Some practitioners understand leadership development. Fewer understand what it costs a woman to lead in a technical organisation.
Where leadership actually starts.
The layers below executive is where leadership is being formed and it's the layer most organisations underinvest in.
That's the layer Maria works in most deeply and where the program is anchored.
The work also extends upward, to the senior leader sponsoring it, to align on intent, assess effectiveness and make sure what's built at this layer strengthens the leader above it, not runs parallel to it.
18 years of experience. An approach refined over the last 15.
Maria is a professional leadership coach with 18 years of experience.
Before coaching, she spent two decades inside large Victorian Government and not-for-profit organisations, the same kind of complex hierarchies her clients now navigate.
The approach has been refined over the last 15 years; the last 4 focused exclusively on women in technically complex environments where leadership presence is scrutinised more closely than it's supported.
Qualifications and background
Diploma of Leadership and Coaching
Certificate IV in Coaching ("The Art and Science of Coaching")
Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming — Tad James Co.
Diploma of Business
20 years inside large Victorian Government and not-for-profit organisations
Founder and operator of her own coaching practice
Bilingual practice — English and Spanish
When you bring this work into your organisation, you get more than a coach.
You get a practitioner who has spent two decades inside complex organisations, public sector and not-for-profit and who knows how culture, hierarchy and credibility actually shape what a leader is allowed to do.
You get a method refined over 15 years: structured enough to deliver consistent outcomes across a cohort, and flexible enough to meet each participant where she actually is.
And you get a partner who designs the program with your L&D team to fit the context, the goal and the leader sponsoring it.
The work is delivered as cohort programs, individual coaching engagements and organisational development partnerships.
This is evidence-based EQ leadership coaching for women in technically complex organisations.
Not a generic program repackaged for your industry. Not soft skills with a technical veneer.
A structured method, anchored in the Emotional Capital Report — applied by a practitioner with decades inside large complex organisations.
If you're ready to talk about what this could look like for your team:
A 30-minute call to understand your context, the layer you're trying to strengthen and whether this is the right fit.
Evidence-based EQ leadership coaching for women in technically complex organisations.
Copyright 2026 New Life Coaching | All Rights Reserved
Evidence-based EQ leadership coaching for women in technically complex organisations.
Copyright 2026 New Life Coaching | All Rights Reserved
Its easier than you might think:
Clearing Mindset and developing Emotional Intelligence
You will emerge with a clean slate, greater clarity and self-assurance with the ability to navigate challenges and address the next steps of your transformation.
Clarifying your Values
After you gain the tools to address Limiting Beliefs – clarifying your values creates a compass for your decision-making process. Your strong sense of identity aligns you to your priorities.
Crafting a new Manifesto
Craft a new narrative that empowers and bridges the gap between your past and your envisioned future, resulting in a renewed sense of purpose and self-belief.
The are 3 more steps that address your outer focus and they include:
Establish Legacy Goals
To establish goals based on the experiences that you want to create as your new reality. Your new goals are built on the clarity you gained from the earlier steps, connecting all your personal aspirations. Your clear inspiring goals will be aligned with what you value and your
Vision.
Creating a Communication Plan
Our goals and aims are translated into actionable steps, and you want to communicate them effectively in order to build momentum. Your roadmap increases your commitment and accountability.
Setting intentions to Seize Opportunities
Tied up all the previous steps together. Remain open to opportunities and feel assertive in building community and influence genuinely