About me

My name is Ioana Radulescu, Certified Coach by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), dedicated to partnering with leaders on their journey to personal and professional growth.

I’m here to offer you profound support, based on my diversified experience in leadership, coaching, psychology and personal development. Through years of exploration, study, and practice, I’ve reached a point where I can guide and inspire others to reach their full potential.

I am a globally certified Coach by the International Coaching Federation, with over 15 years of experience and 11 certifications in leadership and coaching.

Throughout the more than 1,000 hours of coaching and mentoring I have provided, I have individually helped over 100 people develop a success mindset by discovering their personal resources, overcoming blockages, and reconfiguring their mindset.

I have held roles such as Senior Engineering Manager, Head of Project Management, Project Management Mentor and Coach, Program Manager, Delivery Manager, and Project Manager and since 2022 I run my own Coaching business, Coaching & Evolution.

I have successfully managed complex teams and contributed to organizational transformation and sustainable growth.

I played a key role in the development and implementation of the coaching program at Tremend Software Consulting, which led to the company’s nomination for the ICF Prism Awards, recognizing organizations that promote coaching within their structure.

I have contributed to leadership development and team performance improvement through performance coaching.

I have collaborated with various companies to deliver leadership and personal development coaching programs, supporting the growth of leaders and enhancing organizational performance.

Additionally, I have delivered coaching courses for high school teachers, equipping them with tools and approaches to better support their students in reaching their full potential.

My coaching experience also includes significant contributions to programs supporting young leaders and female entrepreneurs. I have provided guidance and support within the Ignite program, working with both students and entrepreneurs, contributing to their personal and professional growth while promoting equal opportunities and equity in business.

With my passion for coaching and personal development, I blend my knowledge in leadership, psychology, and personal development to create a profound and meaningful experience in every coaching session.

My values – honesty, respect for people, professional ethics, and development and evolution – are the foundation of each session and partnership. With a deep understanding of inner transformation and human potential, I’m here to help you align your goals with your authentic vision and provide a trusting environment to explore and evolve.

By 2019, I had been working as a Project Manager for almost nine years.
When I say “working,” I really mean it: I was working as if nothing else existed in my life. Even more intensely than I would have worked if it had been my own company.

Over time, I realized this was also a way of avoiding other issues in my life.
And that coping mechanism eventually led me into a severe burnout.

I reached a point of extreme exhaustion.
Life no longer made sense to me.
I was living with constant anxiety, insomnia, and an emotional intensity that is hard to put into words.
I was terrified by the thought that I might never recover.
I could no longer focus, neither at work nor in my personal life, and as a true overachiever, I was deeply scared by the fact that I was no longer “performing.”

What followed was hard inner work. Deep and difficult work, during which I had to reduce my workload because I simply couldn’t sustain the pace anymore.
I was so exhausted and scared by what was happening to me that, around the same time, I had bought an apartment — and I felt no joy at all.
I just wanted the move to be over, to furnish it “however,” and to get rid of yet another burden.
There was no excitement, only exhaustion.

I had to reduce my working hours and shift my focus toward myself in order to get out of that state.

The surprise came when, as I became more balanced and changed my perspective on work and life, I was promoted.

I never would have imagined that, while going through such a deep crisis — when you feel you can no longer work “at full capacity,” as I used to tell myself — you could actually get promoted.
In 2020, I became Head of Project Management, and in 2022, Senior Engineering Manager of the Program Management unit, coordinating a team of around 70 people.

Before this period, I was desperate for a promotion. I was working extremely hard, yet it wasn’t happening.
Only after I changed my perspective and mindset did the results start to appear.

The major shift was this: it’s not overworking, sacrificing your personal life, and living without balance that brings results — but meaningful work, in the directions that truly matter, done with clarity and with a healthy relationship with yourself, including with what you deserve.

In terms of tools, I was already “very good”: time management, operations, processes, systems, solutions on top of solutions.
And yet, until I changed my mindset, my life didn’t improve — on the contrary, it kept getting worse.

That’s what helped me understand how essential the inner work is: the way you think and relate to yourself.
This is where my professional direction came from.

At that time, I was already doing coaching inside the company. After I went through my personal crisis, I decided to go further and learn how to do this work in a professional, deep, and responsible way.

This was followed by schools, exams, certifications, training programs, and specializations, until I reached the level I have today: Professional Certified Coach (ICF) and Senior Practitioner (EMCC) — the institutions that regulate coaching internationally.

I didn’t stop there. I opened my own business, Coaching & Evolution, took on the dream of working independently, and also enrolled in the Faculty of Psychology, to bring even more depth and scientific rigor into my work.

I chose to work with entrepreneurs and leaders because, in my view, they are among the most vulnerable to burnout and chronic stress.
And when it comes to entrepreneurs, I truly believe they have a real and valuable contribution to society and the economy — and I genuinely want to support this category of people.

If my personal story gave me the motivation, my studies, schools, certifications, university training, and experience gave me the right tools.

I don’t base my work only on what worked for me, but on science, methodology, and professional ethics.
I always keep the client’s best interest in mind and do everything I can to bring real and lasting benefit into their life.