Having worked with Olympic and Paralympic athletes for the last twenty five years, I bring a blend of academic research and practical experience to my role as a Life Design Coach, currently pursuing a PhD in Career assistance programmes for athletes and exploring the role of identity. My coaching approach focuses on holistic development, supporting individuals through education, career transitions, and personal growth, helping them to thrive.
Swiss-American executive coach and award-winning columnist with 20+ years of international experience. Coaching since 2016, specializing in guiding creative and driven professionals to be more efficient in designing the life and work they want. Inspired by great-uncle, philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce, to explore human behavior.
Julie is a dedicated coach who is passionate about supporting clients in empowering themselves to feel strong and powerful in both their minds and bodies. With a unique approach that combines personal growth and wellness coaching, goal setting, and habit building.
With over 20 years of Yoga teaching, leadership, and facilitation experience, Courtney helps her clients approach work, life, and well-being from an embodied perspective. She offers three coaching options: Yoga Lifestyle Coaching applies Yoga principles and practices to your day-to-day life. Courtney completed Akhanda Yoga Life Coaching Training in 2018 with somatic psychotherapist, Yoga Life Coach and senior Yoga Teacher Trainer Robin Campbell. Designing your Life Coaching applies a human-centred, design thinking approach to designing a life and a work life you love. Courtney became a “Designing your Life” certified coach in 2021. Holistic Wellbeing Coaching offers a tailored approach to overall wellbeing in mind and body, so you can focus your energy more effectively and achieve your goals. Courtney became a certified Holobody coach in 2023, as well as a certified Integral Associate Coach in 2024. In line with Mahaa’s mission of inclusive and barrier free access to wellbeing, we offer sliding scale pricing coaching services. If you are interested, please contact Courtney at info@mahaayoga.com for a free, 15-min introductory session.
Carol is an award – winning entrepreneur, career coach, writer and Stanford MedX speaker. She is a coach for several international entrepreneurship/leadership programmes and designed a coaching/mentoring approach based on her research with innovators. Carol works with clients who want to design a portfolio career, start up business or build a new creative life for health & wellbeing. Passionate about helping individuals explore innovative and creative pathways to success she has incorporated the Design Your life and Strengthscope methodology in her 3 step coaching framework.
I’m a 12-year accredited Gestalt psychotherapist and EMDR therapist. I’ve worked in private practice, for prestigious private clinics and for residential treatment centres. Most recently I taught on the MA programme at the Gestalt Centre, London. I originaly specialised in trauma. Whilst Design Your Life coaching is not psychotherapy, I’ve the expertise to help you truly eliminate deep-rooted negative beliefs that are sabotaging your fulfillment out of awareness. As a mixed heritage brown woman, it’s important to me to support you in your diversity to craft a fulfilling life. In particular if you have picked up unhelpful negative beliefs due to your identity process being marginalised.
I am a passionate Certified Career & Wellness Coach, dedicated to serving Professional Women in the field of Humanitarian Aid & International Development. My mission is to help them discover, design and grow careers they love, while avoiding burnout and prioritizing what truly matters to them. Many of my clients often stand at career crossroads, searching for increased flow, balance, and fulfillment. With over 23 years of experience in this field, including 7 years with international NGOs and 16 years at the UN, I understand the rewards and challenges of this profession. I also understand what it means to be at a crossroads and have personally experienced the process of re-designing work and life for greater alignment and fulfillment. These experiences uniquely position me to support my clients in thriving both at work and in their personal lives. Today I firmly believe that everyone deserves a fulfilling career without compromising their well-being or life’s priorities. I am also committed to the idea that every child and family we serve in this field deserves a healthy and vibrant workforce. My professional background in Public Health, combined with certifications in Wellness Coaching, Co-Active Coaching (CPCC), and Design Your Life Coaching, equips me with a diverse set of tools and expertise to support and empower my clients to (re)connect with themselves, (re)ignite their inner potential, explore new opportunities, make resonant choices, and walk their path with confidence and care. I maintain the highest standards of professionalism and ethical conduct and am accredited by the International Federation of Coaches (ACC).
