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Leading with Empathy and Accountability

Transcend the trap of perfectionism and master the strategic relationship skills needed to pivot from high-performing professional to visionary CEO.

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BeginnerUpdated Jan 12, 2026
Leading with Empathy and Accountability

What You'll Learn

check_circleBuild professional relationships beyond doing A+ work.
check_circlePivot from corporate law to entrepreneurship.
check_circleDistinguish between perfection and excellence.
check_circleEliminate fear-based career decision making.
check_circleBalance empathy with professional accountability.

About This Course

In this course Adam Mendler sits down with Sarah Brooks Gabriel, CEO of Beverly Hills Rejuvenation Center, to explore the nonlinear path from elite professional services to executive leadership. Drawing from her experience
as a partner at the prestigious law firm Kirkland & Ellis and her transition into entrepreneurship, Gabriel dismantles the myth that technical perfection is the sole driver of career advancement.

This engaging
dialogue delves into the critical distinction between being a high-performing individual contributor and being a strategic leader. Gabriel shares her personal journey of redefining success, moving away from fear-based
decision-making, and navigating the complex shift from a structured legal environment to the dynamic world of business ownership and executive management. This course is designed for high achievers, legal professionals, and
aspiring entrepreneurs looking to break free from the "box-checking" mentality and take the driver's seat in their own careers.

Key learning outcomes and topics covered in this course include:

  • The
    Fallacy of A+ Work:
    Understand why delivering perfect work product is merely a baseline and why relationship building, creativity, and strategic positioning are the real keys to making partner or advancing in any
    hierarchy.
  • Redefining Success: Learn how to pivot away from society's external definitions of success to find a career path that aligns with your personal values and lifestyle goals.
  • Perfection vs. Excellence: Discover the liberating shift in mindset from chasing paralyzing perfection to pursuing excellence, allowing for iteration, feedback, and growth.
  • Fearless
    Decision Making:
    Gain insights into eliminating fear as a primary motivator and learning to trust your skills when making major career pivots.
  • Empathetic Leadership: Explore the balance
    between empathy and accountability, and how to inspire diverse teams while maintaining high standards and a clear vision.

Through candid anecdotes about her time in "Big Law," her ventures in the water industry,
and her current role in the longevity and wellness space, Gabriel provides a masterclass in professional evolution. Whether you are looking to rise within your current firm or preparing to launch your own venture, this
course offers actionable wisdom on how to leverage your skills, manage professional relationships, and lead with authenticity.

Your Instructors

Adam Mendler
Adam Mendler

Motivational & Leadership Speaker

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Adam Mendler is a nationally recognized authority on leadership, renowned for his unique ability to deliver perspective-shifting insights shaped by interviewing more than 500 of America’s most successful leaders. The creator and host of the top-rated business and leadership podcast Thirty Minute Mentors, Adam regularly elicits insights from America's top CEOs, founders, athletes, celebrities, and political and military leaders. A keynote speaker to businesses, universities, and non-profit organizations, Adam has written extensively on business and leadership, having authored more than 70 articles published in major media outlets including Forbes, Inc., and HuffPost. A Los Angeles native and lifelong Angels fan, Adam teaches graduate-level courses on leadership at UCLA, serves on the board of UCLA’s Master of Applied Statistics & Data Science program, is an emeritus member of USC’s Board of Governors, and is an advisor to numerous companies and leaders.

Sarah  Brooks Gabriel
Sarah Brooks Gabriel

CEO of Beverly Hills Rejuvenation Center

Sarah Brooks Gabriel is a Partner at Motivant, where she serves as the CEO for Beverly Hills Rejuvenation Center and strategic advisor across the firm’s portfolio. With over 20 years of legal and business leadership experience, she brings a unique blend of expertise as a former partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and a C-suite executive at both a private equity firm and a publicly traded company. Sarah holds a B.S. in Finance and an MBA from Southern Illinois University, and a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School, where she serves on the Board of Advisors and the Chancellor’s Circle Committee for Women in STEM and Innovation.

Credit Information

Is this course eligible for my CPD requirements as a Canadian CPA?

Provincial regulators of CPAs in Canada do not require that independent providers of CPD be approved to offer courses. Instead, individual CPAs are responsible for assessing whether a CPD activity meets their requirements, and may take activities from any source provided those requirements are met.

Every course offered on LearnFormula is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, and advances learning objectives that are relevant to the responsibilities or professional competencies of Canadian CPAs. All activities on LearnFormula are quantifiable in terms of hours, and are also verifiable, in that users receive documented evidence of their attendance via a certificate of completion after finishing a course (and this certificate is stored by LearnFormula indefinitely). Nearly 100,000 Canadian CPAs successfully satisfy their CPD requirements via LearnFormula on an annual basis.

What Students Are Saying

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