OUR TEAM

Steliana van de Rijt-Economu – Founder &CEO

Steliana is an internationally awarded author and a seasoned leadership consultant with twenty years of cross-cultural working experience in multinationals such as Shell, Vodafone, Nike and Kraft.  A mother herself, she lived and worked with her young family in three different countries experiencing first-hand the pressures that society places on women, especially as they become mothers. Her personal experience fuelled her passion for researching the impact of parenting on women’s personal leadership by  interviewing mothers of different cultures, professions and age groups. A selection of those life stories have been included in the ‘Mothers as Leaders‘ book and formed the inspiration for the ‘Mothers as Leaders.Dare to Dream’ development framework and the (virtual)workshop that she currently conducts in companies worldwide.

Irina Palarie – Transformational Coach

Irina has over 20 years’ experience in HR management, working across industries for major companies such as Citigroup and Danone, within and outside Romania. With more than 200 coaching hours conducted just in the past two years, Irina has an active career as an executive transformational coach using her skills to support both businesses and individuals’ success. In 2019 she shifted her career focus from people’s growth within organizations to people reaching their life’s potential by starting a Psychology bachelor’s degree alongside her HR consulting and coaching practice. In her personal life, she enjoys juggling with a
complexity of roles: happy mother of 2, wife, daughter, sister, godmother, pets’ owner, friend etc., feeling forever grateful and blessed.