Sylvie is a Service Designer and Life Design Coach with a knack for behavior change and systems thinking. As a designer, Sylvie uses creativity and curiosity to center real human needs in the design of public health and social services. She enjoys creating experiences that foster habit, prevention, and connection as foundations of wellness. Some of her current and previous work has focused on mental health crisis responses and housing stability.
Stefania Brucini is the first and only Productivity Coach in Italy who helps entrepreneurs, solopreneurs and freelancers to give more value to their time, to be more productive applying their strengths and leveraging on their happiness, creating time and energy in every life domain. Her philosophy about productivity is from the perspective of value, strengths and happiness. She operates in Italy and online giving workshops, coaching and speeches. The main goal of her work is to help clients in creating value for a meaningful life. Stefania works also in the corporate world, helping managers and entrepreneurs to identify their strengths, to be more happy and therefore more productive. She is the podcast author and host of “Valorizza il tuo tempo” (it means: “value your time”): a podcast listened to by over 140,000 people. She has been included by Spotify Italy in the list of the most interesting female podcasters of the moment. She is the founder of Simple Tiny Shifts®: a new planning method that helps stop procrastinating what really matters in life.
Dr. Mariyam Ahmed is a registered clinical psychologist. She believes in providing a genuine, empathic and non- judgmental space for her clients to identify and follow their life and career goals. She aims to provide a collaborative environment to develop strategies to meet each individual’s unique goals. Dr. Ahmed supports clients in developing and working on their clearly defined goals and facilitates building of skills that can be applied long term. Dr. Ahmed has a practice in downtown Toronto and believes in providing a highly personalized approach, tailored to each of her client’s individual needs, and to help attain the goals they’re striving for. If you’re looking for extra support and guidance or you are just ready to move in a new direction in your life, Dr. Ahmed looks forward to working with you.
Hello! I work with individuals seeking more balance, curiosity, kindness, and ease in their daily lives. I help clients to: – Manage stress and enhance well-being (physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually) – Make practical shifts (at work and in life) for greater alignment with what matters most to you – Address burnout and caregiving fatigue – Expand upon and customize self-care and stress relief strategies – Learn and apply tools from Life Design, self-compassion, mindfulness, and yoga – Set and meet goals for greater satisfaction and flourishing I bring an embodied and integrative approach to coaching, drawing from my experience as a certified Designing Your Life Coach and Facilitator, Certified Mindful Self-Compassion Teacher, Wellness and Health Coach, Yoga and Mindfulness teacher, and my Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Working together, we will find a path that is authentic and organic, centered on you, your values, and your goals. Prior to becoming a coach and facilitator I served as a staff therapist for college students at Vassar College and in leadership roles in development and fundraising. To learn more, please visit heathershaughnessy.com.
I grew up in a small town in northern Vietnam where the prevailing belief was that the path to a better life was through a university education. However, after graduating, I realized that universities do not provide us with the tools to create a fulfilling life; we must do something else. In my pursuit of transitioning into Data Analytics, I dedicated two years to self-study. I discovered that design thinking plays a vital role in data analytics, enabling us to tackle complex problems and craft outstanding solutions. Just as we design innovative products, we should also design our own lives to enhance them. Today, I proudly serve as the founder of UniGap, an organization with a mission to close the gap between university and the workplace. We offer personalized coaching programs to equip students with the right mindset and skills to secure a successful career in the tech industry. My goal is to empower individuals to achieve sustainable growth by applying a design-oriented approach to their lives. In my coaching practice, I prioritize empathy, authenticity, a growth mindset, the courage to take action, and creative problem-solving as key elements in helping people achieve their goals.
