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Sarah Smith

Researcher · DISC type Cs
EY Canada Coaching Leader / Partner at EY at EY
📍 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sarah Smith is a Partner at EY, where she leads the Executive and Leadership Coaching Centre of Excellence. With an MBA from the Schulich School of Business, she has over two decades of experience in corporate settings, specializing in human-centered leadership and guiding technical experts to become effective people managers.

Outside of her corporate role, Sarah is focused on personal growth and well-being. This is demonstrated by her coursework in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and the work of Brené Brown, indicating a deep interest in understanding human behavior and fostering resilience, both in herself and in others.

She has a unique focus on helping leaders and organizations overcome their "immunity to change" by addressing subconscious beliefs that hinder transformation.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
EY Canada Coaching Leader / Partner at EY
Job Level
Senior
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Personality Overview

How Sarah shows up

Process Focused
Soft Communicator
Perfectionist

They tend to be clear about their needs and limitations and are unlikely to promise too much. The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.

Priorities

Topics Sarah cares about

Human-Centric Leadership
Her work at EY is centered on empowering leaders through human-centered methodologies and fostering growth in leaders and teams.
Developing Technical Leaders
She specializes in coaching technical leaders from fields like engineering and finance, helping them transition into impactful people managers.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
EY Canada Coaching Leader / Partner at EY
EY
7-2023 - 1-2024
EY Canada Coaching Leader / Associate Partner
EY
2017 - 7-2023
Executive and Leadership Coach
SarahSmithCoach
2020 - 2023
Vice-President Client Solutions, Executive Business Coach
Impact Coaches Inc.
2019 - 2020
Executive Coach
Lee Hecht Harrison Knightsbridge
In the press

Media appearances

Sarah Smith Executive Team Effectiveness and Leadership .... Featured in EY
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Education
1999 - 2003
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Schulich School of Business - York University
1991 - 1995
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc
Queen's University
9-1991 - 5-1995
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc
Queen's University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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