# Sarah Sheehan

> Sarah Sheehan is the New York-based co-founder and CEO of Bravely, a workplace coaching company founded with Toby Hervey in 2017. Her career spans HR at Sirius, Coach, and Gilt Groupe, sales leadership at Gilt City, and co-founding Junior Explorers. Her work focuses on widening access to professional development across employee levels.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Bravely
- **Organizations:** Bravely, Junior Explorers, Gilt City, Gilt Groupe, Coach, Sirius
- **Education:** BA, Communications, Virginia Tech
- **Known for:** Led a 65-person sales team at Gilt City with responsibility for $60 million in revenue., Co-founded Junior Explorers, which participated in the 500 Startups accelerator., Co-founded Bravely in 2017 and helped develop its initial coaching methodology.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Worked in HR at Sirius, Coach, and Gilt Groupe.
- **2010** — Began sales work at Gilt City; later led local sales, with a 65-person team and $60 million in revenue responsibility.
- **2014-2016** — Co-founded Junior Explorers, an education venture accepted into the 500 Startups accelerator.
- **2017** — Co-founded Bravely with former Gilt colleague Toby Hervey; served as its first coach.
- **2019** — Published an account of returning to employee coaching after more than two years focused on building Bravely.
- **2021** — As co-founder and president, helped lead Bravely during its $15 million Series A announcement.
- **2025** — Identified as co-founder and CEO in public interviews and her writing about AI and coaching.
- **2026** — Listed as host of The Steady Leader webinar for HR and People leaders.

## Achievements

- Led a 65-person sales team at Gilt City with responsibility for $60 million in revenue.
- Co-founded Junior Explorers, which participated in the 500 Startups accelerator.
- Co-founded Bravely in 2017 and helped develop its initial coaching methodology.
- Served as Bravely’s first coach.
- Bravely announced a $15 million Series A led by Telescope Partners in August 2021.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Bravely and SHRM listed Sarah Sheehan as the speaker for The Steady Leader webinar dated May 28, 2026, focused on helping managers lead through change.
- **2025-07** — Published a July 11 essay on the role of AI in making coaching more accessible, timely, and personalized.
- **2025-04** — Discussed founding Bravely, speaking up, gender equality, and her support network in an April 24 Panelle interview.

## Links

- Website: https://workbravely.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahsheehan8
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/sarahesheehan

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Last updated: 2026-10-25