Testimonials From Our Clients

I had the privilege to be coached by Alexandra as part of her Purpose, Passion and Presence for Women Rising coaching program. My work with her has increased my awareness of my environment and behaviours and helped me gain confidence in expressing my true and feminine leadership presence. Thanks to her dedication in helping women rise, I feel not only empowered to be more authentic and lead with my best self, but also supported by a network of empowered women that Alexandra champions. Her dedication and passion are definitively contagious.

Chantal A.

When Alexandra joined our team she brought clarity of expectation and purpose, she brought respect for the opinions of others, she brought a wealth of coaching and leadership smarts, and she demonstrated from the get-go that most, if not all, of the above are premised on the ability to ask the right questions to the right people in the right way. The real icing on the cake though was (and still is) her ability to develop (inclusively so) and communicate strategy in ways that make sense to all levels of an organization – especially to senior leaders. I learned A LOT working with Alexandra and observing her style. You would learn too!

Paul R.

Alex really helped to aim me in the right direction for the way that I should be thinking about starting my own company. She didn’t waste any time and went straight to the point. I recommend her to anyone who wants leadership or guidance of any sort!

George A.

I’ve worked with Alexandra Salamis on a number of projects as well as being coached by her. I highly recommend her for any potential coaching or consulting engagement. She is thoughtful and professional; frequently providing out of the box solutions to seemingly intractable problems. I’ve had a number of coaches in the past and in my experience, Alexandra is the best of them all. She is knowledgeable with extensive hands-on C-suite business experience and expertly manages to walk the fine line between challenge and support.

Chris L.

Our executive leadership team was embroiled in conflict and low trust between members was palatable. We worked at crossed purposes with each other. We were a team in name only.

I realized that this was seriously eroding our effectiveness in providing leadership to the organization and quality to our clients. Alexandra Salamis walked into a minefield and created an atmosphere from the start that was non-threatening, safe yet challenging at the same time. She provided the platform from which we could respectfully address the root causes of our conflict and mistrust.

From the beginning, I was skeptical about us becoming a true team again. With authenticity, courage, patience and good humour, Alexandra skillfully worked with our team to turn conflict into cooperation and suspicion into trust. She did a phenomenal job! I highly recommend Alexandra for those who need help with creating and sustaining a high-performance team.

Nicholas M.

I came to work with Alexandra at a turning point in my life. Call it good timing, chance or fate but meeting Alexandra was a life changer. She opened my eyes to realities and new opportunities and she provided me with the tools to put them in place. She not only offered professional, ethical and knowledgeable coaching but went beyond the call of duty by providing a supporting ear, demonstrating empathy and often using humour and her communicative laugh to help me get through difficult moments. I am grateful to call Alexandra my coach, my guide and now my friend.

Gwen M.

Alexandra’s grounded approach to change leadership and transformation is very effective. Her deep knowledge and experience builds on where the client is…never imposing formulaic recipees. And her people skills are second to none. She is the one you want for any people-impacting initiative you are undertaking!

Marie-Josée B.

Before working with Alexandra Salamis I had a couple of work experiences where I realized that I was not as trusted as I thought I was with some people at work. As their director, this realization blindsided me and bugged me constantly. I spoke to a friend who suggested that coaching might help. My friend recommended Alexandra because he had worked with her and had great success.

At the beginning, I was quite self-conscious. She was great at putting me at ease. She opened the door to me looking at myself from a place of self-compassion and curiosity. Through our sessions, I learned how to better align my well-meaning intentions with my words and actions with others.

This has turned out to be a game changer! I highly recommend Alexandra as a coach for people who are interested in making some real changes.

John M.

Alexandra was able to open my eyes as to how I was going to approach my goals, how I would “lead my life”, and in what ways I could incorporate all of my passions into a career that I would love after just one session. She listened to me so carefully, and offered feedback that tied into her own life experiences and creative philosophies. She is charismatic, strong, positive, and so funny! We laughed and connected within such a short time. Since seeing Alexandra I have been able to organize my thoughts and goals. I have since applied to grad school and been accepted! I want to thank her for her positive leadership and strong feminine influence. I hope that she never stops helping women reach their full potential.

Kelsey L.

My experience with Alex was phenomenal. Working with Alex was a relief and a time set aside to reflect and to do strategic work on myself as a leader. Part of this lack of stress and aura of positivity around our work came from Alex’s personality and demeanour.  Alex is wonderfully flexible, she also is a master at helping you see hard truths with a soft touch, making them fairly painless to hear.

My work with Alex has enabled me to be an authentic leader in my growing organization, and to rebalance my perspective on myself, my value and my work-life balance – which helps me to keep going through the thick and the thin!!

Alex is genuine, whip smart, perceptive, bitingly funny, empathetic, organized and always keeps the big picture in mind. I recommend her in a heartbeat.

Katie T.

Before working with Alexandra difficult human resources issues with employees were popping up and I didn’t quite know how to handle them. It was affecting my health and motivation to come to work.  I actually wanted to give up and close my eyes on these issues. I was thinking to myself, “I only have 4 more years left, I can simply surf the waves!”

