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We Build Trust Through Character and Competence
Bring on Elite Facilitators to Thrive in a Congenial Working Culture
Where Character Fuels Success
ICM Coaches and Educators
Dr. Iftikhar Nadeem, MCC
Iftikhar Nadeem has founded Institute of Coaching & Mentoring and directs coaching training programs. Iftikhar is an executive leadership coach and coach trainer. He has conducted ACTP level coach training programs. Iftikhar is very grateful for opportunities to coach people ranging from students, homemakers, corporate leaders, entrepreneurs and members of the royal family.
Prior to his coaching passion, he led various large scale organizational transformation and/or change management programs. Iftikhar has supervised several leadership development programs, strategy and governance initiatives, and led several transformations of human resources functions.
He has a BS in industrial engineering from NED University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan and then had an MS in systems engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia. Currently, Iftikhar is a PhD candidate in Leadership Coaching at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.
Earlier, he has completed his executive education at both London Business School and INSEAD, France. Iftikhar has attended his ACTP coach training program at Institute of Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) in New York City prior to obtaining his Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential from International Coaching Federation (ICF).
PhD in Leadership Coaching, Executive Education (LBS & INSEAD)
Dr. Leni Wildflower, PCC
Leni has more than 25 years experience as an executive coach, author and educator working in the US, UK, Europe, China and Latin America. Her passion as a coach is to inspire clients to reach new levels of clarity and effectiveness. She is one of the ‘thought leaders’ worldwide on coaching as a profession, a discipline and a craft.
She is an innovator – designing, developing and delivering the ground-breaking program of coach training, Evidence-Based Coaching, at Fielding Graduate University, USA. Leni is an expert on how to combine theory with coaching practice.
Leni also works as an executive coach, focusing both on C-suite executives as well as managers. Her corporate clients include Cowan International, Sony PlayStations, The National Institute of Health, WhiteWave Foods, Getty Images, Whirlpool International, Prudential Life Insurance Company, BP, HBO Films, Center For Creative Leadership, First Data Corporation, Walt Disney Productions, CNN, US Investigations Services, California Association of Independent Schools, Prince of Wales Trust, Laura Ashley Foundation, Goldcrest Pictures (UK), and Santa Barbara County Management.
In addition, Leni works in conjunction with the International Coaching Federation to assist individuals in designing and accrediting coach training programs. With former ICF president Diane Brennan, Leni co-edited The Handbook of Knowledge-Based Coaching: From Theory to Practice, which was published by John Wiley and Sons in 2011 and is now used in coaching schools throughout North America.
In her latest book The Hidden History of Coaching (McGraw Hill, 2013), she pursues her interest in the theories and movements that formed the basis of coaching.
Former Faculty, Fielding Graduate University
Abdulsattar I. Aboulola
Abdulsattar is an accomplished ICF PCC coach and leadership strategist with over 25 years of experience across multinational, government and semi-government sectors. As President of the ICF Saudi Chapter, he champions coaching excellence and the development of leaders nationwide. Known for his strengths-based approach, he specializes in executive coaching, emotional intelligence, team development, and personal branding. Abdulsattar has coached and trained thousands of leaders and executives, helping organizations elevate performance, build coaching cultures and lead with clarity and impact. His extensive corporate background, including senior roles at PepsiCo, Unilever and Clorox, enriches his practical, results-driven methodology.
ICF President – ICF Saudi Chapter
Barbara Heenan, PCC
Barbara is an international transformational coach and coach trainer since 2007, Barbara has more than 3,500 hours of coaching with a wide variety of clients from rock’n’roll musicians to VPs and CXOs in industries such as pharma, advertising, hospitals, distribution, tech, and venture capital. Companies include Allstate, AbbVie, American Hospital Association, Dairy Management, Inc., Equity Residential, Exelon, and Koch.
Barbara is a dynamic trainer with over 3,000 hours as a facilitator for corporate workshops and keynotes, including having taught over 2,000 people the art and science of coaching as a Lead Trainer. Speaking engagement clients include: Allstate, BPI Group, Deloitte, Exelon, International Coach Federation, and Microsoft.
Barbara’s passion is launching people to their potential and nurturing their dreams and goals. She combines humor, compassion, and laser insight to support clients seeing themselves in a new light and acting on their goals with greater clarity, whether personal or professional.
Clients: Deloitte, Microsoft, Exelon, Allstate
Pia Ault, PCC
Pia is a certified business executive and leadership coach. She is highly skilled in business coaching, professional development, career transition, training and facilitation and coaching teams in culturally diverse and sensitive environments.
She holds an International MBA from Roosevelt University in Chicago, IL, as well as a Master’s of Science in Social Psychology, from Walden University, US. She is a licensed trainer in Dynamic Emotional Integration (Karla Mclaren) integrating empathy and emotions into the coaching process where applicable.
