Before I became a coach, I spent 16 years inside the machine — leading teams, navigating corporate politics, managing up and across, and figuring out what it really means to be effective (not just busy). I know what it feels like to be the capable one in the room who still wonders what’s next, or how it is to feel like you have a lot to say, yet missing the confidence to be heard when it matters.

That experience is what I bring to every coaching conversation. In addition to all the theory and expertise, real lived knowledge of the complexity, pressure, and possibility of professional life at every level.

“I coach where personal meets professional.”

I’m Olyana, and for over 9 years I’ve coached executives, leaders, and professionals through some of the most important transitions and challenges of their careers. My work sits at the intersection of who you are and what you do — because the two are inseparable. I coach where personal meets professional.

What we work on together

Leadership development > Become the leader you’d want to follow, with your own authentic style.

Career transitions > Navigate pivots, promotions, and new roles with clarity and confidence.

Strategy > Get out of the weeds and think clearly about where you’re going.

Communication > Handle the hard conversations with colleagues, teams, and yourself.

My approach

My coaching style is collaborative and honest: I’ll support you and challenge you when that’s what you need. We don’t just talk about what’s happening; we get to the root of it and build something real from there.

I believe your values are your compass. When your actions align with what genuinely matters to you, everything else — performance, confidence, fulfillment — follows. So we start there, and we build outward.

Some facts about me

My Education

🌿 Cognitive Behavioral Coaching Certification
🌿 Gallup Certified Strengths Coach with CliftonStrengths
🌿 Red Team Thinking (TM) – “Red Team Coaching”
🌿 AoEC – The Academy of Executive Coaching “Gestalt Coaching”
🌿 Global Team Coaching Institute (GTCI) “Getaway to team coaching”
🌿 Erickson Coaching International “The Art and Science of Coaching”
🌿 UCLA Davis “Leader as a Coach”
🌿 Zur Institute (Continued education for psychotherapists and health-care professionals) “Brain: Insights from Neuroscience”
🌿 Zur Institute (Continued education for psychotherapists and health-care professionals) “Motivational Interviewing: Foundations for change”
🌿 Marcia Reynolds “Keys to Breakthrough Coaching”
🌿 Master’s Degree in Project Management
🌿 Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology