Sarah Toussaint Ortiz
Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Coach & Consultant
Sarah Toussaint Ortiz is a coach and consultant specializing in Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and Cultural Intelligence (CI), with a unique blend of expertise in mindfulness, international leadership development, and transformative group facilitation. Certified by the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (originally developed at Google) and trained in meaning-centered counseling (Viktor Frankl’s Logotherapy), Sarah brings over a decade of cross-cultural experience into her work.
Whether guiding leaders in corporate settings, supporting clients in her private coaching practice, or facilitating immersive travel-based programs, she creates spaces for deep reflection, emotional resilience, and meaningful transformation.
Sarah is also the author of the inspiring travel memoir Go with the Flow. After six years abroad, she returned to her hometown, Freiburg, Germany, in 2023, where she lives with her husband Emilio and their dog Nala.
All Sessions by Sarah Toussaint Ortiz
Session 1: Attention Shapes Experience
🔹 Why Presence Matters – How the quality of attention changes our experience, relationships, and leadership impact. 🔹 Autopilot to Aware – Introducing mindfulness and the science behind it as the foundation for Emotional Intelligence. 🔹 Discussion – What does "being aware" look like in your day-to-day leadership?
Session 2: Why Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Matters
🔹 The VUCA World We Live In – and its impact on our work life and leadership 🔹 The Role of EQ in Performance, Leadership, and Wellbeing – Based on research by Goleman and Search Inside Youself (created at Google) 🔹 The HOW of EQ and Micro-Practices – Noticing the space between stimulus and response and moving from reactivity to choice
Session 3: Self-Awareness as Foundation
🔹 What Is Self-Awareness, Really? – High-resolution perception of inner experience. 🔹 Emotions as Data – Emotions are physiological responses that hold valuable information. 🔹 Application – How self-awareness supports better decision-making, communication, and leadership presence.
Session 4: Empathy & Communication with Insight
🔹 From Awareness to Empathy – How self-awareness enables deeper understanding and connection with others. 🔹 Reframing Empathy: Empathy ≠ Fixing – Listening with full presence and non-judgment. 🔹 Keys to Communicating with Insight
Session 5: Align, Envision, Resilience
🔹 Alignment – Acting in congruence with your values under pressure. 🔹 Resilience: Self-care and meaning discovery for sustainable performance 🔹 Envisioning: Holding a vision of possibility while staying grounded. 🔹 Closing – Key insights, next steps, one word to take with you.