Freedom is to understand that every second, you have the opportunity to make a different choice.

Hi. I’m Vanya

I partner with CEOs and leaders in the Startup and VC ecosystems, focusing on post-series A startups. I help clients achieve business results, by helping them improve their leadership interpersonal behaviors and effectively navigate the team interactions needed to achieve the company goals. 

I bring best practices, tools, and expertise in scaling internal operations and help design infrastructure and people processes to lay the foundation for growth.

I received my coach training through the “Institute For Professional Excellence In Coaching” (IPEC), recognized as one of the world’s top training programs for professional coaches. Prior to my coach certification, I graduated from Sofia University with a B.S. in Philosophy. 

In addition to my work with founders, I partner with Hampton, On Deck, PlugNPlay, Founders Institue, Newchip, and the city of London's LEP entrepreneurship program, supporting CEOs and their companies in various cohorts and verticals. Besides entrepreneurs, I’ve worked with leaders at Citibank, Estée Lauder, Youtube, IBM, and more.

Moving to the USA at the age of 21 with $500 and later starting my business, allowed me to develop the skills and mindset to navigate constant change, uncertainty and build resilience. I’ve always resonated more with entrepreneurship than corporate, therefore never sought out a traditional career. My focus has been on coaching tech founders from day one.

My work also reflects my lifelong curiosity and fascination with personal development, philosophy, psychology, mindfulness, and of course entrepreneurship. My approach is mostly operational- I provide proven frameworks to help with ops, while blending coaching, business, and leadership methodologies, based on what the founder needs most. I’m an avid reader and a deeply motivated learner. Staying current in the world of tech is important, as we all know how fast things move.

As a part of my 1:1 work with founders, I also offer mindfulness techniques and experiential transformational modalities, such as Breathwork to those ready to dive in. Such tools help facilitate a deep exploration of the inner world, enabling people to then meaningfully influence the outer world. By living and studying in Buddhist temples in Asia and around the world, I was privileged to experience and embody the knowledge and practices I’ve studied first-hand. Being a member of The Self-realization fellowship by Paramahansa Yogananda is additionally supporting my daily efforts to deepen my own mindfulness practice and connection to self.

I believe that true impact on the outside is often a result of cultivating conscious awareness from within. It's my mission to support CEOs to truly contribute to the world, solving problems connected to the wellbeing of people, communities, and our planet, while growing their own leadership capacity.

I’ve been featured and often contribute to Conscious Company Media, Addicted2Success, Conscious Magazine, Medium, Thrive Global, and more. You can find more ideas and resources by following me on Medium.

If you’re interested in finding out more about how I work, please schedule some time to talk.