Meet our coaches in the Europe, Middle East and Africa

Michaella Benvenisti, an EMCC Global-accredited Senior Practitioner Coach, brings over 20 years of experience in life coaching and leadership development. Dedicated to empowering individuals and organizations, she blends expertise in social work, political science, psychotherapy, and mindfulness for a unique, integrative approach. Michaella works with executives, educators, spiritual leaders, and creatives, focusing on stakeholder relationships, conflict resolution, value-driven leadership, and collaboration. She also contributes to the EMCC’s Centre for Excellence in Continuing Professional Development as a volunteer.

Veronica is a catalyst for change, partnering with organizations and individuals to build capacity aligned with their goals. With over 3500 coaching hours and extensive experience in business consulting, change, and transition management, she helps clients identify objectives, create strategies to overcome barriers, and enhance performance. Passionate about fostering growth, Veronica empowers individuals and organizations to become future-fit and thrive in an evolving landscape.

Tanaya is an ICF PCC, NLP, EI & Hogan Practitioner. She has spent 15 years in Management Education and L&D, now a Leadership Coach for the past three plus years. She is the cofounder of a Leadership Coaching Firm and has several Research Papers to her credit along with being a Mentor Coach at the University of Toronto. She has coached over 140 individuals from diverse nationalities and conducted group coaching sessions for more than 700 professionals from reputed MNCs and Fortune 500 companies.

Swasti, a personal transformation specialist, brings three decades of experience across manufacturing, aviation, IT, technology, F&B, and financial sectors. She coaches highly successful clients seeking to achieve a deeper sense of fulfillment and purpose. Using a focused, mindful, and exploratory approach, Swasti helps her clients enhance clarity, relationships, resilience, and overall wellbeing while navigating complex work-life challenges. Outside of coaching, she enjoys trekking, writing, teaching mindfulness, and mentoring new coaches.

Dr. Sumita C. Ummat, a Master Certified Coach (MCC) with 2500+ coaching hours, brings 24+ years of experience, including 17 years in IT and Telecom multinationals. Co-founder of a consulting firm focused on leadership and wellbeing, she specializes in coaching senior executives to align actions with business objectives. Her clients span 29 countries and industries like IT, finance, and telecom. Certified in Emotional Intelligence and psychometric tools like Hogan and DiSC, Sumita fosters self-awareness and impactful leadership. Honored as one of HRD Congress’s “100 Most Influential Coaching Leaders,” she mentors women entrepreneurs through the Cherie Blair Foundation.

Stephany has more than 15 years’ experience in various sectors and countries, including as an entrepreneur rewarded by the Catalonian Government in Spain. Being a coach since 2016, she specializes her coaching practice around non-verbal communication, relationships and leadership at work. She is also an Embodiment facilitator, a psychopractitioner and mentor since 2020. With more than 1000 hours of training and 1200 hours of practice, she is has the PCC credential from the ICF.

Sivine, a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) and Professional Certified Coach (PCC), brings 25 years of corporate experience to her coaching practice. With over 1500 coaching hours, she helps individuals in the corporate sphere align with their internal values, uncover strengths, and achieve fulfillment. Sivine specializes in personal development, leadership, and executive coaching, inspiring growth and resilience. Infusing joy into her work, she recharges through walking, yoga, boxing, and connecting with music or a captivating audiobook.

Selin is a certified coach specializing in individuals, executives, groups, and teams. With over 20 years of corporate leadership experience across the globe, she has expertise in HR transformation, change management, and system implementations. Certified in Personal Resilience and a practitioner of the Lewis Method Deep Democracy, Selin excels in supporting individuals and organizations navigating transformations, challenges, and conflicts. Her coaching fosters growth, resilience, and impactful outcomes in dynamic environments.

Sabine grew up in a family-owned enterprise. Today, she is still on board as a director of this enterprise with operations in EMEA. She obtained a Master in Business Management. She worked for over 12 years for ExxonMobil in European management positions and gained experience in leadership and people management in Belgium, the Netherlands, France and the US. In 2000 she founded her Executive and Business coaching enterprise. She has 25 years of coaching experience with Fortune 500 companies with 14000 executive coaching hours on her counter. She has the MCC credential from the ICF since 2013.

Pedro Pinto is a Certified Executive Coach with 17 years of leadership experience in international, multicultural environments. Specializing in helping clients overcome roadblocks and achieve their goals, Pedro draws on his background as a CIO in the corporate tech world, offering deep insights into navigating complex organizations and cross-functional teams. With expertise in IT, Marketing, Neuropsychology, and Business Administration, Pedro employs a solution-focused approach to uncover blind spots and create actionable strategies. Transitioning to coaching nearly a decade ago, he empowers clients to identify priorities, take action, and thrive. Pedro coaches in English, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, both virtually and face-to-face.

Patricia, an ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC), brings over 30 years of experience in People Development across Education, Management Consulting, and IT industries. With 4,500+ hours of coaching, she has worked with clients worldwide, specializing in business and leadership topics. At IESE Business School, Patricia coaches C-suite executives, mid-level managers, and MBA students. Beyond coaching, Patricia is a facilitator and educator, designing ICF-accredited programs and delivering leadership courses for the judiciary. She also volunteers, offering coaching to individuals in challenging circumstances, such as homelessness. Holding a degree in Hispanic Philology and an MBA, Patricia enriches her coaching with her diverse expertise. She is fluent in Spanish, English, French, and Catalan.

Özlem Sarioglu, a PCC-certified Executive Coach, began her coaching career at PricewaterhouseCoopers before transitioning to professional coaching in 2007. She specializes in leadership development, communication training, and digital coaching program design. As the first Voice Dialogue expert coach in Turkey, she serves as an international trainer for the Institute for Transformational Psychology (ITP) and has led workshops for ICF coaches globally. Currently, Özlem leads the Digital & AI Centre for Excellence for EMCC Global. With diverse certifications, she helps individuals align their growth with their inner values, fostering self-expression and impactful contributions.

