Testimonials

Siobhán McCann

executive Coaching

Siobhán is an amazing individual and has a unique ability to put you at complete ease while simultaneously pushing you way beyond your comfort zone. Siobhán has been fantastic at allowing me to realise my own attributes and abilities, and has helped me enormously at confronting and resolving conflicts I have faced in my working and leadership environments. - Conor Maltby, Senior Scientist, Team Lead, Ireland

I have grown leaps and bounds through my coaching with Siobhan... She was able to provide great insight and a different perspective from how I would normally see things. She is very intelligent, knowledgeable, and articulates her ideas well. Not only that, she was also very kind and easy to speak with. She knew what questions to ask and how to ask them to allow me to think and view things differently. I was very hesitant to do this coaching program at first, but I now believe that this coaching was vital for my personal growth, future, and perspective on life. Siobhan has helped me grow and figure out what is important to me professionally and personally. This has been a life changing course and I would not have changed anything... I am forever changed and grateful for having gone through this experience. - David Ngo, Vice President, EarthRated, Canada

I am extremely thankful to have been blessed with Siobhan and her warm-hearted coaching. Her ability to listen, challenge, coach and never forget is truly a gift. Siobhan has given me life tools that bring out the best of me every day. Never again will I play small in this world. - Chris Harbeson, General Manager, Used Equipment Operations, Peterson CAT, U.S.A.

Siobhan was one of my coaches at Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute. I will not exaggerate if I say that Siobhan has not only enhanced my coaching skills, but also transformed my leadership style, my way of thinking and my personality. I will be forever grateful to her for the difficult but powerful internal transformation she has initiated as a coach - I would not be the person I am today without her wise and tactful, loving and caring interventions. - Alexey Sizov, Partner, Financial Services at Odgers Berndtson, Russia

Siobhan was an incredible coach over the past 12 months. Leadership means something different for everyone, and each individual will have a unique approach. Finding that authentic style of leadership is what Siobhan helped me discover, and cannot thank her enough! - Divyan Selvadurai, Owner and Co-Founder, EarthRated, Canada

(She is an) incredibly gifted executive coach and co-discoverer of your voice, story, blind spots and strengths. I've worked with and learned from Siobhan for a decade now. I've observed how she's mastered the art and science of designing authentically transformative workshops, human-centred programs, and sessions where breakthroughs occur--and stick! Siobhan is generous, insightful and uniquely possesses a right-brain-left-brain code switching capacity that's enviable. - Jone Bosworth JD, CEO, InCourage Leading LLC, USA

Siobhan is an incredible educator, mentor, and coach. I first met her as a student at the Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute. Right away, Siobhan connected with all of us. The pride and passion she has for developing others shines through in everything she does. Her innovative approach to learning kept me curious and engaged through a rigorous 120+ hour training program. In fact, I use many of the facilitation techniques she taught me in my workshops today with great success! When choosing someone to learn from, be mentored by, or partner with in coaching, Siobhan should be at the top of that list. - Casey Field, MBA, ICF Associate Certified Coach | Leadership and Success Coaching, U.S.A.

I was blown away by her ability to read between the lines and identify things within me that I hadn't noticed before. As all the best coaches do, she never gave me direct advice, but she facilitated me and supported me through a process of coming to realizations on my own. Siobhan knows how to help leaders develop. - Michou Tchana, Impact Director at JUMP! Foundation, Thailand

Siobhán is a solid and talented coach, thinking partner, trainer and facilitator. Siobhán pulls wonders out of her multi-faceted and cross-cultural experience to serve her clients and collaborators. She is an accomplished, effective and absolutely dedicated professional. Siobhán cultivates a profound sense of respect and compassion which allows her to connect on deeper levels, in safe, accurate and meaningful ways. She has been key in the positive unfolding and evolution of my own professional coaching and leadership consultant path. - Sana Patrick Milochevitch, Executive Coach, Thinking Partner, Leadership Development Consultant, Canada

Siobhán was an excellent coach who inspired, motivated and challenged me. A great learning experience that has helped me grow professionally. - Tara Garland, Marketing Director, Earth Rated, Canada

Siobhan is an AMAZING coach. She is extremely intuitive and masterfully guides the direction of the coaching sessions. She is also very creative in suggesting different types of exercises to explore deeper and relevant topics. I had a huge breakthrough during my first session with her and it will definitely change my life going forward. - Yonnie Leung, Experienced Leader Developing Talent, Continuous Improvement and Operations, U.S.A.