Pia also holds a certification from Equine Alchemy, US, in Equine Assisted Coaching and Facilitation, incorporating horses into her leadership development and coaching practice.
Pia has held various leadership positions at multinationals since 1990. As Director of Strategy & Business Development, she coached and mentored new managers in Central and South Africa. She has also worked in strategic partner relations at a large consulting firm in Middle East.
Her coaching clients include Chalhoub, Landmark, Equinix, Symantics, VisaCard ME, Accenture, Dubai Airports, Serco, Standard Chartered Bank, ADNOC, HP, Procter & Gamble, Microsoft, SAP, London Business School, King Fahd University, Dubai Executive Council, du Telecom and Raytheon.
Clients: Procter & Gamble, Visa, SAP, Microsoft
Salim Hakeem
Salim Hakeem is a distinguished Executive and Leadership Coach known for elevating leaders through deep insight, strategic clarity, and human-centered transformation. With three decades of corporate experience and more than 2,500 coaching hours, he partners with executives to strengthen performance, resilience, and authentic leadership. As a globally certified coach, TEDx speaker, and senior leadership development consultant, Salim has delivered high-impact programs for government, semi-government, and international organizations. Renowned for integrating gamification and evidence-based development, he brings a unique blend of expertise and inspiration.
In addition, Dana has over 30 years of corporate experience in Training, Consulting, Marketing and Personal Branding across various sectors including FMCG (P&G), Educational Institutions, Government Organizations, NGOs (USAID & European Union) and Service Industries and in various countries including Australia, Jordan and Westbank, Switzerland and UAE. Dana has a BS in chemical engineering and an MS in engineering management from a leading Australian university. She is currently a PhD candidate in natural medicine.
Executive & Leadership Coach
Dana Barto, PCC
Dana Barto is an experienced and Professional Certified Coach (PCC) by ICF, Coach Educator, Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coach and Professional Development Coach at Zayed University. She has more than 2000 on to one coaching hours acquired over 10 year in coaching. Dana’s coaching experience started with children and youth coaching and mentoring and youth personal development programs, and developed into health and wellbeing coaching and certified coach education.
In addition, Dana has over 30 years of corporate experience in Training, Consulting, Marketing and Personal Branding across various sectors including FMCG (P&G), Educational Institutions, Government Organizations, NGOs (USAID & European Union) and Service Industries and in various countries including Australia, Jordan and Westbank, Switzerland and UAE. Dana has a BS in chemical engineering and an MS in engineering management from a leading Australian university. She is currently a PhD candidate in natural medicine.
PhD Candidate in Natural Medicine
Said Al-Ghamdi, PCC
Said Alghamdi is a professional coach and a coach trainer. Prior to his coaching passion, Said worked as an executive in several prestigious government and private organizations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
He has managed large scale change and transformation programs including business processes and human resources transformations. Said has the privilege to coach government leaders to enable them manage organizational transformation programs.
With his awareness based coaching approach, he helps his clients create powerful insights for impactful results. Said learns and applies a unique combination of scientific knowledge and professional ICF core competencies to educate his students and coach his clients.
Specialist in awareness-based transformation coaching
Emna Boubaker, PCC
Emna is an executive and leadership coach working with major private and public organizations in UAE, KSA and Europe for many years now. She has been focusing on supporting Leaders in developing realistic and pragmatic action plans to align their leadership journey with their vision and inner values. She has helped leaders in their leadership development, personal development strategies, communication strategies and conflict resolution.
Earlier in her corporate career, Emna worked as an investment banker in a major multicultural organization in Paris and London witnessing deep operational and corporate challenges. She leads Women Entrepreneurs bootcamps in Dubai to help women launch and/or take their enterprises to the next level of excellence.
Emna is an avid and experienced corporate educator. She educates coaches and managers who wants to learn coaching skills to become more effective leaders based on the ICF competency model.
She is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credentialed by the International Coach Federation (ICF), and has an Executive Master in Coaching from HEC Paris. She is also a licensed facilitator of the psychometrics assessment MBTI and also a Narrative Practitioner.
Emna completed her Master in Business and Managerial Economics – IAE Nice Graduate School of Management. She is fluent in English, Arabic and French.
Executive Master in Coaching – HEC Paris
Robert Simic, PCC
Robert is a charismatic presenter who engages his audience with his heart. His international success as a coach and a trainer is underpinned by his unique ability to unlock the potential of every student.
Robert is deeply inspired to continue helping people break through their perceived barriers and achieve their dreams with the knowledge he shares in his coaching, workshops, and training. Robert’s clientele ranges from global celebrities, royal families to billionaires.
Robert has spent the last decade furthering his knowledge and skills by studying the internationally best-selling authors Richard Bandler, Tad James, Bob Proctor, and many, many others who have transformed the lives of millions through their books, seminars, courses, and personal coaching.
He is a coach educator and holds Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential.
Studied under Richard Bandler and Bob Proctor
