Daniela Mihaleva's journey with
Coaching
In 2013, I assumed a senior leadership role at Hewlett Packard ( Q) and faced with two formidable challenges: leading a rapidly expanding team comprising over 300 young professionals (with an average age of 22-25) in IT services outsourcing, and nurturing the emergence of NextGen Leaders solely from within my team’s ranks.
Despite my extensive experience in mentoring and training, I quickly realized that traditional development methods were inadequate given the constraints of limited resources such as time, budget, skillset, etc., compounded by the demanding business transition my team was undergoing.
The breakthrough came with the introduction of coaching. I was fortunate to join an international coaching school, a pioneering institution in Bulgaria, as part of its third cohort. This experience was a revelation: by fostering a coaching culture within the team, we achieved remarkable outcomes. Stakeholder engagement soared (with an NPS of 69, exceeding the exceptional threshold of 50), Millennials Gen retention reached an outstanding 1% attrition over four years, and our mid-term ROI was substantial. Notably, 80% of today’s senior leaders in many market-leading companies across EMEA trace their origins back to my organization.
WHO WE HELP?
Currently, we have the honor of supporting numerous leaders, teams, and organizations spanning multinational and national companies across diverse industries.
HOW WE DO IT?
• We hold a firm belief in our clients' inherent ability to explore, design, and achieve their authentic motivations for success.
• Respect plays a crucial role in understanding our clients' unique ways of learning, values, diversity, purpose, and sources of motivation.
• We provide our clients with the freedom to decide, commit to, and implement their own steps towards their desired development goals.
WHAT IS IN FOR YOU?
• Leadership Coaching
• Executive Coaching
• Entrepreneur Coaching
• Sales Coaching
• Career Coaching
• DEI&B Coaching
• Motivational Coaching
Driving Business Forward Together
“ I had the excellent opportunity to be coached by Daniela over the last eight months – a period during which I had to ramp up quickly in my new role of an Operations manager of outsourced teams. In my sessions with Daniela we discussed a variety of topics like time management, communication skills, career development, work-life balance as well as strategic management and outsourcing partnership management. For every topic Daniela was well-prepared and open to share personal experience. The sessions with her helped me gain self-confidence, handle complex situations and drive high performance in my teams. Her open and friendly approach contributed to building a sincere and close relationship between the two us which I hope we will develop further by collaborating in different projects. I strongly recommend her as a coach to young managers and a consultant to companies willing to outpace their competitors.”
Hristina Stoyanova
Operations Manager at HP Inc“My coaching experience with Daniela was literally life changing. She helped me both in my professional and my personal life. She has a gift to listen and say the right thing or ask the right questions at the right moment (like no other I’ve met) and she has brought to life the best Simona I have ever been. She managed to reveal abilities I was not aware I had and revive some of the ones that were “asleep”. She also helped find the strength I needed in difficult times and to figure out the best way to overcome them. But, most importantly, she helped me find my life goal/purpose, for which I had lost hope I would ever find and now I feel complete, although I know there is still a lot of things to discover, improve, work for. I truly believe she is magic.”
Simona Cohn
Project Manager at Patria Bank“I’ve had the chance to have Daniela as a coach for almost 6 months. During this time, I’ve had specific objectives that interested me to solve and she helped me attain them. I’ve surpassed a personal blockage, I’ve changed my job, I’ve built new habits, all for the better. Daniela is an amazing coach to work with, combining both her know-how as a coaching practitioner and her vast management experience. I would definitely recommend Daniela to anyone who wants to make a change in any area of his/her life. Thank you, Daniela.”
Geanina Ciubotaru
Senior Customer Success Manager at Microsoft“I had the great opportunity to be coached by Daniela and this was an enlightening experience that also had an impact on my self-confidence as a young professional. She is a proven expert in multiple fields and apart from being such a good example of a smart and successful woman, she inspires with her positive attitude and great personality as well. I highly recommend her to anyone that feels that they need even a nudge in the right direction in their personal or professional life. You will for sure get much more than that.”
