Member since March 2025
Sabrina is an executive coach, corporate team facilitator, and speaker who has worked in a Fortune 100 in her corporate life. She is accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the leading international coach accreditation body for professional coaches.
Her approach to coaching revolves around trust. When working with individuals, she works with clients to build their self-trust and self-confidence. When it comes to team consulting and training, she works towards improving trust between team members so they can uplevel their performance and innovation.
Her clients are from organizations like Amazon, Salesforce, LinkedIn, and the World Wildlife Fund. During her free time, she can be found cozying up with a good book, marveling at art, watching rom-coms, or hitting the trails.
I'm passionate about human transformation, authentic/empathetic leadership, social justice, empowering women, gender equality, mental well-being, spas, art & museums, nature, stories, and books
I find that it's not the big, transformational story that makes the most impact. It's the story that captures everyday life and struggles. For example, I talk about why I didn't write daily, although I loved to write, and how this is connected to an elder once suggesting that writing is a hobby. Or I talk about how I could have handled a work conflict (on feeling slighted by a co-worker) better if only I knew what I know now. I believe my job as a speaker and coach is to make connections for audience members through stories so they can make similar connections for themselves and their lives.
My story began on the little-known island of Sri Lanka. In my late twenties, I moved to the US for an MBA. This move opened up my world to unconventional ways of thinking and living and a plethora of opportunities. Now, I consider Canada my home, and I'm hoping to do so in the long term.
When I was a teenager, I thought I wanted to be an engineer, as society had recommended me to be. But my work life took a different turn, and I spent about a decade in the corporate world in tech, finance, research, and banking. But over time, I realized the corporate corridors weren't the best fit for me.
COVID and an organizational change sped up my journey. When I completed my first coaching module, a light was turned on inside my heart, and I was hooked! Since then, I've been building my coaching practice brick by brick, uncovering layers of self-limiting beliefs, and sharing what I'm learning along the way.
Graceful and authentic communication, especially during trying times, can lead to an innovative culture with high levels of employee engagement. (According to Gallup’s latest research, only 23% of employees are engaged globally, costing the global economy a total of 8.9 trillion USD.)
Participants will learn how to communicate effectively and assertively and improve their influencing skills to build strong relationships with stakeholders. My clients have used these principles to have “difficult” conversations in and out of work, give constructive feedback, negotiate better, and align on priorities with stakeholders.
Work is where we spend most of our time. We live and learn and grow at work. But today’s corporate world is filled with stress. This talk will explore the three top challenges to work-life balance based on coaching hundreds of clients.
The audience will understand the root causes of work stress and productivity/focus issues and take away practical tools on how to solve for each root cause. This will lead to an empowered workforce that's more motivated and energized.
Most corporate environments discourage emotions, but our emotions are always there with us, lurking under the surface. I believe it’s time to get more literate with our emotions, even at work, because emotions give us valuable data about the work we’re doing and the people involved. Otherwise, we will continue to miss out on important information that can further the effectiveness and efficiency of our work.
In addition, when emotions have a place at the table and the meeting room and team members know how to manage their emotions, while influencing collective emotions of the team, well-being of the team and organization will improve to create a positive corporate culture.
Low self-confidence and imposter syndrome comes from your inner dialogue. Whether you call it negative thoughts, inner critic, limiting beliefs, or self-talk, the way to manage this voice is the same. That is, by taking control of your inner dialogue and nurturing a growth mindset. This powerful workshop helps you build the muscle of managing your inner dialogue to transform your life completely.
When your team becomes more confident, they will spend less time worrying about their inner dialogue, leading to higher performance. (According to an HBR article, 1/3 of young people experience imposter syndrome and about 70% of the others experience it at some point in their lives.)
I find that it's not the big, transformational story that makes the most impact. It's the story that captures everyday life and struggles. For example, I talk about why I didn't write daily, although I loved to write, and how this is connected to an elder once suggesting that writing is a hobby. Or I talk about how I could have handled a work conflict (on feeling slighted by a co-worker) better if only I knew what I know now. I believe my job as a speaker and coach is to make connections for audience members through stories so they can make similar connections for themselves and their lives.
My story began on the little-known island of Sri Lanka. In my late twenties, I moved to the US for an MBA. This move opened up my world to unconventional ways of thinking and living and a plethora of opportunities. Now, I consider Canada my home, and I'm hoping to do so in the long term.
When I was a teenager, I thought I wanted to be an engineer, as society had recommended me to be. But my work life took a different turn, and I spent about a decade in the corporate world in tech, finance, research, and banking. But over time, I realized the corporate corridors weren't the best fit for me.
COVID and an organizational change sped up my journey. When I completed my first coaching module, a light was turned on inside my heart, and I was hooked! Since then, I've been building my coaching practice brick by brick, uncovering layers of self-limiting beliefs, and sharing what I'm learning along the way.
Graceful and authentic communication, especially during trying times, can lead to an innovative culture with high levels of employee engagement. (According to Gallup’s latest research, only 23% of employees are engaged globally, costing the global economy a total of 8.9 trillion USD.)
Participants will learn how to communicate effectively and assertively and improve their influencing skills to build strong relationships with stakeholders. My clients have used these principles to have “difficult” conversations in and out of work, give constructive feedback, negotiate better, and align on priorities with stakeholders.
Work is where we spend most of our time. We live and learn and grow at work. But today’s corporate world is filled with stress. This talk will explore the three top challenges to work-life balance based on coaching hundreds of clients.
The audience will understand the root causes of work stress and productivity/focus issues and take away practical tools on how to solve for each root cause. This will lead to an empowered workforce that's more motivated and energized.
Most corporate environments discourage emotions, but our emotions are always there with us, lurking under the surface. I believe it’s time to get more literate with our emotions, even at work, because emotions give us valuable data about the work we’re doing and the people involved. Otherwise, we will continue to miss out on important information that can further the effectiveness and efficiency of our work.
In addition, when emotions have a place at the table and the meeting room and team members know how to manage their emotions, while influencing collective emotions of the team, well-being of the team and organization will improve to create a positive corporate culture.
Low self-confidence and imposter syndrome comes from your inner dialogue. Whether you call it negative thoughts, inner critic, limiting beliefs, or self-talk, the way to manage this voice is the same. That is, by taking control of your inner dialogue and nurturing a growth mindset. This powerful workshop helps you build the muscle of managing your inner dialogue to transform your life completely.
When your team becomes more confident, they will spend less time worrying about their inner dialogue, leading to higher performance. (According to an HBR article, 1/3 of young people experience imposter syndrome and about 70% of the others experience it at some point in their lives.)