Ana Maria's unique coaching approach is centered on partnership with her clients as she designs an empowerment process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential. Her goal is to help her clients envision the impossible, dive deeper into their own truth, and create a plan to support them in realigning their thoughts, feelings, and actions with what they truly want out of life.
Binod Shankar, a renowned executive coach and author of "Let's Get Real: 42 Tips for the Stuck Manager," available on Amazon and UAE bookstores, specializes in guiding professionals toward C Suite roles. Holding the ILM Level 7 coaching and mentoring qualification, he serves as an Industry Advisory Board Member at Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University, Dubai, fostering collaboration between academia and industry. Host of "The Real Finance Mentor" podcast, Binod offers insights into finance careers. With 30+ years of corporate and entrepreneurial experience, he mentors mid to senior-level finance professionals aspiring for executive positions. Binod frequently appears as a market analyst on Asharq News الشرق and CNBC Arabia, discussing macroeconomics and financial markets. His diverse career includes roles in industrial banking, audit with top firms, real estate development, and co-founding a leading CFA prep provider, recently acquired by Kaplan Inc. Binod is also a trainer, platform speaker, and angel investor.
As an executive and leadership coach, Jennifer has dedicated her career to helping individuals increase self-awareness, align intent with impact, and drive organizational value and effectiveness. Her global footprint spans coaching across diverse leadership tiers in the Middle East, North Africa, India, the U.S., and Europe. Jennifer has more than two decades of leadership experience across various industries for globally-recognized brands such as Mars Incorporated, LBrands/Victoria's Secret, The Federal Reserve Bank, Hult Executive Education, Nawah/ Emirates Nuclear Energy Company, and Chalhoub Group, where Jennifer last held the role of Director of Leadership Development overseeing leadership programs, talent programs, executive development, and coaching services, along with oversight of +70 internal coaches. She has taught coaching masterclasses, communities of practice, and leader-as-coach training to embed coaching skills organizationally and elevate organizational performance. She earned her M.Sc. in Industrial/ Organizational Psychology from Kansas State University, where she graduated summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA.
Prof. (Dr.) Premankur Das is a seasoned business leader, CHRO, and thought leader with over 28 years of experience in Human Resources, leadership, and corporate strategy. He is the best-selling author of The Journey from EI to AI: Mankind Redefined, which examines the evolving intersection of emotional intelligence and artificial intelligence. As the CEO of PMA, a premier life skills and HR consulting firm, Dr. Das spearheads transformative HR strategies and technology-driven solutions across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. A TEDx speaker, podcast host, and coach, he is recognized for his people-first leadership approach and his expertise in leadership, mental wellness, and AI in HR. With a blend of humor and humanity, Dr. Das challenges traditional perspectives and offers innovative insights on the future of work, inspiring growth and change in business and HR practices globally.
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