Carmen Balacianu

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Kind Words and Testimonials

Kinds words shared from some of the poeple I have helped and worked with over the years.

Kind Words
and Testimonials

Kinds words shared from some of the poeple I have helped and worked with over the years.

"Carmen’s strength is in guiding you to the next step that you design yourself in alignment with your values. Carmen helped me connect the dots and move from frustration into clear and confident action."

“Carmen goes deeper into what is not only career-coaching, but real life-coaching. And I think that’s the most powerful way to help build a happy purpose-driven, values-aligned career.
If you are looking to learn how to help yourself with your career in the long term, talk to Carmen. If you are lost between your purpose and values and how your career should develop, talk to Carmen. If you just want to have a more satisfying career, talk to Carmen!”

Elena

Strategic Chief of Staff to President, International at AbbVie

"Carmen's Coaching is totally different. It is very deep, touching, non-fictional and non-mechanic."

“Working with Carmen was eye-opening and transformational. I was sent to a discovery of myself and learnt to deal with better.

She helped me see find my blind spots and unspoken pain, I accepted returning where I was but with a new mindset. I discovered important parts of my personality such as the need of becoming more assertive and not to make assumptions. Carmen will open your ears, your eyes and most importantly your heart.”

José Pons

Director of Alumni and Institutional Development DACH and Balearic Islands, IESE Business School

"Carmen’s presence is quietly powerful. She helps you come home to yourself, and lead from that place."

Carmen’s presence offers something rare, a space where performance falls away and true clarity emerges. Since working with her, I lead with more calm, conviction, and alignment. 

She doesn’t just coach, she helps you return to the kind of leadership that’s rooted in truth, not noise. It’s a quiet recalibration that changes everything.

Kate Heard

High Performance and Leadership Coach

"Our work together gave me clarity, courage, and a renewed sense of alignment with my purpose. I now lead with more authenticity and intuition, feeling more whole, resilient, and at peace."

Hearing Carmen’s story resonated deeply with me—I felt she could hold space for both my professional identity and my spiritual side. She has a rare gift of listening beyond words and reflecting insights with truth and precision. Our work together gave me clarity, courage, and a renewed sense of alignment with my purpose. I now lead with more authenticity and intuition, feeling more whole, resilient, and at peace. Carmen doesn’t just help you achieve goals; she helps you transform how you see yourself and show up in the world.”

Nakhli Khoury

Ethics & Compliance, Bristol Myers Squibb

"Unlike other leadership coaches I’ve worked with, Carmen genuinely cares about understanding you as a human being while guiding you toward your goals—and she isn’t afraid to challenge you when needed"​

I first reached out to Carmen during a period of professional uncertainty, seeking clarity with important decisions and support in dealing with impostor syndrome. Working with her has been an extremely positive and enriching experience that brought tangible changes in both my professional and personal life. With her kind and caring approach, she helped me reframe unhelpful thoughts, reshape ingrained behavioral patterns, and reflect on my values and priorities. These tools allowed me to make grounded decisions and grow not only as a person but also as a leader. I could not recommend her more as a leadership coach!

Magdelena

Head Capital Markets

"Her self-reflection and her authenticity make her stand out from your average mainstream coach."​

“Carmen’s openness, her attentiveness and her non-judgmental and kind essence enabled me to gain access to my own truth and find more clarity concerning the steps I needed to take to live up to my full potential. Her self-reflection and her authenticity make her stand out from your average mainstream coach.“

Roya

Corporate Health Management at CSS Insurance

"She is like a sparring partner, helping you find your north star and feel the connection back to your true self"

“Carmen has a unique coaching ability which will guide you to find the answers which you realize were inside you all along, hidden beneath those layers created by society and situations and stress. She is like a sparring partner, helping you find your north star and feel the connection back to your true self.”

Tess

Founder and Reimagineer at Talent Works

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