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Maria blends data-driven insight with deep human understanding.

Alex lee, ceo
Maria is a Master Certified Coach (MCC), accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF)—a distinction held by only 5% of coaches worldwide.
She brings over 25 years of corporate and consulting experience, having held senior regional and global leadership roles in international organizations. Her career includes positions such as Managing Partner at ecap; Group Head of Organizational, Learning & Talent Development at J&P; Global HR Director at Vision; and EEMEA Training & Development Manager at Nielsen. She has also led Talent Acquisition for NCR across the MEA region and served as an Executive Leadership Trainer and Mentor at PwC.
Maria holds a Bachelor’s degree in Statistics and Insurance Studies from the University of Piraeus, a Postgraduate Diploma in Management from MIM, and a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management from Middlesex University.

Maria brings:

4,000+ coaching hours

Working with executives and senior leaders.

5,000+ training hours

Across leadership, performance, and culture programs

Proven experience

Developing high-impact HR and talent strategies.

Deep expertise

In building effective virtual and multicultural teams

A strong foundation

In project management and strategic HR development.

Maria partners with her clients to translate assessment insights into clear, actionable strategies. She supports leaders in designing and implementing targeted development plans while navigating complex business, leadership, and interpersonal challenges. Through a personal, supportive, and results-focused approach, Maria helps leaders gain fresh perspectives, take impactful action, and deliver meaningful and sustainable business outcomes.

She is certified in more than 10 assessment tools, including Hogan and other personality and 360° diagnostic frameworks. These tools provide deep insights into leadership effectiveness, influencing skills, growth mindset, change management, networking dynamics, and personality drivers—at both individual and team levels.

In addition, Maria has developed her own proprietary tools to support leadership development in areas such as leadership presence, authentic leadership, strategic network mapping, managing emotional triggers, and promoting wellbeing and resilience. These tools are designed to deepen self-awareness, strengthen impact, and support sustainable leadership performance.

As a facilitator, Maria is highly engaging and deeply committed to creating impactful learning experiences. She prioritizes practical application, ensuring participants leave with clear insights, concrete actions, and tools they can immediately apply in their roles.
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Her coaching and development approach is grounded in:

  1. Growth Mindset frameworks

    Empowering leaders to adopt a mindset that drives learning, resilience, and high performance.

  2. Behavioral assessments

    Providing insights to understand strengths, gaps, and development opportunities.

  3. Evaluating Impact

    Post coaching engagement, impact and effectiveness is measured.

  1. Leadership development tools

    Equipping leaders with strategies and frameworks to enhance performance and influence.

  2. Cross-cultural communication models

    Helping teams navigate diverse environments and communicate effectively across cultures.

  3. Practical, real-world application

    Translating insights and learning into actionable results in everyday leadership.

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Watch Maria Interview
Irfan Khan the CEO
of Evercare about Leadership Transformation in Healthcare in Emerging Markets.

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Services:

  1. Executive & Leadership Coaching

    One-to-one coaching for C-level executives, Managing Partners, and senior leaders, focusing on Growth Mindset, leadership presence, resilience, and emotional intelligence, with tailored plans to unlock potential and drive performance.

  2. Team & Group Coaching

    Facilitating high-performing teams across private, public, and non-profit sectors to enhance collaboration, break down silos, and foster interdependent cultures, driving sustainable mindset and cultural transformation.

  3. Leadership & Cultural Transformation

    Programs guiding leaders and organizations in navigating VUCA environments, embedding Growth Mindset principles, and aligning HR and talent strategies with business goals.

  1. Assessments

    Conducted in-depth debriefs of assessments to uncover strengths and development areas, enabling the creation of personalized development plans that drive individual and organizational success.

  2. Learning & Development Programs

    Workshops and training in leadership, trust, emotional intelligence, resilience, cross-cultural communication, and virtual team effectiveness, with practical, real-world application.

  3. Strategic Advisory Services

    Aligning HR and organizational strategies with broader business objectives and providing mentoring and consulting to achieve sustainable growth and high performance.

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Hear Maria in
conversation with Elin Mai
on the Coaching Conversations podcast, as she discusses her career, coaching approach, and much more.

Leadership Coaching

I had the opportunity of having Maria as my leadership coach. During our sessions she really helped me uncover areas of my leadership style and put things into perspective by asking me the right questions and guiding me through self-discovery. Her approach to coaching was highly motivating to me, and the guided discovery helped me focus on my strength capitalizing on them, and identify those weaknesses that have the greatest negative impact on my performance. I would add that Maria is an amazing leader herself!

Rafik Nakhla HR and Talent Management Professional Taaleem Management Services
Coaching Program

My mentoring sessions were really interesting and Coach Maria Georgaki spotted the light on various aspects regarding my Coaching style and achieving the competencies. As a mentor Maria was very accurate, and specific in giving feedback. Moreover, Coach Maria enlightened me in how to improving the coaching culture in my organization as well as she gave me some guidelines in branding my coaching initiative.

Alya AlSarkal Lieutenant – Learning & Development Manager – Police of Sharjah/UAE
Leadership Coaching

Leadership coaching with Maria helped me dive deeper into many aspects of leadership and self-Awareness. While this was a first time experience for me, Maria drove the discussions asking the right questions to evoke your thinking and help shape up a strategy for yourself towards continuous improvements on both career and life related aspects. Maria is highly professional and extremely knowledgeable to effectively guide leaders at all levels!

Wilfred Thomson Director /Cloud Omnix International
Coaching Program

Having Maria as my coach was life-changing! At a critical point in my career, she helped me overcome self-sabotage and catalysed my growth. Maria is intuitive, creates a safe space, and guides you gently through challenging moments. Each session gave me the clarity and space to design my new self. I’m deeply grateful and can’t wait to continue this journey with her.

Anastasia Flourentzou VP Human Resources -Certified Coach ACC
Coaching Program

My journey with the ecap coaching program—and with Maria as my coach—was truly life-changing. The insights I gained supported not only my professional growth but also my personal life. Maria was consistently supportive, ensuring I stayed aligned with my goals and felt comfortable throughout the process. Her extensive corporate and coaching experience brought real depth to our conversations. She was flexible, clear, and focused on what I wanted to achieve, making every session meaningful and valuable.

Marwan Thani Vice president Government Sales – Board Member (DU)
Leadership Communication

Maria guided me through 12 one-to-one sessions that transformed how I lead and communicate. She helped me deepen my emotional intelligence, handle conflict constructively, and ask more powerful questions. Her thoughtful, subtle approach created a safe space for real self-reflection, blending theory with practical tools and role-play. Maria’s experience, warmth, and balance of seriousness and playfulness made every session impactful. I’m a more effective colleague and leader because of her—she made an immediate difference in how I engage with others.

Bart Wilms General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Head of Impact, Global Senior Executive, Board Director & Advisor
Leadership Behaviours

The program has helped me deconstruct first principles of leadership behaviours and leadership branding. It has also helped me navigate the complexities of our business, with multiple stakeholders across geographies and varied interests. My coach Maria has effectively helped me navigate through the development areas and focus on them.

Ankur Thadani Partner at TPG Growth and Rise Fund