Snyk and Cockroach Labs.
- Earned a Georgetown University Executive Certificate in Leadership Coaching.

## Latest updates

- **2021-10** — Sayge announced a $1.7M seed round led by Right Side Capital Management, alongside Comeback Capital, EVPI and FiDi Ventures, on the back of 200% year-over-year revenue growth.

## Links

- Website: https://hellosayge.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiebryan1
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/hellosayge

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Last updated: 2026-07-01