Sandra Cavanaugh is a Creativity and Communication Specialist, Transformational Coach, Consultant, Motivational Speaker, Educator, and Bestselling Author. She has taught and coached thousands of successful entrepreneurs, business leaders and their teams, speakers, creative artists, actors, writers, parents, students, and educators.
Sandra is an award winning, 35 year veteran of the entertainment industry as a Writer, Director, Actress, Producer, Singer/Songwriter, Speaker, Artistic Director, and Teacher of acting and improvisation. She uses the techniques has developed throughout her career to help people of all ages and abilities find the clarity, courage, creativity, and communication skills they need to turn obstacles into opportunities, take inspired action, and unleash the power of their unique creative genius.
Sandra’s mission is to create a world where everyone’s unique creative genius is shared and respected regardless of their age, education, or perceived abilities. Through decades of working with children with special needs, Sandra developed her deep belief that, “Everyone is brilliant! We have no shortage of brilliance on this planet, just a reluctance to offer it and a resistance to accepting it.”
And most importantly, Sandra is the very proud mother of five remarkable daughters. Sandra’s personal journey as a mother has made her a fierce advocate for children in foster care, adoption, children’s mental health, FASD, Autism, Neurodiversity, LGBTQ rights, and creativity in education.
In her internationally bestselling book, SPONTANEOUS BRILLIANCE, Sandra illuminates the meta meaning of Shakespeare’s assertion “All the world’s a stage…” with her playful and powerful metaphorical, metaphysical guide to sharing your unique creative genius in this 24/7 improv on the great stage of life.