Coaching helps good leaders to become great people. Coaching great people can be a real challenge, as they often have so many ideas and so much energy and it can be all too easy to become absorbed in their stories and lose track of the core issues. Siobhan has the rare ability to not only remain fully present and impartial but also 100% focused on the core issues, which present during a coaching session. Thus, she is able to provide tremendous assistance to her coachees when assisting them to be the best that they can be. - Richard Donelan, Public Relations Officer, Unmanned Aircraft Association of Irelan

Siobhan is a masterful coach. She has the ability to facilitate an individual to new levels of both personal and professional learning quickly. Her unique style promotes higher levels of unlocking an individual's potential moving them to higher levels of personal satisfaction and professional performance. I highly recommend her. - Dawn Kimball, Senior VP of Human Resources, Landec Corporation, U.S.A.

Siobhan is a magician. She transforms reality, helping people and organizations to go through the necessary changes for better life and performance. - Daniel Rybak, Founding Partner, Odgers Berndtson, Russia

I was lucky enough to have Siobhan as my coach while I was going through the coach-training program at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. Siobhan has an intelligence and insight that allows her to cut to the heart of any matter. Her questions clarify even the most complex situations that you might find yourself in, and allow you to discover how you truly want to handle them. She has an exceptional gift for helping people find their values and passion, and align their lives accordingly. Her coaching is transformational. - Gina Steele, JD, President, Steele Leadership Inc., U.S.A.

Siobhan is that extreme rarity: Despite years of success in the machinations of aggressively competitive business, she retains a warm and open humanity. She coaches out of a trust that anyone can be creative in overcoming his or her own obstacles. Siobhan helps her clients find their own way to free themselves from everyday obstacles. It's hard to imagine anyone more suited to coaching, or more creative while coaching. - Neal Allen, Author, (Former VP of Program Management, McKesson), U.S.A.

She helped me with early thinking that helped me move forward a research project related to the design of a curricular built for supporting the development of lifelong changemakers through entrepreneurship and innovation. Her sharp mind and dedication to building trusting relationships were very welcome and fun. - Art Sherwood, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Western Washington University, U.S.A.

Siobhan is a masterful executive coach. As a practicing executive coach and a student of coaching, I am in a unique position to be able to evaluate her effectiveness and brilliance as a coach. After having worked with her for the last six months, I have benefited greatly from her insight, creativity and extraordinary level of engagement as a coach. She always seemed to know where to push, how to support, and how to challenge me to be my best. As a measure of our partnership, I have achieved, or I am moving strongly toward, each of the objectives of my coaching development plan. Siobhan embodies the principles of coaching and is tireless and so very generous. Above all, she shows such tremendous courage - Courage is the measure of our heartfelt participation with life, with another, with a community, a work; a future. I am grateful for everything that has come through the coaching partnership with Siobhan. It's been an incredible experience, full of personal growth and learning. - Christopher Bolling, Co-Founder, Vast Sky Leadership, U.S.A.

Professional, motivational, results driven, and fun. She has developed skills to coach through an action start to finish. She has excellent communication/coaching skills coupled with the tools to challenge for excellence. - Randy Grimes, General Manager, Peterson CAT, U.S.A.

Siobhan is a kind yet firm professional coach who helped me through a time of change and growth when I was completing an MBA and doing some career exploration. With Siobhan's guidance, I gained the confidence to both present myself as an executive and follow my dreams. - Julie Lafford, Executive Director, Alumni Engagement, York University, Canada

Siobhan knew how to help guide me and help me build the confidence I needed to follow my interests and passion in life. - Megan Stanley, Outreach Coordinator, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

I was in the Executive Coaching program at Berkeley University Executive Coaching Institute during the fall semester of 2015. Siobhan McCann was one of the instructors in the program, as well as the practice coach with whom I had a few very incarnational and deeply knowledgeable sessions. Siobhan came across as a very compassionate, kind and inspirational person with good knowledge of human psychology and leadership skills. I can highly recommend Siobhan as an executive coach and a team leader for any project aimed to implement leadership and inspirational culture in your organization. - Georgy Iosifyan, Organizational leadership consultant, Treasurer Policy Executive Committee at Child Care Resource Center Greater Los Angeles, U.S.A.

Siobhan uses great listening skills and tremendous patience to allow her to drill down into your sticking points - you won't be able to hide anything from her. From there she will coach you and give you realistic approaches to help you overcome them. What's more she is highly empathetic and is willing to give a helping hand and much needed support at the drop of a hat. I can comfortably recommend Siobhan without any hesitations as I have no doubt she can add value to your life. - Geoffrey Stanley, Consultant Software Developer, Intact, Canada

Deeply intuitive and creative, Siobhan is a wonderful coach and a special person. Siobhan was instrumental in helping me think outside of the box and muster up the courage to take a big leap. Highly recommended! - Carrie Goldstein Mazoff, Managing Director and Team Lead, Employee Communications at Cheer Partners, Canada

She has truly helped me to rediscover my authentic self with her deep insights and open heart, as well as to transition in harmony during a major change in my personal and professional life. - Ramón Estrada Torrescano, IESE Executive Coaching Team, University of Navarro Business School, Spain

Siobhan and I met through the team of Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute. She was my coach during my BECI study, and afterwards I still go back to her for coaching sessions. Siobhan is very good at going deep in a coaching session to explore my underlying issues/values. I trust her to take me out of my comfort zone and set me on a path that I have been avoiding. That is exactly what I need at many junctures of my life. I highly recommend Siobhan if you are looking for a coach for respects your own values and walks down the journey with you without any hesitation. - Desmond Chan, Senior Director, Marketing,H2O.AI, U.S.A.

