Welcome to Cocoon
Live, work, and lead with purpose.
A cozy space to find your way home
Why I created Cocoon
I founded Cocoon because I believe true leadership comes in every size and shape and color. It looks like courage, and it makes those who are led feel brave.
Cocoon is here to help you take the seat you long for at the table of your dreams—or to create your own table that sparks the change you long to see in the world.
Cocoon Founder, Lisa Sanchez
My path from grinding to grounded
Today, I help my clients discover their own next right steps and define success on their own terms.
Before founding Cocoon, I served on design leadership teams at Dropbox, NIO, and All Turtles. My education at Harvard College, Harvard Divinity School, and the Coaches Training Institute inform my coaching practice.
I’ve lived in Boston, Atlanta, Berlin, and San Francisco. I’m now nestled in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and am Mama to a toddler.
I created Cocoon to help underrepresented leaders thrive, after coaching helped me to move out of overachieving and into alignment.
In my journey, I achieved myself right into the ground trying to prove myself again and again. I got promoted, I achieved my goals, but I never felt like “enough.” I experienced burnout several times until I finally hit a wall. The way I was living and working just wasn’t sustainable.
That’s when I changed everything. I left my job and moved somewhere I’d never been. I began a new chapter of healing. Of letting go of expectations. Of starting to believe that I am enough. Of connecting deeply with my intuition.
Cocoon Values
creativity
yours is innate and waiting to be unleashed
curiosity
the first step away from fear
courage
taking purposeful action even when you’re afraid
coziness
a foundation of inner safety, comfort, and ease
compassion
self-compassion unlocks compassion for others
Cocoon is a safe and nurturing apace
(deep sigh)
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I’m not a tough love coach. I’m a “love love” coach.
Lasting, meaningful change doesn’t require tough love and discipline—it requires a sense of safety and alignment with your values. Cocoon is about helping you unfurl and relax into receiving support, comfort, and healing, so you can discover your own answers.
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We’ll take a holistic approach together.
This partnership uncovers what’s best for you in the context of your life as a whole. My goal is to help you answer the question: “What’s worth working for?”
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Simple experiments will move you forward.
You don’t have to follow your intuition blindly, or create the perfect plan and goals up front. We’ll test your hypotheses about what’s best for you by creating experiments and iterating based on what you learn.
“Working with Lisa has allowed me to step away from the narratives I repeat to myself when dealing with struggles in work and personal life.
After listening to my thoughts, she has an incredible ability to pull out kernels of insights that help me reframe how I view a problem, often broadening the solution set in an unexpected way. She also provides actionable tips on how to break the habits and thought patterns that have blocked me from making progress. And she does it all with such warmth, grace, and kindness.”
— Deanna
Meaningful change starts here
Tap Into Intuition
Download my free 10-minute guided visualization and access your most powerful decision-making tool—your intuition. Use this audio to tap in anytime you feel lost or stuck. You’ll come away with greater clarity and self-compassion.
Source Retreat
Unfurl and nourish your creativity at this intimate, holistic retreat in Northern New Mexico. Away from everyday distractions, we’ll connect with your inner compass through writing, movement, and meaningful connection.
Individual Coaching
You don’t have to do this work alone. Let’s partner to unleash your creativity and inner wisdom, so you can design your own path. Through personalized experiments, you’ll move forward with confidence, purpose, and integrity.