About Sarah

Sarah
Debusscher

Empowering you to

be on Top of Your Table.

When you partner with Sarah, the space created for non-judgmental human-to-human connection, with a focus on inspired action, allows for living a fearless, authentic life in line with your values and goals.

Sarah is an Executive & Systemic Leadership Coach for C-suite, Board members, and Global teams.

Sarah is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) who works with senior leaders navigating enterprise complexity, making high-stakes decisions, and building an empowered mindset that leads to transformative corporate success and resilience. She is also a culture leadership consultant for leaders working in cross-cultural systems.

She partners with C-suite leaders, board-facing executives, and global teams operating across regions, matrix structures, and fast-changing expectations, where leadership impact is shaped as much by stakeholder dynamics and culture as by strategy.

Cross-continental practice

Splitting her time between India (Mumbai) and Europe (London-Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam corridor) enables her to maintain a cross-continental coaching practice that balances the strategic demands of European leadership expectations with the realities of high-growth markets. Her work provides leaders with a systemic, intercultural vantage point for navigating enterprise-level complexity, organizational dynamics, and global strategic influence across regions. She partners with clients virtually across time zones and meets in person when schedules align.

What leaders come to Sarah For

Experience in the field

Before building her coaching practice, Sarah spent 15+ years of experience at a multinational corporation in the BFSI sector, leading in high-accountability environments and working across global stakeholder ecosystems.

She has lived and worked in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland (Geneva), the United States (New York), and India (Mumbai) - experience that continues to inform her ability to read context fast and work effectively across cultural norms.

Setting up her own successful business venture in India is a testament to her dynamic, hands-on leadership and commitment to empowering individuals in today's diverse, hyperconnected business landscape. Sarah works across financial services, advanced technology, global consumer markets, and complex multinational sectors including manufacturing, healthcare, logistics and international organizations.

Her approach to life and leadership development is dynamic and compassionate with a focus on taking inspired action, leading to results. She is a forward thinker to help emerging leaders create culturally smart, inclusive workplaces.

A human note

Sarah is blessed to be a mother of 5 daughters, and her work is grounded in both ambition and humanity. Driven by her adventurous spirit and love for nature, she experiences life profoundly. As a human being, she embodies the 'being of a coach': present in the moment, mindful, and a high level of connectedness. She is known for sharp observation and calm directness - qualities that senior leaders often value when they need space to think and decide well under pressure. Her stories are heart-warming, often hilarious, and always humble.

Sarah invites you to sit at her table for a transformative journey toward sustained success and empowered leadership in today's globalized world. She will take you on a path of introspection and growth.

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What clients say

Sharon D'Souza

"A good coach can change a game, and a great coach can change a life.

These words were brought into action by the inspiring coaching from Sarah.

Sarah puts all her energy and thoughts not just on understanding the issue you reach out to her for. But digs deeper to help you understand what it is that holds you back and works with you step by step till you finally say Hurrah!

I did it.

I have had a first-hand experience of how successful and game-changing this is."

Natalia Delmastro

"Sarah has been an amazing partner who guided me at the beginning of my personal transformation journey.

She helped me see all the opportunities available for me out there and raise my awareness about myself and my true desires so I can make a conscious choice.

Grateful for having worked with her and for all her support along the way."

Kishor Talole

“Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.” - John C.

This is what exactly happened with me when I was working with Sarah. Her guru mantra about bringing value to the work was extremely powerful, especially the "Three things" one helped me a lot to achieve success at work.

Sarah's systematic approach to any situation or issue is the most effective way to come out or bring the best from the situation. With her coaching, I am creating a better version of myself every day. Thank you."

Customer Learning Manager, India

Customer Success Director, Mexico

Assistant Vice President, India

Sarah's path to discovering the power of Diversity Business Competency as a Global Coach

As a Business Executive leading from the front and working globally, Sarah consistently noticed that people seek more clarification and guidance about how to lead effectively in the workplace. Creating awareness about the power of choice and shifting our mindset to growth opportunities and collaboration became her main focus.

Yet, she felt something missing. People often overestimate their effectiveness in verbal and non-verbal communication skills. They will experience that something is 'off' and 'connecting' is a challenge. Tactics and practices on perspective thinking and subtleties in word choice are not being taught enough. She started creating awareness around people's communication skills to be more aligned with the goals somebody is trying to achieve.

In the business setting that she was, as a Director working daily with people across the globe in our hyperconnected world, she realized the success of being agile in code-switching and using strategies in intercultural business interactions. She knows one can leverage great relationships by applying specific techniques that help thrive across cultures. As she invites people to grow, she started training on Cultural Intelligence (CQ), with a particular interest in Business strategies, allowing employees and companies to leverage this for competitive advantage. Having moved across significantly different cultural groups, she understands how to adjust to various cultural settings.

Combining the holistic approach of Global Coaching, Cognitive Behavioural coaching, the Power of Choice in Energy Coaching, and Diversity & Cultural Intelligence leads to fluently adapting to new patterns (code-switching) and transforming mindsets to achieve consistently positive outcomes, which is what Leadership and Intercultural & Diversity Competence are all about.

Interactions take place between people, not cultures. An adaptive mindset, IQ, Emotional intelligence, Positive intelligence, & Cultural intelligence lead to fluency in effective communication, which is critical for success. Outstanding Leadership unfolds if we put people first and invite them to develop into the best version of themselves.

Please have a seat at my table to discuss the path you want to walk.

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Fun Facts:

Traveled the world on Student, Tourist, Diplomatic, Employment, and Business visas.
Is happiest visiting Unesco World Heritage Sites.
Folded 1000 origami flowers to support coral conservation.
A proud iNaturalist Citizen Scientist.
Humbled by the starry night sky in Base Camp Mount Everest in the mighty Himalayas in Tibet.
My superpowers are observing, patience, grit, adaptability, creativity, and empowering others to reach their full potential.

Expertise at Sarah's Table

When you sit at someone's table to discuss your challenges, thoughts, beliefs, and ambitions, you want to ensure a connection and a space for non-judgmental yet thought-provoking processing. You want to partner with someone who listens with intent, has an open mindset, and professional expertise. Human to human.

Life experiences and our reflections on them teach us profound insights and wisdom. Sarah has experienced life in many facets and practices perspective thinking. Walking her life path has led her to ride many roller coasters, reminding her to be present in the moment and to partner intentionally, with simplicity, spaciousness, and fearlessness.

Below are Sarah's professional certifications and memberships, which demonstrate a deep commitment to ongoing professional development and ethical practice.

Sarah's Certificates

Professional Certified Coach, PCC from the International Coaching Federation, ICF
Global Individual Accreditation, IEA as Senior Practitioner, SP from the European Mentoring and Coaching Council, EMCC
Certified Professional Coach, CPC from the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching, iPEC
COR.E Leadership Dynamics™ Specialist (CLDS) and COR.E Transitions Dynamics™ Specialist (CTDS)
Masterclass in Brain, Mind & Culture, Japan Intercultural Institute, JII
Foundational & Relational skills of Emotional Intelligence, EQ, Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence Courses

She is an active Member of

'International Coaching Federation', ICF India Mumbai Chapter
'European Mentoring and Coaching Council, EMCC, NOBCO The Netherlands Chapter
'Society for Intercultural Education, Training & Research', SIETAR Europe & India
'Japan Intercultural Institute', JII
'International Association of Facilitators', IAF