Meet Dr. Sarah Gould
A guide, not a guru
"If for a second I think the workshop is about me, then I need to get out of the room."
- Dr. Sarah Gould
Everything Sarah does begins with one belief: that the best ideas are rarely brought into a room - they're uncovered within it. That's why she approaches every engagement as a guide, helping leaders and teams uncover what was already there.
Sarah combines the science of learning with the art of facilitation to help leaders build trust, create psychological safety, and navigate meaningful change. Her work is grounded in neuroscience, but always centered on people.
Over the past two decades, Sarah has partnered with Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, nonprofits, and visionary organizations to help leaders and teams navigate growth, change, and transformation. Her work has been featured by organizations such as Parachute Health, The Colorado Department of Education, Marriott, FranklinCovey, and the City and County of Broomfield.
Her original frameworks, The Radical Compassion Method™ and Beyond Leadership™, reflect the same philosophy that shapes every Second Order Studio interaction: lasting change begins with people.
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