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Nadine Zeinoun Khoury, MCC Executive & Leadership Coach,Certified Team Coach, Emotional Intelligence (EQi 2.0/360), Certified Conversational Intelligence, Certified Team Management Systems (TMSD-i), Certified NLP Basic Practitioner, Time Line Therapy™ Practitioner, Mattone’s Leadership Enneagram Invetory (MLEI) – Certified Facilitator, Coach Certification Program – St Joseph University Lebanon and President, The Ottawa Chapter of the ICF

After achieving a BS degree in Chemistry and an MS degree in Pharmacology and Therapeutics from the American University of Beirut, Nadine gained over 15 years of extensive managerial experience in the corporate pharmaceutical sector, where she navigated complex challenges and developed a deep understanding of leadership within high-pressure environments. Growing up during the civil war in Lebanon profoundly shaped Nadine’s perspective on leadership, resilience, and human connection. Experiencing uncertainty at a young age taught her the importance of trust, empathy, and strong relationships—values that continue to guide her work today and fuel her passion for helping leaders create environments where people feel safe, valued, and empowered. Today, she is the owner of Coach Nadine Zeinoun Inc., a coaching and training company based in Ottawa. She is an Executive, Leadership Coach, Team Coach & Keynote Speaker, working with organizations and corporate leaders who are going through the pressure and complexity of change. She helps them navigate the emotional burden and resistance that show up during change, creating clarity, alignment and engagement so performance is not impacted, talent is retained and culture is still strong despite the change. Drawing on her years of leadership and coaching experience, Nadine created The VITA Leadership Framework, a practical model that helps leaders strengthen self-awareness, emotional intelligence and authentic leadership in order to build trust and create aligned, high-performing teams especially during times of change. Nadine holds an Executive Coaching Certificate from Mentorcoach USA and a Master Certified Coach credential (MCC) from the International Coach Federation (ICF). She is certified on several psychometric tools such as EQi 2.0 & EQi 360, one of the leading assessment tools for Emotional Intelligence and TMSDi Team Assessment Tools, various C-IQ tools (Conversational Intelligence) and John Mattone’s Leadership Enneagram Inventory. She also achieved the initial level certification in John Mattone’s International Leadership Coaching Certification and a Team Coaching Certification (TGCA). Recently she just added NLP Basic Practitioner and Time Line Therapy Practitioner to her certifications. Nadine also serves as a volunteer mentor for entrepreneurs and is currently serving as the president for The Ottawa Chapter of the ICF, where she supports the professional development of coaches in the greater Ottawa Region and ensures partnerships with organizations and associations to support the Ottawa Community. Her thirteen years of coaching experience (over 3000 Coaching hours), previous leadership roles and her current role as the Leader of Ottawa Chapter of the ICF, allow her to better understand the challenges faced by leaders, in order to better serve them. She has coached hundreds of leaders from all over the globe (Middle East, Europe, Africa, South America and North America) and has helped them develop their emotional and conversation intelligence skills to be able to meet their job demands and challenges in a more effective way. Nadine is also a keynote speaker and a training facilitator. She was the program director for the Coaching Certification Program at the Saint Joseph University in Beirut and has delivered hundreds of workshops to various international audiences ranging from India all the way to North America. What always stands out in her speeches and workshops are the practical tips and tools she offers to her audience. Nadine’s dream is to contribute to creating a better world through supporting its Leaders to create a WE-Centric community built on TRUST. She aims to help leaders discover their authentic selves and be able to shine that into the world. She is a person who is very passionate and committed to making a difference in people’s lives, while honoring her values of authenticity, respect, warmth, and compassion.