“We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.”
— CONFUCIUS

Career and Transition Coach

Helping you create the future you want

- ICF Certified -

Shirley S Kadouri

Whether you’re navigating a career transition, facing redundancy, aspiring for promotion, considering relocation, feeling bored in your role, or just questioning what’s next, my coaching is tailored for you.

I’ve coached over 100 talented individuals to gain clarity, build confidence, and take action towards their desired future, using both their intuition and logic.

Without exception, clients say they feel empowered to be their authentic selves. They describe feeling both supported and stretched, moving past indecision and back into action.

Hello, so glad you are here!

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Coaching Credentials

I bring over 25 years of corporate experience, ICF Professional Certified Coach accreditation, and more than 500 hours of coaching graduates, academics, and professionals at all career stages. Having lived, studied, and worked in multiple countries, I’ve experienced transitions, changes, and reinvention firsthand.

Testimonials

  • "Shirley’s ability to listen deeply and empathize creates a truly supportive environment that fosters growth. Her thoughtful questions, perfect timing, and genuine passion for coaching inspire trust and make every session transformative..."

    Goni Togia
    English Instructor & Coach

  • "Shirley is a great coach who truly listens and understands the nuances of what you're expressing. Her calming presence helps you open up and encourages deep self-reflection, pushing you out of your comfort zone to take decisive action and make meaningful changes..."

    Simone Kuster
    Legal Counsel

  • “When I came to Shirley for coaching I was feeling divided about my career path. Through our conversations Shirley helped me identify limiting beliefs which were causing the tension I was feeling. After working with Shirley I feel more centered and free to discover the best partnerships where my unique skills and experience can add the most value.”

    Casey Flynn
    Senior Agile Coach

  • "I worked with Shirley and was impressed by her knowledge and empathy. She made me feel truly heard, helping me open up and gain insights tailored just for me. By the end, I felt empowered and ready to tackle my goals with clear, actionable steps..."

    Chiara Rossi
    Regulatory Affairs Specialist

  • "Shirley’s warm presence creates a safe space for self-exploration, helping me gain new awareness of my personal growth, professional identity, and relationships. Her passion for empowering others and insightful coaching make her an exceptional guide for self-discovery and growth..."

    Jaana Kajanmaa
    Team Leader HR & Sales

  • "Shirley is an exceptional listener who understands the deeper emotions behind my words, knowing exactly when to challenge me for meaningful growth. Every session leaves me feeling empowered, focused, and ready to take on new challenges. Working with her has been an incredible positive experience..."

    Katharina Fischer
    HR Manager

  • "Working with Shirley has been a transformative experience. Her genuine empathy and guidance helped me listen to myself more deeply, build clarity and confidence, and unlock my potential, leaving a lasting impact on my personal and professional growth..."

    Marianna Daniella Chantziara
    Senior People Partner

  • "Shirley’s intuitive yet clear approach, combined with her ability to ask insightful questions, sparked real changes in my life. Her unique blend of practicality and space for intuition made the session both mind-opening and life-changing..."

    Galit Mersand
    Yoga & Belly dance Teacher

  • "Shirley is a sympathetic coach. She'll listen to your quandary and help you break it down into smaller chunks that could be easier to resolve. Sometimes out of these sessions you'll discover something you haven't thought of. Be prepared for insightful sessions!"

    Wenny Sumarni
    Regulatory Affairs Manager

  • "With Shirley, I felt truly listened to and learned to see things differently, embracing mistakes as part of growth. Her wholehearted approach and care helped me uncover my own answers and navigate my path with clarity..."


    Silvia Zancola
    Regulatory & Quality Manager

  • "Being coached by Shirley was a very positive and enriching experience. She guided me in a professional and engaged manner, allowing me to get important and useful insights within both personal as well as career-oriented domains..."


    Li Grosjean
    Kinesiologist

  • "Shirley’s unique blend of deep empathy, strategic insight, and thoughtful questioning sets her apart as a coach. Her ability to listen deeply and create a safe, highly personalized space encouraged meaningful reflection and real progress. I felt fully supported throughout our work together..."

    Aleksandra Jaworska
    Commercial Process Excellence Lead

  • "Shirley's coaching was invaluable during a time of uncertainty in my job search and career transition. Her thoughtful, guiding questions helped me gain clarity and peace of mind, even when I was doing most of the talking. I highly recommend her services for anyone navigating change or instability in their career..."

