MINDS Coaching & Consulting

MINDS Coaching and Consulting Helps Clients to Make their NEXT Big Breakthrough Happen

We work with private, public, and NGO sectors worldwide

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Selected Engagements

How leadership systems and organisational alignment drive faster decisions, stronger executive influence, and sustained performance.
Real experiences from leaders and professionals who worked with MINDS C&C.

Technology (IT Services) | Executive Performance | 4-month engagement | Head of Engineering (executive transition)

A senior engineer in a Silicon Valley technology company was transitioning into an Executive Director role but lacked visibility and decision authority at senior level.

The constraint was not capability, but leadership positioning and decision-making behaviour.

Intervention

Repositioned leadership operating model: clarified executive role, strengthened stakeholder visibility, and shifted decision-making from analysis-driven to ownership-based execution.

Outcome

  • Defined executive transition strategy and stakeholder approach
  • Increased visibility in senior leadership forums
  • Shifted from reactive to ownership-driven behaviour
  • Strengthened leadership narrative within the organisation

Impact

Transition from technical specialist to credible executive-level leader with clear authority and strategic presence.

Learning & Development | Leadership Systems | 3-month engagement | Founder Alignment (Bridge to Organisational Development)

A fast-growing training company experienced execution breakdown during rapid growth despite strong market demand.

The core issue was not strategy, but lack of leadership alignment and ownership structure.

Intervention

Established leadership architecture: defined ownership boundaries, introduced financial accountability, and implemented structured decision rights.

Outcome

  • Clear division of leadership responsibility
  • Increased decision speed and consistency
  • Improved financial visibility and operational control
  • Reduced internal friction

Impact

Transition to a structured leadership system enabling scalable execution and organisational stability.

Security Services | Organisational Execution | 11-month transformation | Leadership team and 22 frontline staff

A security services company expanding into international markets faced persistent client dissatisfaction due to inconsistent communication quality.

The limitation was not language proficiency, but absence of a structured communication system.

Intervention

Embedded communication into organisational systems: KPIs, hiring standards, performance evaluation, and leadership reinforcement.

Outcome

  • Zero communication-related complaints within 4 months
  • Full readiness for international clients within 8 months
  • Improved hiring quality and reduced turnover
  • Increased consistency of client experience

Impact

Communication in a cross-cultural environment became a measurable organisational capability, enabling international expansion and strengthening client trust.

Banking & Financial Services | Executive Performance | 6-week engagement | Senior banking professional

A senior banking professional in Canada faced inconsistent execution due to over-analysis and delayed decision-making despite high expertise.

The gap was not knowledge, but execution architecture.

Intervention

Rebuilt decision-making system: eliminated cognitive bottlenecks, introduced structured prioritisation, and established time-bound execution rhythm.

Outcome

  • Immediate shift to decisive execution
  • Up to 80% of working time under structured control
  • Faster prioritisation and reduced hesitation
  • Repeatable decision-making system implemented

Impact

Transition to disciplined execution defined by speed, clarity, and accountability. Performance shifted from knowledge-driven to action-driven.

Professional Training | Executive Performance & Relocation | 2-month engagement | Senior professional | International market entry (US)

A senior professional entering the U.S. market maintained stable one-to-one client delivery but failed to convert it into scalable growth in a new market.

The limiting factor was execution discipline under relocation conditions: over-analysis, delayed decisions, and limited market activation.

Intervention

Integrated relocation advisory with executive coaching, aligning decisions with market realities and structuring execution around U.S. market entry.

Outcome

  • Achieved immediate shift from analysis to consistent execution
  • Increased market visibility and positioning clarity
  • Reduced hesitation in high-stakes decisions
  • Transitioned from one-to-one delivery to a scalable model

Impact

Launched a scalable digital offering, creating a growth engine beyond individual client work and enabling expansion in a competitive global market.

Client Stories
British School of Coaching
British School of Coaching
— 05 January 2022

Iryna completed her ILM Level 7 Certificate in Executive Coaching and Mentoring in November 2021 with British School of Coaching.

Her commitment to the programme was evident throughout the period of study.

The ILM qualification is at a Masters level of study so it was particularly impressive to note that the assignments were written in English which is not Iryna's first language.

Her attention to detail and her knowledge of the executive context was clear as evidenced in her supporting documentation including a comprehensive coaching contract.

Christer Wiese Bergene
Christer Wiese Bergene
— 26 December 2021

I have worked with Iryna and got to know her as a very hardworking and determined person.

Iryna has always met well prepared and contributed to various tasks that have been solved.

Her personality and ability to make people feel welcome is superb.

Iryna manages to motivate people to do their best and is very well liked by her colleagues.

I can give her my best recommendations.

Hanna Yeskova
Hanna Yeskova
— 20 March 2025

Iryna is a high-level coach with a good background helping to change behavior into more effective one and reach the goals you want.

I may definitely recommend Iryna as Executive Coach to managers, senior leaders or executives who would like to grow and make next steps in their career.

Tatiana Todorova
Tatiana Todorova
— 26 March 2025

I have known Iryna for a long time as a real expert in her area.

She has always been very passionate about everything she was doing, always striving towards perfection, very goal oriented, paying attention to those details which others would probably not even notice.

At the same time, she is a kind, loving and generous person, which is so important for building strong and long lasting relationship with people.

She is constantly looking for new challenges and overcoming them successfully. 

 Ivan Tkachenko
Ivan Tkachenko
- 22 April 2025

I know Iryna Vilgash as a great coach and businesswoman!

Also we both participated in the #UkraineRebuildingTaskForce program.

So I wish her all the best with the new website.

And recommend her services and expertise.

Client
Client
— 06 June 2021

I’d like to express gratitude to Iryna for my coaching sessions.

During the last three months that I have been taking sessions, I feel better, more self-aware, effective and happier.

I have started the process of difficult, but such important changes.

Client
Client
— 11 June 2021

I am very grateful for such a unique and valuable experience for me!

Working with a coach helped me to change a focus, notice my blind spots, become more confident in making decisions, and determined the necessary actions.

It also added motivation due to accountability.

Client
Client
— 14 January 2021

My attention was drawn to changing behavior, which became instrumental in changing my approaches.

By asking myself a question “What have I done differently today and why?”

I was able to move forward with execution of my plans and made the progress measurement assessment a habitual exercise.

That’s epic!

Client
Client
— 20 June 2021

Thanks a lot! Our sessions helped me to break through the loop.

Coaching has helped me to see how to achieve balance. I’m no longer afraid to leave the comfort zone.
 
I’ve also stopped comparing myself with others.
 
I am in the process of redirecting my energy from fight mode into building a foundation and taking actions.
Client
Client
— 25 May 2021

It is time of my full transition to a management role. With little connection to actual engineering.

It’s quiet a challenging moment and requires changes in my behaviour and habits keeping life-work balance at a right spot.

Coaching has helped me to identify strong and weak skills for a new role and come up with an action plan.

I have managed to avoid overload and overwork, maintaining focus on important objectives, mastering new skills. 

 

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