CALLING ALL LEADERS OF SOCIAL CHANGE!

I’m Perry (she/her). And I founded Rootwise Leadership to help social change leaders get aligned and unstuck.

When I started my career, I was a 22-year-old single mom with a chip on her shoulder. In my mind, I needed to work faster, shine brighter, and commit harder to the mission than anyone else. I succeeded, but I was burnt to a crisp in six years. I decided to leave a great role leading a large development portfolio at a social justice organization. I didn’t have a next move in mind. I gave myself three months to figure things out.
I spent those months loving on my son, dabbling in self-care practices, and reflecting on what mattered most to me at work. How could I bring my whole self into my work and life? 

Since that time, I’ve gone to seminary to learn from the wisdom traditions; helped lead a non-profit organization with a non-traditional collective leadership model; accompanied 100s of people through deep inward searching, healing, discovery, failure, and success; trained 1000s of emergent and established social change leaders in the principles of authentic, collective, equity-centered leadership; and facilitated 100s of difficult conversations about purpose, values, equity, justice, healing, liberation, and much more.

At Rootwise Leadership, we connect ancient wisdom practices and innovative leadership theory to help leaders at all stages of their careers develop the skills to boldly lead equity-centered and justice-based social, environmental, and cultural change. We will accompany you in doing the vulnerable work of reflecting on how you can lead change from the inside out.