100 Young Women Sharing their Stories about Life, Leadership, and their Future in the World.

What do you get when you put together two creative Erickson coaches with a passion for improving the lives of young women in the world? A project that will not only impact the lives of a 100 young women around the globe but also impact the lives of many in their communities.

We know that coaching can provide a space to dramatically improve the lives of adults. We know the powerful shifts that can happen when we assist adults in igniting their spirit and core values but what about youth?

Passion Foundation has been assisting young women using coaching techniques to find their value in the world since 2008. Hundreds of young women in the world have been impacted by coaching through our work. The transformations are moving and inspiring.

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Coach Interview with Stacy Townsend

Stacy Townsend

Name: Stacy Townsend
Practice Area: Executive Coaching
City: Copenhagen, Denmark

My impression of Stacy Townsend is precisely the way she describes herself, “I’ve got a big personality!”

A Canadian by birth but now living in Copenhagen with her Danish boyfriend, Stacy is a go getter. Along with her business partner Stephanie Keller (another Erickson TASC graduate) she owns her own coaching practice, S2 Strategic Skills (www.strategic-skills.com) where the focus is on corporate and executive coaching.
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Coach Interview with Olivier Eyraud

Olivier Eyraud

Name: Olivier Eyraud
Practice Area: Corporate Coaching
City: Paris, France

A Tangram is a Chinese dissection puzzle game consisting of seven geometric pieces, called tans, which can be put together in different ways to create an almost infinite number of larger shapes.

To Olivier Eyraud, it’s symbolic of Corporate Coaching, “You don’t need to break the pieces to create the shape you want. Everyone already has all the elements they need to succeed; they may just need a hand seeing and using those elements in a different way.” (more…)

Coach Interview with Gaby Da Silva

Gaby Da Silva

Name: Gaby Da Silva
Practice Area: Life and Business Coaching
City: Montreal, Quebec

Intelligent, ambitious, and brave, Gaby Da Silva was frustrated by the corporate world. Having just graduated with Honours from Concordia University in Montreal with her Bachelor’s Degree in Human Relations, she was young, determined, and ready to tackle the world. “I always wanted to make a difference, to change the world into a better place by helping people.” (more…)

Coach Interview with Luz del Carmen Odiardi

Name: Luz del Carmen Odiardi
Practice Area: Human Resources Consulting
City: Cuernavaca, México & Vancouver, B.C.

So what’s next for an HR and executive performance consultant sought after worldwide?

PhD Luz del Carmen Odiardi, affectionately known as “Tita”, has a dream… (more…)