Parcion Private Wealth, a Seattle-area wealth management firm focused onhelping business owners and entrepreneurs optimize wealth events, recently welcomedSarah Kalerto the team as Chief People & Culture Officer.

Kaler leads Parcion’s people-centric strategy and talent management to enable the critical work of Parcion’s mission and vision, sustaining its trajectory and impact as a world-class, purpose-led brand known for its best-in-class talent and legendary service delivery.

“There’s nothing more important to the success of our organization than the professional and personal growth of the people that deliver our world-class service,” saidTerry Cook, CFP®, CIMA®, Parcion Managing Principal. “The addition of Sarah as chief people and culture officer demonstrates our commitment to attract and grow a best-in-class diverse team centered on the needs of the families we serve.”

Kaler has more than 20 years of experience developing business executives, CEOs and their teams at high growth startups, exclusive firms, global brands and Fortune 500 companies, including Lululemon, Athletica, Google, Whole Foods, Amazon, Facebook, Hulu, Disney, PepsiCo, Intel, Accenture, Cisco, Hilton Hotels, Levi’s, SoFi, and Microsoft.

Her work and thought leadership has been featured in Forbes, Inc. Huffington Post, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Yahoo News, Fox News, Thrive Global, Reader’s Digest, NYLON Magazine and more.

Prior to joining Parcion Kaler spent 10 years in senior executive roles at Lululemon building one of the most iconic global brands and world-class, people-centric cultures. While there, she acquired expertise across many verticals, including talent acquisition and management, succession planning, leadership development, strategy, operations, brand differentiation, and loyalty.

“I’m thrilled to join Parcion Private Wealth’steam of passionate, accomplished professionalswho help our clients achieve their goals and dreams,” Kaler said. “Many of our clients are first-generation wealth creators who are planning the sale of a business that they spent a lifetime building. Personally, it is incredibly motivating to me to help these inspiring individuals make the most of the legacies they’ve worked so hard to create for their families and communities.”

Kaler currently resides in Bellevue, Washington, with her family.