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Hi, I’m Ilona
I am an execuitve coach and leadership development consultant who excels at helping people become more self aware, increase their emotional intelligence and become better leaders for themselves and thier teams.
I love helping people to think differently, feel better and take action towards being better leaders in the workplace.
I know exactly what it is like to feel like you are not where you want to be, or have stalled around a particular stage or idea of what you want to next. I have been there and that is why I trained as a coach to enable me to get unstuck and use my powers to help people with their lives.
A real life londoner, I appreciate the cosmopolitan and global outlook of my home town and bring that openness into my coaching with clients. Living overseas in Japan, Cuba, Italy and the Netherlands helped me to develop resilience and agility in my thinking and in going after my dreams.
Now I work with clients who are ready to make their transformation a reality and you need accountability, support and a great cheerleader to help you along the way.
“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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