Esmeralda
Garcia
Senior Executive Coach
Shanghai, China
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🇬🇧English
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🇪🇸Spanish
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🇫🇷French
Coaching Experience
- Certified co-active coach, CTI (2017) and Professional Certified Coach by ICF (2020)
- ACTC, ICF (2023)
- Organizational Relationship Systems Certified Coach (2022)
- The Leadership Circle (2018)
- NLP practitioner (2018)
Professional background
- Career & Recruitment consultant, France Travail
- Human Resources Recruiter, Action Contre la Faim
Education
- Masters in Organizational Psychology, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
- Masters in Human Resources Management, CNAM Lyon, France
- Master in Humanitarian Assistance, Université de Louvain la Neuve, Belgium
Personal commitments
- Esmeralda partners with the UN and the Centre for Humanitarian Leadership.
Esmeralda is an organizational psychologist and executive coach with a human-centric approach, guiding leaders and teams through complex change. She helps create environments that drive growth, resilience, and impactful results, focusing on communication, collaboration, and high-performing teams.
A team is not a group of people who work together. A team is a group of people who trust each other.
Simon Sinek
Professional background
Born in Spain and living abroad for over 20 years, Esmeralda’s career spans the Americas, Europe, and over a decade in Asia, with expertise in HR consulting, large-scale recruitment, career management, and talent development across diverse sectors. Fluent in French, English, and Spanish, her multilingual skills and cross-cultural experience make her a trusted partner in driving organizational success.
Coaching expertise
Esmeralda’s rich tapestry of international experiences has profoundly shaped her career. A pivotal challenge emerged with her move to Vietnam, compelling her to reassess her trajectory and uncover her true passion: executive coaching. This transformative shift not only tested her resilience but also sparked her mission to humanize the workplace. She embraces a human-centric approach that combines empathy with a challenging style, supported by values of honesty and courage.
With over 2,600 hours of coaching experience, Esmeralda is skilled in designing and delivering leadership training, workshops, seminars, feedback debriefs, co-development groups, assessment and development centers, team building, and retreats. Her expertise encompasses both individual and team coaching, guiding clients through obstacles, enhancing their leadership capacity and range, and fostering high-performing teams.
Esmeralda is deeply inspired by her clients as she witnesses them achieve their goals driving meaningful change. Her approach, rooted in experiential learning, integrates her understanding of organizational dynamics with a steadfast commitment to sustainability and positive impact.
What we say about Esmeralda Garcia at Turningpoint
Esmeralda is a warm and inspiring presence who embraces change with resilience, compassion, and empathy. Her passion for supporting others’ growth is matched by her genuine curiosity and dedication to making a positive impact.