On this episode of Unbreakable Mompreneurs, host Charisse Walker sits down with Sarena Diamond, CEO & Founder of Diamond Solutions Group—a former Fortune 500 executive turned organizational change partner who helps small and mid-sized businesses scale with clarity, culture, and confidence.
After 30+ years leading inside companies like IBM and across global programs, Sarena “escaped” corporate to build a consultancy that turns “What if?” into “Way to go!” through her signature Power of AND approach: vision and execution, structure and humanity, growth and sustainability.
If you’re a mom juggling family and a business that’s ready to grow, this conversation is your blueprint for scaling without losing yourself—or your team.
💎 From W-2 to Founder—without the free fall: How Sarena made the leap, replaced (and surpassed) her executive income, and learned to choose clients aligned with her values.
💎 Change Management vs. Organizational Change: Why Gantt charts aren’t culture—and how to build belief, enable new behaviors, and sustain progress.
💎 The “Messy Middle” rescue plan: What to do when your initiative loses traction and how to realign teams to the original “why.”
💎 Scaling SMBs with The Power of AND: Practical ways to grow operations and protect culture, drive accountability and empathy.
💎 Boundaries & Happy Money: The power of saying no to misaligned projects and charging what your impact is worth.
💎 Network Like a Giver: Sarena’s “support or solutions?” rule, her weekly mentoring calls with women founders, and how generosity fuels success.
💎 Mompreneur Wisdom: Lessons from raising kids solo while running teams—and why finding your “village” is the secret to thriving, not just surviving.
✅ Three-Step Change Framework:
Clarify & communicate the why until people can see themselves in it.
Define & enable the behaviors through training and support.
Design sustainment systems that keep success from fading.
✅ Leadership Prompts:
“How will my team’s day-to-day actually change?”
“What makes the new way easier than the old way?”
“How will we measure and celebrate small wins weekly?”
✅ Networking Challenge:
Send one message this week that says, “Can I borrow 20 minutes to run an idea by you?” Then schedule one where you offer the same gift to someone else.
Entrepreneurs and leaders of small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) ready to scale; moms balancing purpose and profit; founders navigating change who need a reminder that leadership doesn’t have to be lonely.
Connect with Charisse Walker & Unbreakable Mompreneurs
🌐 UnbreakableMompreneurs.com📸 Instagram: @charissewalker1
Connect with Sarena Diamond:
💎 LinkedIn: Search Sarena Diamond (S-A-R-E-N-A Diamond) — she’s the only one!
💎 Company: Diamond Solutions Group — helping leaders turn visions into reality through organizational change and growth strategies.
💎 Book: Contributor to Becoming an Unstoppable Woman Entrepreneur 2 → https://a.co/d/guSa3hB
