Whether you are looking for an LGBTQ+ workshop facilitator, Pride speaker, coach, panel moderator, DEI consultant, or keynote speaker to support your diverse workforce, Sarah injects energy and candor into your conferences, courses, meetings, strategies, and events, while promoting openness and inclusion. We also support many DEI committees / councils and provide inclusion coaching to support anti-racism.
Learn more about our solutions including LGBTQ leadership coaching, speaking / facilitation, and blog writing. Our work is focused on the workplace and supports lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning folks, in addition to allies of your diverse workforce.
Coaching supports high potential, high achieving LGBTQ leaders in meeting their career challenges in new ways. Are you an LGBTQ leader who enjoys success and is looking for specialized support to enhance your leadership capabilities? My coaching clients want to attain more rewarding work experiences with increased confidence, better relationships with key influencers, success with increased challenges, more visibility, and recognition.
Looking for high-energy, engaging, and dynamic keynotes and workshops designed to promote active participation and inclusion with diverse audiences? Sarah Scala is a sought-after LGBTQ+ speaker supporting unique needs and issues within the LGBTQ+ community. I have spoken at large global conferences, including Out & Equal Global Workplace Summit, to small events for Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
Sarah Scala Consulting has been hired under retainer to support many organizations in their effort to build diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (D.E.I.B.). This has included supporting the creation of D.E.I.B. councils/committees, advising on policy and facility changes, and supporting inclusive community outreach.
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As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, our LGBTQ+ blogs are short and sweet. They include topics like: What makes LGBTQ+ Executive Coaching different, Building Grit as an LGBTQ+ Leader, Building LGBTQ and Optimism, Resilience, and Grit as the antidote to fear, uncertainty, and doubt, and LGBTQ+ Psychological Safety.
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What Clients Say:
“After hearing Sarah present an Out and Equal Workshop, our BRG networks at Lockheed Martin chose to bring Sarah in for a phycological safety event. This gave employees the opportunity to focus on a topic that is very present in the workplace and her presentation provided a lot of insight and understanding. The dynamic that she used for the workshop encouraged active engagement and was well received by attendees. I look forward to being able to engage with Sarah for future events.”
Carly Danek, Quality Program Engineer, Lockheed Martin
"#Kudos. I really appreciate all that you do. #ThankYou to Sarah Scala for facilitating an informative workshop on LGBTQ + and Emotional Intelligence at Work as part of Ocean Spray's June Pride Festival. Given that our organization is in the midst of a Return to Office campaign, this topic could not be more relevant for both leaders and team members alike as they prepare to come back to our headquarters. Thank you again Sarah for sharing your research, your knowledge and the gift of your time with us! Stay in touch!!!"
- Brian Shea, Former Senior Program Leader, Talent Management at Ocean Spray
“I first heard Sarah present one of her workshops at Out & Equal Workplace Summit 2021. From there, our Pride & Veterans ERG co-sponsored her Psychological Safety in the Workplace workshop. She was able to tailor the content to not be specifically for the LGBTQIA+ community, but to include diverse communities in general. I would recommend you take a look at all the workshops Sarah offers and see to bring her into your organization as well. Siemens Pride and Siemens Veterans Network co-sponsored an event on the topic of “Psychological Safety at Work” with Sarah. It was an excellent opportunity to discuss a very important topic that does not get near the focus it deserves. Thank you to Sarah for presenting and to the wonderful DEI network at Siemens for allowing our ERG's to sponsor such events!”
- Jessica L. Everest, USA National LGBTQ+ ERG Chair, Siemens USA
"Sarah A. Scala, M. Ed / OD, ACC provided the audience with practical perspectives on making sure
we are obtaining psychological safety for ourselves and how to advocate for others. Well done!"
- Nichelle Grant, CDE, Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Siemens USA
“Sarah is a fantastic presenter when it comes to LGBTQ+ topics and understanding emotional intelligence. She also gracefully handled tech issues that we faced while running her session. I can't recommend her enough for organizations looking to teach their employees how to be fantastic allies across the board.”
Alexandra Illarionov, Former Co-Chair LGBTQ+ Pride, Hitachi Solutions North America
“Sarah was a phenomenal speaker to have included as part of our ERG’s Pride 2024 offerings. Her attention to detail and clear communication prior to the event made things a breeze in preparation for our webinar. Audience members immensely appreciated the guide she provided to compliment her presentation and found it a great resource to refer back to since the event. Sarah’s presentation and engagement with the audience was well-received and authentic. Thank you Sarah!”
Sara Canzano, MIT Lincoln Labs Pride Co-Chair, Advanced Packaging Engineer
“Sarah A. Scala, M. Ed / OD, PCC is high energy, and a skilled facilitator. She provided the LGBTQ+ Psychological Safety Webinar workshop attendees with an excellent opening overview of pronoun definitions and socialization to gender, and her focus on psychological safety came armed with excellent insights and examples of the what, and how to mitigate. Her emphasis on personal and organizational solutions and how to advocate for others, was invaluable. Well done! Thank you for the important work that you do, and for your engagement at the Laboratory!"
