Ranya Elan is a Leadership Coach and Consultant who has supported leaders and teams with key leadership, communication, and career challenges for over 15 years. She believes in the power of relationships, and helps leaders build strong working relationships by learning to communicate clearly, authentically, and strategically. The result is enhanced relationships both in and outside of work, as well as improved performance. She is frequently called upon to support leaders in developing a coaching mindset and to employ coaching skills in order to drive team engagement and high performance. Ranya has worked with leaders across numerous industries including financial services, professional services, tech, education, manufacturing, retail, pharmaceutical, not-for-profit, and government. Her clients describe her as having a balance of humour, wisdom, and practicality. As a leadership coach, her passion is in helping leaders overcome the overwhelm and develop the impact they desire. Ranya has completed a Master of Education and a Bachelor of Education at the University of Toronto/O.I.S.E.. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from McMaster University. She is multi-lingual, and is a qualified Birkman consultant as well as an MBTI practitioner. Through the Co-Active Training institute (CTI), she completed coach training and the organization’s intensive ten-month Leadership Program. She now serves as a faculty member at the organization. She has also trained in Organization, Relationship, and Systems Coaching and is a Professional Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation. Most recently, she served as a judge for the International Coaching Federation of Toronto’s Prism Awards in order to recognize organizations that use coaching to yield measurable business results.