Corporate Clients

1. Motivational Speaker

Transform Your Workplace Culture: A Motivational Speaker Focused on Employee Wellbeing and Peak Performance.

My mission is to empower individuals to navigate their most difficult challenges by drawing on my unique journey. Through my experience as a leader in multinational financial aid corporations, I understand the complexities of financial stress and its impact on mental and emotional health. As a behavioral mental health coach, I’ve honed my skills in guiding people toward sustainable change, helping them build resilience and develop a growth mindset. Finally, as a cancer survivor, I have a deeply personal understanding of confronting adversity, managing fear, and finding renewed purpose.

My goal is to deliver inspiring, actionable insights that help people reframe their obstacles as opportunities for personal growth. I equip audiences with the practical tools and mental fortitude needed to overcome setbacks, whether they are facing financial hardship, mental health struggles, or life-altering medical diagnoses. I believe that true resilience isn’t about avoiding challenges—it’s about building the strength to face them head-on and emerge stronger on the other side.

2. Empowering Your Workforce for Peak Performance

Empower Your Team: Boost Productivity and Reduce Stress with Inspiring Motivational Talks.

In today’s fast-paced corporate world, employees face unprecedented levels of stress and pressure. My work is dedicated to equipping your team with the practical tools they need to not just survive, but thrive and flourish. I lead interactive sessions focused on stress management techniques, teaching actionable strategies that employees can implement immediately to reduce anxiety and improve focus.

By drawing on my experience as a behavioral mental health coach and a leader in financial aid, I provide a unique perspective on managing pressure from all angles—both inside and outside the office. I also focus on building resilience, helping your employees develop a mindset that turns setbacks into springboards for growth.

Ultimately, my goal is to help your team cultivate a positive mindset. By reframing how they approach challenges and interact with colleagues, they can foster a healthier, more productive work environment. My sessions are designed to be relevant, engaging, and directly applicable to the daily realities of your employees, leading to improved morale, enhanced performance, and a more resilient organization as a whole.

3. Empowering Leadership from Empathy to Return on Investment (ROI)

Your leadership team is the engine of your organization, but they face a unique set of challenges that can impact both their well-being and the success of the company. My work with management focuses on equipping them with the skills to lead effectively and compassionately.

I offer targeted content that helps leaders understand how to lead with empathy—not as a soft skill, but as a strategic imperative. This involves teaching them how to actively listen, communicate with greater emotional intelligence, and build trust within their teams.

Finally, I provide a clear framework for understanding the ROI of employee well-being. I connect the dots between mental health, resilience, and key performance indicators like productivity, retention, and innovation. This ensures that investing in your employees’ well-being isn’t seen as an expense, but as a crucial driver of business success. I empower your leaders to champion these initiatives with confidence, knowing they are building a healthier, more profitable organization.

4. A Unique Value Proposition

I empower individuals and teams to unlock resilience, purpose, and performance by integrating 30 years of experience as a health coach, clinical hypnotherapist, and mental health first aider — and the transformative insight of surviving cancer.

Drawing from science-backed techniques and the profound life experience of being a cancer survivor, I help individuals and teams build resilience, enhance mental well-being, and turn adversity into meaningful growth. My keynotes go beyond inspiration — they deliver tools for lasting transformation.

As a motivational speaker, I use science-backed methods like mindfulness, clinical hypnosis, and trauma-informed strategies to help teams and individuals build practical skills for stress management, emotional resilience, and mental clarity. The outcome? Increased focus, fewer sick days, stronger team dynamics, and sustainable well-being — both at work and in life.

5. Key Service Offerings

Workshops – I offer interactive and practical workshops tailored to empower individuals and teams.

Certified Courses:

Certified courses are offered to our premium member subscribers. The certification would provide proven scientific-based knowledge with high academic educational standards.

The Institute offers the following certified courses:

a. Certified Behavioral Medicine Courses: Behavioral Medicine Ambassadorship Program

Program Description

The “Behavioral Medicine Ambassadorship Program” for mental and physical health prevention and support at the personal and corporate development level is one of the most outstanding courses offered by our Institute and requires a high level of experience and professional practice.

Behavioral Health Prevention and Support is an early intervention public education program.

