Elena GALLIANO

Hi my name is Elena, born and raised in Italy and then lived in Paris, Washington DC, Rome, Berlin, Tunis . I am an international development expert , worked for major international organizations such as the United nations, the World Bank, across Africa, Eastern Europe, and the US. I have recently relocated from Tunis to Berlin ! Raised 3 trilingual daughters, adopted 3 street dogs, speak 3 language fluently. As a Certified coach I call myself an empowerment and transition coach and these 3 words summarize the very essence of my coaching: grounding, empowering, transitioning. In my jobs with the United Nations, World Bank, and German development cooperation, I focused on creating environments where voices are heard and Community or personal potential is realized, often through assessing needs and tapping into the aspirations of diverse groups or individuals to design meaningful activities and solutions. My focus included social inclusion, empowerment of vulnerable groups, and gender equity. This extensive international work has profoundly shaped how I coach today. I bring the same skills in surfacing underlying needs and aspirations to individual and team development, channeling that same care and engagement into supporting empowering journeys. My practice combines deep listening, structured methodologies, and a steadfast belief in each person's capacity for meaningful growth when their priorities are clear and their voices heard. Being a certified yoga teacher allows me when needed to combine breathing , meditation, mindfulness and yoga practice to my coaching as a means of calming the mind, grounding, finding presence that allows deep discovery processes