Inner Work.
Outer Tranformation.
If you’re ready for growth—personally, professionally or within your organization—the path begins inside.
Because the impact you aspire to on the outside requires the growth you commit to within.
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Hi, I’m Cari
Coach. Teacher. Storyteller.
I work with purpose-driven high achievers who refuse to settle for success alone. You’ve built a life that works—but you’re here for something deeper: fulfillment, meaningful relationships, and the ability to lead with real impact. You know there’s another level of clarity, presence, and power available. Together, we’ll expand how you show up—so you can navigate complexity, communicate with precision, and lead from within. Because the impact you want to have on the outside is shaped by the work you’re willing to do within. Begin your inner journey.
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Cari Jacobs-Crovetto spent three decades in corporate roles, from Fortune 100s to startups. In 2019, she was named one of the Top 50 Chief Marketing Officers by Forbes. Despite professional success, she felt unfulfilled and began pursuing personal growth. At 30, she started studying meditation and mindfulness and by 40, she had completed 5000 hours of silent sitting and three months of silence in India.
In 2020, Cari left the corporate world to found Brave Directions, a company focused on transforming lives, careers, and organizations. She empowers high-achieving individuals and teams to turn pain into power, patterns into purpose, and uncertainty into breakthroughs.
Cari also coaches MBA students in Stanford's Interpersonal Dynamics course, known as “Touchy Feely.” Guided by her personal mantra, Fierce Heart, she embodies the belief that compassion is key to personal transformation.
What I Offer
Inner exploration for outer impact—grow yourself, grow your team, grow your company
Leadership and development training, from corporate offsites to one-of-a-kind workshops
Buddhist-based meditation that helps you find more peace and meaning in your life
Juicy and inspirational topics, workshops, and storytelling
What My Clients Are Saying
I’ve had the distinct pleasure of coaching executives and leaders from
some of the world’s most influential companies.
Who I Work With
Executives and Leaders
I coach CXOs, executives, leaders, and up-and-coming superstars.
From the interpersonal and relational to the strategic and operational, together, we will ensure you are set up to meet your goals and win, while deepening your life fulfillment along the way.
Meditators and Meditation Curious
I teach Buddhist-based meditation with a focus on embodiment and awakening.
Whether you are someone who has meditated for years, or are just curious about how committing to a practice might change your entire life, I am here to help the path unfold.
The Latest From Me
A Sacred Pause
You Are Invited on Retreat
This retreat is an invitation to pause. Not to step away from life — but to return to the center of it. To remember who you are beneath the roles, the striving and the noise.
Finding Treasures in the Trash
Podcast Series
A podcast for high-achieving, soul-seeking humans ready to transform life’s toughest moments into their greatest breakthroughs. Here, we don’t just navigate pain—we alchemize it into power.
Monday Night Meditation
Weekly Class
Meditation curious? Live in the SF Bay Area? Join me every Monday evening at 7:30 for a candlelight meditation class where you will learn to connect with your nervous system, identify your inner landscape and make better personal and interpersonal choices on your way to finding your true purpose.