Optimum Insights, Inc. helps executives, professionals, and organizations to accelerate leadership learning and development. The company specializes in leadership development programs and leadership coaching—focusing on the specific leadership skills and behaviors needed to meet personal and organizational challenges and optimize performance. Sara’s background is deeply rooted in leadership research. She specializes in women’s leadership development.A frequent speaker, Sara both energizes and calms audiences from C-suite leaders to entry level employees. She demonstrates how people can overcome their challenges—whether to build better relationships, exude a more influential presence, expand networks, advance in a corporation or career, or better balance personal and professional lives.Commendations from executives at Cox Communications, Wake Forest University, WICT, and other leading organizations include:“Immediately won the audience over and the interaction throughout the day was amazing... An immensely talented and trustworthy leadership teacher... Has the ability to excel on an individual level, in one-to-one conversations, and in large group presentations... quite impressed with the way she listens to her clients to design a leadership program which uniquely matches their needs.” Sara speaks on a variety of topics, including: Critical Success Factors for Women Leaders; Navigating Politics in Organizations; Daring to Lead; and Creating Your Leadership Vision.Reach Sara at: saraking@optimuminsights.com

Led a global team that designed and developed a portfolio of leadership programs for international clients of this top-ranked provider of leadership education and research. CCL’s leadership development programs have consistently been rated among the Top 10 internationally.

Led open enrollment leadership development programs in Singapore, Brussels, Greensboro, Colorado Springs, San Diego. Responsible for $32 million in revenue.In addition, during her 20+ year career at CCL, Sara progressed in a number of management and leadership facilitation roles—beginning from her first assignment in 1986:Research Assistant | BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING Team—This CCL team conducted the groundbreaking study—the first ever—of the career development of executive women in Fortune 100 firms. It’s findings were published in the bestselling book, “Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Can Women Reach the Top of America’s Largest Corporations,” Pearson Education, 1987.