Siobhan has a huge heart that comes out in all of the work she does. I had the privilege of being her student as she helped facilitate a 10-day immersive training course and it was life changing. Her ability to understand and give her love to her students, coachees, and friends is an incredible match with her extensive skills and knowledge. - Stephen Silveira, Program Manager, Business Integrity, Facebook, U.S.A.

Super smart, super quick, super passionate and a true heart-full persona! Loved to work with you Siobhán - 100% recommendation score! Keep on going like this! Thank you. - Daniel Werner, Founder and CEO, Catch Up With The Best, Germany

I have known Siobhan for at least 10 years and it has been amazing to see her executive coaching skills expand over the years. I recently benefited directly from her coaching. She is an empathetic and caring listener while masterfully holding you to account for your actions and decisions. I would recommend her without hesitation for leadership coaching and guidance. - Shawn Sanford, Senior VP, Operations, Lazard, Canada

Siobhan is a talented and perceptive coach and trainer. Her incredible energy and passion can make a curriculum come alive. She knows how to connect on a deep level with tremendous compassion and loyalty. Siobhan knows how to inspire, motivate and help people reach for their potential. - Arina Isaacson, Senior Consultant, Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute, U.S.A.

I feel that I have recharged my energy while embracing my inner self and my passion to live and to share. It was all about fresh air and a reset button. It was empowering and something so important for me - communicating properly and using my voice in all its explosions of meaning - connecting to my passions. - Ramón Estrada Torrescano, , IESE Executive Coaching Team, University of Navarro Business School, Spain

Odgers Berndtson organized a corporate training session with MidderighVox in February 2017 where Siobhan along with other teachers worked with us as a team and individually. I can say that this was an extraordinary experience in terms of self-awareness, personal leadership and storytelling. The impact that we experienced as a company was immense. I also need to express my gratitude for the individual work of the teachers: Siobhan is a wonderful instructor - inspiring and encouraging. I got a lot of support and leading guides from Siobhan, really appreciate my time with her and the other teachers. If I get a chance to participate in this training again I will be very happy! - Anna Vvedenskaya, International Communications Leader, Talent Acquisition Manager, Odgers Berndtson, Russia

I participated in the Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute Advanced Leadership and Executive Coaching programs with Siobhan as one of the program leaders 3 years ago. Siobhan has been outstanding in 3 things: 1. Consulting: helping to shape the program of studies in accordance with group requests and feedback, being deep, attentive, and flexible. 2. Group facilitation: focusing the audience on what is really important, bringing energy into the process and at the same time creating psychological safety for students to experiment and try new things. 3. One-on-one coaching: encouraging people to bring their full power into what is really important for them. Since that time we have kept in touch and Siobhan is always a wise, attentive and caring coaching partner. - Dmitri Vnukov, Executive Assessment and Development Consultant, Managing Partner, Fish and Lions, Russia

Program and workshop facilitation

The session was educational yet personal, and as I requested, fun. Siobhan is a skilled facilitator who led us with gusto and coached us through discomfort as well as celebration. I would happily recommend Siobhan to any team looking for out of the box ways to increase the inner and outer strength of themselves and their voices. Dianna Leeder, Author, Founder, Canada

The day with the team was as far away from the dreaded "team building exercise" days you encounter elsewhere. I got to really communicate with people who I thought I knew and walked out with a much richer idea of who we are. - John Kealy, Principal Scientist, Ireland

An immersive experience that definitely stretched the boundaries of professional bonding and team building. - Aimée Freeburn, Psychologist, Research Assistant, Ireland

I was delighted to be taken on a journey to explore my voice, it’s range and the energy that I claimed through the various exercises. It pushed me to extend, explore and trust. To full stand in my power and confidence of my authentic voice. Siobhán was masterful in her guidance. - Lulu Trevena, Author, Founder, USA

Many women, (even those who have just written about using their voice) are intimidated by extending out into the full power and possibility of what that truly means. This was a big awakening! I was not intimidated by the exercises, and felt invigorated. The impact it had on me was both enlivening and empowering. It culminated in an "aha moment" and I felt held and honoured in my vulnerable place. I had an unexpected breakthrough, and it was freeing. Excellent facilitation made it safe, reassuring and fun! - Heidi Blair, Women’s Empowerment Coach, USA