Bonnie Walker, Principal Diversity and Inclusion Officer MIT Lincoln Laboratory
“Our final Pride Month event at ManpowerGroup was a fantastic leaders panel sponsored by Elevate, our Business Resource Group dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ employees and allies. We were very fortunate to partnered with @Sarah A. Scala who facilitated a quick workshop on orientation, pronouns, and challenges for LGBTQ+ employees, in addition to moderating an engaging panel of diverse employees and allies. Her energy and enthusiasm were appreciated by over 100 participants from across North America! Many thanks Sarah!”
Guillermo Gutierrez, Director Diversity, Inclusion, Equity & Belonging, ManpowerGroup
“As part of our Pride Month programming, #Aramark #Pride held a session with Sarah A. Scala, M. Ed, PCC 🏳️🌈 titled “LGBTQ Emotional Intelligence”, which was extraordinarily engaging and educational. This session was not only relevant to our group but to everyone, especially allies. To boot, working with Sarah was a breeze, she's clearly very experienced and her expertise in hosting virtual learning events was evident. #emotionalintelligence #pride2023.”
- Michael A. Brown, Pride ERG Co-Chair, ARAMARK
“Recently our Aramark #PrideERG held a session on “LGBTQ Emotional Intelligence” by Sarah A. Scala, M. Ed, PCC 🏳️🌈 It was great! Very informative and held a ton of information that not just our members, but ALL people can use over and over! Highly recommend Sarah, and especially this course! #emotionalintelligence #pride2023.”
- Alyx Reinhart, PRIDE ERG Co-Chair, Global Telecom at ARAMARK
“Sarah is a remarkably skilled growth facilitator for individuals and groups alike. Her approach to DEI coaching and education is practical yet compassionate, and it is always a pleasure to both watch and participate as she leads groups through thought processes that result in mindset shifts and greater understanding.”
“Iris, Americas had an informative and interactive session with Sarah A. Scala, M. Ed / OD, ACC 🏳️🌈 executive coach, who facilitated an excellent open dialogue on the topic of Psychological safety, Diversity Equity & Inclusion in the workplace. While the topic was inviting to discuss, Sarah brought value, personality, and real-life examples which encouraged organic participation and full engagement from my employees. I highly recommend Sarah as she is relatable to all groups of people, at all levels, as a natural educator. I can not wait to invite Sarah back for a future session with Iris.”
Mary Finch, MBA, Head of People, Americas, Iris Worldwide
“Sending a BIG THANKS to Sarah Scala who facilitated a workshop to our Leadership team on DEI and LBGTQ+ Awareness. It was a great learning experience which included invaluable information, delivered in an excellent manner. We are so proud of the Carroll Center's continued commitment to further foster, cultivate, and preserve a culture of diversity and inclusion. We embrace inclusion across our organization that goes straight to the heart of everyone feeling safe and connected at work. Thank you again Sarah!”
Joanne Kennedy, Director of HUman Resources, The Carroll Center for the Blind
“Sarah’s expertise in leadership development, coaching and change management, combined with her authentic and open sharing and storytelling makes her an amazing speaker and partner. Experience, honesty and candor, and authenticity made Sarah’s engagement in our LGBTQ work an incredible asset.”
Guillermo Gutierrez, Former Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Medline Industries
“I worked with Sarah Scala when she facilitated a workshop for our firm’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative about “The Real Costs of Getting Workplace Diversity & Inclusion Wrong.” Her compassionate, open, and energetic style invited engagement, questions, and insight for all participants. Sarah’s approach showed clearly why diversity and inclusion is not simply a “check the box” activity, but has real, bottom-line impact. She showed simple, commonsense ways to build more diversity within an organization, and more importantly, how to create an inclusive environment where diverse individuals can be who they authentically are. Sarah was also great to work with! She was a consummate professional who kept her commitments and was also flexible and understanding in meeting our needs and concerns. I highly recommend her to anyone who wants to open a conversation about building diversity, equity, and inclusion in their organization.”
-C.R., Former Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Co-Chair, Michael Baker International
"As a leader in a small business, Sarah was instrumental in helping me look at the big picture in terms of how I assess a situation and how I lead a team well. She’s a wealth of knowledge when it comes coaching leaders and provided me with a number of resources and tools that I anticipate using throughout my career. Also as a LGBTQ person, I found Sarah provided me with a welcoming space to discuss and build confidence around the unique aspects of being a LGBTQ professional and experiences navigating the world as so. I recommend Sarah for anyone looking to advance their career and continue to sharpen their leadership skills and potential."
- Devin McGuire, General Manager, Nauset Rental
"Shout out to Sarah A. Scala (She/Her) who spoke today on "Optimism, Resilience, and Grit" at the LGBTQ+ Networking Group of Cape Cod meeting. It was nice to hear a positive outlook on our current way of life. Thank you!"
- Saraphina Churchill, Cape Cod Pride, Head of Social Media Communications
VIDEO CLIPS: LGBTQ+ SPEAKING EVENTS
Out & Equal Global Conference: LGBTQ Resilience
PRIDE event: LGBTQ+ and Emotional Intelligence
The Cost of Getting DEI Wrong
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Sarah Scala works virtually with LGBTQ professionals worldwide. Contact us to learn more and get started with LGBTQ+ solutions today.