Having 22 years of experience in international corporate banking and over 10 in management, Olena is armed with financial education and an MBA. As a PCC ICF coach and Inspirational Speaker holding an "International Toastmasters diploma“, Business, Life, and Executive Coach, Olena is dedicated to unlocking individual and professional greatness, strategic thinking, decision-making, communication, presentation, and team coaching skills. With 900+ hours of 1-1 coaching experience, she brings managerial skills, intuition, and emotional awareness. As a Certified Master of meditation and Taoist practices, she helps individuals accept their individuality and achieve balance in life.

Marcella is a Team Effectiveness Specialist Coach and Cross-Cultural Consultant, dedicated to helping teams and leaders gain clarity, strengthen communication, and turn strategy into results. A Master Certified Coach (MCC), she holds certifications in Co-Active Professional Coaching (CPCC), Organization Relationships Systems at Work, and DISC Communication Styles and Motivators. As an Advanced Practitioner of the Team Diagnostic Survey, Marcella specializes in driving improved team performance and fostering impactful leadership.

Maite is a professional coach (PCC by ICF) with over 5 years of coaching experience, supporting humans to grow and thrive through their life challenges. Her background as a journalist supports now her clients to best communicate with themselves and others. Maite is trained in Relationship (ORSCC) Somatic (Strozzi Institute) and in Wingwave Coaching (focus on emotions, PTSD and Trauma). She is also a Conscious Breathing Coach and Trainer and works as a Corporate Women’s Leadership Facilitator.

With 20+ years of experience in corporate marketing and nonprofit leadership, coaching, and consultancy, Madalina brings a wealth of perspectives to fostering positive changes in her clients' work lives. Holding two master's degrees in business and psychology, she is a Senior Practitioner and Professional Certified Coach with 1500 hours of coaching experience, guiding first-time leaders to seasoned executives and teams toward sustainable growth. She empowers her clients to leverage their strengths and individuality to redesign their careers and create better work-life integration; to become more conscious leaders and effectively support their teams.

Lucía Mayor, PCC-certified coach, aligns professionals' career goals with personal aspirations through reflective and creative guidance. With 15+ years in tech giants like eBay and Yahoo!, she offers expertise in e-commerce, sales, and marketing, fostering holistic organizational understanding. Lucía provides bilingual coaching (Spanish/English) leveraging her extensive corporate experience. Her coaching style focuses on unleashing clarity and action for clients, facilitating their journey towards success.

Loïg supports people and teams in transition through change of career, going to the next level or overcoming an obstacle. 15 years in global corporations, startups and establishing a business exposed him to the operation of organizations and their leaders. With a background of software engineering, project management and human resources he learned adaptation, thoroughness and listening. His motto is to combine doing with being.

Laura Balaci has 20 years of leadership experience in international business, with global corporations such as Oracle and Fujitu-ICL. As a coach, Laura works with executives, leaders, individual contributors, and teams. She is also contributing to the development of the coaching profession as a Certified Mentor Coach and Coaching Supervisor. Holding a coach credential from both ICF and EMCC, and more than 1700 hours of coaching experience with over 400 clients from 21 countries across 4 continents.

With over two decades of experience in profit and non-profit organizations, Katerina specializes in leadership development and co-creating engaging work environments. Katerina holds MSc Degree in Coaching, Supervision and Organizational Development and is PCC & EMCC SP accredited coach. She has trained clients from 40+ countries, delivering 500+ workshops and providing 2500+ coaching hours. Having lived in Sarajevo, Skopje, Hong Kong and Vienna Katerina brings a rich blend of personal experiences and a global perspective to her work.

John works with leaders looking to expand their horizons, develop confidence and move into a place of self-authority and ease. He spent over 30 years working in creative industries and takes this experience into his expansive approach and curiosity for ‘what’s possible?’. John’s Coaching is supportive, good humoured, and intuitive, whilst keeping conversations goal orientated and not shying away from challenging issues.

Jameela Korek is a Leadership and Transformational Coach (PCC) with over 30 years of professional experience in Sales, Marketing, Commercialization, Learning & Development, and Talent Management. She began her career in the pharmaceutical industry, spending 23 years in commercial roles before transitioning to regional and global managerial positions in Talent Management and Learning & Development. Jameela has coached and mentored senior executives throughout her career and now runs her own consulting and coaching practice. With a holistic approach to coaching, she helps clients unlock their inner potential and achieve their dreams. Jameela holds a PCC credential from ICF and has completed over 2000 hours of coaching.

Irina Musuc has over 7 years of expert coaching and a track record of over 2000 hours. Certified career coach, executive coach, corporate trainer, member of the International Association for Counselling (IAC) and an NLP practitioner. Solid background in PR, communication and public speaking. Irina is a dedicated member of the International Toastmasters Club for the past 12 years. Irina offers tailor made trainings in communications/public speaking, leadership and career advancement. She loves facilitating change, helping people rediscover their power, authenticity and true value. What fuels her is her unwavering commitment to serving others.

H. Bahar Zengingönül, a PCC-certified Professional Coach, brings extensive experience from system optimization and HR management roles at Karsan, Coats Textiles, Beymen, Eval, Vestel, and Yeni Karamursel. Inspired by her early connection to nature and her passion for understanding people, Bahar focuses on creating systems that emphasize fairness and highlight contributions. Her coaching philosophy, “paving the way,” helps individuals realize their creativity, flexibility, and potential while achieving life balance. Bahar also mentors and supervises new coaches, fostering growth in the coaching community.