I didn’t quite know how to handle these difficult situations at work, and my director suggested I consider getting coached which I never did in the past. Working with Alex was the first time I had a coach, and also the first time I thought about my leadership style.  Having one-on-one conversation with someone is more efficient than attending classes. This experience was beneficial because it helped me think about my strengths and weakness in a more concrete way, with words.  I discovered what type of leader I am and want to be.

I absolutely recommend Alex; I truly enjoyed all our one-on-one session. Her sense of humour, openness, honesty, understanding and her listening made every single session a pleasure.

Nadine R.

I was coming to the end of a contract with work and about to transition into another job. I was living overseas and had been back at work for just over a year since having my first child. I was balancing family and work life whilst also starting to think about what type of work I want to do next. I felt very lost in terms of my purpose at work and where I was heading.

I had the most amazing experience with Alex. I had been coached before and I went into coaching with Alex with expectations of how it could be. My expectations were exceeded after only two weeks when Alex coached me through an incredibly difficult situation that I found myself in with a new job.  The conversations we had enabled me to make the right decisions for me was a defining moment in my life. She helped me validate and clarify my (at times) vague thoughts and made me feel confident with the decision I was making in this situation. Without her I would have been in a very different situation. Our coaching calls had so much authenticity and power behind them that things really started to open up for me in both my professional and personal life. Alex was always present in our calls and willing to share her experiences too. As such opened up a deep relationship between the two of us which allowed us both to learn from each other and achieve more.

I didn’t know it was what I needed but Alex helped me define my purpose, which was a groundbreaking clarification for me to move on and structure my life around. I started to research and clarify my values and how I can embed these into my day to day life. Alex helped me build my Leadership Manifesto – which is one of the most useful and powerful pieces of work I have ever done in my life. I have so much excitement about using this manifesto in my professional work and commitment to living by it that I would never had have without Alex. She helped me find the energy and determination to ensure I am the best version of myself every day – living life authentically and positively changing the lives of those around me, in work and in my personal life.

I highly recommend Alex. I talked about her every day of our eight months working together – to friends, family, strangers!

Clara R.

I was part of Alexandra’s Change Management team, working on the organization’s first-ever Business Transformation Project. During this time Alexandra’s responsibilities grew as the Assistant VP of Organizational Development and Change Management. While on the team, she took on the role of coach to all Senior Members of the Project Team, providing invaluable advice and support. Alexandra Salamis is highly effective and comfortable working at both the operational and strategic level. Alexandra’s trust in her team’s abilities was empowering, she was always there to listen, bounce ideas off and provide support with a personal and human touch whenever needed. She respected her teams’ knowledge, experience and contribution to the project and led the team with integrity. 

Patsy D.

I had been working for a company for two years and during that time I completely lost myself. I lost my self-confidence and began to doubt myself as a leader. I was unable to stand up for myself when my abilities were questioned. In meetings, even though I had contributions to make, I remained silent for fear that my ideas were not good enough. My leadership presence was non-existent and I worried that not only would I not be considered for promotions, that I could get fired. I tried different things to restore my confidence, but what I really needed was a solid program to get me into learning and action mode.

A friend of mine told me that she had heard Alexandra speaking at a conference about her leadership presence program “Purpose, Passion, and Presence for Women Rising”. I checked out the website, booked a discovery call, spoke with Alexandra and signed up!

The program was a real turning point for me both personally and professionally! It was a lot of work, but work that I needed to do on myself, for myself. At first, I was a little nervous, but Alexandra’s loving and light-hearted sense of fun and focus was a great balance that helped me to not be so critical of myself. The five pillars were exactly what I needed to tackle many parts of my life that needed attention and change. I learned so much about me, how to lead others, my self-defeating patterns, and what true leadership presence is. I am more authentic and way more self-confident. My path forward is clear. Since the program, I am confidently looking for new advancement opportunities. I highly recommend this program. It has been a life changer for me.

Jill S.

When I met Alex, I knew that I was on the verge of some big changes and that I wanted to find a career that was a better fit. I also wanted to move to the west coast. I was overwhelmed with so many options before me and felt like I didn’t know where to start or how I’d make this happen.  I was experiencing a lot of stress.

When I first started with Alex I anticipated and hoped for a structured experience full of frameworks and exercises. I’m so glad she did not take that approach with me in the end! Alex had a great way of asking the right challenging questions to help me see things in a different light and to challenge my self-defeating thought patterns.

I always left our coaching calls feeling a thousand times better and lighter. She helped me keep things in perspective, stay more positive, and roll with the punches. And her sense of humor was priceless – we had a lot of laughs about some of the challenges I was facing and it was a great reminder to bring some levity to situations where it was possible and appropriate.

I think more than anything I got a lot of affirmation from Alex that I was already doing all the right things! Having the difficult conversations, putting in the hard work, trying to take care of myself, being compassionate to others and myself, trying to use EQ and staying positive and resilient. That affirmation translated into confidence and a bit more patience with the process and the things out of my control. And that made all the difference! I absolutely recommend Alex as a coach!

Renee M.