EQ U Black Hat Emotional Intelligence Certification
The art and science of "becoming"
Every day, newspaper headlines and Internet posts tell the stories of individuals who commit career suicide by acting in irresponsible and destructive ways. Their impulsivity hurts not only themselves and their families but the companies that employed them – leaving a trail of financial and human wreckage.
In today’s business climate more and more companies are taking steps to address these issues - before they become problems. It’s not only advisable, but imperative for companies (and individuals) to act proactively in order to avoid the negative financial, brand, and public relations issues generated by low EQ employees and build an organizational culture based on a foundation of Emotional Intelligence.
Smart organizations are waking up to the reality that hiring and or training-up employees to high EQ is a more important predictor of success and long-term marketplace viability.
As Jack Welch, former CEO of GE put it
It’s time to future-proof your company by ensuring your leadership team and customer-facing employees are not only trained, but certified and skilled in the art of Emotional Intelligence.
Welcome to EQ U.
Hi, I'm Rhett Kasparian, creator of EQ U - Future-proof Emotional Intelligence Training. As President of Notus Human Capital and as a coach for over 25 years I’ve been writing, experimenting and coaching thousands of people on my unique take, perspective and application of success principles grounded in the foundation of Emotional Intelligence.
I’ve worked on the front lines helping Doctors with their bedside manner, Executives with their management style, Salespeople with relationship building, or Job seekers with self-awareness, developing a kind of “EQ triage” to addresses the issues most directly (negatively) affecting them and their organization. This ability to radically and quickly affect needed change is why EQ U has become known as the definitive EI/EQ certification program.
EQ U goes beyond the traditional testing that provides only superficial and anecdotal information and immerses the individual in a unique and practical “modeling” style of learning. This is EI in the “real-world”. Our program more effectively brings concepts to life and wraps them in an emotional charge. This charge acts as the catalytic that ignites their application – and it’s only when they’re actually applied can they bring about the needed change and drive meaningful and lasting results.
Who should become EI certified?
- Executives, leaders and professionals prone to impulsivity.
- High Value / Potential employees – future leaders that need development and cultivation.
- Sales professionals looking to forge lasting, profitable relationships.
- Corporate trainers or those looking to be their organizations “go-to” EQ expert.
- Career & Life Coaches, Marriage and Family Counselors, Business Consultants.
- Those with a solid EI foundation but are desiring “next level” training.
Join the thousands of Executives, Managers, Human Resource Professionals, Sales and Customer-facing teams, Doctors and other professionals who have engaged in our ground-breaking approach to EI.
Our proprietary material and methodology have been licensed and used by Career and Life Coaches, Business Consultants, Marriage and Family Counselors, Education and Religious Institutions.
We’re confident you'll be thrilled with the program, having certified over 9,000 happy professionals. It’s simply one of the best investments you or your organization can make.
The program framework includes:
- Identifying known and unknown “Bugs” (the single greatest contributor to a low EQ), understanding their root cause and triggers, and applying hacks to not only contain, but eliminate them.
- Learning how to apply a “Why” perspective for greater individual and organizational success.
- Implementing the law of 1% improvement to help you become the best you can be.
- Shifting from an employee to an employer mindset (the power of personal responsibility).
- Improving personal competence through greater self-awareness and self-management.
- Increasing social competence through greater social-awareness and relationship management.
- Learning how to proactively neutralize natural triggers by utilizing visual cues and reminders.
- Cultivating an environment where feedback is sought out and treated as a gift.
- Recognizing the compounding ripple effects of our actions and how to Live the Moment – transforming ordinary moments into extraordinary.
- Implementing game-changing EI hacks and tools to solidify the new mindset and ensure lasting change.
What people are saying . . .
Ally thinks we’re special.
“Having been through two other trainings on EI, I can honestly say this course contains the most insightful, enjoyable, relevant and engaging material. It should be classified differently because it goes way beyond the traditional literature and material – this is something else . . . something special.
Chris loves how the program was action oriented and readily applicable
“The Emotionally Intelligent certification has truly changed my life for the better. I know it sounds cliché, but there’s something very special in the presentation and way you engage with the content. It “sticks”, I don’t know any other way of putting it. The information is clear and concise, the stories unforgettable, the metaphors and axioms connect to the “why” at a deeper level. The methods instantly become “actionable”, which was key to my success”.
Susan was blind, but now can see
“I’m embarrassed to say it, but my employer was ready to fire me. They said my management style was having a deleterious effect on the team. I’ll be honest, when they offered this program as a last-ditch effort, I had zero confidence I could change. Why? Because I couldn’t see what others were seeing . . . I had a blind spot. How do you fix something you can’t identify? The “buck-naked truth mirror is how, and once you see yourself as others see you, there’s no going back. The principles in this program have had a profound effect on my confidence, not only professionally, but personally. The changes are permanent. I am no longer a liability. It saved my job and my marriage.
Bottom Line: This is the EI Certification program you’ve been looking for - guaranteed to meaningfully increase the EQ of your most difficult employee.
Your Instructor

In 1998, Rhett launched Notus Human Capital with a team of Business, Career and Organizational coaches to provide personalized, professional training and assistance to both organizations and professionals. Notus’ growth and expansion as a company started in Portland, OR and continued with offices in Seattle, Boise, Salt Lake, Los Angeles, Raleigh, and Houston with current operations and clientele worldwide.
As the "Most Recommended Career Coach on LinkedIn, Rhett is one of the nation’s foremost authorities on Emotional Intelligence (EQ), professional Job Searching, Career Management, Personal Branding - Executive, Personal and Performance Coaching.
Known for an animated, entertaining style - Rhett has a gift for helping people recognize and maximize their potential. This program will help individuals bring into better focus the consequences of their current behavior and get out of their own way. "Lack of self-awareness, is the single greatest issue preventing most job-seekers from being successful". As a pioneer in the field of Emotional Intelligence, EQ U - Future-proof Emotional Intelligence Training program is widely regarded as the most effective and practical of field-guides.
"Increasing one's EQ is the most important career enhancement . . . the ROI from the disciplined pursuit of our better self outweighs all others".
As CEO and President, Rhett focuses on Notus’ business strategy and service development. He also partners with organizations to help with culture development and performance improvement, while managing a small number of personal clients.
Rhett has a degree from the University of Utah in Organizational Communications, with a minor in Spanish. He was nominated to the Business Journals “40 under 40” Awards and is listed on “Who’s Who in America” 1999 – 2025.