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Welcome to Transformative Coaching with Ilona Brannen
Are you feeling stuck in your career or leadership journey? Are you facing challenges that prevent you from stepping into the leader you know you can be? It’s not uncommon to hit roadblocks, but I’m here to tell you that transformation is possible—and I’m here to help you achieve it.
I am Ilona Brannen, an executive coach and leadership development consultant with a passion for helping individuals like you become more self-aware, emotionally intelligent, and effective leaders. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, unsure about your next move, or struggling to inspire and lead your team, I have the tools, experience, and insight to guide you through your challenges.
Why I Do What I Do
Having gone through the struggles of feeling stuck myself, I understand how frustrating it can be when you're not where you want to be in your career or leadership journey. I’ve been there, and that’s why I trained as a coach—to help people break through those barriers and unlock their full potential.
The Transformation You’ll Experience
Through working with me, you will:
Unlock Greater Self-Awareness: Gain clarity on your strengths, areas for growth, and the ways you naturally lead.
Increase Emotional Intelligence: Develop deeper empathy, stronger communication skills, and a heightened sense of emotional regulation to improve your leadership effectiveness.
Be Empowered to Take Action: Gain the confidence and tools to make powerful decisions, take bold actions, and lead with clarity and purpose.
Whether you’re navigating a career change, managing a challenging team, or striving to reach the next level of leadership, I offer personalized coaching to help you overcome the obstacles that are holding you back. I provide the support, accountability, and encouragement needed to help you take the next step toward your goals.
Your Journey with Me
I know that true leadership begins with inner transformation. Through our work together, you’ll gain the mindset, skills, and emotional resilience to not only lead effectively, but to feel confident and fulfilled as you do so.
Having lived in London, Japan, Cuba, Italy, and the Netherlands, I bring a global perspective to my coaching—helping you develop the agility and resilience necessary to thrive in any environment. My diverse experiences have taught me how to stay adaptable in the face of challenges, a skill I bring into every coaching session.
Are You Ready for Change?
If you’re ready to make a lasting transformation and become the leader you were meant to be, I’m here to help. Let’s work together to create the change you want and hold you accountable every step of the way.
You don’t have to do it alone. Together, we’ll turn your aspirations into reality.
Feel free to reach out today to schedule a consultation or ask any questions. Let's embark on your transformation journey!
“Ilona supported our leadership team through several big moments of change for our business. She brings a highly effective mix of 1-on-1 leadership coaching, group coaching sessions and company-wide culture change workshops. It’s rare to find someone who can work on all of these levels and cater to a wide variety of backgrounds and styles along the way. After working with Ilona, I feel clearer and more invigorated about my own personal goals and she also helped me unlock a more productive relationship with my team. Our entire management team is much closer and more effective as a result of working with her.”
“Ilona is a great balance of empathetic, strategic, challenging and action-driven. It means you leave every session motivated with a clear set of actions. Working with her very often will give you new insights on how you’re approaching problems as she challenges you with empathy and clarity to try things differently. And her style also helps you feel confident that you have someone in your corner when it gets tough and lonely. I’d highly recommend working with Ilona if you’re looking to bring out your best! ”
“I worked with Ilona for 6 months in 2023 and found the whole experience incredibly helpful. She knows how to strike exactly the right balance between challenging vs supportive, offering helpful thoughts vs giving space to think and reflect. I am sure that I have become a better leader after working with her, and I still refer back to the notes I took during our conversations. Thank you Ilona!”
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“Working with Ilona was an edifying and empowering experience.
She has a rare ability to quickly understand core motivations and root causes and then pull together creative solutions from her vast experience across other companies, teams and platforms.
She has a sensitivity which is essential when navigating some of the corporate world’s most difficult topics and the tenacity to ensure positive change. It was a pleasure working together and I would highly recommend her. ”
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