CORPORATE BREATHWORK · NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION
Twenty years directing brands.
One breakdown that redirected me.
THE BRIEF (THEN)
Two decades as a Creative Director for brands like Mercedes-
Benz, Deloitte, P&G, and Ford. Relentless deadlines. High-stakes feedback. A nervous system running on "always-on."
Eventually, it stopped working. A breakdown led to residential treatment — not the plan, but the pivot point.
THE WORK (NOW)
I bring the tools that rebuilt me — breathwork, nervous system regulation, vocal activation — into the teams and companies still running the way I used to.
Not wellness for wellness's sake. Talent sustainability: helping your best people keep doing their best work.
WHY THIS WORKS
I’m not teaching a technique
I “learned” about…
I lived the exact pressure your team is under.
Not adjacent to corporate burnout—inside it, for 20 years. Deadlines,
client fire drills, and the performance of “I’m fine” in a Monday standup.
I already speak the language.
No translating wellness-speak
for a corporate room. I know how
to make this land without every sounding “woo.”
My recovery is a proof
of concept.
I didn’t just study nervous system regulation—I rebuilt my life and
career on it. When I teach a tool, it’s one that had to work.
Vocal activation is the
differentiator
Most corporate wellness stops at “breathe & relax”. I extend it to voice, presence, and communication —
tools that map directly to leadership.
WHAT YOUR TEAM GAINS
A measurable shift, not just a feel-good hour.
Sharper focus under pressure.
Teams make better decisions when they're not running on depleted reserves.
Lower burnout-driven turnover.
Regulation tools address the root cause of disengagement, not just the symptoms.
Renewed creative capacity.
A regulated nervous system has more room for strategic and innovative thinking.
A shared experience that builds cohesion.
One session, done together, creates a common language and reference point for the whole team.
A reset teams can return to on their own.
The tools don't require facilitator in the room to keep working — designed to be practiced independently, long after session ends.
About Sara Syms
For over 20 years, Sara Syms was the Creative Director in the room — leading brand campaigns for Mercedes-Benz, Deloitte, ExxonMobil, P&G, Ford, Verizon, Hulu, and Sony Music. She built and led creative teams inside the exact pressure every high-performing organization runs on: relentless deadlines, high-stakes client feedback, always-on availability, and quiet expectation that burnout is just the cost of doing great work.
It isn't. Sara's own body eventually made that case for her — a breakdown that led to residential treatment, and a hard-won understanding of what actually regulates a nervous system under real pressure, not just in theory.
She turned that understanding into training: she is a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (mental health and substance abuse) and a certified breathwork facilitator, backed by years of trauma-informed study and mental health advocacy. What she brings into a room isn't borrowed language — it's a practice built by someone who has led exactly the kind of team she now works with.
Sara's workshops give high-performing teams and leaders direct, practical tools — breathwork, nervous system regulation, and vocal activation — to stay sharp, present, and sustainable under pressure, instead of running on empty until something breaks.
This is not a wellness perk. It's a performance and retention strategy: the difference between a team that burns out in three years and one that's still doing its best work in ten.
She works with organizations ranging from creative agencies to global enterprises, bringing the same rigor, polish, and outcomes-orientation to a workshop that she once brought to a client pitch.
Based in Nashville, TN.