Experience • American Association of Physician Leaders Physician Certifying Commission in Medical Management (CPE) • Georgetown University certificate in Leadership Coaching. • International Coaching Federation. Professional Coaching approach The central tenet of my coaching style is empathetically partnering with clients to discover insight into what barriers keep them from reaching aspirational goals. Creating a present and trusting relationship allows thoughtful and challenging exploration for your leadership or career journey. • Professional individualized goal directed coaching. • Using evidence-based practices, and neuro-science foundations. • Collaboratively, we will explore personalized action plans for the challenges you face • Innovative leadership skill development. • Focus areas include: building resilience, addressing burn-out, leveraging fulfilling work and life
A Wisconsin native, Nick attended the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, as a first-generation college student. During his undergraduate experience, he found a passion for serving and helping others. This passion led Nick to continue his education at Mississippi State University, where he earned a Master of Science in Counselor Education with an emphasis in College Counseling. Nick has spent the last fifteen years of his professional career helping students navigate the landscape of higher education. He has worked for large land grant institutions, small state schools, and private faith-based institutions. His roles have included work in housing, counseling, career services, academic advising, summer bridge programs, first-year experience, orientation, academic support, and student success. As a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, he helps individuals activate their natural talents, abilities, and ways of thinking into productive and purposeful ways of living. Nick currently works and lives in Nashville, TN, where he serves graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at Vanderbilt University.
Permsit Lamprasitipon, Ph.D. is a Human-Centered Design evangelist, and also a counseling psychologist. He is an instructor/facilitator for Designing Your Life for both private and government sectors, based in Bangkok, Thailand. His specialties included the application of Designing Your Life in corporates setting, for instance, how to create engaging work culture, how to coach team with DYWL, how to enhance well-being of individual and team via DYL. During the past 4 years, he has served more than 50+ organizations in Thailand, with more than 3,000+ participants. In addition, he is also a certified Employee Stress Management program from Stanford University. So if If you are looking for practical ideas and tools in building a more engaging working culture via Designing Your Life in Thailand and Southeast Asia, whether it is for preparing a changing workforce landscape or strengthening your core working culture, please feel free to contact him.
Melissa Soza Fees, Ph. D, is a clinical psychologist who combines the best of positive psychology with two powerful and proven frameworks that enable human flourishing including Design Your Life (DYL) & Gallup Strengths. It starts within each of our relationships such as family and friendships and within our organizations as managers and colleagues. StrengthsLearning provides a proven and flexible model that is customized to work with organizations of all types. Dr. Fees brings deep expertise and practical insights that enable individuals and organizations to benefit from both strengths-based and design first mindsets.
I’m Dr. Sophie Lorn-Clifford, a dedicated naturopathic and functional medicine doctor, wellness consultant/coach, and the founder of LiveWHOLE Wellness. My passion lies in helping individuals attain optimal health and resilience in mind, body, and spirit, unlocking full potential for healing. My journey has taken me around the world, studying longevity habits in Japan, exploring medicinal plants in Italy, and discovering the healing properties of hot springs in Germany and Iceland. I earned my doctorate at Bastyr University, including a certification in medically supervised water fasting during a residency at True North Health Center. I integrate this knowledge into my LiveWHOLE model to provide my clients with the latest advances in integrative medicine. My holistic approach combines evidence-based medicine with complementary healing modalities to address physical and psychological roadblocks. The LiveWHOLE integrated health model grants clients access to wellness education, clinical excellence, and empowerment coaching for transformative healing and limitless potential. Born in a refugee camp and immigrating to the US, I saw the sacrifices my family made for the American dream at the expense of their health, which fuels my mission to help others who may be sacrificing their own health in order to achieve their dreams and serve others. My personal entrepreneurial journey alongside my husband has taught me how stress and suboptimal health can impact one’s potential, which is why I offer guidance to organizations and strive to support others in their pursuit of optimal health and life exploration. When I’m not working, I cherish time with my family and love exploring the world, embracing life design to the fullest. I’m excited to hear your story and help you on your journey towards optimal health, deep-rooted wellness, and a life of wholeness.