    Irete Hamdani
    Solution Architect at Pictet

  • "Shirley has a natural ability to listen attentively and guide without leading, allowing me to arrive at my own insights. Each session brought more clarity and confidence about the steps I needed to take, feeling more grounded and empowered. Working with Shirley has been a valuable and rewarding experience..."

    Sara Gropper, PhD
    Curriculum Developer

  • "I had the pleasure of attending a coaching session with Shirley. Besides having a comfortable and open conversation, Shirley has deep listening skills and the ability to ask the right questions, helping you see situations from a different perspective."

    Chen Lavi
    Regualtory & Quality Manager

  • "Shirley truly listened, asked the right questions, and helped me turn inward to understand what I really wanted. I came to her feeling stuck and unsure about my career direction. Her thoughtful questions and warm presence helped me gain clarity and confidence, and I soon landed a job in the desired domain..."

    Tomer Rahamim
    Medical Product Specialist

  • “Over three months, Shirley helped me navigate a cross-border career transition with clarity and confidence. She guided me to recognize my strengths, reframe my experiences, and articulate my value. By the end, I secured a job offer and regained self-trust, confidence, and a clear sense of direction...”

    Yuriko Koyanagi
    Regulatory & Quality Specialist

  • “Shirley has an incredible ability to make you feel genuinely understood, even when you struggle to find the right words. Shirley’s warm, insightful coaching helped me navigate the Swiss job market with clarity and confidence. She made me feel truly supported while providing practical guidance and opportunities that moved my career forward...”

    Fevzi Taskin
    Software Engineer

  • "At a key moment in my career, Shirley helped me clarify my priorities, strengthen my confidence, and move forward with greater calm and alignment. I felt truly heard and supported throughout our work together. She connects deep reflection to concrete, practical actions..."

    Orane Fontova
    Assistante Administrative

  • "During my job search in Switzerland, Shirley helped me clarify my career goals and refine a focused strategy—while making me feel truly supported throughout. Her approach is both warm and constructively challenging, and it made a real difference..."

    Juan Diego Giraldo
    Supply Chain & Manufactuing Lead

  • At its heart, coaching is a confidential partnership to help you improve your personal and/or professional life. It is a space to expand self awareness and confidence, help you think through your blocks and empower you to move forward.

    It’s not about healing or fixing, it’s about making what’s good, better.

  • That’s completely okay, and exactly why I offer a free discovery introductory call: to chat, connect, and help you gain clarity, not to convince you.

    If you’re feeling stuck, unsure about your next step, or held back by self-doubt, coaching can offer a space to think things through, get clear on what matters to you, realign, and take meaningful action.

    After the call you’ll have a better sense of whether coaching feels like the right fit. If it does, we’ll talk about next steps. If not, that’s perfectly fine too.

  • I partner with professionals and academics at various stages of their personal and professional journeys, some have just started while others are already well established.

    All my clients are curious, open-minded and talented individuals who, despite their strengths, feel stuck. They want to deepen their understanding of who they are and what is really important for them so that they can move forward.

    I work with those eager to grow, seeking the right coach with the energy, insight, and skills to help them do it.

  • We’ll get a good sense of that during our introductory conversation—that’s exactly what it’s for.

    In this call, you’ll have the chance to explore whether there’s good chemistry and if we’re a right fit. You’ll experience what coaching with me feels like, and reflect on questions like:

    Do I feel heard and understood? Does the coaching style resonate with me? Can I trust the coach and feel motivated by them?

    If you’re curious, let’s connect. Go ahead and book your free discovery call.

  • I coach via Zoom or in person, on a cadence that suits your schedule.  I’m also also available to my clients for the duration of our time together.

    You are welcome to contact me between sessions; to share a success story, a concern or talk about something that didn't quite work the way you had in mind. It also avoids us wasting time at the start of the session on catching up from where we left off - I will already know, because we have been in contact.

    In the end, when you invest in coaching, you’re investing in new perspectives, practical strategies, and fresh ways of thinking that can make real difference in both your work and personal life!

  • I am an accredited Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coach Federation (ICF).  Throughout my life I’ve studied, worked and lived in several countries.
    I bring over 25 years of leadership experience in corporate world, and also got B.Sc. and M.Sc. in plant sciences, thou except my love to sunflowers, no use to me whatsoever as a coach.
    I’ve been married for over 3 decads and am a proud mom of 3 amazing daughters.

    All of these things combine to make me ME and the coach I am today.

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