Workplace Burnout Isn’t Personal Failure.
It’s a Cultural Pattern. Let’s Change That.
Burnout doesn’t mean someone’s broken. It often means they’ve been navigating a culture that rewards pushing through and nonstop output.The truth is, burnout is the natural response to an outdated culture that taught women to lead in ways that disconnect them from their natural strengths. My work helps shift that. This is not done through more performance pressure or surface-level solutions, but by helping women reconnect to innate qualities workplaces forget to value: intuition, inner authority, and deeply human leadership.
“Burnout is not the price you have to pay to succeed."
—Arianna Huffington
Quick Intro Cheat Sheet
Who:
Senior business leaders at companies with 500+ employees or women’s group leaders.
Why:
Their women are burning out. Traditional training isn’t fixing it.
What I Offer: High-impact talks, workshops, and retreats that restore energy, connection, and retention.
How to Connect Us:
Forward this page or email both of us → erica@sparkpathguidance.com
Who to Introduce Me To
Whether someone just came to mind or you’re thinking, maybe later, I’d love to be on your radar.
1. The Senior Decision-Maker
Director, Senior Director, or VP-level leader at a company of 500+ employees who:
- Has budget control and decision-making authority
- Is tired of investing in leadership programs that fail to improve retention or engagement
- Open to approaches that go deeper than traditional corporate training
- Sees turnover in their female talent and suspects ‘resilience training’ isn’t the answer
- Senses that workplace wellbeing needs a fundamental shift
2. The Women's Group Leader
The woman leading a corporate ERG, women's leadership circle, or professional community who:
If you’re unsure if your contact fits one of these, introduce us anyway. At worst, we have a meaningful conversation. At best, we spark change that ripples through an entire team.
What I Offer
I help organizations retain their best female talent by addressing the hidden cost of 'always-on' culture. Through talks, workshops, and retreats, I help women:
- Recover from cultural burnout at its root
- Reconnect to their intuitive leadership strengths
- Realign how they lead without self-abandonment
This goes beyond self-care and resilience training. Those have their place, but they don’t address the root of burnout. It's about helping women remember their innate wisdom and lead from that place. The result? Women stay, innovation grows, and burnout decreases.
Core Talks I Offer:
Beyond Workplace Burnout
Reclaim yourself in a
'never enough' culture.
Leading With Both Wings
Unite achievement and wisdom
- without burning out.
Unlearning the Hustle
Redefine success in a
way that nourishes you.
The Inner Compass
Trust your intuition in
a data-driven world.
What People Walk Away With
Women walk away, reclaiming their natural skills that the modern workplace craves:
- A new awareness that shifts them instantly, sometimes just by being named
- The words to explain what they’ve been feeling (finally!)
- Tools they can apply immediately to how they lead, relate, and restore themselves
- Access to their own inner wisdom, their truest guide in work and life
What Others Say
From meeting rooms to breathwork, Erica brings rare leadership that blends soul with strategy, insight with execution. She's not just another facilitator. She's who teams call when they're burned out or stuck. Clients call her "a grounding force" and "a disarming reset I didn’t know I needed.” Others have called her work “the first time I’ve felt seen at work” or “the missing piece I’ve been searching for.” Her workshops are remembered, creating shifts that last by helping women remember who they are.
Ready to Make an Introduction?
Step 1: Send a Note. Forward this page to your contact with a note like: "I thought you'd find Erica's approach to women's leadership development interesting. Worth a conversation?"
Step 2: Make the Connection. Email both of us at erica@sparkpathguidance.com with:
Your contact's name and role
Why you think we should connect
Offer my scheduling link for your contact to find a time to talk
Step 3: I'll Take It From Here. If I don’t hear from them, I'll reach out within 2-3 business days - if not sooner - to schedule a no-pressure conversation. I'll keep you posted on how it goes.
What to Expect:
- I'll represent you well in every interaction
- Your contact gets a genuine conversation, not a sales pitch
- If it's not a fit, I'll still provide value and insights
- You'll hear back from me either way
Quick Copy-Paste Introduction: "Hi [Name], I'd like you to meet Erica Smigielski. She works with women business leaders who are burning out despite their success. Given what you've shared about [specific challenge], I thought you two should connect. Here's her work: link. Worth a conversation?"
If you’re not sure who to send this to, but you feel something sparked, reach out anyway. I trust your instinct.
Thanks for being a part of this journey. The leaders who help share my work are kind, courageous, and part of a community that lifts each other up to build the new culture we're working towards.