About Irene
Advised 700+ senior leaders across 114 organizations, 45 countries and 10 languages (2,500+ hours), enabling Fortune 500, mid-market and high-growth organizations to strengthen leadership and protect enterprise value during leadership transitions, global expansion, M&A, restructuring, and large-scale transformation. Experience across 18 Fortune 100 companies, 43 Fortune 500 companies, PE firms, Fortune 1000: Google, BlackRock, EY, Accenture, Cisco, IBM, Caterpillar, Rolls-Royce, AMEX, Visa, LVMH, Disney, Roche, LEGO, Maersk, Barclays, Wells Fargo, Roland Berger and more. Leading a global remote boutique advisory (EMEA, APAC, Americas). ICF PCC-accredited, MSc.
English
Native or bilingual
Czech
Native or bilingual
Serbian
Native or bilingual
Slovak
Native or bilingual
Japanese
Conversational
Spanish
Conversational
Norwegian
Conversational
German
Conversational
Danish
Conversational
Swedish
Conversational
Croatian
Native or bilingual
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- Own Your Excellence LLCPrincipal Consultant & Chief ExecutiveCONSULTING AND AUDITSJuly 2016 - Today (10 years and 1 month)Advised 700+ senior leaders across 114 organizations, 45 countries and 10 languages (2,500+ hours), enabling Fortune 500, mid-market and high-growth organizations to strengthen leadership and protect enterprise value during leadership transitions, global expansion, M&A, restructuring, and large-scale transformation. Experience across 18 Fortune 100 companies, 43 Fortune 500 companies, PE firms, Fortune 1000: Google, BlackRock, EY, Accenture, Cisco, IBM, Caterpillar, Rolls-Royce, AMEX, Visa, LVMH, Disney, Roche, LEGO, Maersk, Barclays, Wells Fargo.Founder & Leader of a global remote boutique advisory delivering leadership transformation, C-suite transitions, and post-merger integration (PMI) for Fortune 500 and mid-market firms across 45 countries. ICF PCC-accredited, MSc.Expertise:
- Executive & Board Advisory: High-candor coaching, successor readiness, board alignment, and 90-day C-suite onboarding.
- Strategy, Organizational Design & Transformation: Architecture, operating models, governance, and AI/tech readiness for matrixed organizations.
- M&A & PMI: Human capital due diligence, cultural risk audits, Day One readiness, and synergy realization.
- AI Readiness: Advises executives on AI governance to accelerate transformation and reduce organizational risk.
- Global Expansion: Evaluates, develops, and aligns regional leaders to support scalable international growth across global markets.
- Leadership Upskilling & Value Creation: Implements assessments, talent retention, and hiring mapping capabilities to enterprise OKRs.
Impact Metrics- Maintained 95%+ key leadership retention during global transformations.
- Saved $1.2M+ in recruitment fees using a data-driven competency matrix.
- Reclaimed 15 hours/week for senior executives by optimizing mid-management autonomy.
- Reduced decision escalations by 70% in 90 days via regional delegation frameworks.
- Accelerated international project execution 3x by unifying multi-region frameworks.
- Enterprise Platform PartnershipsSenior Leadership Consultant & Executive AdvisorCONSULTING AND AUDITSJanuary 2022 - July 2026 (4 years and 6 months)
- Strategic Networks: Partnered with enterprise advisory networks to deliver high-touch coaching and advisory services for global Fortune 100 to Fortune 1000 global leaders.
- Performance Architecture: Leverage behavioral science analytics to align individual leadership development goals directly with enterprise OKRs and KPIs.
- Executive Succession & Promotion Velocity: Partner with high-potential leaders navigating critical 90-day onboarding windows, establishing stakeholder alignment frameworks and personal branding strategies to secure board-level buy-in.
- Global Matrix Management: Solve cross-border scaling and cultural integration friction for enterprise executives across 45 countries and 25 distinct industry verticals.
- Pharmaceuticals, TechnologyPrior Leadership ExperiencePHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRYJanuary 2017 - December 2022 (5 years and 11 months)
- Director of Operations: Directed complex, regulatory clinical frameworks, managing cross-functional scientific and operational workstreams in highly compliant, high-stakes environments.
- Business Development Leader (Enterprise Software & Ed-Tech): Managed and scaled high-capital commercial portfolios while navigating complex, agile deal cycles.
- Corporate Training Director (Ed-Tech): Designed and orchestrated enterprise-wide workforce capability and professional training programs for educational technology portfolios.
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Education
- Accredited Professional Executive Coach (ICF PCC)International Coaching Federation2018Accredited Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
- Certified Neurolinguistic Programming Practitioner (NLP)International Trainers Academy2018Certified Neurolinguistic Programming Practitioner (NLP)