This program offers a series of practical, interactive and experiential tools for everyday life that will help you develop a significant change in the perception of the importance of mental and physical health.

The program uses scientifically proven concepts to improve the mind-body connection, personal perception, emotional intelligence, general well-being, internal communication, efficiency, and productivity in both personal and organizational settings.

Why It Matters

Most of us would know how to help if we saw someone having a cardiac arrest: we would start chest compressions or call an ambulance.
But very few of us would know how to respond if we see someone having a panic attack or suspect a friend or co-worker might be showing signs of alcoholism.

Our motto: “Identify, Understand and Respond.”

About the Program

This program is a skills-based training course that teaches participants the symptoms and manifestations of behavioral health and substance abuse problems.
It teaches how to help someone experiencing a behavioral health crisis in its early manifestations.
The training helps participants:
- Recognize symptoms of common mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
- Safely defuse crisis situations.
- Initiate timely action from existing professional resources available in the community.

Outcome

As a result of the program, participants will obtain a Behavioral Health Certificate as
“Ambassadors on Behavioral Medicine “for Mental and Physical Health Prevention and Support.

Certified Behavioral Medicine Courses Offered

Behavioral Medicine Ambassadorship Program for Mental and Physical Health Prevention and Support – Blended Virtual Certified Course

Description

The Ambassadorship Program is an essential solution to promote institutional and personal change to reduce the stigma around mental disorders, suicide, and addictions.

It may be implemented by public and private organizations, commercial companies, or academic institutions as part of mental health regulations or organizational initiatives.

Certified Ambassadors will:

Promote awareness and understanding of mental and physical health.
Detect symptoms early and guide colleagues, friends, and family toward further medical or psychological assistance.

Note: Certified Ambassadors are not medical or mental health professionals and are not responsible for diagnosis.
Their role is to reduce stigma, start conversations, and guide people to preventive action plans.

Target Audience

This program is offered to:

Emergency services personnel
Police and justice officials
School teachers and administrators
Primary care professionals
Students
Others who aim to improve behavioral health and reduce stigma

Program Duration & Structure

The program is offered virtually or in person and consists of three modules:

Self-Learning Module

Introductory overview of behavioral health and the Ambassador’s role.
Preliminary examination required.
Duration: 2 virtual hours

Instructor-Guided Module

Core knowledge on prevention and assistance in behavioral health.
Includes dialogue techniques and stigma reduction.
Led by a certified instructor.
Final exam required.
Duration: 8 hours (virtual or face-to-face)

Follow-Up Module with Tutoring

Peer dialogue, experience sharing, and guidance for implementation.
Final instructor assessment required.
Duration: 8 hours total (2 hours per week for 4 weeks)

b. Certified Behavioral Medicine Courses:

Overview

Mental Health Prevention and Support is a skills-based training course that teaches participants about:

Mental health awareness
Reducing stigmatization
Supporting people to improve mental well-being
Addressing substance use and suicide-related issues

Why It Matters

Most of us would know how to help during a heart attack, but few know how to respond to panic attacks, substance issues, or early signs of mental illness.

This training:

Takes the fear and hesitation out of starting conversations about mental health.
Provides an action plan to safely identify and address potential issues.
Equips participants with tools that can save lives.

Target Audience

Training is offered to:

Emergency services personnel
Police officers
Teachers and administrators
Primary care professionals
Students
Others committed to mental health improvement

Program Framework

Adult Mental Health Prevention and Support includes:

2 hours self-paced content
6 hours instructor-led training

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Describe the purpose of Mental Health Prevention and Support
Identify the impact of mental health challenges
Explain recovery possibilities
Understand safety and privacy principles
Create a personal action plan
Recognize signs and symptoms of mental health challenges
Evaluate the impact of early intervention
Apply the steps of the Mental Health Prevention and Support Action Plan
Choose self-care methods after applying first aid

c. Certified Behavioral Medicine Courses: Search Inside Yourself (SIY)

Overview

Search Inside Yourself (SIY) is a mindfulness-based emotional intelligence training program that introduces the skills necessary to weave wellness practices into everyday life.

