my whole story
"You and I we meet as strangers
Each carrying a mystery within us.
I cannot say who you are; I may never know completely,
But I trust that you are a person in your own right,
Possessed of a beauty and value that are the Earth’s
richest treasures.
So, I make this promise to you:
I will impose no identities upon you, but will invite you
to become yourself without shame or fear.
I will hold open a space for you in the World
and allow your right to fill it with an authentic
vocation and purpose.
For as long as your search takes, you have my loyalty.
- Theodore Roszak
Coach's Manifesto
Your Journey, Backed by Experience and Heart
When you work with me, you're not just getting a coach — you're getting a guide who's walked the path, helped others thrive, and is here to support you with empathy and strategy.
WHY WORK WITH ME?
Expertise:
Brought over 25 years of global HR experience and 15 years of coaching to partnerships with Fortune 500s, start-ups, and professionals across all organizational levels.
Proven Results:
Helped clients map meaningful career paths, build authentic professional brands, elevate leadership presence, get promoted, and land in their dream jobs with ease and confidence.
Philosophy:
Held space with empathy and open-minded curiosity, helping people discover who they truly were—and who they could become.
Empowering Approach:
Enabled clients to navigate complex corporate and personal challenges with resilience and purpose, creating meaningful and lasting progress.
Global Insight:
Worked in Europe and the U.S., across 29 cultures—helped clients lead with empathy, collaborate across differences, and thrive in multicultural environments.
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Her many years of professional experience makes her a great career coach. Banu truly focuses on client needs/requirements to inspire true aspirations. She helped strengthen my self branding in business to develop my career and find my voice at work. Until today, even as Senior Leader, I admire working with Banu helping with professional/personal challenges. Highly recommend her to anybody wanting a real partner/coach in building/developing its career.
-Zana Becker, Head of People & Culture Central Europe, RHI Magnesita
I’ve known Banu 10+ years and she is exceptional, empathic, strong and reliable.
Her coaching helped build needed confidence then, played key role positioning me for future opportunities, including leadership. Banu’s impactful coaching blends empathy with deep strategic insight. She listens with genuine care, challenges with purpose, creates safe/inspired growth space. She helped me make sense of workplace complexities, define professional identity, take meaningful steps forward. Above all, she’s simply a joy to work with: warm, engaging, genuinely fun, making every interaction meaningful/uplifting. Her guidance continues to resonate years later.
- Sirin Miles, Co-founder and Director, The IC Global Partnership
Banu supported me at a pivotal early career stage; remain deeply grateful for clarity, encouragement, perspective offered.
Her insightful guidance, challenging me outside comfort zone, equipping practical tools for diverse global team was invaluable. She tailored sessions to my evolving needs, ensuring confidence/skill set for higher-level impact. Beyond expertise, Banu's supportive/empowering approach made coaching productive/inspiring. Thanks to her coaching, I feel more prepared than ever to lead with clarity, influence, global perspective. Want a coach to elevate leadership, navigate career growth successfully? I cannot recommend Banu highly enough!
-Cezary Kuziemski, VP, Head of People, North America, Orion Innovation
Progressing from US HR to Global HR leadership (30+ professionals), Banu was instrumental in refining leadership skills, strategic thinking, executive presence.
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What Lights Me Up (Besides Coaching!)
I’m a proud mom to an endlessly curious young adult who keeps me learning, laughing, and growing in ways I never expected. My happy place? Definitely the kitchen — there’s nothing I love more than cooking for friends and family, usually with my furry sidekick Dost waiting for a taste test.
Yoga grounds me. Road biking energizes me (a love that started when I was little and leveled up once I moved to the U.S.). And when it’s time to unwind? Bring on the mysteries! I’m a total sucker for crime dramas, mystery or anything with a little Dan Brown–style symbolism. Think CSI meets Indiana Jones — I’m all in!
coaching is my calling, but there are more layers that makes me, me
Whether it’s a career crossroads or a secret code in a dusty manuscript, I believe there’s always something meaningful waiting to be uncovered.
