About Starla
Starla Sireno Executive Coach NYC
MA, PCC
About Starla
Starla Sireno Executive Coach NYC
MA, PCC
Clients often describe Starla’s ability to quickly understand what is actually happening in a situation. She connects dots others may not see and puts language to dynamics that people sense but have not yet fully articulated.
Whether working with an individual leader, a leadership team, or a broader organizational challenge, Starla helps clients make sense of complexity and identify what may be contributing to the outcomes they are experiencing.
By introducing new perspectives and expanding awareness, Starla helps leaders see challenges more clearly. Assumptions become visible. New possibilities emerge. As understanding shifts, challenges that once felt stuck begin to move.
Clients often describe the work as thought-provoking, practical, and immediately relevant to the realities they face. The goal is not awareness for awareness’s sake, but meaningful changes in how leaders think, communicate, and operate.
Depending on the situation, Starla may incorporate frameworks such as the Integrative Enneagram® to help leaders and teams better understand recurring challenges, relationship dynamics, and patterns of behavior that may not be immediately visible.
Before becoming an executive coach and advisor, Starla held roles spanning portfolio management, product development, marketing, and client strategy. She worked within large, complex organizations including BlackRock, Charles Schwab, and Fannie Mae. These experiences continue to inform her understanding of how leadership, organizational dynamics, and business performance intersect.
Today, she serves as a strategic advisor and executive coach to CEOs, senior executives, leadership teams, and organizations navigating growth, complexity, transformation, and organizational pressure. Over the course of her career, she has coached thousands of leaders across a wide range of organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, high-growth technology firms, leading consulting firms, and global enterprises. She is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and was recognized by Coach Honors as one of the Top Coaches in America in 2025.
- Cultivating High Performing Teams - coach, delegate, develop and communicate with team
- Conflict Management - understand triggers, reactions and alternative responses
- Adaptive Leadership - increase situational awareness to increase range of responses
- Executive Presence - increase awareness of behaviors impacting ability to influence at the highest levels
- Strategic Thinking - transform execution-oriented leaders into to be strategic thinkers and strategic ‘do-ers’
- Focus - gain clarity about direction, priorities and expectations
- Communication - learn effective methods to increase alignment and minimize misunderstandings
- Stress Management - optimize health to increase happiness and be a better role model to team
The Firm
Sireno Professional Development is a leadership and organizational advisory firm.
Starla collaborates with a trusted network of executive coaches, facilitators, and organizational advisors located across the United States. Many have worked together for years and are selected for their depth of experience, practical business perspective, and ability to work effectively with senior leaders.
- Cultivating High Performing Teams - coach, delegate, develop and communicate with team
- Conflict Management - understand triggers, reactions and alternative responses
- Adaptive Leadership - increase situational awareness to increase range of responses
- Executive Presence - increase awareness of behaviors impacting ability to influence at the highest levels
- Strategic Thinking - transform execution-oriented leaders into to be strategic thinkers and strategic ‘do-ers’
- Focus - gain clarity about direction, priorities and expectations
- Communication - learn effective methods to increase alignment and minimize misunderstandings
- Stress Management - optimize health to increase happiness and be a better role model to team
Community & Contribution
Contributing to the broader community is an important part of the firm’s work.
Each year, a portion of the firm’s time and resources is dedicated to supporting individuals and organizations that may not otherwise have access to leadership development, coaching, and advisory services. This commitment takes many forms, including pro bono and reduced-fee engagements, mentoring, nonprofit partnerships, and charitable giving.
