About

Meet Sarah

Leadership & Culture Strategist helping organisations unlock the potential within their people to build exceptional leaders, high-performing teams and thriving workplace cultures.

I’m the Founder and Director of Thriving Organisations, where I help organisations build exceptional leaders, thriving cultures and high-performing teams.

For more than 20 years I’ve partnered with leaders across government, corporate and not-for-profit sectors to solve one of business’s biggest challenges: helping people perform at their best while creating workplaces where they genuinely want to contribute.

My work is grounded in a simple belief: when leaders understand the unique strengths, motivations and behavioural preferences of their people, they can build stronger relationships, improve communication, increase engagement and unlock higher levels of performance.

My work sits at the intersection of leadership, behavioural science, emotional intelligence and organisational culture. Whether I’m coaching executives, facilitating leadership programs or designing large-scale culture transformation strategies, my focus is always the same—creating practical, sustainable change that improves both business performance and the employee experience.

After completing my Master’s in Conflict Resolution, I knew my career would center on understanding people and helping organisations navigate complexity. Since then I’ve continued to build my expertise through accreditation's in behavioural profiling, emotional intelligence, workplace motivators, strengths coaching, NLP, positive psychology and human-centred design.

Today I partner with organisations to:

Develop confident, emotionally intelligent leaders
Build high-performing, engaged teams
Strengthen workplace culture
Improve communication, collaboration and trust
Design practical leadership and culture strategies that create lasting change

Throughout my career I’ve had the privilege of working with organisations including IAG, Victoria Police, ENGIE, Seven Consulting, WebSavvy, Victorian Electoral Commission, VicRoads, Coles, SEEK, Austin Health, Guild Superannuation, Kuone, Medibank and many others.

What clients value most isn’t simply my knowledge—it’s my ability to make complex human behaviour practical. I love helping leaders see patterns others miss, uncover what’s really driving performance, and translate insight into meaningful action.

Away from work you’ll usually find me on Phillip Island, where the ocean provides both perspective and inspiration. It’s a reminder that lasting change doesn’t happen through quick fixes—it happens through curiosity, courage and consistent action.

Unlocking Human Potential. I believe when people thrive, organisations do too.

Professional Accreditation's & Certifications