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Approach
My coaching brings together the rigor of top certifications, the Grit & Grace method I developed, and two decades of leading business transformations. I help leaders uncover blind spots, shift perspectives, and tackle complex challenges with resilience and empathy — creating change that lasts where it matters most.
Session flow
Step 1
Chemistry Call
Motivation Check
Every coaching journey starts with a 20‑minutes chemistry call.
This is where we explore your motivation and willingness to face what truly matters.
Coaching only works if both sides feel the partnership is right and if you’re ready to go beyond surface issues and meet the real challenges head-on.
I’ll clarify the enquiry you want to tackle, define what success looks like, and agree how progress will be measured. You’ll get a feel for my style – direct questions, no theatre – and I’ll confirm whether coaching is the right intervention for your context. If there’s a fit, we lock the first session and ground rules (confidentiality, cadence, logistics) so we can get to work with focus from day one.
Step 2
Coaching Sessions
Work on Core Enquiry
Once the fit is there, we dive into focused coaching sessions.
Depending on your needs, this can be a one-off tactical session for an urgent challenge or a longer journey spanning several months to create deep, lasting change.
Every session meets you exactly where you are and takes you closer to where you want to be.
These coaching sessions support C-suite executives, senior leaders, and high-potential managers working through complex issues. Leaders learn practical techniques to develop leadership skills, executive presence, and confident decision making while solving real challenges.
Step 3
In-Between Sessions
Real Change in Action
The real shift happens between sessions, when you put insights into practice.
It’s your responsibility to apply what we’ve agreed. reflect on outcomes, and bring your enquiry back to the next session for further work. Your courage to have tough conversations, make new choices, and test new behaviours drives the transformation.
Progress is made in the room, then lived in your day-to-day. Coaching gives you clarity and tools, your actions turn them into results.
Practising in the live environment builds executive presence, sharpens judgement, and makes accountability routine, so each session starts further ahead and goes deeper, faster.
COACHING METHOD
GRIT & GRACE
Coaching Without Limits
This video reveals the heart of the Grit & Grace coaching method — a flexible, multi-method style designed for today’s fast-moving leadership challenges. Watch as four powerful coaching frameworks come together to meet leaders where they are, uncover hidden dynamics, and adapt in real time to whatever surfaces in the session. It’s coaching built for complexity, change, and growth.
It’s coaching built for complexity, change, and growth.
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“I came to Svetlana convinced I needed a COO to absorb my overload, but I couldn’t explain my hesitation. In one session her coaching skills helped me build self-awareness and see the real issue wasn’t workload — it was my avoidance of brewing conflicts in the leadership team. That insight flipped my plan: instead of hiring a buffer, I scheduled frank one-on-ones and cleared the tension myself. Her executive coaching helped me navigate complexity fast — direct, challenging, and instantly practical.”
“I used to shrink in big meetings because I believed that ‘interrupting is rude.’ Svetlana’s questions reframed that rule and built my emotional intelligence. Once I saw the pattern, I started contributing and my self-confidence rose. This is leadership development that delivers new perspectives I could use the next morning.”
“I dreaded confronting our founding CEO about stepping aside; I was sure tough governance moves always destroy relationships. Through targeted role-plays, Svetlana’s coaching style gave me the guidance to set clear objectives and hold the line with respect. The result: a smooth transition and trust intact — proof that with the right coach, great leaders can make hard calls well. Svetlana’s blend of sharp strategy and steady empathy turned a minefield into a milestone.”
“I came to Svetlana frustrated: my meticulously crafted vision wasn’t landing with the team. In her calm ‘thinking space’ I realised the vision wasn’t the problem — my top-down delivery was. Her coaching relationship and coaching experience focused on enabling leaders: we co-created next steps, ownership rose, and personal development turned a stalled plan into momentum. Engagement spiked within a quarter.”
“Our company had rocketed 200% a year, then suddenly stalled. In a focused two-month programme with Svetlana, we saw every team sprinting toward its own version of success. She realigned us around one milestone, cascaded KPIs, and clarified ownership across the organisation. With cross-functional participants truly aligned, we doubled revenue in twelve months and enhanced execution discipline.”
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Demos
DEMO COACH SESSION
From Chaos to Clarity A CEO’s Turning Point in 30 Minutes.
Watch how a real coaching session uncovers the hidden dilemma behind
“time management” struggles. This unfiltered demo session starts with a CEO convinced his problem is time management. What unfolds instead is a
raw exploration of leadership fears, hidden blind spots, and a game-changing insight that shifts his entire approach to people, priorities, and growth.
It’s a moment every leader will recognise, but few dare to face head-on.
INDIVIDUAL client
INDIVIDUAL client
Leadership Tensions Resolved in One Session
A CEO, overwhelmed by workload, believed hiring a COO was the only solution.
He wanted to explore: “How can I free up my time without losing control over key decisions?”
The perceived problem was workload. The root cause was unaddressed conflicts creating operational noise and bottlenecks.
Instead of hiring a buffer role, the CEO initiated direct one-on-one conversations with his team, resolving tensions and restoring decision flow himself — a faster, more cost-effective solution.
INDIVIDUAL client
INDIVIDUAL client
Smooth CEO Transition, Stronger Board Alignment
A lead shareholder needed to discuss succession with the founding CEO but feared it would damage trust: “Can I make a tough governance decision without destroying relationships?”
He equated principled decisions with personal conflict, assuming firmness and empathy couldn’t coexist.
Through targeted role-plays, he learned to combine clarity with respect. The result: a smooth CEO transition, stronger governance, and trust intact across the organisation.
Individual Services
Frequently Asked Questions
From services and approach to credentials and coaching fit – explore the most asked questions on my FAQ Page, or turn to my Coach Concierge for clarity on your specific enquiry.
If you’re facing a decision, transition, or repeating frustration that you can’t untangle alone, coaching is likely the right step. The chemistry call helps test that fit before you commit.
We explore your motivation and the challenge you’re bringing. You’ll get a feel for my style, and I’ll check if coaching is the right fit for you at this moment.
A single session tackles an urgent issue fast. A course helps shift deeper patterns over time. A strategy pack combines big-picture planning with quarterly check-ins to keep you accountable.
Some shifts happen in the very first session – a blind spot uncovered, a decision clarified. Lasting change takes repetition and practice, which is why courses or supervision keep progress on track.
The prices for the Services are provided in downloadable brochures available on the respective Service pages and represent the authoritative and up-to-date pricing at all times.
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