Sandra provides skill-based programs for public and private businesses, including Caterpillar, Inc., Procter & Gamble, Hitachi Consulting, Wyoming Public Nurses, Hensel Phelps, IBM, Wide Open West and Farmers Insurance. With over eleven years of experience with finance professionals, she instructs for the University of Denver Graduate Tax Program Continuing Professional Education courses and she formerly taught for the Colorado Society of CPAs. She is currently a candidate for an Honorary Doctorate Degree.

Prior to starting her private business consulting practice in 1994, Walston served for seven years as Vice President, Private Banking in California, where she developed over 35 million dollars in aggregate deposits. Her success as a banker was enhanced by her previous accomplishments in real estate, selling residential and income properties. She earned sales volume awards for six consecutive years.

Walston is the internationally published author (Greece and Brazil) of bestseller"COURAGE: The Heart and Spirit of Every Woman/Reclaiming the Forgotten Virtue" endorsed by Marianne Williamson, Jack Canfield, Harriet Rubin and Neale Donald Walsch, to name a few. Prior to contracting with Random House in 2001, she started her own publishing company and was the 2000 Colorado Independent Publishers Association EVVY winner. Her second book is about courage consciousness skills at work and it is currently agent represented. It extends the original research and highlights the male and female insights on the merit of overcoming workplace obstacles that keep you stuck along with the corresponding courage action hat allows for more self-fulfillment.

Walston writes for “Chief Learning Officer” and other magazines including “Training & Development” and “Strategic Finance.” She has presented for major associations and Fortune 500 companies. She posts a courage blog on her own site, and for successtelevision.com and PINK magazine. Walston earned her B. A. in Social Science from San Jose State University and she is a Newfield Network Coach. She is certified in the Enneagram, a system of understanding nine different personality types and she is certified in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®. She believes that integrating spirituality with work leads to a more naturally propelled and happy employee, resulting in reduced attrition and improved bottom-line performance.

Sandra says of her work and life, “I am fascinated with how we are all stuck in our human condition; therefore, my desire is to offer my passion in a way that enhances each individual’s personal and professional gifts. One way I seek to accomplish this is to awaken people to the original definition of the word courage, meaning ‘heart and spirit.’ As a practicing contemplative, I hold myself 100% accountable for each precious day. I feel blessed to be able to have a career that expresses my heart and calling.”

“Courage is the gift that lifts your spirit.”