Yvette Santiago, CPC

Yvette Santiago - pronouns she, her, ella - is a cross-sector transformation coach who brings an authentic, intuitive, and personable exchange to her sessions. She is determined to live a life with purpose and aims to raise the collective consciousness one person at a time. Her coaching consultancy, DesignTheCore, is aligned with her passion for helping others dig deep and discover how self-care, interpersonal relationships, and career development can uplift or limit one’s joy. The coaching methodology Core Energy Dynamics™ is the foundation of her practice. It focuses on getting to the root causes of an individual’s challenges, helps to shift actions that block a client’s success at creating life-long achievements. Yvette works with clients on self-development and unpacking the intersectionality of experiences and beliefs that shape and inform one’s choices. She is genuine about uncovering the ‘Why’ and the ‘Why not now?’ 

Yvette is a strategic and analytical professional leader with 15+ years of private, non-profit, and public sector experience providing business services and solutions for complex and diverse global industries. Her passion lies in delivering innovative strategies to advance DEI frameworks that redefine the race conversation. 

Ms. Santiago has a master’s in management from Pratt Institute, acquired a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate from Cornell University, and is a Certified Professional Executive Coach who incorporates the AIIR® Team Effectiveness Survey, Positive Intelligence Quotient® and Energy Leadership™ Index Assessment frameworks to help shift individuals and teams toward increased productivity and dynamic culture. 

Yvette is the proud mother and ally of her son Jai, who is part of the LGBTQ community and is deeply grateful to be surrounded by her parents and sibling. She identifies as Afro-Latina and is a second-generation Puerto Rican, born and raised in New York City, who frequents her mother island as often as time allows.