Originally developed at Google, this program provides tools to:

Manage stress
Build resilience
Strengthen relationships
Improve overall well-being

Who Should Attend

Appropriate for:

CEOs, solopreneurs, front-line staff
Stay-at-home parents, caregivers, students
Mindfulness beginners or experienced practitioners
Coaches, consultants, and therapists

Benefits

Increase self-awareness and self-regulation
Improve creativity, focus, and innovative thinking
Enhance communication skills and empathy
Gain tools for difficult conversations

Program Framework

Six sessions of two hours each, delivered across three weeks, plus:

28-day guided challenge
Practical tools and exercises
Peer-to-peer practices for sustained growth
Neuroscience-backed techniques for emotional intelligence
Highly interactive sessions (1/3 theory, 2/3 practice)

Corporate Programs

Certified Courses

Certified courses are offered to our premium member subscribers.
The Institute offers the following:

Certified Behavioral Medicine Courses: Behavioral Medicine Program
Certified Behavioral Medicine Courses: Ambassadorship Program
Certified Behavioral Medicine Courses: Mental Health First Aid Instructor
Certified Behavioral Medicine Courses: Search Inside Yourself
Certified Authentic Leadership, Team Building, and Career Development Program (content coming soon)

Academic Programs

Elective Certified Courses

Certified Behavioral Medicine Courses: Behavioral Medicine Program (same description as above)
Certified Leadership, Team Building, and Career Development Program (content coming soon)

Continuing Education Programs

Certified Behavioral Medicine Courses: Behavioral Medicine Program (same description as above)
Certified Leadership, Team Building, and Career Development Program (content coming soon)

reviews

testimonials

Gisela Garcia.

Being so lucky for having the opportunity to learn every day from incredible smart colleagues from across the world is of course another great one.Maybe less known to outsiders, the incredible amount of resources the WBG offers to its employees’ well-being and continuous learning is definitely another.

A few years ago (feels like yesterday) I had the opportunity to attend the Search Inside Yourself Leadership training promoted by Luis Schwarz Kalijman, at the time the head of the Healthy Staff Working Group of the World Bank Staff Association.

Loved every minute of it. I invite you to take a look and learn more. I am definitely curious and motivated to keep learning.

Gulnara Febres.

Luis Schwarz Kalijman is an excellent expert on behavioral health, who mastered the best educational program for the World Bank staff which was considered “the best training program” for a number of years. Luis has established a community of practice at the World Bank focused on the issues of healthy living, which helped thousands of World Bank staff to improve their lives, to take care of their health and stay alert on some recent development in the area. Lous was himself a World Bank staff and knew how the work stress can influence people’s well-being. He cared for people and served as an advocate of good lifestyle and healthy habits. We admired Luis for his invaluable contributions to the World Bank culture, wellbeing of the World Bank staff and post-retirement health care for staff. Grateful to Luis for his hard work and dedication and wish him all the best in his future endeavors.

Victor Ordonez.

Luis is an outstanding professional and an exceptional individual. His deep expertise in finance is strong, and his dedication to his work is truly inspiring. He demonstrates proficiency in financial analysis, strategic planning, and problem-solving. His keen attention to detail and analytical skills consistently resulted in accurate and insightful financial recommendations.
Additionally, Luis possesses excellent knowledge and skills in coaching. He has a natural talent for mentoring and guiding others, always willing to lend a helping hand and share his wisdom. Luis consistently demonstrated interest in the growth and development of his colleagues.

JB Collier.

I worked with Luis for many years at the World Bank. He is an outstanding, highly skilled professional. He is also a fantastic leader and mentor in the area individual health and well being.

Carlos Alberto Rios.

I had the opportunity to closely follow the career of Luis, a professional of great integrity and excellence in the field of Public Finance. His decades of service at the World Bank are a testament not only to his high technical expertise but also to the trust and recognition he has earned in highly demanding global environments, having worked on government projects across most regions of the world.
Beyond his solid financial background, I highlight his unique ability to integrate communication analysis, sensory approaches, and mental health perspectives, which allows him to understand the human dynamics behind organizational processes. This holistic vision has enabled him to generate impact not only in financial results but also in the way teams work, communicate, and achieve common goals.
I wholeheartedly recommend him as a world-class professional and an outstanding individual.