Lisa began questioning her relationship with alcohol in 2018. Struggling with undiagnosed Generalized Anxiety Disorder, she sought freedom from self-medicating with wine, but found traditional recovery programs misaligned with her values. Discovering the Naked Mind approach to alcohol-freedom, Lisa was able to break free from limiting beliefs and reconnect with a sense of purpose and joy.
A Samurai Sword Black Belt holder who represented Thailand in 2006 World Championship in Japan, Nash Siamwalla is Thailand’s forefront mindfulness specialist who has been to eighty-one, week-long meditation retreats. An author of 6 bestsellers in Thai and 1 in English, Nash is also a neuroscience enthusiast who has translated 4 neuroscience books from English and 1 from Japanese, including international bestseller, “Buddha’s Brain.” At present, when not working on his next book, modeling or giving keynotes, Nash is a guest lecturer and trainer on mindful leadership, the happiness mindset, successful aging and wellness. At 56, Nash is training to swim for the Thai national team for the upcoming Gay Games in Spain and serving as volunteer for motivational speaking events.
I’m a triple-certified Mindset and Life Design Coach, and I guide growth-driven professionals to elevate every area of their lives. With a unique work background spanning an 11-year tenure on Wall Street, including 8 years at Goldman Sachs, to the intense world of cooking at Michelin-starred restaurants in NYC, I deeply understand the challenges faced by many high-achievers. Like many, I’ve wrestled with feelings of settling for just being ‘fine’ and mistakenly treating constant busyness as a badge of honor. My journey of transformation has led me to become a Designing Your Life Certified Coach, a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, and a Certified Neuroencoding Specialist. Leveraging the wealth of these certifications and my personal experiences, I empower achievers to break free from limiting beliefs, re-energize their health, and use life design strategies to create an intentional and fulfilling life.
Nicole is a licensed psychologist and executive coach who has been practicing for nearly 25 years. She has a background in health and sport psychology and is passionate about working with leaders, teams, and organizations who are called to create and design flourishing communities and cultures. She enjoys rumbling with challenging situations, identifying opportunities for resilience during periods of adversity, and finding joy and zest in unexpected places and people. In addition to being a psychologist, Nicole served as a senior administrative leader in higher education for 15 years, overseeing health, mental health, fitness/recreation, and wellness operations. She has experience in leadership development, operations, strategy, finance, personnel management, and crisis management. Her current practice is focused on working with high-performing leaders and teams who are motivated to take an honest and deep look at themselves and their strengths, challenges, and areas for growth, knowing that who we are is fundamental to how we lead. To learn more about Nicole, visit: https://sewaneepsych.com/
Katie is a leadership coach, facilitator, and tenured professor. Using a combination of courageous leadership and design thinking, she works collaboratively with leaders to create high performing, human centered workplaces. As a leadership coach and performance consultant, she has worked with individuals and organizations to build sustainable cultures of excellence and wellbeing. Katie believes that anything is possible. She has witnessed this while working alongside people of multiple cultures, abilities and ways of being throughout her life. She is an experiential learner with an adventurous spirit, driven by curiosity and innovation. Katie recently co-founded WholeHealth Sport whose mission is to train and support coaches in creating cultures of mental wellbeing in sport. She is an experiential learner with an adventurous spirit, driven by curiosity and innovation. She is an active volunteer, energized by creating and supporting community-based programs utilizing sport and the arts for social change. Katie holds a doctoral degree in Counseling and Developmental Studies with a specialty in Performance and Sport Psychology from Boston University; Masters in Arts and Learning and Masters in Sport Psychology. She is also credentialed as a Dare to Lead™ Facilitator and in Positive Intelligence Coaching. Katie lives on the NorthShore of Boston, MA.
Emily Cornell helps Millennial and Gen X women tap into their courage, strength, and creativity through transitions and transformations.
Gaby is a social innovator interested in human development and education. She is the founder of The Life Experiment where she designs experiences for organizations to increase the well-being of their employees. She also helps individuals connect with themselves, their purpose, and design a life and business they love through coaching sessions, transformational online programs and personalized workshops.