Hi. I am Julie Guirado.
I am an Executive and Leadership coach. I work with driven individuals who are smart, curious about themselves and have a tremendous amount of untapped potential.
My aim, as a coach, is to help my clients increase their awareness of how they act, think and feel so that they can get unstuck and reach their most ambitious goals.
I work with people who are at an inflection point in their career - their scope of responsibilities has shifted, they recently got promoted, they are embarking on a new intiative or venture. Or simply, they have an inner feeling that there is something special about where they are now and what's next.
I tailor my work to their specific context and needs - and it often includes: leading highly effective teams, agile communication, cross-cultural management, imposter syndrome, emotional intelligence, organizational skills, developing a vision and developing one's brand.
I offer coaching services in English, French and Spanish.
Credentials
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General MBA, EGADE Business School at the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City, Mexico
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MSc in Management, ESSEC Business School, Paris, France
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Certificate in Executive Coaching, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
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Associate Certified Coach, International Coaching Federation
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Social and personality psychology classes, UC Berkeley, remote
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Organizational Psychology classes, Harvard University, remote
Testimonials
“With Julie's support I effectively led my team through change, honed in on my leadership style, and learned to trust my strengths. I've shifted measurably in our time together and can't recommend working with Julie enough - especially during organizational and career transitions.”
- Chief of Programs, International NGO
"COACHING WITH JULIE CHANGED MY LIFE. Before coaching, I was feeling scattered and confused. As a freelance writer, I felt pulled in a bunch of different directions and unsure where to put my energy. Coaching helped me to hone in on what is most important to me. It helped me to identify what often gets in my way. And then it helped me to find creative ways to work through and around and with all that inevitably comes up. I feel more focus, more ease, and more excitement moving forward."
- New York Times acclaimed writer
“Julie’s openness and way of being allowed me to consider some of the things that were holding me back. Together we explored these self limiting beliefs and as a result, I gained clarity and a path forward that I wouldn’t have had otherwise.”
- Former bank executive and current executive coach
“Working with Julie has been a vast improvement to how I approach my own career. She approaches the sessions with professionalism, but is also down to earth, and has insightful and direct observations that helped to guide the coaching program and ensure it's useful. She's helped to change my perspective on work, provided recommendations of articles and podcasts that were useful tools, and helped me challenge the narrative I'm telling myself. I highly recommend working with Julie as a coach.”
- Controller, International NGO
“Julie has a unique talent for active listening and insightful reflection. Her ability to distill my thoughts into clear, actionable insights has been invaluable. With her guidance, I've confidently navigated through challenging work situations and gained a deeper understanding of my strengths and areas for improvement. Julie is direct yet compassionate with her feedback and her use of humor has made addressing difficult topics surprisingly engaging. I will look back on my time with Julie very fondly. It's been like therapy for work but with a lot more laughs and a lot less tears. I wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone seeking meaningful and transformative coaching.”
- Senior Director, Tech company
“Julie’s analytical mind is one of a kind, and she helped me walk through complex situation in many occasions. Having her by my side as a startup founder, in a cross-cultural environment, is a true strength.”
- Startup founder, Seed start up
“Julie helped me change how I look at the world and improve my actions, which in turn, has improved the outcomes for me and others. She helped me gain clarity so that I can live more intentionally and become more proactive in deciding how I show up everyday.”
- Senior Team Leader, Oracle
“Julie has been an invaluable resource in my transition to managing a team and moving to a new department within the organization. The pace of change was overwhelming and she was able to help me create a habit for prioritizing intentionally and communicating clearly with internal stakeholders. Even when I was not able to articulate the issues I was facing, Julie was very perceptive and helped me to verbalize some underlying tension between the role I thought I needed to do with the one I wanted. I would advocate for her services for anyone going through a major transition or promotion.”
- Senior Team Leader, charity: water
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