Testimonials
Here, you’ll find testimonials from my clients. Since confidentiality is very important to me, I have chosen to share individual coaching testimonials with first names only.
Executive coaching & Leadership coaching
"I’ve had the pleasure of working with Isabella as an executive coach over the past period, and it has been immensely beneficial. Isabella listens carefully and challenges in a focused, goal-oriented manner that ensures progress and adds structure to our conversations. Her ability to maintain a clear thread, summarize effectively, and drive conversations forward has provided me with valuable space for reflection on multiple aspects of leadership. With Isabella as a coach, I’ve been challenged to examine my habitual actions and thought patterns, as well as some “truths” I’ve developed over years in leadership. Receiving an outside perspective—both affirming and challenging—has been refreshing and liberating, making me more confident in certain areas while inspiring me to adjust my approach as a leader and colleague. I highly recommend Isabella for her remarkable ability to support and challenge me as a leader in a professional and insightful manner."
– Christopher, Norway
"I highly recommend working with Isabella as a coach. From the very first session, her professionalism and clarity stood out. She provided a thorough understanding of what coaching entails and how it differs from therapy or mentoring, laying a solid foundation for our work together. Isabella has a remarkable ability to create an environment where self-reflection becomes natural, even for those who initially find it challenging. She guided me to think beyond my usual patterns, consistently pushing me out of my comfort zone and toward significant personal and professional growth. One of the aspects I appreciated most was her punctuality and flexibility, ensuring that our sessions were both consistent and adaptable to my schedule. Her approach is thoughtful, and she knows exactly how to balance support with the gentle push needed to drive real progress. For anyone looking to advance their career, enhance self-awareness, and achieve meaningful development, I wholeheartedly recommend Isabella as a coach. Her guidance has been invaluable, and the results speak for themselves."
– Krzysztof, Poland
"Working with Isabella has been a transformative experience. She has an incredible ability to see the whole person—recognizing not only my current situation, but also where I aspire to be and guiding me thoughtfully and without judgment to find my power and voice. Her blend of warmth and professionalism creates a safe and empowering space for growth. I’m truly grateful for her guidance and she has my strongest recommendations”
– Hatice, Norway
"This coaching was some of the best spent hours in my professional career. During a period of particularly high stress and anxiety, my sessions with Isabella and the reflections I made with her had a significant positive impact on my wellbeing. The coaching helped me to put words on my feelings and manage them more effectively. It made me both feel and perform better in my role!”
– David, Sweden
"I highly recommend Isabella as a coach. She creates a safe and welcoming environment for sharing and is exceptionally skilled at reflective listening. Isabella brings clarity and structure to every session, helping to guide progress with patience and calmness. Her deep knowledge, combined with an extensive toolbox of models and frameworks, has been invaluable. She also honors the importance of mirrorwork, which has made a significant impact on my growth. Working with Isabella has been a truly transformative experience."
– Louise, Denmark
"I started the sessions wanting to test different outside-in tools to figure out who I am as a manager and how I could leverage it. After 8 sessions with Isabella, I'd forgotten about the tools and self-assessments and instead gained deeper self-awareness of myself as a leader through daily challenges that I got. Now, thanks to Isabella's coaching, I have a strong foundation and confidence which I am leaning on every day onwards."
– Johanna, Sweden
“Having Isabella as my coach was a transformational experience in several levels. It not only helped me understand much better about myself, but also to find the underlying cause for a lot of my own struggles and challenges. She helped me navigate a very challenging time in my career as a leader and find the right path moving forward. I can say with certainty that a big part of my success as a leader during those hard times was directly connected with the support I got from Isabella as my coach, and that I am now a much better prepared leader moving forward.”
– Pedro, Sweden
“Coaching with Isabella was very valuable. Isabella genuinely listened, asked insightful questions and guided me to better understand my own behavior patterns. Isabella is approachable and I found it easy to talk to her about any topic. The coaching program was very helpful, for example, I found solutions for a better work-life balance. I recommend Isabella’s coaching to anyone who wants to broaden their perspective, better understand their own ways of working and grow as leaders.”
– Anna, Finland
"I have been followed by Isabella in coaching sessions for 1 year. In those sessions, Isabella made me feel seen and heard. She never judged and I felt I had a trusted place to structure my thoughts and feelings. She helped me discover myself and open new doors by highlighting my neurodivergence and recommending books for me to dive deeper into the subject. It was a true privilege to spend those hours with her. There was a before and after my coaching sessions with her!"
– Cécile, Sweden
Team coaching for leadership teams
"I have taken great support from Isabella Olsén in developing and reorganizing my leadership team and also my own leadership. We needed to increase structure and efficiency in the team, and to strengthen our leadership of the tech function for higher trust and engagement. Isabella has coached us during four gatherings and sparred with me between these. She quickly established trust in the team, and through her gentle form and high precision coaching has been an excellent support for us and a sparring partner for me in this work. During the period we have split the team in two, established new ways of working and improved our dynamics and output. Engagement is up both in the team and in the entire tech organization. I can recommend Isabella as a coach for both CTOs and CTO-teams. Her relevant background as CTO and competence as coach makes her an asset for developing and growing any CTO-team."
– CIO, Nordic company
Tailored sessions
"In a tech company where many have opted out of human interaction when given the opportunity, effective communication is crucial but not always natural. We greatly benefited from the full-day “Effective Feedback” workshop led by Isabella Olsén. Throughout the day, we gained valuable tools and techniques to strengthen communication and collaboration in a tech-centric work environment. We were highly satisfied with both the content and Isabella's leadership throughout the day. She fostered an excellent learning environment where we could integrate theory with practical exercises, making this essential topic engaging and beneficial for everyone involved. I strongly recommend Isabella for her skill in enhancing our capabilities in effective communication."
– CEO, Norwegian company