Our team has found a very brave, inspiring, and committed partner in facing the many challenges of our journey. The workshop was a genuine sharing of voices and souls, and the team... well, the team is more team than ever now. - Dr. Massimiliano Bianchi, President and CEO, Ireland

I experienced leadership that embraces the deep feelings of people: this is the next level of management. - Yury Nemanezhin, Founder and CEO, Gravion Group, Russia

The experience was therapeutic and it changed forever the idea of team building I had. It should be done on a regular basis in every company. - Fabiana Traini, Researcher, Ireland

It was a magical experience. Not only did it allow me to find my voice, but it helped me get out of my comfort zone and try new things. I learned so much about the connection between voice and psychology. I learned how important it is to relax and remove the tension on the body to have a clear voice. - Mehmet Sevinc, Director of Business Development, Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute / Lecturer, UC Berkeley, U.S.A.

It was the most extraordinary session I ever took part in. - Ekaterina Podvalnaya, Head of Talent Management, Training and Development, VimpelCom, Russia

I feel like I've moved from black and white to technicolor. This was transformational for me. I see the world in a very different way, and I want more! I am ultimately a much more expressive human, and I know by virtue of where my voice is, where I am. I have a much deeper understanding of what it is to come into my presence, to align, to get out of my own way, and I can clearly see when others are there too. I established a new relationship with myself and the world; the deepest look inward, a connection to my soul, an exploration of physical and emotional expression that I’d never experienced before, and a connection to what is at my core, my deeply resonant voice. To share this experience, and watch others unfold, to hear the uniquely beautiful voices of our people come forward, was nothing other than transformational. - Christopher Bolling, Partner, Vast Sky Leadership, US

Barriers disappeared, we are more confident, open, sincere, real. - Fedor Sheberstov, CEO, Chairman of the Board, Учитель для России, (Teach for Russia) Russia

This is the power of listening. My whole body has become an ear! - Olga Fougelson, Director, Training and Support, Учитель для России, Teach for Russia, Russia

I learned about the voice and the processing that one must move through in order to express clearly, resiliently, resonantly. - Maya Pandya, Senior Software Development Manager, IBM, USA

I'm really happy about my speaking; I feel more confident and I enjoy it more. - Delphina Fabbrini, Project Editor, Mondadori Publishing Italy

Doing this work together brought an incredibly great feeling of belonging to something big and had an immense team-building effect. Communication became more close and warm, people smile more often and give hugs. For new people it was a great induction to feel valuable as part of the team. A new way of relating based on trust and love was founded. - Anna Vvedenskaya , International Communications Leader, Talent Acquisition Manager, Odgers Berndtson, Russia

Coming out of the workshop my whole world seemed different. I took away how sensitive I am, how that has an effect to my reactions/ behaviors. That there is so much hidden within the soul, voice, body and I have learned just a glimpse of how to access that magic within me. - Anastasiya Brant, Social Innovator, Community Innovation and Design, Housing Coordination, AHRC (non-profit), U.S.A

There was an amazing collective shift. Bright eyes, more voices are heard. People became more relaxed, opened, happy, loving. Some of them even began to be more self-confident. - Karina Anfilofieva, Executive Search Lead, Yandex, Russia

I have learned to honour my own voice, thoughts and feelings despite other people's thoughts or perceptions. I have more confidence in what I know and who I am - Vicky MacArthur, Founder, Spirit in Motion Yoga, Canada

I learned that emotions are the core for human expression and connection. Art is one of the most powerful approaches to discover people’s emotions and beliefs. - Helen He, Founder and CEO, Leaderstyles International Inc., China

It was a magical experience and what had to happen from my end was to have no expectations but to say yes. - Roopak Kandasamy, Senior Manager, Sales Operations, BetterUp, U.S.A.

The marriage between the physical body and the psychology of the mind is key. As a voice teacher and coach, the learning cemented all that I have been practicing with a much more deep approach. I experienced a renewed awakening of my own voice. - Motshabi Tyelele, Award-winning Actor, Playwright, Communications Consultant, South Africa

We hired Siobhán to help us design an introductory Communications workshop for our managers, in collaboration with our internal communications lead. Because our internal communications lead had never previously facilitated a workshop on this topic, Siobhán worked with her to co-design a highy interactive, practice-oriented workshop and also coached her to feel really comfortable facilitating the workshop herself. Siobhán's combined background in communications and experiential learning truly made her an asset in this process. She worked very closely with our communications lead to help her turn her ideas and theory into something that was much more engaging for our managers. - Dena Adrience, Learning Experience Designer, GSoft, Canada