mariana soares
Executive & Leadership Coaching
meet Mariana
Leadership begins within.
I believe meaningful leadership is not created by adding more strategies, but by creating space for deeper awareness.
My work supports executives and leaders in navigating complexity with greater clarity, presence, and authenticity — integrating performance with reflection, ambition with alignment, and growth with sustainability.
Through executive coaching, breathwork, and deep inquiry, I create spaces where meaningful transformation can emerge.
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A bridge between performance and presence
Before becoming a coach, I spent years working in technology and business as an IT Solutions Architect, navigating complex environments, decision-making, and the realities of high-performance cultures.
Alongside this path, I cultivated a long-standing interest in human development through practices including yoga, meditation, and breathwork — teaching and exploring these spaces for more than two decades.
Over time, I became increasingly interested in a question that continues to guide my work today: how can people pursue meaningful success without losing connection to themselves?
Today, my work brings both worlds together — combining strategic understanding with reflective inquiry to support leaders in creating more grounded, intentional, and sustainable ways of living and leading.
what shapes my work
My coaching combines thoughtful challenge with space for reflection.
Working with leaders has shown me that meaningful change rarely comes from pushing harder or collecting more information. More often, it begins by stepping back, seeing patterns differently, and creating room for more intentional choices.
I support clients in exploring complexity with curiosity and honesty — helping them strengthen decision-making, deepen self-understanding, and move forward in ways that feel both effective and sustainable.
Perspective
Creating space to step back, notice patterns, and approach challenges with greater clarity.
Depth
Encouraging honest reflection and meaningful conversations that create lasting shifts.
Integration
Turning insights into practical and sustainable change in both work and life.
background & credentials
Professional
Foundation
Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation
Background in Computer Science and Business Management
Former IT Solutions Architect
Experience supporting executives, leaders, and professionals across international environments
Complementary Training & Practice
Certified Breathwork Facilitator
20 years of teaching and exploring yoga and meditation
Ongoing exploration of reflective and embodied approaches to growth and leadership
What Clients Often Walk Away With
While every coaching journey is different, many clients describe leaving with greater clarity, stronger decision-making, deeper self-understanding, and a renewed sense of how they want to lead and live.
Clearer Decisions
Moving beyond reactivity and creating space for more intentional choices.
More Grounded Leadership
Strengthening the ability to navigate complexity with steadiness, perspective, and confidence.
Sustainable Change
Creating shifts that remain meaningful beyond the coaching conversation.
Beyond Coaching
Outside of coaching, I’m drawn to experiences that create space for perspective, presence, and connection.
Movement, time in nature, travel, meaningful conversations, and moments of reflection continue to shape the way I live and support others.
These spaces remind me that growth is not only something we pursue — it is also something we create room for.