Iva Georgieva
Supply Chain Planning Team Leader at HP Inc.“Excellent experience with Daniela, her guidance and coaching techniques encouraged me to think deeply in order to get to the logical answer and to look at a situation from different angles. Having somebody to guide me helped a lot to feel comfortable in resolving problems and to reach a better work life balance. I greatly appreciated the pieces of advice which she provided as they all related to my questions and I believe the gain is long term. Also Daniela has a great personality, she is a very positive person with a good sense of humor so working with her is a big pleasure.”
Katya Georgieva
Global Quality and Compliance Manager at HP Inc.“Being part of the Leadership Academy of the Bank I had the chance to go through a couple of coaching sessions with Daniela – a chance that revealed plenty of opportunities for my self-development. A proven professional, attentive, tactful and responsive, Daniela made me trust her enough to start a new journey of discovering myself. It was an exciting experience to build a personal development plan that should not only stay recorded, but also be put into practice. Daniela’s smiling face, energetic voice and positive attitude encouraged me along the way. No one had doubts about the results. What matters more is the pleasure and joy of travelling with Daniela. I wish you could experience it! “
Radostina Dobreva
Head of Data Management Office, DSK Bank, OTP Group“ It was my utmost pleasure to be coached by Daniela Mihaleva. For a period of 8 months I was working with Daniela on becoming more self-aware, gaining clarity, and setting action plan. My coach supported me in removing the roadblocks that were preventing me to make the first step. She was openly sharing personal stories to encourage me to take the desired actions. Daniela was reaching to her network for advices I needed. She sets a nourishing, safe environment, expresses her trust and willingness to support the person on his journey. I hope to have more opportunities to be coached by Daniela and wish her success in all her endeavors.”
Dobriyana Dimitrova
Strategic Learning Consultant at HP Inc.“Although we had been working in the same company for some years, I only had the pleasure to get to know Daniela last year, during a presentation she held and when I was amazed at the strong confidence she had and at the strong communication skills she possessed. What started afterwards as an informal meeting between the two of us, after a couple of sessions, turned out to be a powerful transformational coaching experience. Daniela is passionate about helping people find their own solutions. She is always very positive, full of energy and she possesses strong active listening skills, which made me feel comfortable and find my own solutions. Daniela has the skills and the knowledge to be a true inspiration for people. I consider myself lucky to have met her and thanks to her, today I am a certified PMP professional.”
Maria Gheorghe
IT Delivery Manager at BNP Paribas Personal Finance“I have had the privilege to start working with Daniela as a Business Coach at the beginning of 2016, during a huge transformation at my workplace at the time. Thanks to her guidance and skillfully selected instruments, I was able to reevaluate my priorities and maintain a positive attitude throughout the changes. Despite the turbulence in my professional life in the recent years, with Daniela’s help, I was able to make some of the hardest and most consciously owned decisions in my career to-date. She is definitely the first person I instinctively seek when in doubt. I value her ability to structure my thoughts, verbalize them and get the right set of commitments which help me move on with confidence. I trust unconditionally that in my contact with Daniela I would always receive exactly what I need and not merely what would make me feel better temporarily. The value Daniela adds in my life today is much greater than that of a Coach: to me, she is a role model, a source of spiritual guidance and a dear friend! I am deeply grateful to have her in my life!”
Milena Stoilova
Culture and Engagement Manager at Progress“I owe deep gratitude to Daniela because during our coaching sessions we created a new universe where I live happier and stronger as days go by. During the one year experience of coaching with Daniela I developed in seeing myself and my problems more objectively. Also I learned how to always plan for the resolutions that I desire. In the past, a distorted self-image prevented me from identifying areas that warranted improvement and from taking any actions besides doubting and contradicting myself. Daniela quickly uncovered the problem and provided the necessary support in finding my own challenging channel and she drove me into setting and managing my priorities in life and in my professional carrier. Since our valuable experience I am constantly empowered by our discussion ‘ s outcomes and especially by the strategies that we discovered to help me; setting priorities and focus on achieving them; taking action on my goals; be thankful for what I already have; constantly evaluate as objective as possible any situation and my approach towards people, situations, feelings. Daniela creates a wonderful harmony of calm and focus and her communication style is balanced with candor and professionalism. “Together with Daniela I succeeded to change my behaviors, to have a new clear perception towards myself and my desires and also to change my role in the company. Daniela is very committed to helping. I am very excited with the results that Daniela has helped me to achieve in both my professional career and my personal life. I take this opportunity to express my sincere and deeply appreciation for the time and the amazing interaction I experienced with Daniela. Our discussions are alive through my daily behavior and through my calendar that shows daily reminders about some action points that I practice on from our coaching interaction (it works perfect). I will conclude with my favorite feeling when I think of Daniela and of our coaching accomplishments: Life is a rainbow dash with Daniela.”
