Pivot with Purpose
For mission-driven professionals who are ready to stop surviving their work
and start building something intentional, sustainable, and authentically theirs.
Mindset Work + Business Planning = A Life of Intention
Most mission-driven professionals do not leave the work they love because they stop caring. They leave because the systems around them stopped working for a high performer.
Pivot with Purpose is a coaching program for self-motivated educators, nonprofit professionals, healthcare workers, and mission-driven leaders who are ready to stop running on empty and start building a next chapter that actually fits. Whether you are leaving a role, launching something new, or drawing new boundaries around your energy - let's build what comes next.
This program brings values-based coaching that balances mindset work with practical business planning. The result is a path forward that is intentional, actionable, and authentically yours.
Program Details
The Pivot with Purpose introductory package includes:
- 4 strategic working sessions
- Tangible, customized outcomes
- Homework between calls
- WhatsApp voice or text support
Together we will define your dream state and practical milestones, explore your values and boundaries, and build an actionable plan for your next career chapter.
What people are saying
Cris helped me reflect on my values and get clear on what I was truly looking for. Together, we created a longer-term plan for something more professionally sustainable and fulfilling. I now work with financial and schedule flexibility - exactly what I needed.
— Regan Traister
Every step felt collaborative, empowering, and tailored to me. I finally felt in control of my direction - not just reacting to what came next.
— Dani Ironmonger
I was ready for a change but struggling to decide my next career move. Cris helped me reflect, sharpen my approach, and build a plan with confidence. I now have a job at a company I am really excited about - and tools I will use for the rest of my career.
— Natalie Anh
About Your Coach
Hi, I'm Cris Santoro. I know what it feels like to have all the right boxes checked and still feel completely stuck.
In 2017, after 12 years in corporate life, I quit with no backup plan and no roadmap. What followed was a series of intentional experiments -- walking the Camino de Santiago, buying a one-way ticket to Vietnam a week before my flight, launching schools from scratch in countries where I barely spoke the language, and building a consulting practice that now supports educators and mission-driven leaders around the world. I learned to set new boundaries and then actually hold them. None of it was planned. All of it brought me closer to a life that feels authentically mine.
With 20+ years across education, corporate, and nonprofit sectors, I bring practical tools and deep listening to every session. I have coached educators, nonprofit leaders, and mission-driven professionals through career pivots, business launches, and the messy middle of figuring out what comes next.
You already know something needs to change. I am here to help you get clear on what that is, build the courage and a toolbox to go after it, and make sure you do not lose yourself in the process.