Roxana Elena Sahoteanu
UK&I Customer Account Operations Manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise“A journey to self-improvement! It’s been a pleasure for me to participate in a coaching adventure held by Helical Dynamix and I would like to share my excellent experience with them and the result oriented goals I have achieved. I strongly believe that this whole new experience will help me to further enhance my personal and business skills together with achieving even more ambitious goals with my company. Thank you again for this enlightening experience and I am looking forward to our next meeting!”
Philip Artinyan
Director of Operations at Publicis Groupe“About two years ago, my professional path crossed Daniela Mihaleva from Helical Dynamix. By working with Danny, my business development and awareness has changed immeasurably, helping me focus on resolving the challenges and caring in a better way the responsibilities, the role of a manager may involve. My success is not a final destination, but a journey worth taking with a business coach like Daniela Mihaleva! Thank you, Danny, for teaching me to conquer peaks!”
Ivanka Konstantinova
Manager at Central Sredets AD“I had the pleasure and the opportunity to be coached by Daniela for almost a year. Through her coaching methods and personal approach, I’ve learned more about myself and my talents than I could’ve ever imagined. Daniela has an inspiring, warm and positive personality. She quickly proved 2 things: you can always count on her and she will go above and beyond to help you achieve your goals. Daniela has offered her support in so many ways and has introduced me to numerous people from her network around the world, encouraging me to follow my dreams. I’m extremely grateful to know her! She is a true professional – dedicated, trustworthy and passionate about helping others succeed and lead their best life. I highly recommend her services to anyone who wants to grow professionally, achieve a better work-life balance or simply wants to switch careers. Without a doubt I can say that working with Daniela was life-changing for me!”
Desislava M. Ivanova
Business Architect at The World Bank“I was a bit skeptical about how coaching could help me before I started. But I started to realize after few sessions how powerful this can be, and especially when your coach is Daniela. First, she has a real ability to listen. This is becoming very rare in our environment where we are always pressured to do several things at the same time. When Daniela listens, she is totally dedicated to it. And more than that, she is able to rephrase and help you clarify your own situation. She then asks the few good questions which brings you to the next level & pushes you to focus on what is important to you and as a result makes you grow. Daniela is talented and she is able to use this talent to make others reveal theirs. Thank you Daniela!”
Claire Menut
EMEA Service Delivery Director at Hewlett Packard Enterprise“I have been fortunate to have Daniela as my executive coach over the last couple of months. Working with her has been such a transformative experience as she has been an excellent ongoing resource both for my personal and career development. She has come to know my nature, my character, my strengths and weaknesses, my hopes and my desires in such a way that our conversations were always focused on her asking just the right questions to force me to think in ways I have not considered before. Daniela was incredibly thoughtful, helped me get perspective, and fully engaged in my best growth. She has helped me to acquire practical ideas to improve management performance and also has made me a better communicator and leader. I can recommend Daniela as a coach without any reservation!”
Dimitar Hadzhiyski
Chief Technology Officer at Membyte“ I was introduced to Daniela through my HR partner when I just moved to my first people management position. Uncertainty, self-doubt and lack of confidence were full of my minds in those early days. Different from a mentor who would give me the answer immediately, Daniela was constantly coming with questions and let me find out the best answer. The sessions with her helped me to make bold and thoughtful decisions, to drive team’s motivation through inner confidence and to expand the network within the change of management period. She is not only coaching the career but also shedding the lights for the life. At the end of the sessions, I was able to regain the confidence and found back my self-satisfaction. I would strongly recommend Daniela to anyone who has the ambition to grow the career while keeping the self confidence in the challenging environment.”
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